Joy Reid Faces Pay Cut Amid Struggling TV Ratings

Joy Reid has a net worth of $7 million USD as of 2024. Reid earns a $1.5 million salary annually from MSNBC. Reid started her career way back in 1988. Her first job was with a radio station, making $350 per month. She is married to Jason Reid, a documentary film editor, and they have three children. The couple has recently bought an apartment in New York, each owning 50% of it.

Assets

New York City Apartment: Reid bought a duplex penthouse in Manhattan’s coveted Gramercy Park neighborhood in 2011 for $1 million. It was previously owned by Monica Lewinsky.

This 3,700-square-foot haven features 3 bedrooms, a wood-burning fireplace, a spacious terrace. The apartment’s current estimated value sits around $4 million, according to Forbes. In addition to these, Reid also owns two other properties which she listed on AirBnb and makes over $250,000 in annual rental income.

Joy Reid Net Worth 2024

NameJoy-Ann M. Lomena-Reid
Net worth$7 million
Annual Income$1.9 Million
Salary$1.5 Million
Books Royalties$220,000
Real Estate Assets$2.6 Million

Career

Reid began her journalism career in the early 2000s. She worked as a freelance journalist and in various broadcasting roles in Florida, where she co-hosted a morning talk show, “Wake Up South Florida,” from 2006 to 2007.

Reid joined MSNBC in 2011 as a contributor. She quickly made a name for herself with her incisive political analysis and commentary.

“The Reid Report” (2014-2015): Reid hosted her own afternoon cable news show, “The Reid Report,” which focused on political analysis and news.

“The ReidOut” (2020-present): In July 2020, Reid became the host of “The ReidOut,” a weeknight primetime show on MSNBC.

She made history as one of the few Black women to host a major evening news program on a cable news network.