Joe Biden — Net Worth and Career Earnings
Joe Biden has an estimated net worth of $10 million as of 2026, reflecting a career in public service spanning over five decades that prioritised political impact over wealth accumulation. The Scranton, Pennsylvania-born politician served as the 46th President of the United States from January 2021 to January 2025, having previously served 36 years as a US Senator from Delaware and two terms as Vice President under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.
Biden's net worth grew significantly during his time out of elected office between 2017 and 2020 — from speaking fees, university positions and book advances — though remains modest compared to most of his post-presidential peers. He earned $400,000 per year as president and now receives the standard former presidential pension of approximately $220,000 annually. His book Promise Me Dad, about his son Beau Biden's death from brain cancer, received an advance estimated at several million dollars.
Biden made history as the oldest person elected US President at age 78 in 2020. His July 2024 decision to withdraw from the re-election campaign — under significant pressure from within the Democratic Party following a widely criticised debate performance against Donald Trump — was one of the most consequential moments in recent American political history. He endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, who went on to lose the November 2024 election to Trump. In May 2025, Biden's office confirmed he had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer that had spread to his bones.