Jane Mayer (1955), New York City | $157K
Loyalty is one thing that Jane Meredith Mayer holds close to her heart. She has been an investigative journalist for The New Yorker since 1995. Since that time, she has covered topics like government prosecution of whistleblowers, money in politics, and many more. Her critically acclaimed book, “Dark Money,” was published in 2016.
Though she’s worked for a long time for the New Yorker, her salary is all fine at $156,800 annually. The amount totals about $4.5 million net worth when added with her books’ sales. In 2020, Jane got the best single article/story award from the Mirror Award for her article on relations between the White House and Fox News.