Jax Taylor has a net worth of $4 million, built over two decades as a professional model, Bravo reality television star, podcaster, and entrepreneur. Born Jason Michael Cauchi in Shelby Township, Michigan, Taylor became one of the most recognizable personalities on cable television through eight seasons of Vanderpump Rules (2013–2020) and two seasons of its spinoff The Valley (2024–2025).
Updated March 2026: According to The Hollywood Reporter, main cast members on Vanderpump Rules earned $25,000 per episode after renegotiating contracts in 2017. Taylor’s overall estimated net worth stands at $4 million, reflecting income from television, modeling, and business ventures across a career spanning more than 20 years.
Jason Michael Cauchi was born on July 11, 1979, in Shelby Township, Michigan, to parents Marie and Ronald Cauchi. He was raised in a Catholic household alongside his sister Jenny Lynn. Taylor attended Eisenhower High School in Shelby Township, graduating in 1998, before briefly enrolling at Michigan State University and a local community college. He left school without completing a degree and enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served approximately six months in Norfolk, Virginia, before receiving a discharge.
After his military service, Taylor relocated to Miami, Florida, in the early 2000s, where he broke into modeling. During this period he shared an apartment with actor Channing Tatum, then also working in the Miami modeling circuit. Taylor later moved to Europe, spending roughly eight years working in international fashion markets before returning to the United States. In 2007, he was selected as the cover model for the Assassin’s Creed video game, one of the higher-profile commercial jobs of his early career.
Taylor’s modeling career ran from approximately 2002 to 2010, during which he signed with Ford Models in New York City and appeared in campaigns for Target, Macy’s, JCPenney, Old Navy, Nordstrom, Kohl’s, Skechers, Paul Mitchell, Taco Bell, Abercrombie & Fitch, and AussieBum, among others. His editorial work included features in Esquire, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, GQ Japan, V Man, and Trump Magazine. He resumed modeling in 2018 with a campaign for Jack Victor menswear.
In 2013, Taylor joined the cast of Bravo’s Vanderpump Rules, a docu-soap following staff at Lisa Vanderpump’s West Hollywood restaurant SUR. Taylor worked as a bartender at SUR and later at Vanderpump’s Villa Blanca. Over eight seasons, he became the series’ central dramatic figure, documented through multiple relationship breakups, arrests (including a 2017 incident in Hawaii where he was charged with burglary for stealing a woman’s sunglasses), and personal controversies. In 2017, Taylor and his castmates appeared in the spinoff Vanderpump Rules: Jax and Brittany Take Kentucky, which followed him and then-girlfriend Brittany Cartwright visiting her family in Versailles, Kentucky.
In December 2020, Bravo did not renew Taylor and Brittany Cartwright for Season 9 of Vanderpump Rules, with the network citing unspecified past conduct. Taylor returned to the Bravo universe in March 2024 as a lead cast member on The Valley, a new spinoff set in California’s San Fernando Valley. The show’s first season, which ran 12 episodes, debuted to solid ratings and was renewed for a second season in May 2024. In July 2025, Taylor announced he would not return for The Valley Season 3, stating publicly that his focus needed to remain on sobriety, mental health, and co-parenting his son Cruz.
Taylor met Brittany Cartwright, a former Hooters waitress from Versailles, Kentucky, in Las Vegas in 2015. Cartwright relocated to Los Angeles and joined Vanderpump Rules as a cast member in Season 4. Taylor proposed to Cartwright on June 7, 2018, at Malibu’s Neptune’s Net restaurant, and the two married on June 29, 2019, at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky, in a ceremony officiated by their friend, *NSYNC’s Lance Bass.
The couple purchased a $1.9 million, 3,700-square-foot home in Valley Village (a Los Angeles neighborhood within the San Fernando Valley) in December 2019. The five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom property features a pool, spa, and outdoor kitchen, as documented by E! News. Following the couple’s separation, Cartwright remained in the home with their son Cruz and has stated publicly she has no plans to sell.
Their son, Cruz Michael Cauchi, was born on April 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. In fall 2024, Cruz was diagnosed with autism, which Cartwright publicly disclosed in April 2025. Taylor expressed his support via social media, calling Cruz the “only reason” he was still going during the most difficult period of his life.
In February 2024, the couple announced their separation publicly on their shared podcast. Taylor publicly disclosed struggles with cocaine addiction and mental health, including diagnoses of bipolar disorder and PTSD (announced September 2024). He checked into an inpatient mental health and substance abuse facility during filming of The Valley Season 2. Cartwright filed for divorce on August 25, 2024, citing irreconcilable differences. As of March 2026, the divorce proceedings were still in progress, with a custody agreement reached in March 2026 granting Cartwright primary custody and Taylor visitation every other weekend and Wednesday nights, per E! News.
Taylor is connected to several other Vanderpump Rules castmates who have profiles on CelebrityFlex, including Tom Sandoval, Tom Schwartz, Stassi Schroeder, Scheana Shay, Lala Kent, and Ariana Madix.
Jax Taylor’s net worth is estimated at $4 million as of 2026. This figure reflects nearly a decade of earnings from Vanderpump Rules, two seasons of The Valley, his earlier modeling career working with Ford Models and major retail brands, podcast revenue, and various entrepreneurial ventures including the Jax’s Studio City bar and brand sponsorships. Taylor also accrued significant tax liability — reportedly over $1.2 million in IRS and California state liens at peak — which he has stated he resolved by refinancing his Valley Village home.
Jax Taylor’s ex-wife is Brittany Cartwright, a Kentucky-born reality television personality best known for her own role on Vanderpump Rules and The Valley. The two married on June 29, 2019, at the Kentucky Castle in Versailles, Kentucky. After five years of marriage, Cartwright filed for divorce on August 25, 2024, citing irreconcilable differences. As of early 2026, the divorce had not yet been finalized, though the couple reached a formal child custody agreement in March 2026.
Jax Taylor is 46 years old as of March 2026. He was born Jason Michael Cauchi on July 11, 1979, in Shelby Township, Michigan. He grew up in a Catholic household and attended Eisenhower High School before briefly attending Michigan State University and enlisting in the U.S. Navy.
Jax Taylor stands 6 feet tall (183 cm). His height was a key asset during his professional modeling career, during which he worked with Ford Models in New York City and appeared in campaigns for Abercrombie & Fitch, Armani, and other major brands. According to Men’s Health, Taylor weighed 175 pounds for most of his adult life, though he reached 235 pounds during a period documented on Vanderpump Rules before losing 42 pounds ahead of his 2019 wedding.
Jax Taylor has one child: a son named Cruz Michael Cauchi, born on April 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. Cruz is his only child with Brittany Cartwright. In fall 2024, Cruz was diagnosed with autism, which Cartwright publicly revealed in April 2025. Taylor has spoken emotionally about Cruz, calling him the primary reason he sought treatment for substance abuse and mental health issues. Per People, the couple is committed to co-parenting Cruz following their divorce.
During his peak earning years on Vanderpump Rules, Jax Taylor earned at least $25,000 per episode, which at approximately 20 episodes per season equals roughly $500,000 per season, according to a rate confirmed by The Hollywood Reporter. On The Valley, he was the top-paid cast member at about $30,000 per episode in Season 1, or approximately $360,000 for the 12-episode run, per Reality Blurb. After exiting The Valley in 2025, his income now comes primarily from his In the Mind of Jax Taylor podcast, Cameo appearances, and brand partnerships.
Jax Taylor’s primary residence during his marriage was a five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom home in Valley Village, Los Angeles — a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley — purchased in December 2019 for approximately $1.9 million, as reported by E! News. Following the couple’s separation, Cartwright remained in the Valley Village home with their son Cruz and has publicly stated she intends to keep it. Taylor’s own current residence has not been disclosed publicly.