What Is Jim Acosta’s Net Worth? He Quit His Job at CNN and Is Never Looking Back

In January 2025, Jim Acosta signed off from CNN for what appeared to be the last time. He had been working for the network in some capacity since 2007. In his final message, Jim thanked everyone who worked behind the scenes at CNN and expressed his gratitude for his time spent with the network.

While recalling the moment he questioned Cuba's dictator about political prisoners, Jim told the viewers that "it's never a good time to bow down to a tyrant." Those who watched assumed this was a light dig towards President Donald Trump, whose numerous executive orders have come under fire.

Jim then took the time to uphold the sanctity of the press, and its duty to hold those in power accountable. Hopefully, Jim will still be able to do this with a smaller paycheck. What is his net worth?

Jim Acosta's net worth is reportedly around $4 million, which was undoubtedly maintained by his previous salary at CNN. Before he made the move to television, Jim worked in radio.

He cut his teeth at WMAL in Washington, D.C., but left a year later for the Fox affiliate WTTG-TV where he worked as a desk assistant.

As was the case back in the 1990s, Jim bounced around from local news station to local news station. In the span of 12 years, he lived in Knoxville, Fort Worth, Chicago, Atlanta, and New York City.

He finally landed at CNN in April 2007 and immediately began covering the 2008 presidential campaigns of Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

In 2012, he was promoted to national political correspondent where he covered Mitt Romney's presidential run. His big break came in August 2013 when Jim became a senior White House Correspondent alongside Brianna Keilar.

Five years later, he was bumped up to chief White House correspondent in January 2018, which is when his cantankerous relationship with President Trump began.

When former President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, Jim became CNN's chief domestic correspondent and weekend anchor.

Apart from his time at CNN, Jim also published a book in June 2019. Titled The Enemy of the People: A Dangerous Time to Tell the Truth in America, it presented a "damning examination of bureaucratic dysfunction, deception, and the unprecedented threat the rhetoric Mr. Trump's directing has on our democracy," per Harper Collins.

After exiting CNN, Jim launched The Jim Acosta Show on Substack which has a few subscription options.