Receiving an annual salary of $2.5 million, Joe Girardi currently serves as the manager of the New York Yankees. As of 2012, Joe Girardi's net worth is estimated to be around $10 million.

Prior to his coaching career, Joe Girardi played for Major League Baseball. He played for the Chicago Cubs (1989–1992), the Colorado Rockies (1993–1995), the New York Yankees (1996–1999) then returned to the Chicago Cubs (2000–2002) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2003) before he announced his official retirement.

After his short stint with the Yankees during the summer of 2004, he started working for YES Network as a commentator. When the 2005 season ended, he replaced Jack McKeon as the Florida Marlins' manager.

When Sam Perlozzo was fired from being the manager of the Chicago Orioles, Girardi was offered the position but he declined. On October 29, 2007, he was chosen to become the manager of the New York Yankees. The next day, he agreed to a three-year contract with the Yankees which was reported to cost around $7.5 million.

Of Italian descent, Joe Girardi was born on  October 14, 1964  in Peoria, Illinois. He currently lives in Purchase, New York, with his wife Kim and their three children.