Karoline Leavitt has made headlines as President Donald Trump’s press secretary in his second term.

Leavitt, age 27, is the youngest person to hold the position of White House press secretary and comes into the role with a significant net worth and experience. Estimates of her net worth hover at around $7 million, but the real number could be higher.

Why It Matters

Press secretaries play a pivotal role in each presidential administration, conducting often daily media briefings to answer questions about recent presidential and federal agency news and decisions.

Since Leavitt is the youngest to take on the public role, her background, finances and personal life remain of interest to many Americans, especially as Trump’s inner circle has been one of the richest in presidential history.

What To Know

Before Leavitt’s current role, she worked in the previous Trump White House as a member of then-press secretary Kayleigh McEnany’s team. She has also worked as a news assistant at Fox News.

Trump has praised the 27-year-old press secretary as “smart, tough and highly effective” when she made history as the youngest press secretary.

After Trump lost his reelection in 2020, Leavitt became communications director for Republican Representative Elise Stefanik of New York.

A New Hampshire native, Leavitt is estimated to have an annual income of $1.5 million and a predicted White House salary of $180,000, according to the Publicist Paper. That, plus media opportunities and real estate investments, provides her a net worth estimated at $7 million.

Shortly after graduating from Saint Anselm College, Leavitt rose in conservative politics, cementing herself as a fixture in the Trump administration. In 2022, she ran for New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District but lost during the primaries.

Leavitt is married to husband Nicholas Riccio, who has a net worth of $6 million, largely from his real estate portfolio, according to Distractify.

Their relationship has drawn many eyes as Leavitt is 32 years younger than her husband Riccio, prompting rumors over how they met and how their relationship works.

Leavitt previously said the duo met when she was running for New Hampshire’s first congressional district against Chris Pappas when she was around 25 years old.

“A mutual friend of ours hosted an event at a restaurant that he owns up in New Hampshire, and invited my husband. I was speaking and we met, we were acquainted as friends, and we fell in love,” Leavitt said previously on The Megyn Kelly Show.

“Of course. I mean it’s a very atypical love story, but he’s incredible,” Leavitt said regarding the age gap in her relationship. “He is my greatest supporter, he’s my best friend, and he’s my rock.”