Here's How Much Al Roker Is Really Worth
Given the fact that Al Roker has been a network television weather anchor and host for decades, it's not exactly surprising that the 66-year-old has some money in the bank. Though his television career dates back to the 1970s, Roker became a household name when he landed his weekday weather spot on NBC's Today in 1996.
Though Roker has expanded his career beyond television journalism, the majority of his wealth comes from his gigs with NBC over the years. Celebrity Net Worth reports that Roker's annual NBC salary is $10 million dollars, and his most recent contract is a 5-year, $50 million deal that includes his work on both Today and The Weather Channel.
Roker also has significant investments in real estate. In 2000, Roker and his wife, Deborah Roberts, sold their co-op on the Upper East Side of Manhattan for $1.5 million. They then bought a $3.25 million, 5-story brownstone in Manhattan, which they showed off to Closer Weekly in 2015.
Al Roker's net worth doubled in just one year
Interestingly, it seems that Roker's net worth has skyrocketed in recent years, and it's not explicitly clear why. In 2019, CheatSheet noted that Celebrity Net Worth listed Roker's net worth as $30 million in 2018, and the next year, it was reported as $60 million. Currently, it's shown as $70 million.
There are a few possible explanations for this dramatic jump. It could be due, in part, to his role in the hit Broadway musical Waitress. Roker joined the cast of the Tony-nominated production in 2018 playing the role of the diner owner, Joe. He returned to the production in 2019 for a second, limited run. We don't know how much Roker was compensated for his Broadway performances, but it's probably safe to assume it was a hefty sum.
CheatSheet also speculates that Roker's financial bump could be due to the departure of some fellow NBC anchors; most notably, the firing of Matt Lauer in 2017 and Megyn Kelly's exit the following year. Roker's salary appears to have stayed the same, but it's unclear whether he (or any other anchors) received any bonuses for filling in the gaps for their former coworkers.