Here's How Much Meghan Trainor Is Really Worth

Meghan Trainor may have risen to fame after the release of her hit single "All About That Bass," but that wasn't her first attempt to make it to the top. In a 2013 interview with N Magazine, she shared she started working full-time in the music industry a year after high school by writing hits for other artists. "It's definitely a unique job, but very cool one," the "Dear Future Husband" singer said. As a kid, Trainor was already a gifted musician who could play numerous instruments — guitar, piano, percussion, ukulele, and trumpet. Music is a big deal in her family: Several of Trainor's relatives are musicians, and her parents encouraged her to pursue songwriting from an early age.

"When I was a teenager, my parents dragged me to a lot of songwriting conventions," Trainor said in Rolling Stone. "Eventually, I got signed from one of those things, so it all worked out." Suffice to say, she managed to get her foot in the door early on. As she told BBC, "But now, looking back, I can't believe I was in high school and these people wanted to pay me to write music. That's such an honour."

Per The Voice, Trainor not only made a whopping three albums all on her own between the ages of 15 and 17, but racked up awards before getting signed by a major label. 

Aside from writing her own hits, Meghan Trainor has also penned songs for some of your favorite artists. According to Songfacts, the "Me Too" hitmaker wrote Fifth Harmony's album track "Suga Mama" and their single "Sledgehammer." She also contributed to Little Mix's "You Gotta Not" and Jennifer Lopez's "Ain't Your Mama." Pop singers aren't the only genre Trainor has put musical pen to paper for, however. The outlet notes the Grammy Award-winner writing Jason Mraz's "More Than Friends," Rascal Flatts' "I Like the Sound of That," Michael Buble's "Someday," and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill's "Roll the Dice," to name a few.

While it hasn't been revealed how much Trainor earns from her songwriting credits, it seems it may not be the most lucrative gig in showbiz. As Metro reported in 2020, a songwriter only makes just over 9 cents from royalties when a physical CD is produced for sale. The outlet also mentioned that Kevin Kadish, who helped to write on Trainor's "All About That Bass," only brought in $5,700 from 178 million streams. That said, seeing as how Trainor is a high-profile star, she may get a bigger paycheck from her royalties. 

Charity work is something Meghan Trainor has done her fair share of over the years as she is always up for giving back. In 2020, the humble star partnered up with local radio station 96.5-TIC.FM to help local hospitals and restaurants in Connecticut for the station's "Feed a Hero" campaign.

In addition to being for a good cause, this specific campaign was close to Trainor's heart as the original idea came from her aunt who works at the hospital. She'd told Trainor stories about her work life and knew she had to get involved. "She's literally wearing trash bags on her body because they don't have enough gear and her coworkers are passing away and so are her patients," Trainor said. "So I was like we gotta do something."

Do something is precisely what she did. Trainor opened up her pocketbook and arranged for meals to be delivered to frontline workers. As she said on 96.5, she was set to donate 50 lunches to the staff at hospitals in the Hartford area over the course of five days from five different restaurants, "supporting those small businesses and everyone who's risking their lives everyday."

After making her name known on the Billboard charts, Meghan Trainor started to pursue a successful career in television. In 2018, she was welcomed aboard Fox's "The Four: Battle for Stardom" alongside music exclusive Charlie Walk, producer DJ Khaled, rapper Diddy, and former Black Eyed Peas member Fergie. Even though Trainor's salary has never been revealed, Page Six reported that Diddy apparently earned an astonishing $1 million per episode. According to reports, his salary may have been the reason the show has not returned after its second season, implying the others on the show were getting paid far less than the business mogul. The "I'll Be Missing You" rapper told Page Six this wasn't the case, while an insider said the reality series may return one day. "The show is not canceled for good. It's just not immediately coming back. It's not on the current slate for midseason," the outlet's source stated.

In 2020, Trainor was given the opportunity to be a coach on the UK edition of "The Voice." She appeared on Season 9 of the show but didn't return after falling pregnant with her first child, per Digital Spy. Even though Trainor and the show have been tight-lipped about how much she earned during the season, Express reported that the BBC apparently paid will.i.am £600,000 ($825,000) when the show ran on their network in 2016. Seeing as how Trainor's a Grammy winner and bona fide superstar, we have to imagine she was compensated accordingly. 

Meghan Trainor married actor Daryl Sabara in December 2018 at a ceremony at home in Los Angeles, per People. Most know Sabara from when he was a child actor as his most notable role was Juni Cortez in the "Spy Kids" films. The pair first ended up meeting in 2014 at a house party and ended up developing a relationship two years later. "I went up to him while he was getting a drink," she recalled to People. "I was like, 'Are you "Spy Kids?'" And he was like, 'Yeah.' And I thought that was so cool. And I told all my friends all night long, like, watch this guys, and I would yell, 'Yo, what's up "Spy Kids?"' And he would go, 'Yo, what's up, Meghan?' I called my entire family and was like, 'I partied with "Spy Kids" last night.'"

Actor Chloë Grace Moretz stepped in as a matchmaker for the two stars, setting them up on a date. "We went on a double date — bowling and karaoke," Trainor recounted in Cosmopolitan. "He kissed me at the bowling alley." Sorry to mix metaphors, but it sure seems like they didn't strike out.

Despite being in the entertainment industry for a lot longer than Trainor, Sabara is worth a lot less than his wife. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he is valued at $750,000, as of 2021.

Given that Meghan Trainor has a huge following, it comes as no surprise that she has partnered up with and become the face of lots of well-known brands. In 2015, the "Better" entertainer teamed up with footwear company Skechers and FULLBEAUTY Brands. As noted by CNN Business, Skechers became the hottest brand on Wall Street that year and beat out competition such as Nike and Adidas — and the outlet suspected spokespersons Trainor and Demi Lovato were to thank. In 2016, Trainor starred in her own commercial for Skechers that aired nationally across America. What's more, after announcing she was going to be a first-time mom, Trainor teamed up with nutrition program Profile and shared the plan she used during and after her pregnancy. We don't know exactly how much she brought in from these partnerships, but it probably wasn't an insignificant amount: According to Page Six, fellow pop star Selena Gomez apparently signed a $10 million deal when she teamed up with Coach in 2016.

But wait, there's even more. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Trainor signed a deal with NBCUniversal Television and Streaming in 2021 where she will be involved in both scripted and unscripted projects across the network's huge platform, including an NBC comedy project. While her salary has not been revealed, The Hollywood Reporter shared in 2014 that a TV star could make between $150,000 to $1 million an episode. She's all about that base pay, about that base pay, no drama.