ABC News' David Muir: Yearly Salary of $5 million and Amazing Net Worth
Quick Information
- Gay Gay (Rumored)
- Rumors Gay
- Eye Color Light Brown
- Hair Color Dark Brown
- Hair Short
- Weight N/A
- Height/ How Tall? 5'9" (1.75 m)
- College Georgetown University
- High School Roy H. Park School
- Career 1995–present
- Nominees Emmy, WGA Award
- Awards Broadcaster of the Year (2018)
- Net Worth $7 Million
- Salary $5 Million Per Year
- Date of Birth Nov 08, 1973
- Age 51 Years, 1 Months
- Divorce/Split Not Yet
- Relationship Status Single
- Children/Kids Not Yet
- Sister/s Rebecca Muir
- Mother Pat Mills
- Father Ronald Muir
- Ethnicity/Race Mixed
- Religion Judaism
- Zodiac Sign Scorpio
- Birth Name David Jason Muir
- Profession Journalist
- Birth Place Syracuse, New York, U.S.
- Nationality American
The Brad Pitt of TV news, David Muir has come a long way from interviewing his teenage sister’s friends in school to interviewing big names like President Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Tim Cook. Today, he is the anchor of ABC World News Tonight with David Muir.
David who dreamt of becoming a journalist as long as he could remember is a big name in the journalism industry. We can say that his struggle and hard work has paid off as we count the number of zeros in the salary he receives.
Get ready to be surprised because we are about to drop the salary bomb on all of you.
Muir's Salary and Net Worth?
This might sound a little odd, but David Muir earns $5 million in a year, and his net worth is $7 million. It is obvious that he earns so much given the fact that he is such a hard worker which is the reason behind World News Tonight with David Muir becoming the most-watched evening newscast in April 2015.
The two times Emmy award winner, Muir started his TV journey working as anchor and reporter at WTVH television where he earned a handful of honors like the best local news anchor. Next, he transferred to WCVB television where he won the regional Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting. He then joined ABC News in August 2003, and he hasn’t looked back ever since.
Also, Muir received an honorary doctorate from Ithaca College in 2015.
Caption: David Muir accepting his Doctorate.
Photo Credit: ithaca.edu
Muir’s work has taken him all over the world. From covering stories about Hurricane Katrina from New Orleans to the reports about the famine in Somalia. He has reported from all over the globe, including different cities of the United States, Europe, South America, Middle East, and others.
David is a very busy man, from hosting TV shows, interviewing famous celebrities and traveling all over the world covering different stories.
David's work has taken him to Syria, where he covered the story about the refugees and the threat that they have faced due to the terror attacks.
We have a series of pictures showing the busy life of David Muir via his Instagram account.
Caption: David Muir accepting the ALS Ice Bucket Challange.
Photo Credit: yimg.com
With fame comes a lot of speculations about your personal life and David Muir is speculated to be a gay. Mostly, his gay and women fan dream of being his girlfriend or wife. Nonetheless, his fans adore him for his work and his charmingly good looks. But there are rumors, claiming that David is gay and was allegedly in a relationship with ABC News field reporter Gio Benitez.
Some of his followers shared their views about the news of David being gay on Twitter.
Still thinking about @elvisduran saying that hot ass @DavidMuir is gay. I have nothing against gays - just selfishly wanted him for myself. — Kelly (@kellypromotes) June 10, 2016
Muir is desired by many people and was also listed as one of the sexiest men alive in 2014 by People’s Magazine.
David Muir's Reports on Divided America!
The ABC anchor David Muir shared that he appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel Live show, through an Instagram post on February 15, 2017. Also, Muir shared that it was fun to hang out with Jimmy Kimmel and building up the curiosity of the fans, he urged his fans to watch him in the show very night.
During his appearance on the "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and during the interview he gave his opinion on political environments like divided America, the presidential election, and interview with President Trump.
Furthermore, Muir stated his opinion, when he was asked to comment on the impact of the fake news accusation upon the news business as,
“I think if you underestimate the audience, you do so at your own peril. I think Americans, particularly in this moment, are a lot smarter than people give them credit for. They're a lot more engaged than they were before the election, whatever end of the spectrum you're on, people are definitely more engaged than they have been in many, many years ... That is a tremendous byproduct of what was a terribly bruising campaign.”
David Muir's Short Bio:
Born on November 8, 1973, David Muir is an American journalist. He was born in Syracuse, New York and raised in Onondaga Hill. He studied at Onondaga Central Junior-Senior High School and graduated in May 1991 and went to the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College located in Ithaca, New York. He has graduated magna cum laude with Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Park school of communications at Ithaca College, Ithaca, New York. In addition to English, he speaks fluent Arabic and Spanish.