Samuel Alito - Compensation & Financial Record

Samuel Alito Position: Associate Justice, United States Supreme Court (2006-present) Party Affiliation of Appointing President: Republican (G.W. Bush, 2006)

Government Compensation Annual salary: $306,600 (Associate Justice, 2026 rate) Total salary earned: approximately $6,132,000 (estimated across 20 years of service through 2026)

Retirement Under 28 U.S.C. § 371, Alito is eligible to retire at full salary for life once he meets the Rule of 80. Born 1950, appointed 2006. He has met the Rule of 80 eligibility requirement as of approximately 2021 with age 71 and 15 years of service. Upon retirement he would receive $306,600 per year for life at the current rate, adjusted annually. Statutory text: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371

Financial Position Net worth at entry (2006): approximately $2,000,000 Primary source: JEFS annual financial disclosure Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports ProPublica Supreme Connections database: https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/

Net worth current estimate (2024): approximately $10,000,000 Primary source: Forbes analysis (February 2024) based on JEFS disclosures Change: approximately +$8,000,000 from entry to current estimate Primary wealth driver: Investment gains and book income per available disclosures

Outside Income During Service 2024 disclosure: 90-day extension filed as of June 2025. 2024 annual disclosure not yet released as of the date this record was compiled. Primary source: JEFS portal Access: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

Note: This record will be updated when the 2024 disclosure is released. CAN2026 documents the record as available at the time of publication.

Outside income cap: Justices may earn up to approximately $30,000 per year in teaching income. No cap applies to book royalties.

Post-Government Income Currently serving. No post-government income applicable.

Primary Sources

• JEFS portal: https://www.uscourts.gov/administration-policies/judiciary-financial-disclosure-reports

• ProPublica Supreme Connections: https://projects.propublica.org/supreme-connections/

• Fix the Court archive (pre-2022): https://fixthecourt.com/fix/financial-disclosures/

• 28 U.S.C. § 371 (retirement statute): https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/28/371

Notes Alito's net worth growth from approximately $2,000,000 at entry to approximately $10,000,000 in 2024 is among the largest on the current Court in percentage terms. His 2024 annual disclosure had not been released as of the date this record was compiled due to a filed 90-day extension. This record will be updated upon release. Post-government income: Not applicable - currently serving.