Luke Bryan Net Worth 2022: Is He the Richest Amongst ‘American Idol’ Judges?

Luke Bryan is one of the most celebrated country musicians of all time.

He is also considered one of the best-selling artists in the world, selling over 75 million records spanning ten albums altogether.

Along with superstar Katy Perry and music legend Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan has been the judge of American Idol since season sixteen up until this year's eighteenth season.

Sitting on the same bench with Katy and Lionel, many wonder how much a celebrated musician like Luke Bryan earns along with his other ventures.

Luke Bryan Net Worth 2022

Born in July 1976, Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan, more commonly known as Luke Bryan, has been in the music industry since 2004.

He got into the business as a songwriter and was then signed into Capitol Nashville. In 2007, he released his debut album, "I'll Stay Me," which gave birth to his early track "Country Man," which reached Billboard's US Hot Country Songs No. 10 spot.

Now in 2022, Bryan has produced seven studio albums, six compilation albums, and eight extended plays.

Currently, he has an estimated net worth of $160 million, attributing largely to his album sales, music videos, songwriting, and co-producing projects.

Celebrity Net Worth also reports that Bryan is one of the highest-paid artists in the world.

He also reportedly earned $50 million from various projects in 2018, while in 2019, he had $43 million, and in 2020, he earned around $45 million.

It was around the time that he was a judge at American Idol, in which he earns roughly around $12 million per year.

Aside from that, Bryan earns $1 million per show. He just finished his Las Vegas Residency at the Resorts World Las Vegas for a nine-date show.

A Tennesse native, his Nashville estates costs approximately $2 million, Wealthypersons says.

Is He the Highest Earner Among the American Idol S18 Judges?

With his $160 million net worth, Luke Bryan ranks last among the current American Idol judges.

He follows Gershwin Prize awardee and Rock Hall nominee Lionel Richie who is reported to have a $200 million net worth.

The two, however, lose to worldwide sensation Katy Perry who earns $25 million a year and has an estimated net worth of $330 million.

Perry and Richie recently helped Bryan's wife Caroline Bryan prank the country singer into an elaborate ruse in a fake American Idol audition moment.