R&B legend and Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony winner John Legend has been getting paid a very nice salary to appear as a coach on The Voice for the past five seasons. Over the course of his career, John has released a total of seven studio albums: 2004's Get Lifted, 2006's Once Again, 2008's Evolver, 2013's Love In The Future, 2016's Darkness And Light, 2018's A Legendary Christmas, and 2020's Bigger Love. In 2018, John won a Primetime Emmy as a producer behind NBC's Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert, which turned him into the first Black man to achieve the EGOT status.
John Legend joined The Voice as a coach in season 16, which turned out to be Adam Levine's last season on the show. Ever since, John has come back for every single cycle along with Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson. According to reports from OK!, John makes a reported salary of $13 million per season, which is the same amount that Blake makes as a coach on the show. Considering John's very impressive career and multiple awards, it makes a lot of sense that he would get paid such a high salary. Furthermore, because two seasons of The Voice are released every year, John makes as much as $26 million every year from the series.
Unsurprisingly, John Legend and his businesswoman wife Chrissy Teigen have worked hard to make a decent living for themselves. After appearing on five seasons on The Voice, John has already made $65 million from the show. In the estimation from Celebrity Net Worth, John Legend has a reported net worth of $75 million. This wealth comes from not only his original music and coaching stint on The Voice, but also from producing credits and/or acting roles in TV specials like Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert and films like La La Land.
Over the course of John Legend's long career has received a whopping 31 nominations at the Grammy Awards, and won 12 of those trophies. He has also made numerous TV appearances on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Lip Sync Battle (which is hosted by his wife Chrissy Teigen), Master Of None, Songland, This Is Us, and The Simpsons. He has also toured with five of his albums, and even released a special collaborative album in 2010, Wake Up!, with the legendary band The Roots. When it comes to John's personal life, he married Chrissy Teigen in 2013 and has two kids with her.
Unlike most other coaches that come and go on The Voice, it looks like John Legend is staying on the show for as long as he wants. The fans obviously love John as a coach, and his dynamic with Blake Shelton and Kelly Clarkson is something pretty special for everyone to watch.
The Voice season 20 airs Mondays at 8 pm ET/PT on NBC.
Sources: OK!, Celebrity Net Worth