Karoline Leavitt's rumored replacement Maria Bartiromo's staggering net worth as she quits Fox News

Ayeesha Walsh Thu, September 3, 2026 at 8:47 PM UTC

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Maria Bartiromo is Karoline Leavitt's rumored replacement -Credit:Getty Images for Jazz Foundation

Fox News star Maria Bartiromo has ended her employment with the broadcaster as she continues to be touted as former White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt's replacement.

The Fox Business Network host stepped down from her role on Thursday, September 3, with the company issuing a brief statement to announce her departure. The update read, “Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media. We thank Maria for her work over the last 12 ½ years and wish her all the best on her next chapter.”

Maria has been a familiar face at the network for over a decade, and the timing of her departure has sent the rumor mill into overdrive, especially as Vice President JD Vance hosted the first press briefing since Karoline's departure last week. It comes as Karoline was scrubbed from the White House X account.

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Karoline, 29, stepped down in order to spend more time with her family, with her last day at the White House taking place on Friday, August 28. The move came after she and her husband Nicholas Riccio, 61, welcomed their second child earlier this year.

Karoline's replacement is yet to be announced but several names have been linked to the role before Maria, including Scott Jennings, Alina Habba and of course President Trump's "most beautiful" aide, Margo Martin.

Who is Maria Bartiromo?

Maria Bartiromo is nicknamed the 'Money Honey' -Credit:AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana

Maria Bartiromo is a veteran business journalist best known for her work covering Wall Street, earning the nickname “Money Honey” early in her career. Born in Brooklyn in 1967, she joined CNBC in 1993 and made television history as the first journalist to report live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

She later became one of the network's biggest stars, anchoring shows including Closing Bell and On the Money with Maria Bartiromo. Bartiromo moved to Fox Business Network and Fox News in 2014, where she hosted Mornings with Maria and Maria Bartiromo's Wall Street, covering markets alongside politics and current affairs.

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A two-time Emmy winner, she has also written several books and served on corporate and nonprofit boards.

Is Maria Bartiromo married?

Maria and her husband are worth a staggering sum -Credit:Getty Images

Maria Bartiromo has been married to businessman Jonathan Steinberg since 1999. Steinberg is the founder and CEO of WisdomTree Investments, a New York-based asset management firm known for its work in exchange-traded funds.

He is also the son of the late Wall Street financier Saul P. Steinberg, who built a fortune through Reliance Group Holdings and became a prominent figure in American business.

Maria and Jonathan have largely kept their private life out of the spotlight. The couple divide their time between homes in New York City and the Hamptons and share interests in economics, markets and philanthropy.

What is Maria Bartiromo's net worth?

Maria has made smart property investments -Credit:Getty Images

Despite being a broadcast journalist first and foremost, Maria, 58, has also made her fortune from several other lines of income, helping her to amass a staggering bank balance. Her reported $10 million annual salary coupled with clever moves in real estate has helped Maria to a value of $50 Million.

However, when combined with the income of her husband, Maria has a significantly higher net worth. John works as the CEO of WisdomTree Investments. The exchange-traded fund has a market cap worth in excess of $1 billion.

SEC filings show that John earns a base salary of $3 million. His father made his first million before he was 30 after pioneering the "leveraged buyout."

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John and maria purchased a $6.5 million five-level townhouse on Manhattan's East 62nd Street, on the swanky Upper East Side in 2007. The residence features a second-floor balcony overlooking a 39-foot-long rear garden, four wood-burning fireplaces, a 32-foot-long kitchen, and flat screen monitors for their two-camera security system. the couple also own a home in the Hamptons.

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