What Is Kelly Clarkson’s Net Worth?

In its twenty-one seasons on television, American Idol has produced a wide range of musical talent, including both first-place winners and runners-up. After being told by Simon Cowell that she would never be a successful singer, Jennifer Hudson blew minds and eardrums with her Oscar-winning performance in Dreamgirls. Other Idol favorites, like Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino, and Jordin Sparks, went on to release successful studio albums and even perform on Broadway.

Only two have reached the kind of worldwide fame that all aspiring artists dream of: Kelly Clarkson and Carrie Underwood. Clarkson was the very first Idol winner in 2002, and her song “A Moment Like This” became the bestselling single of 2002. Her first album, Thankful, was packed with hits like “The Trouble With Love Is,” “Miss Independent,” and “Beautiful Disaster,” and her second album, Breakaway, won her two Grammys and sold over 12 million copies. Songs like “Since U Been Gone” and “Behind These Hazel Eyes” made Clarkson even more of a pop sensation, paving the way for a long and fruitful musical career.

Over the years, Clarkson has sold over 25 million albums and won just about every kind of music award possible, from Grammys and American Music Awards to Daytime Emmy Awards for her talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show. She’s been a judge on the reality singing competition The Voice since 2018 and is even the author of two children’s books, River Rose and the Magical Lullaby and River Rose and the Magical Christmas.

What Is Kelly Clarkson’s net worth?

If you’re expecting to hear that Clarkson is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, you might be surprised to learn that she is worth an estimated $45 million. She has made over $100 million in her career to date and earns more than half a million dollars per episode of The Voice. Despite losing a chunk of her annual income due to her separation from her ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, Clarkson has lots of money and assets.

According to court documents, during the divorce proceedings between Clarkson and Blackstock, it was revealed that Clarkson’s salary is at least $1.9 million per month, which includes income from both The Voice and The Kelly Clarkson Show. TMZ reports that Blackstock earns only a fraction of that, “about $10,000 per month.”

How does Kelly Clarkson’s divorce affect her net worth?

In 2020, she filed for divorce from her husband, Brandon Blackstock, who later requested monthly child and spousal support from her. Although he demanded an outrageous $430,000 in child support alone, a judge later ordered her to pay $195K per month. 

Upon the couple’s divorce being finalized in March 2022, Us Weekly reported that Clarkson was ordered to pay Blackstock far less than he’d requested: $115,000 monthly in spousal support until January 2024, plus $45,600 in monthly child support. Clarkson will also pay Blackstock a one-time payment of $1.3 million. In August 2021, TMZ reported Clarkson is also responsible for their children’s tuition.

While these numbers might give the average person a heart attack, Clarkson shouldn’t have too much trouble managing it, especially if she continues to work on television.