Kevin Burkhardt net worth & salary: How much money does Fox broadcaster make in 2023?
For the first time since Super Bowl 39, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman will not be on the phone as Fox’s #1 broadcast team.
This task is instead taken on by the new tandem of Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen, who are declaring their first Super Bowl together. The two were praised in their chemistry as Fox’s best broadcasters, likely because they were both promoted from the No. 2 team to replace Buck and Aikman.
Former Patriots and Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will eventually thwart the pairing when he takes over as analyst from Olsen in 2024. Given that Fox paid Brady a staggering $375 million over 10 years, it’s likely that Olsen will once again be relegated to the No. 2 Announcement team.
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However, alongside Brady, Burkhardt will remain a fixture at the stand. The longtime Fox announcer has delivered an impressive return on investment for Fox, generating positive reviews at a fraction of the cost of keeping Buck in the same role.
With that, The Sporting News delves into Burkhardt’s salary and contract details at Fox, as well as his net worth:
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Kevin Burkhardt’s salary
Fox has not released details on the value of Burkhardt’s contract with the network. However, Andrew Marchand of the New York Post reported on March 11, 2022 that he and analyst Greg Olsen — who was making up Fox’s No. 2 Announcements Team at the time — would do between 3 and 4 million US dollars together if both are promoted. Marchand reported Olsen earned $1.7 million in 2021.
Fox released Buck from the final year of his $10 million contract with the network. It would have cost Fox $12 million to keep him, although he opted to reunite with Aikman on ESPN instead.
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Kevin Burkhardt Fox contract
In a separate story detailing Burkhardt’s promotion to Fox’s #1 play-by-play announcer, Marchand reported only that he and Fox had agreed on a “long-term deal.” Details were not available, including salary or contract length.
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Kevin Burkhardt Net Worth
Several outlets report that Burkhardt is worth attending Range from $1 million to $5 million. That’s based on his extensive broadcasting career, which has seen him fill multiple roles since joining the Fox network in 2013.
He joined Fox that year as an NFL play-by-play announcer on the network’s No. 4 broadcast team. In 2014, he became the studio host of Fox’s MLB postseason coverage. Before joining Fox, he called NFL games nationally for Compass Media and for the Cowboys in 2011 and 2012.
Burkhardt also had notable stints as a New York Mets field reporter for SportsNet New York (SNY) beginning in 2007. This role gradually expanded as he took on play-by-play duties for spring training and select regular-season games. He also hosted pre and postgame shows and various Fox programs.