Steve Wilkos has undoubtedly had one of the most unique careers of anyone involved in reality television. In fact, it's almost as if he's been living some sort of double life, with one foot in the world of reality TV and one foot in the world of law enforcement. Thanks to his efforts, he now has a net worth of $6 million. Needless to say, that's a lot more than most retired police officers can claim. If you wonder how he did it, sit down and read. You will quickly find that this is one of the most interesting stories you will ever read.
From modest beginnings
When Wilkos was a kid, the idea of him working in reality TV never really occurred to him. In fact, he had one of the most typical upbringings imaginable for a child living in America. Her father was a policeman and her mother worked in a school that taught people how to become beauticians. Wilkos had two siblings and for the most part led a fairly typical life. What really turned him to law enforcement was a seven-year stint in the United States Marine Corps after high school. Back home, he decides to follow in his father's footsteps. He served with the Chicago Police Department for 14 years, from 1990 to 2004. Funnily enough, it was this job that finally landed him his foot in the door of reality television and earned him $6 million. dollars.
The start of a new career
While Wilkos was working with the Chicago Police Department, a friend asked him if he wanted to earn some extra money working as a security guard on the "Jerry Springer Show." Like most police officers with families, he agreed and ended up doing such a good job that he was asked to return to serve as a security guard for several more tapings of the show. It wasn't long before Springer himself took a real liking to Wilkos, so much so that he even allowed him to be the guest host more than a few times. By 2001, Wilkos was working full-time as a security guard for the show, although he was still serving with the Chicago Police Department. After a few more years in the police department, he finally decided to retire there and focus on his new career. Thanks to his connection with Springer and the fact that he had started to make a name for himself by occasionally serving as a guest host on the show, he ended up with small roles in other shows. . While some of those were other reality shows, he also had short appearances on sitcoms like "Roseanne." Of course, this all added to his net worth because he was making money from his job as a security guard on the "Jerry Springer Show" while simultaneously receiving extra pay for serving as a guest host. He also got paid for all those other TV appearances he was doing. His net worth began to accumulate and a small contribution to this also came in the form of his police pension. However, he wasn't done trying new things and he wanted to push the boundaries of his career even further than he had already done.
An unusual job with a big salary
There was a time when Jerry Springer was on another popular pageant show called "Dancing with the Stars." During this time, he asked Wilkos to host the show the whole time he was involved in the dance competition. Eventually this led to Wilkos getting his own show which was very much in the spirit of the "Jerry Springer Show". It also gave him the opportunity to earn a significant amount of money that would contribute to his net worth. It should also be noted that this particular show was streamed on a YouTube channel called The Steve Wilkos Entertainment Channel and monetized. He is estimated to get over 462 views per day, earning him around $000 per year on this channel alone. If you really want to talk about the technical stuff, it's the money he makes purely from the number of page views based on the ads. This does not count money from sponsorship deals, sponsorships or anything else. It's also important to realize that this isn't his only other business outside of the things that have already been mentioned.
Although he's not doing it full time (in fact, he's only done it once so far), he agreed to do a short stint as a wrestler for AEW. It's a big enough stage for anyone to appear and as such involved a major payday. Although the exact numbers have not been made public, it is known to have contributed significantly to his net worth. When everything is set up, Wilkos now has a net worth of around $6 million, as previously reported. Obviously, he loves working in the entertainment industry and he also loves trying new things when it comes to his professional life. These two facts, coupled with the fact that he knows how to save money, have given him a network that rivals many Hollywood actors who have been in the business for years. He might not be a household name, but he definitely knows how to make money. More importantly, he knows how to keep the money he has already earned without spending more than he actually has. Since he continues to enjoy participating in these types of endeavors, it's fair to assume that he'll end up adding to his net worth instead of hurting it.
