Who Are The Richest HGTV Stars & How Much Are They Worth?

Before their claim to fame, many HGTV stars were just working in the real estate industry to make a living — not thinking of the monumental success they would achieve. Then when HGTV came calling, their businesses began exploding, and their wallets were better off, too. Who knew these property gurus would develop such a big fan base from flipping houses?

Renovating a house may be tough, but it's nowhere near as difficult as the journeys some of these stars had to endure on the road to success. "Flip or Flop" star Tarek El Moussa, for example, got his start while living in his mom's garage. "I was so motivated living in that garage that within 120 days, I made enough money at the age of 22 to buy my first million-dollar home," he told Fox News. In fact, HGTV has made most of its stars millionaires. From renovations to riches, these are the network's richest stars.

At only 10 years old, Alison Victoria's parents let her redesign their basement, which sparked a lifelong passion for design. While the "Windy City Rehab" host has made herself a millionaire since, her home renovations weren't always easy. "Because this business isn't easy," she admitted to Paolo Presta on "A Spoonful of Paolo" in 2019.

Victoria made headlines after viewers witnessed her cut ties with her business partner, Donovan Eckhardt, during Season 2. His failure to get a grip on their finances led to her firing him. "[It's] your reputation that you have built, really from the ground up, since you were a little girl," she told People. "And I'm not going to let one person destroy that."

Though the situation surprised fans, Victoria didn't let it veer her off track. After all, she had created "Windy City Rehab" as a way to showcase the raw side of renovations. "It's my real life, so it's not just TV," she told Presta. Fortunately, Victoria has come out victorious, with Celebrity Net Worth noting her $3 million capital. In 2024, she began filming "Battle on the Mountain," a spinoff series of "Battle on the Beach."

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Genevieve Gorder is worth a pretty penny, since she's been in the home design business for over 20 years. Gorder rose to fame on the hit TLC show "Trading Spaces" in 2000, before she became an HGTV star thanks to her shows "Dear Genevieve" and "Genevieve's Renovation." However, Gorder was working long before she was on TV. "When I was a kid, we didn't have a lot so at 14 I could work ... I worked at ... a frozen yogurt [shop]," she told Yahoo Finance. At the time, Gorder said she made about $3 an hour which is a far cry from the $5 million she's worth now, per Celebrity Net Worth.

While Gorder is no longer on HGTV, she continued to find success hosting Netflix's "Stay Here," Bravo's "Best Room Wins," and Crackle's "At Home With Genevieve." She's also a notable businesswoman who has her own furniture, rugs, wallpaper, and jewelry collections. On top of that, Gorder frequently partners with brands, like Scotties Facial.

It's clear that Gorder has made it a point to be more than just a TV designer by growing her brand with an array of businesses. "Think of yourself as an octopus," she explained to John Robshaw's Designer Spotlight. "Keep yourself diversified and nimble in our field. Think about additionally designing product, consulting, teaching, making, etc. to keep the choo choo going."

David Visentin was working as a real estate agent when he got a call to audition for "Love It or List It." Though he was new to the TV industry, his sister worked at a network and urged him to try out. "About a week later, my sister called me and said, 'Hey, you're shooting the pilot in a week,'" he explained to Monsters & Critics.

Visentin seemed destined to star alongside designer Hilary Farr. Though the two were known for bickering on the show — after all, it was a competition — it sure looked like he loved it after 15 years on the air. "Me and Hilary have a lot of fun together," he told "The Real Estate Talk Show" in 2013. However, Visentin's time on the show came to an end in 2023 after Hilary Farr retired following 19 successful seasons on-air.

Visentin is one of HGTV's richest stars, with a net worth of $6 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. However, while HGTV gave Visentin a full plate, he still kept himself busy on his breaks from filming. "I sell real estate for a living," he once said, so that accounts for some of his cash, too. 

Hilary Farr is a household name on HGTV because of her success co-hosting "Love It or List It." From her gorgeous remodels and interior design to her sassy relationship with her co-host David Visentin, she made audiences fall in love with her. Farr is now worth a remarkable $8 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

Surprisingly, Hilary Farr pursued a career in theatre and film before HGTV, appearing in a few movies, including "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." This explains her knack for being on screen. However, when it comes to design, Farr told Baltimore Media Blog that falling into the profession was by chance. "Everyone loved my house in Los Angeles, so I decided to turn [it] into a business," she recalled. Although it was by chance, it appears like she was made for interior design and renovation. Farr was even the first designer to stage homes in Toronto, which gave her the experience to make people love her work and stick with their homes most of the time on "Love It or List It."

After 19 seasons on the show, Hilary Farr retired to focus on her health after battling breast cancer — she's now in remission. When talking about the show, she told People, "It's got me through hard times. It's got the audiences through hard times. It has evolved into a mainstay of people's lives and it's been incredibly gratifying. But now it's time for me to move on and meet new challenges."

If you grew up in the late 1980s and early '90s, you probably knew Jonathan Knight as a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block long before he found HGTV fame. Despite achieving success with the group at a young age, Knight was the first to walk away before they disbanded in 1994. After having enough of the chaotic pop star life, he decided to make a major career pivot to real estate development instead. "My career was over. Stumped, I thought, 'How do I reinvent my life?'" he recalled to Architectural Digest.

Knight later realized, however, that his true passion was renovating old farmhouses, which led him to his HGTV show, "Farmhouse Fixer" in 2021. It seems like the gig was a dream come true for Knight, who told Heavy, "I never thought it would even come on air ... It's still so surreal." NKOTB had ended up getting back together before that too, so Knight had to juggle filming his show with touring with the band again.

Of course, that wasn't always easy. Knight explained to People in 2022, "There would be days when I would get off the stage at 11 at night, jump on a plane ... fly all night, film all day, and then get back on a plane and go perform the next show." Since Celebrity Net Worth reports that Knight is worth an impressive $14 million, it's safe to say it's been worth it.

In Canada, where many HGTV stars seem to hail from, Bryan and Sarah Baeumler are hard to miss. In 2019, their series "Island of Bryan" became HGTV Canada's most-watched program on the network in over a decade. The series is so successful that it led to Bryan boasting a net worth of $20 million, via Celebrity Net Worth.

Because of the great ratings and raving fans, the Baeumlers were brought to the United States in March 2020. "If the show does as well in the U.S. as it has in Canada, it could just ruin our anonymity," Bryan told the SunSentinel. In the U.S., "Island of Bryan" became known as "Renovation Island" following its name change and rebranding.

The series followed the Baeumler family's move to the Bahamas, where they were renovating a resort they hoped to open. After airing in the U.S., "Renovation Island" drew in 60% more viewers to the network every Sunday night so it's safe to say that the Baeumlers made even more bank after airing in the States. The show ran for five seasons from 2019 to 2022.

Though Mike Holmes isn't on HGTV anymore, he's still one of the richest stars to come out of the network — worth a hefty $30 million, per Celebrity Net Worth.

It all started with Holmes' own construction company. As a contractor, he was consistently seeing the same mistakes being made in homes, and knew he could help homeowners "make it right." After all, Holmes' moniker offered the perfect pun for the home renovation business that appeared in the titles of his shows "Holmes on Homes" and "Holmes Makes It Right." 

"I appreciate being in the position to educate people on what's right, whether it's how a home should be constructed or how it should be inspected," he told Working RE. Holmes' can-do attitude and "make it right" motto are what made homeowners everywhere trust him. In fact, he was named Forbes' third most trustworthy celebrity in 2012. "It amazes me, after doing my television show all these years, that I'm still seeing homeowners making the same knucklehead mistakes over and over," he told DIY Network. However, without these "knuckleheads," Holmes wouldn't have his millions.

Chip and Joanna Gaines are a textbook definition of an HGTV power couple. Married in 2003, the couple has built an empire surrounding their Magnolia brand following the success of their hit TV show "Fixer Upper" which aired in 2013. But it all began with humble beginnings with Chip flipping houses in Waco, Texas, and Joanna running a home decor store named Magnolia. They were discovered by a HGTV production company executive in 2011 and the rest is history.

The couple remains humble despite their combined net worth of $50 million, per Celebrity Net Worth. In an interview on "Today with Hoda & Jenna" in 2023, Jenna Bush Hager asked if they could believe the way they turned Waco into a tourist destination. "No, even when you say that out loud, it feels like we want to hide in the corner like that can't be true," Chip responded. But there's no hiding. In Waco alone they own the Magnolia Market at the Silos, Hotel 1928, Magnolia Table, and Magnolia Home – they also have rental properties people can book to stay at.

Their network goes far beyond Texas; the Gaines are published authors, they curate original series for their Magnolia Network, and their beloved Hearth & Hand with Magnolia brand can be found in Target. If they weren't busy enough with their business endeavors and five children, they also have a new season of their show "Fixer Upper: The Lakehouse" coming out in June 2024.