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Jim Axelrod Salary, Net Worth 2023, Wife Age, WRAL, Parents, Kids, Brother, CBS News

Jim Axelrod Net Worth 2023

Jim Axelrod is estimated to have a net worth of $5 Million as of 2023. He has accumulated his net worth with the versatility he has shown in each field he has worked in.

His primary source of income is his career as a Chief Investigative Correspondent. As he progresses in his career, his net worth is projected to rise.

Year Net Worth
2023  $5 Million
2022  $4 Million
2021 $3 Million
2019 $2 Million
2018 $1 Million

Jim Axelrod Salary 2023

Jim Axelrod’s salary is $185,000 per year, and he gets a monthly salary of $14,083. He is an American Chief Investigative Correspondent for CBS News and reports across all CBS News programs and platforms.

Year Salary Per Year Salary Per Month
2023 $185,000 $14,083
2022 $180,000 $13,667

Jim Axelrod Biography

Jim Axelrod is an American Chief Investigative Correspondent for CBS News and reports across all CBS News programs as well as platforms. He was one of CBS News’ embedded correspondents in Iraq and was the first TV reporter to broadcast live from Saddam International Airport “now Baghdad International Airport after” its takeover by American forces.

Jim began his career in journalism at WVII-TV in Bangor, ME in 1989. Before joining CBS, he was a general assignment as well as a political reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Before WRAL, Jim also served at WSTM-TV Syracuse, NY, and WUTR-TV Utica, NY. He resides in Montclair, New Jersey, with his wife and their three children.

Jim Axelrod Wiki

Birth name: Jim Axelrod
Date of birth:  January 25, 1963

Place of birth: New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
Jim Axelrod’s age: 60 years (as of 2023)

Birth sign:  Aquarius.
Height: 5′ 10″

Spouse: Christina Axelrod
Education: Cornell University 1985, Brown University 1989

Profession: Correspondent
Salary: $85,000 per year

Net worth: $5 Million (2023)

Jim Axelrod Age

Jim is 60 years old as of 2023, he was born on January 25, 1963, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. He normally celebrates his birthday with his family and close friends every year on January 25. His zodiac sign is Aquarius.

Year 2022 2023
Jim Axelrod Age 59 years 60 years

Jim Axelrod Birthday

Jim normally celebrates his birthday with his family and close friends every year on January 25.

Jim Axelrod Height

Jim stands at an average height of 5 feet 10 inches approximately 1.78 m.

Jim Axelrod Parents and Siblings

Jim was born and raised in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States. However, information regarding Jim’s family members including his father, mother, and siblings are not available. We will update his parents’ details once confirmed and available to the public.

Jim Axelrod Brother

Jim is speculated to be related to David M. Axelrod, an American political consultant, and analyst as well as a former White House official. David is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. After Obama’s election, David was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. However, the two have never confirmed nor denied these speculations.

Jim Axelrod Education

Jim enrolled at Highland Park High School and received a B.A. in 1985 from Cornell University in history as well as an M.A. in the year 1989 from Brown University, also with a major in history.

Jim Axelrod Wife

Jim is married to his beloved wife Christina Axelrod. Together the pair has been blessed with three children inclusive of two sons; Will Axelrod and Bobby Axelrod and a daughter named Emma Axelrod. Jim resides in Montclair, N.J. together with his family.

Jim Axelrod CBS/WRAL

Jim works at CBS as the chief investigative and senior national correspondent for CBS News, reporting for “CBS This Morning,” the “CBS Evening News,” “CBS Sunday Morning,” as well as other CBS News broadcasts.

Although in CBS News, Jim has reported a wide variety of domestic and foreign reports, including the conflict in Iraq as well as the US invasion of Afghanistan.

In 2003, Jim was the first TV journalist to broadcast live from Baghdad’s Saddam International Airport shortly after it fell to U.S. troops. Live coverage of the United States Army shooting rounds of artillery into Iraqi positions was the first to be broadcast by a correspondent of ground forces engaging in combat in Iraq.

Jim covered the evacuation of U.S. soldiers from Iraq as well as was the last correspondent to leave with the army in December 2011.

His investigative journalism has been awarded the Peabody Award for his documentary on West Virginia’s heroin abuse epidemic, the George Polk Award for his reporting on multi-billion dollar prescription fraud compounding, as well as the Edward R. Murrow Award for his research on the genetic testing industry.

Jim was also part of the CBS News staff, who honored the 2010 DuPont-Columbia Silver Baton (CBS Reports: Children of the Recession.) Jim also received the Emmy Awards in the years 2002, 2014, and 2016.

He began as a Miami reporter on CBS and then worked in the Dallas Bureau (1997-1999) as well as the New York Bureau (1999-2006). Jim has worked as White House Chief Reporter for CBS News (2006-2009) and was named National Correspondent for CBS News in the year 2009. Jim was the host of the (CBS Saturday Evening News) from 2012 to 2016.

Before joining CBS News in the year 1996, he was a political correspondent for WRAL-TV in Raleigh, N.C. Jim was a reporter for WSTM-TV Syracuse, N.Y. (1990-1993) as well as WUTR-TV Utica, N.Y.

Jim started his career at WVII-TV Bangor, Maine, in 1989. He is the author of In The Long Run: A Father, A Mother, as well as Unintended Lessons In Happiness, published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in the year 2011.

Frequently Asked Questions About Jim Axelrod

Who is Jim Axelrod?

Jim Axelrod is an American Chief Investigative Correspondent for CBS News and reports across all CBS News programs as well as platforms.

How old is Jim Axelrod?

Jim is 60 years old as of 2023, he was born on January 25, 1963, in New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States.

How tall is Jim Axelrod?

Jim stands at an average height of 5 feet 10 inches approximately 1.78 m.

Is Jim Axelrod married?

Yes, Jim is married to his beloved wife Christina Axelrod.

How much is Jim Axelrod worth?

Jim Axelrod is estimated to have a net worth of $5 Million as of 2023.

Is Jim Axelrod related to David Axelrod?

Jim is speculated to be related to David M. Axelrod, an American political consultant, and analyst as well as a former White House official. David is best known for being the chief strategist for Barack Obama’s presidential campaigns. After Obama’s election, David was appointed as Senior Advisor to the President. However, the two have never confirmed nor denied these speculations.

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