We’re Breaking Down Chris Harrison’s Net Worth (Including How Much He Made Per ‘Bachelor’ Episode)

There’s no denying it—Chris Harrison had the greatest job in the world.  

The Bachelor and Bachelorette (plus BIP) wouldn’t be the successful shows they are today without Harrison, the host who was at the helm of the reality television franchise from 2002 to 2021. 

Now that he’s been replaced by Jesse Palmer, it really had us wondering: What’s Chris Harrison’s net worth? After some deep diving, it looks like he is worth somewhere between $12 and $16 million. Read on for everything we know, including how much he made per Bachelor episode. 

While the host has been working in television since his college days, there’s no doubt that his career really took off when he joined the dating franchise. And considering he was part of all things Bachelor for almost 20 years, it’s no surprise that that’s where the majority of his impressive fortune comes from. According to Yahoo! Finance, a TV Guide article from 2011 estimated Harrison's salary to be about $60,000 per episode. We’re serious. 

To take it even further, Refinery29 calculated that in 2017, Harrison hosted 13 episodes of The Bachelor, 11 episodes of The Bachelorette and 10 episodes of Bachelor In Paradise, making his salary for the year at least $2 million.