Having served as the face of Fox Sports coverage of “Monday Night Football” from 1994 to 2022, Joe Buck made his switch to television rivals ESPN in 2022. Buck is primarily renowned for his ability to call games play-by-play, having announced games during the Super Bowl and World Series. Although he has never kicked a football in his career, Buck’s play-calling abilities are renowned in the NFL.

Most fans know him for his time as a broadcaster for Fox Sports Network. He even took up the role of lead analyst when former Cowboys QB Troy Aikman and Cris Collinsworth joined the team. However, Collinsworth left shortly after when he signed with NBC Sports in 2006, thereby giving us the legendary duo of Buck and Aikman.

Well, Buck didn’t just acquire the play-calling capabilities out of thin air. His father, Jack Buck, was also a renowned broadcaster, having worked with CBS and ABC. But it was the play-by-play baseball calling he did alongside his father to cover the Cardinals through FOX Sports Net Midwest that truly launched his career.

This eventually paved the way for him to sign for Fox Sports as their youngest broadcaster at 25. During his time at Fox, Buck reportedly earned around $6 million to $7 million. Right now, Joe Buck has found himself signing a blockbuster deal in 2022 that landed him a contract worth $60-$75 million over five years. With an annual salary of $12.5 million, Buck has a net worth of $35 million.

Leaving aside his net worth, let’s break down Joe Buck’s contract that he signed with ESPN.

Joe Buck’s earnings 

When Joe Buck put ink on his ESPN contract, he was expected to call 17 Monday Night Football games in 2022. For each game he announced, Buck would have earned around $705,000 to $882,000 per game. That only covers his regular season salary. Going into the post-season, Buck is expected to earn a bigger amount, as it depends upon the games he was involved in.

Moving aside from contractual earnings, ESPN’s broadcaster also earned a whopping $3.3 million after selling his Charles II-styled residence in Westbury, New York. Buck also briefly signed with HBO Sports in 2009, but unfortunately, that show was cancelled after just three months. Amid his play-calling abilities, Buck works as the host of a golf tournament that is named Joe Buck Classic. It has been responsible for raising north of $5 million every year since it was started in 2000. All the proceedings from this tournament go towards St. Louis Children’s Hospital, thereby allowing us to see the other side of Buck beyond the broadcasting roles.

With eight Sports Emmy Awards in his time to date, Buck is expected to reach greater heights as he navigates through ESPN’s broadcasting role. But the question is, can he continue to amaze people while growing his net worth as a broadcaster? Well, we will find out soon as he continues to give his voice to NFL games week in and week out.