- Sen. Bernie Sanders, who may be tied with former Mayor Pete Buttigieg in the controversial Iowa caucuses that have been mired in reporting issues, is known as one of the least wealthy members of Congress.
- The 78-year-old senator from Vermont earns a $174,000 salary as a lawmaker.
- Sanders made at least $1 million in both 2016 and 2017, primarily because of royalties from his books.
- One estimate puts his total net worth as high as $2 million.
- Sanders has two homes in Vermont and a townhouse in Washington, DC.
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Sen. Bernie Sanders appears to be nearly tied with former Mayor Pete Buttigieg as the leading Democratic presidential candidates in the Iowa caucuses. The first major political event of the primary season has been mired in reporting issues and has released no final results.
Sanders, a self-declared Democratic socialist known for his harsh criticism of income inequality in the US, has been known as one of the least wealthy members of Congress.
He earns a yearly salary of $174,000 as a senator, and his total reported assets were less than $750,000 in 2015. But in both 2016 and 2017, Sanders earned more than $1 million, primarily because of royalties from his books, financial-disclosure documents show.
The Vermont senator could be worth as much as $2 million, according to the financial website The Street — although his exact wealth is unknown. The senator’s office did not respond to Business Insider’s request for comment on his net worth.
Here’s what we know about Sanders’ wealth and assets.
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