Here's how much Kamala Harris is worth — it isn't just from politics

Vice President Kamala Harris' wealthiness comes from her decades successful nationalist service, book royalties and investments. 

Harris, 60, and her husband, Douglas Emhoff, besides 60, are worthy astir $8 million, according to an estimate by Forbes. 

Day jobs

The Democratic nominee for president spent astir of her big life successful government, starting retired arsenic territory lawyer successful San Francisco, earlier serving arsenic California's lawyer wide and past arsenic a U.S. legislator earlier becoming President Joe Biden's running mate in 2020. 

Harris was San Francisco's territory lawyer from 2004 to 2010, making astir $200,000 a twelvemonth by nan extremity of her tenure, according to Forbes. She took a salary trim erstwhile she became California's lawyer general, earning $159,000 a year. 

Harris was elected to nan Senate successful 2016, a occupation that comes pinch a net of $174,000 a year. As vice president, Harris makes $235,100 a year. 

Emhoff was an intermezo lawyer for 3 decades before giving up a lucrative profession to support Harris.

Public disclosures

The vice president has regularly disclosed her income and assets successful forms revenge pinch nan Office of Government Ethics. 

Released by nan White House successful May, nan latest nationalist disclosure report for 2023 shows Harris taking a hands-off attack to investing, pinch nan vice president's portfolio holding millions successful passively managed scale funds. 

The shape shows 8 different costs that Harris is invested successful arsenic portion of 2 deferred compensation plans accrued during nan play she was employed successful California, while besides a subordinate successful definite defined use pension plans. Those pensions are worthy little than $1 million, according to Forbes. 

Emhoff listed 30-plus investments, astir passively managed arsenic well. 

The shape showed plus ranges for each fund, alternatively of nan circumstantial amounts invested. 

Both Harris and Emhoff disclosed rate holdings that could full $850,000 aliases more, based connected nan ranges shown. 

An analysis by Barron's pegged nan couple's holdings — including status accounts, different investments and rate — astatine betwixt $2.9 cardinal and $6.6 million. 

The disclosure besides shows Harris and Emhoff holding a family spot called The KDH/DCE Family Trust. 

A gift that keeps giving: Beyoncé 

Illustrating an finance style dubbed "boring" and comparatively free of financial conflicts by financial experts interviewed by CNBC, nan astir tantalizing item of nan shape could beryllium a gift weighted astatine $1,655.92 from Beyoncé Knowles-Carter: tickets to a performance by nan superstar singer. (Beyoncé's "Freedom" is Harris' run song, and nan the musician has endorsed her candidacy.)

Harris was besides talented tickets by ESPN to a shot crippled betwixt Florida A&M University and her alma mater, Howard University,  worthy $1,890.00. 

Harris has earned much than $500,00 successful royalties from books she's authored, including "Smart connected Crime," nan 2019 children's book  "Superheroes are Everywhere," and her 2019 memoir, "The Truths We Hold." 

Harris and Emhoff ain a location together successful Los Angeles that is worthy much than $4 million, according to Forbes.