Who Is The Richest Wife On Sister Wives?

Despite being in the reality TV game for years now, the Brown family of TLC's "Sister Wives" isn't exactly what you would call affluent. On the show, the Browns hinted at struggling with their finances, mainly because they had to move residences multiple times in recent years, as well as having to pay for the massive Coyote Pass land they were hoping to live on sometime in the future.

Reality producer Terence Michael told E! News that families which star on these programs take home roughly 10% of a show's budget per episode. With InTouch Weekly noting that "Sister Wives" costs the network $250,000 to $400,000 to produce, the Browns pocket somewhere between $25,000 and $40,000, which isn't a lot considering the growing size of the family.

Of course, the Browns still make it a point to rake in revenue from other income streams. And, as it turns out, Kody Brown's wives (and ex-wives), Meri, Christine, Janelle, and Robyn, are doing well for themselves and their respective family units outside of the show. Some of them even have a net worth in the hundreds of thousands.

Despite being the latest sister wife to join the Brown family, reports assert that Robyn Brown is the richest of the four. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Kody Brown's fourth wife has a whopping net worth of $600,000, which is $200,000 more than the reported average net worths of her fellow sister wives. It's still quite unclear how she managed to outearn the rest of them, but InTouch Weekly pointed out that a part of her revenue comes from the royalties from The New York Times best-selling book "Becoming Sister Wives: The Story of an Unconventional Marriage," which she helped write. The outlet also noted that she has published three other titles, with two of them being marketed to children. She also contributed to running the Browns' online boutique, My Sisterwife's Closet, although they had halted operations even before the pandemic struck.

What's interesting about all this is Robyn had a negative net worth upon joining the family. She brought on $32,000 in credit card debt, per TV Show Ace, most of which was retail debt from stores like Victoria's Secret and Target. She was only able to pay it off after Janelle and Meri Brown bailed her out.

Meanwhile, Christine Brown has a reported net worth of $400,000, but it's likely to have increased since she booked her own online show, "Cooking With Just Christine." A source told Insider reality stars receive a stipend of $1,000 to $3,000 an episode, so it may not be a reach to say that Christine is making bank.

As for the rest of the sister wives? They all have their respective hustles, too. Meri Brown runs a bed-and-breakfast in Utah called Lizzie's Heritage Inn, which costs $250 to $300 a night. Per the website, it was a house that was bought out from her family that she eventually got to reclaim and turned into a full-blown business.

Meanwhile, Janelle Brown used to work as a real estate agent, telling Las Vegas Review-Journal that selling houses gives her a sense of fulfillment. "I've sold homes for a myriad of different compositions and I like the diversity because everybody has different needs," she said. "It's fulfilling to me to figure out how to meet their needs." But now, she manages the brand "Strive with Janelle," and works as a certified health coach to help others look and feel their best.

Aside from her TLC online cooking show, Christine Brown has created multiple income streams. She's been involved with two multi-level marketing businesses, LuLaRoe and Plexus, as seen on Instagram. And when a fan berated her as to why she's involved in MLMs, she said that it's a great way to earn money while in the comfort of your own home: "It's 2022, love. Networking marketing has come a long way and a great way for mama's, grandparents, college students to make a living from home. It's all about supporting friends rather big Corp. If it's not for you, that's okay."