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Karoline Leavitt has an estimated net worth of $7 million, assembled through political consulting income, campaign work, media appearances, and her husband’s real estate holdings. At 27, she became the youngest White House Press Secretary in U.S. history when President Trump appointed her to the role in January 2025, and she draws a government salary of $195,200 per year in that position.
Updated March 2026: According to Business Insider, Leavitt’s White House Press Secretary salary is $195,200 annually, placing her among the highest-compensated members of the administration’s communications team. Her $7 million net worth draws from multiple income streams documented in public disclosures and financial filings, including $165,000 in 2024 business income through her consulting LLC and over $1.2 million in documented bank holdings, per the White House financial disclosure.
Karoline Claire Leavitt was born on August 24, 1997, in Atkinson, New Hampshire, the youngest of three children born to Bob and Erin Leavitt. Her family owned an ice cream stand and a used truck dealership, and she was the first member of her immediate family to earn a college degree. She attended Central Catholic High School in Lawrence, Massachusetts, where she played varsity softball and was named an Eagle-Tribune All-Star in both 2014 and 2015. She has credited her Catholic education with shaping her commitment to faith, family, and public service.
Leavitt enrolled at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire in 2015, where she majored in communications and minored in political science, per Wikipedia. She received a softball scholarship but quit the team after her sophomore year to focus on academics and politics. At Saint Anselm, she interned at the White House Office of Presidential Correspondence, NBC Sports Boston, WMUR television, and a U.S. senator’s office. She also spent a semester at John Cabot University in Rome, founded her college’s broadcasting club, and wrote a conservative political column for the Saint Anselm Crier. She graduated in 2019.
Leavitt joined the White House in 2019 as a writer for the Office of Presidential Correspondence during the first Trump administration. She rose to Associate Director by mid-2020 and was promoted to Assistant White House Press Secretary in June 2020, a role she held through January 2021 when the administration ended.
After leaving the White House, she became Communications Director for Representative Elise Stefanik in early 2021, managing messaging for the House Republican Conference chair. In 2022, she ran for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District as a Republican. She won the primary with 34.6 percent of the vote before losing the general election to incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas, receiving 45.9 percent of the vote. Her 2022 campaign later disclosed $326,370 in unpaid debts including over-limit donations, per Federal Election Commission filings.
In 2023, Leavitt served as spokeswoman for MAGA Inc., the primary Trump super PAC, and was featured in a Project 2025 promotional video. In January 2024, she was named National Press Secretary for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign, a role that significantly raised her national profile during the general election cycle.
On November 15, 2024, President-elect Trump named Leavitt as White House Press Secretary. She was confirmed and began her first official briefing on January 28, 2025, making her the youngest person to hold the position in U.S. history at age 27, per Wikipedia. She is also the first pregnant White House Press Secretary, having announced her second pregnancy in December 2025. Her tenure has been marked by a combative press briefing style, a preference for right-leaning media outlets, and several public disputes including a lawsuit involving the Associated Press over the administration’s “Gulf of America” policy.
Leavitt’s wealth reflects income streams across government service, political consulting, media activity, and household real estate, with her husband’s property portfolio contributing the majority of the combined household figure.
Leavitt met Nicholas Riccio, a real estate developer, in 2022. He is 32 years her senior. The couple became engaged in December 2023 and married in January 2025. Their son, Nicholas “Niko” Robert Riccio, was born on July 10, 2024. Leavitt returned to work days after his birth, drawing national media coverage during the presidential campaign’s final stretch. She announced a second pregnancy in December 2025, with the baby expected in May 2026, making her the first sitting White House Press Secretary to be pregnant while in office.
Leavitt is a practicing Roman Catholic whose faith has been a consistent theme in her public remarks and campaign materials. She and her husband maintain a primary residence in Washington, D.C., and retain a family home and beach house in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, per Citizens Count. No formal philanthropic foundation or documented charitable giving program has been publicly reported as of March 2026.
Karoline Leavitt’s net worth is estimated at $7 million. The figure combines her consulting income through KCL, LLC ($165,000 in 2024 per her White House disclosure), her $195,200 annual White House Press Secretary salary per Business Insider, political campaign earnings, investment holdings exceeding $1.2 million in bank accounts plus equity positions, and her husband Nicholas Riccio’s real estate portfolio valued at approximately $6 million.
Leavitt built her path to the Press Secretary role through the Trump political orbit over six years. She served as Assistant White House Press Secretary during Trump’s first term (2020–2021), ran unsuccessfully for Congress in New Hampshire in 2022, served as Communications Director for Rep. Elise Stefanik, and served as National Press Secretary for Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. President-elect Trump named her to the Press Secretary role on November 15, 2024. She was 27 at the time of her first briefing on January 28, 2025, making her the youngest person to hold the office in U.S. history.
Yes. Leavitt married Nicholas Riccio, a real estate developer 32 years her senior, in January 2025 after a December 2023 engagement. The couple’s son, Nicholas “Niko” Robert Riccio, was born July 10, 2024. Leavitt announced a second pregnancy in December 2025, with the baby expected in May 2026, making her the first White House Press Secretary to be pregnant while serving in the role.