JD Vance's wallet got a lot thicker last year, but it still looks slim next to that of his boss. Newly released federal disclosures show the vice president pulled in between $1.4 million and $7.4 million in 2025, up sharply from roughly $213,000 to $1.3 million the year before. Most of that came from Hillbilly Elegy, with payments related to his 2016 autobiography jumping to as much as $5.2 million from under six figures in 2024, the New York Times reports.
Vance also unloaded his stake in the Rise of the Rest investment fund he helped launch in 2017, netting at least $100,000. The filings list no income for his wife, Usha, who left her law firm job during the 2024 campaign. Vance also listed bitcoin holdings worth between $250,000 and $500,000, per CNBC. President Trump, meanwhile, pulled in at least $2.2 billion last year, around half of it from crypto.
First lady Melania Trump reported an even bigger leap. Her business income landed between about $17.3 million and $18.2 million in 2025, after bringing in less than $1 million the year prior. A $10.7 million licensing deal for the Amazon-backed film Melania accounted for the bulk of the first lady's income, alongside millions from her memecoin and other digital assets. The filing lists around $6 million in income "for the sale of NFTs and other collectibles," per Business Insider. She also made roughly $500,000 from her autobiography, Melania.
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