John Kerry -- Compensation & Financial Record

John Kerry Position: U.S. Senator, Massachusetts (1985--2013); Secretary of State (2013--2017); Special Presidential Envoy for Climate (2021--2024) Party: D

Government Compensation Annual salary: $174,000 (Senate rank-and-file); $253,100 (Secretary of State); approximately $253,100 (Special Envoy) Total government salary earned: approximately $7,500,000 (estimated across 39 years of federal service)

Retirement Kerry is eligible for a FERS pension based on his combined years of service. With 28 years of Senate service plus additional years as Secretary of State and Special Envoy, his estimated annual pension is approximately $80,000--$107,000 per year based on the FERS formula. Maximum FERS pension is capped at 80% of final salary.

Financial Position Net worth at entry to Senate (1985): Not available. Original SF-278 filing requires OGE Form 201 request. OGE Individual Disclosures portal: https://www.oge.gov/web/OGE.nsf/Officials%20Individual%20Disclosures%20Search%20Collection - search "Kerry, John" State Department archived disclosures: https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/l/efd/index.htm Third-party mirror of 2011 annual filing: https://pfds.opensecrets.org/N00000019_2011.pdf

Net worth at entry to Secretary of State role (2013): estimated $103,000,000--$268,000,000 Note: The majority of this figure reflects Teresa Heinz Kerry's Heinz inheritance, held separately in trust. John Kerry's personal disclosed assets were substantially lower. Primary source: Senate financial disclosure portal: https://www.disclosure.senate.gov - search "Kerry" for 2012 annual filing FEC Senate candidate ID: S6MA00158: https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6MA00158/

Net worth current estimate: approximately $250,000,000+ Primary source: No post-government disclosure required. Figure driven largely by Teresa Heinz Kerry estate. No primary document available.

Post-Government Income Speaking fees: No primary source document available. Post-government disclosure not required. Book deal: Every Day Is Extra (Simon and Schuster, 2018). Advance not publicly disclosed. No primary source available. Board appointments: None publicly documented as of 2026.

Campaign Finance FEC Senate: https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6MA00158/

Primary Sources

• OGE Individual Disclosures portal: https://www.oge.gov/web/OGE.nsf/Officials%20Individual%20Disclosures%20Search%20Collection

• State Department archived disclosures: https://2009-2017.state.gov/s/l/efd/index.htm

• OpenSecrets 2011 filing mirror: https://pfds.opensecrets.org/N00000019_2011.pdf

• Senate Financial Disclosure Portal: https://www.disclosure.senate.gov

• FEC: https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S6MA00158/

Notes Disclosure: The majority of net worth figures attributed to John Kerry reflect wealth held by his spouse Teresa Heinz Kerry, derived from the Heinz family inheritance and held separately in trust. Kerry's personal disclosed assets represent a substantially smaller figure. CAN2026 does not isolate spousal wealth where the public record does not make that distinction -- the full disclosed household figure is the public record.

Post-government income: No primary source document available. Official disclosure requirements end upon departure from government service.