What Is Dan Bongino’s Net Worth After Leaving The Secret Service?

Dan Bongino has an estimated net worth of between $1.5 million to $4 million. He is an American conservative political commentator, radio show host, and author. 

The net worth of the American radio host and YouTuber, Dan Bongino, has somewhat generated interest among his fans and the public in general. A lot of people have been wondering if the former Secret Service agent turned media personality and author is rich or broke, particularly after he has unsuccessfully run for Congress on three separate occasions on the Republican Party platform. Read on to find out more about his earnings and careers.

What Is Dan Bongino’s Net Worth After Leaving The Secret Service?

As discussed above, the widely traveled New York Times bestselling author has various avenues through which he generates income. As a regular television show contributor and commentator, he earns between $57,000 to $115,000 salary.

Although there are no verifiable sources, Dan Bongino’s net worth has been pegged between $1.5 million to $4 million by other online media publications. Thanks to his hit books that made not just the bestseller list for the New York Times but also for Amazon, and his videos on his YouTube channel that has raked in over 28 million views as of August 2019, it is not surprising to see that he is not doing badly in his life after the secret service.

How Does Dan Bongino Make His Money?

Dan Bongino has built up an incredible resume in law enforcement as he did not just spend time as a Secret Service agent but also as a police officer with the New York Police Department (NYPD) from 1995 to 1999.

Interestingly, he is also a writer with several books to his credit. They include; Life Inside The Bubble (2013), The Fight: A Secret Service Agent’s Inside Account of Security Failings and the Political Machine,(2016), and Spygate: The Attempted Sabotage of Donald J. Trump. In the last-mentioned book, he talked about the attempted sabotaging of President Donald Trump’s mandate.

Dan Bongino’s Net Worth After Secret Service
Dan Bongino with Joe Pags on his book review Image Source

Other avenues through which Bongino makes a living is his podcast on iTunes, a radio show, and a YouTube channel that has been viewed by millions. His political commentaries have further made him feature on both local and national stations discussing burning political issues, especially on FOX news channel where he is a regular commentator. He has also been a paid contributor to NRATV and some other radio shows. The very popular Sean Hannity and Mark Lewin have also hosted him on their shows on WMAL radio, and WBAL radio respectively.

After Dan Bongino left active service in May 2011, he contested for a seat at the U.S. Senate, however, his bid was unsuccessful. He further received a lot of criticism from his former colleagues who felt he was using his knowledge and experience as a Secret Service Agent to gain cheap political points under the Republican platform.

Though his political ambition was smeared with some series of unsuccessful outings, he has remained a devoted Republican and a staunch pro-Trump supporter.

Asides all the above-listed means through which Bongino earns a living, he and his wife once ran about three businesses from their Maryland home. These businesses included the sales of martial arts wears/materials, website designing and security, and management consultancy. The security firm ran risk and management assessment for their clients. Before his political ambition kicked off, Dan claimed he and his wife had shut down operations of all businesses.

Who is Dan Bongino?

The New York-born former Secret Sevice Agent was birthed as Daniel John Bongino. The 6 footer celebrates his birthday every December 4th, since he was born in 1974 in Queens, New York. He is of Italian descent and he received his college education at Queens College before later proceeding to the City University of New York, where he got a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and subsequently a masters degree in the same discipline from the same school.

Apart from that, he holds a masters degree in Business Administration, which he obtained from Pennsylvania State University. Bongino made progress as an agent and soon became enlisted to the presidential protective team during the tenure of Presidents George W. Bush, and through to the era of President Obama.

Sources of Dan Bongino’s Net Worth

  • His law enforcement career
  • Book writing
  • Podcast
  • Radio show
  • YouTube
  • His appearance on FOX news channel as a commentator
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