David Letterman Net Worth 2023: Career Income Salary Taxes

Name	David Letterman
Net Worth 2023	$480 Million
Profession	Television Host
Monthly Income And Salary	$4 Million

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David Letterman’s Net Worth is $85 Million USD with over $7 million paid in taxes. David Letterman is an American television host, comedian, writer, and producer. In total, David Letterman hosted 6,080 episodes of Late Night and Late Show, surpassing his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late night talk show host in American television history. David Letterman is also a television and film producer. Letterman currently hosts the Netflix series My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman. Checkout Anderson Cooper Net Worth.

David Letterman Net Worth

David Letterman is one of the richest television hosts and comedians in the world with net worth of $480 million and an annual income exceeding $45 Million dollars.

Net Worth	$480 Million
Salary per Episode	$500,000
Assets	$260 Million
Liabilities & Loans	$49 Million
Taxes Paid	$7 Million
Investments	$120 Million
Annual Income	$45 Million

David Letterman’s Cars

David Letterman has recently bought a Tesla Model X for $70,000 USD. David Letterman also owns a Audi RS Q8 that cost $200,000 USD. A Few other cars owned by David Letterman are listed below.

BMW X7
Lexus GX
Range Rover Sport

David Letterman Salary

First Salary (1982)	$17,000
Salary in 2000	$130,000
Salary in 2010	$16 Million
Salary in 2015	$30 Million
Salary in 2014	$28 Million
Salary in 2013	$25 Million
Salary in 2012	$22 Million
Salary in 2011	$21 Million

David Letterman Assets Investments

David Letterman’s assets include 12 real estate properties, 6 Cars, 3 Luxury Yachts. David Letterman’s Assets Portfolio also includes Cash Reserves of over $15 Million. David Letterman also owns an investment portfolio of 10 stocks that are valued at $17 Million. A few of the stocks owned by David Letterman are listed below. Checkout Jimmy Kimmel Net Worth and Salary.

FedEx
Intel
Netflix
PayPal
Mastercard

David Letterman House

David Letterman lives in his 9,400 square-foot luxury home located in Downtown Indianapolis. David Letterman has bought his property for an estimated price tag of $14 Million dollars. This property comes with 7 Bedrooms and 8 Bathrooms.

Exclusive Facts about David Letterman

Zodiac Sign	Aries
Favorite Actor	Robert De Niro
Favorite Colour	Yellow
Favorite Sport	Volleyball
Favorite Music Artist	Bob Dylan
Favorite Holiday Destination	Denmark

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David Letterman Bio

David Letterman was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1947, and has two sisters, one older and one younger. David Letterman began his broadcasting career as an announcer and newscaster at the college's student-run radio station—WBST—a 10-watt campus station that is now part of Indiana Public Radio. David Letterman credits Paul Dixon, host of the Paul Dixon Show, a Cincinnati-based talk show also shown in Indianapolis while he was growing up, for inspiring his choice of career.

On June 23, 1980, David Letterman was given his own morning comedy show on NBC, The David Letterman Show. NBC kept Letterman on its payroll to try him in a different time slot. When NBC instead gave the job to Jay Leno, David Letterman departed NBC to host his own late-night show on CBS, opposite The Tonight Show at 11:30 p.m., called the Late Show with David Letterman. For David Letterman's arrival, CBS spent $8 million in renovations.

David Letterman’s Net Worth Growth Rate

Net Worth in 2023	$480 Million
Net Worth in 2022	$435 Million
Net Worth in 2021	$390 Million
Net Worth in 2020	$350 Million
Net Worth in 2019	$300 Million

On March 27, 1995, David Letterman hosted the 67th Academy Awards ceremony. In March 2002, as David Letterman's contract with CBS neared expiration, ABC offered him the time slot for long-running news program Nightline with Ted Koppel. On December 4, 2006, CBS revealed that David Letterman signed a new contract to host Late Show with David Letterman through the fall of 2010.

In 2018, David Letterman began hosting a six-episode monthly series of hour-long programs on Netflix consisting of long-form interviews and field segments.

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Dave Letterman has invested all his salary earnings into real estate and stock markets. These wise investments have paid off making him one of the richest television hosts in the world.

David Letterman’s Net Worth is $85 Million USD.

Yes. With a net worth of $480 million, David Letterman is very wealthy.

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