Skrillex
- Net worth $65 million
- Birthday January 15, 1988
- Status -
- Country United States
- Source(-s) of wealth DJ, Record Producer
How much is Skrillex Worth? Skrillex Net Worth in 2026
Skrillex’s net worth is estimated at $65 million as of November 2026. Sonny Moore turned laptop dubstep into a paycheck that a yearly ranking of DJ pay put at $134.5 million across seven listed years. By our math only about 44 cents of each of those dollars was his to keep.
| Net worth | $65 million (our estimate, range $50 million to $80 million) |
|---|---|
| Estimated annual income | About $9 million before fees and tax (our estimate for recent years) |
| Born | January 15, 1988, Los Angeles, California |
| Age | 38 |
| Country | United States |
| Known for | Dubstep, nine Grammy Awards, Jack Ü with Diplo, the OWSLA label |
| Main income sources | Festival and club fees, production and royalties, records |
How much is Skrillex worth in 2026?
We land on $65 million. Almost all of it comes from performing: the published pay figures for him start in 2012 and stop in 2019, and they were all pretax and before agents, managers and lawyers took their share. We take those figures, strip out costs and tax, add an estimate for the years since, and subtract what a life of Los Angeles property and touring crews costs. Treat it as an estimate. Little of his money after 2019 is documented, so the range is wide.
From $134.5 million on paper to $65 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Ranked earnings, 2011 to 2019 | $59.2 million | $134.5 million in pretax, pre-fee pay across seven annual rankings ($15M, $16M, $16.5M, $24M, $20M, $30M, $13M). We keep 44%: our assumption of 20% for agents, managers and lawyers, then about 45% federal and California tax. |
| The year he fell off the ranking (2017 to 2018) | $2.2 million | Our assumption: $5 million gross in a year he toured less and missed the ranking, kept at the same 44%. |
| Mid 2019 to 2026 | $27.7 million | Our assumption: about $9 million a year gross for seven years, a little under his last ranked year of $13 million to allow for the 2020 shutdown, kept at 44%. |
| Homes, crew, living costs | minus $24 million | Our assumption: $1.6 million a year over 15 years since 2012. Property bought from earnings is not added again. |
| Total | $65 million | $65.1 million before rounding. |
The pay ranking, year by year
A widely cited annual ranking of the highest-paid DJs ran from 2012 to 2019 and counted pretax income over the 12 months to each summer. Skrillex was second on the first one at $15 million, behind only Tiësto. He then logged $16 million and $16.5 million, jumped to $24 million, slipped to $20 million and peaked at $30 million in the year to June 2017, when he was fourth. The next year he dropped off the list after a quiet stretch on the road, and he came back at $13 million in 2019.
Add the seven ranked years and you get $134.5 million. Our calculation: at 44 cents on the dollar, that is about $59.2 million kept. The ranking itself says fees to agents, managers and lawyers were never subtracted, which is why a raw sum of those numbers paints him far richer than he is.
The Malibu lot
Around 2015 he paid $6 million for a vacant acre in a gated Malibu community, built a six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot house with a cinema, sauna and guest apartment, listed it at more than $24 million in 2020 and sold it in 2021 for $17.5 million. The sale price is $11.5 million above the land cost, but nobody has published what the build cost, so we treat the house as cash in and cash out and add no gain.
Nine Grammys and a label that went quiet
His Grammy count stands at nine: three in 2012, three in 2013, two in 2016 for Jack Ü and “Where Are Ü Now” with Diplo and Justin Bieber, and one in 2024 for “Rumble”. He released two albums in two days in February 2023, “Quest for Fire” and “Don’t Get Too Close”, and another on April 1, 2025.
OWSLA, the label he announced in August 2011, is distributed through Atlantic and has been dormant since 2020. We give it no value: there is no public figure for his stake and it has released nothing in years.
What 2026 looks like
He is back in the festival headliner tier. He was one of four headliners on the Bonnaroo 2026 bill for June 11 to 14, with the Strokes, RÜFÜS DU SOL and Noah Kahan, and was booked to close Sziget in Budapest on August 15, 2026, his third time at the festival and one of a small number of European festival dates he took this year. Headline fees are not public, which is why the post-2019 row is an assumption.
Why other estimates disagree
Most public estimates add up the yearly pay figures as if they were take-home. They were gross, before fees and before tax, so a straight sum lands near $134 million while what he could have saved is less than half of that.
What would move the figure
A sale of his master recordings or publishing would turn royalties into a lump sum and could add several million at once. A new run of arena dates would also push it up, while a long break like 2017 to 2018 would pull it down.
Skrillex net worth FAQ
What is Skrillex’s net worth?
About $65 million as of November 2026 by our estimate, in a range of $50 million to $80 million.
How much did Skrillex make in his best year?
$30 million before tax and fees in the 12 months to June 2017, when the annual DJ pay ranking placed him fourth.
How much did Skrillex sell his Malibu house for?
$17.5 million in 2021. He had bought the empty acre for $6 million and built a 12,000-square-foot house on it.
How many Grammys has Skrillex won?
Nine, the latest in 2024 for “Rumble”, which won Best Dance/Electronic Recording.
What is Skrillex’s real name?
Sonny John Moore. He was born on January 15, 1988, in Los Angeles.
Does Skrillex still own OWSLA?
He co-founded the label in 2011. It has released nothing since 2020, and no value for his stake has been published, so we count it at zero.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.
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