| Net Worth | $8 million |
| Ex-Wife | Sharon Mobley Stow |
Jim Acosta Bio
Abilio James Acosta is a notable American broadcast journalist, anchor and the chief domestic correspondent for CNN. Previously in the Trump administration, he had the position of chief White House reporter for the network. It was at this time that he became well-known around the country due to his confrontations with President Trump during press briefings.
He was CNN’s senior White House correspondent and covered the Obama administration as well. He was named CNN’s Chief Domestic Correspondent and Anchor on January 11, 2021, just before Trump was set to leave office.
Jim Acosta Wife
Acosta married licensed practical nurse Sharon Mobley Stow in 1994. The pair, who had been married for 24 years, divorced in 2017.
Jim Acosta Kids
Three children two daughters, one of whom is named Hartley were born to Acosta and his ex-wife .The third was a son, Pete.
Jim Acosta Net Worth 2024
Acosta has an estimated net worth of $8 million. He has amassed a fortune of wealth through his profession.
| Years | Net Worth |
| 2023 | $7.8 million |
| 2024 | $8 million |
| 2025 | $8.6 million |
| 2026 | $9 million |
Jim Acosta Salary Today
Acosta as the diligent professional that he is, he receives a decent salary from his current position. His pay is commensurate with his experience, commitment and the significant contributions he makes to his position in the company. His annual salary is $700,000 which translates to a monthly salary of $58,333.
Jim Acosta Age
Acosta was born on April 17, 1971, in Washington, D.C United States. His zodiac sign is Aries. As of 2024 he is 53 years old.
Jim Acosta Height, Weight & Body Measurement
Acosta stands at a height of 175 cm (5 Feet 9 Inches) tall and weighs (147 lbs) 67 kg. His eye color is dark brown and his hair color is grey.
Jim Acosta Parents
Three weeks prior to the Cuban Missile Crisis, at the age of eleven, Acosta’s father fled Santa María del Rosario, Cuba and came to the United States, where he was raised in Virginia. His father’s family initially arrived in Cuba from the Canary Islands, while his mother is of Irish and Czech descent.
Jim Acosta Education
Raised in Northern Virginia, Acosta completed her education at Annandale High School in 1989. He graduated from James Madison University in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a political science minor.
Acosta volunteered for the student-run radio station WXJM while he was a student. Additionally, he was employed by Saga Communications as a reporter at WSVA, a local radio station.
Jim Acosta Career
CNN News
Since joining the network in March 2007, Acosta has held the position of top White House correspondent for CNN. In the past, he has covered the Obama administration from both the White House and other international places.
He often covers events pertaining to the Executive Branch of the federal government, such as state visits and news conferences by presidents, among other things. In his field reports, Jim also covered Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign.
Jim is based in the network’s Washington, D.C. bureau and fills in as an anchor stand-in for a number of CNN shows. Prior to joining CNN’s “America’s Choice 2012” election coverage, Acosta worked as the top national political correspondent for the Romney campaign.
He traveled with the Republican presidential candidate to Israel, Poland, the United Kingdom, and other critical election-year states, reporting on the latest events in the campaign. He covered the presidential debate and broke several political stories in his two one-on-one conversations with Mitt Romney.
He also covered both of President Barack Obama’s inaugurations and helped with the network’s coverage of the midterm elections.
In 2009, the Obama administration lifted some travel restrictions for Americans to Cuba, and he reported from Havana, Cuba, on the consequences of this policy move and the post-Cold War relationship between the United States and Cuba.
In the 2008 presidential election, he covered the campaigns of Hillary Clinton and then-Sen. John McCain. Barack Obama is a regular contributor as a co-anchor of CNN’s weekend political program Ballot Bowl.
CBS News
In February 2003, Acosta began working as a correspondent for CBS News. He moved to the CBS office in Atlanta after serving as the company’s New York base. Acosta’s primary employer was the CBS Evening News, where he covered stories from Baghdad on the Iraq War, Hurricane Katrina, then-Sen. John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, and the 2003 Northeast U.S. blackout that severely affected major cities.
Acosta was located in Dallas and Chicago and served as a correspondent for CBS Newspath, the network’s 24-hour news service, from 2001 to 2003. For this publication, Acosta covered a variety of events, such as the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the rescue of a miner in Pennsylvania, and a sniper in the Washington, D.C. region.
Apart from that, he worked as a reporter and stand-in anchor for the CBS-owned WBBM-TV in Chicago from 2000 to 2001; for the CBS-owned KTVT-TV in Dallas from 1998 to 2000; and for the CBS-owned WBIR-TV in Knoxville, Tennessee, from 1995 to 1998.
