If you hop over to Payscale, you’ll see the average salary for an investigative journalist is slightly over $60,000 per year. That’s really not a huge ton of money, but then again, not every investigative journalist broke the Harvey

Weinstein allegations or the misconduct allegations against the executives over at CBS. That was all Ronan Farrow, so it’s likely he makes a bit more than average just from his basic reporting. 

Now, Farrow also has three books on the market, and the average published book doesn’t bring in much money, but according to The Hollywood Reporter, Farrow’s “Catch and Kill” sold over 44,000 copies … during its first week. That’s — what’s the word? — wild. Add in however much the journalist makes off the documentary work he’s been doing for HBO, specifically “Catch and Kill: The Podcast Tapes” dropping on July 12, and his net worth becomes far less shocking.

So, what is this guy worth anyway? Well, Celebrity Net Worth estimates Farrow’s economic value around $12 million with a yearly salary of around $3 million. Those are only estimates, but unless they’re clear in the wrong ballpark, Farrow is comparatively loaded.