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New Jersey-born musician,Richie Sambora has an estimated net worth of $65 million.

Sambora is the lead guitarist for Bon Jovi. His solo project gave him the opportunity to explore other areas of music, especially blues-influenced rock.

He has released two solo albums and performed as a guest artist on multiple records.He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2009.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2012

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album What About Now with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified gold by ARIA, Music Canada, BPI and BVMI)

$1,500,000

2009

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Greatest Hits with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 7x platinum by ARIA, 3x platinum by BPI, 2x platinum by IRMA, platinum by RIAA, BVMI, IFPI-EU, and gold by ABPD, RIAJ, PROMUSICAE, IFPI-FIN and IFPI-SWI)

$4,000,000

2009

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video collections album Greatest Hits - The Ultimate Video Collection with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 2x platinum by ARIA and gold by ABPD)

$40,000

2008

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album The Circle with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by Music Canada,and gold by RIAA, ARIA, BPI, BVMI, RIAJ and IFPI-SWI)

$3,000,000

2008

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live performance album Live at Madison Square Garden with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by ARIA and gold by BPI)

$170,000

2006

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live performance album Lost Highway: The Concert with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 5x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA and ARIA. and gold by BPI)

$1,670,000

2006

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Lost Highway with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 3x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by IFPI-AUT, platinum by RIAA, BVMI and IFPI-SWI, and gold by ARIA, BPI, RIAJ and PROMUSICAE)

$4,000,000

2004

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Have a Nice Day with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA, Music Canada, RIAJ, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI, and gold by ARIA, BPI, ABPD and PROMUSICAE)

$6,000,000

2003

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live performance album This Left Feels Right Live with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by BPI, and gold by ARIA and ABPD)

$375,000

2003

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the box set 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified gold by RIAA)

$1,000,000

2002

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album This Left Feels Right with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by BPI, and gold by Music Canada, BVMI, RIAJ, PROMUSICAE, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI)

$1,500,000

2001

Asset

Asking price for his Laguna Beach house

$1,800,000

2001

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Bounce with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by Music Canada, BVMI, RIAJ and IFPI-SWI, and gold by RIAA, ARIA, ABPD, BPI, IFPI-AUT and PROMUSICAE)

$5,000,000

2000

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live album One Wild Night Live 1985–2001 with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by IFPI-EU, IFPI-SWI and PROMUSICAE, and gold by Music Canada, ABPD, BVMI and IFPI-AUT, and silver by BPI)

$2,000,000

2000

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Tokyo Road: Best of Bon Jovi with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 2x platinum by RIAJ)

$400,000

1999

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Crush with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 3x platinum by RIAJ and IFPI-SWI, 2x platinum by RIAA, Music Canada, BVMI and PROMUSICAE, and platinum by BPI, ARIA, IFPI-AUT and IFPI-FIN)

$11,000,000

1999

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live performance album The Crush Tour with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 2x platinum by BPI, platinum by RIAA and ARIA, and gold by ABPD)

$1,710,000

1994

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album These Days with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 4x platinum by BPI, 3x platinum by RIAJ, 2x platinum by Music Canada and PROMUSICAE, platinum by RIAA, ARIA, IFPI-AUT, IFPI-FIN and IFPI-SWI)

$10,000,000

1994

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the live performance album Live From London with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 2x platinum by BPI and gold by RIAA)

$133,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video collections album Cross Road: The Videos with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada)

$50,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the compilation album Cross Road with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 11x platinum by ARIA, 10x platinum by Music Canada, 8x platinum by IFPI-EU, 7x platinum by BPI, 4x platinum by RIAA and PROMUSICAE, 3x platinum by IFPI-AUT and IFPI-SWI, and 2x platinum by BVMI and IFPI-FIN)

$21,500,000

1993

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video collections album Keep the Faith: The Videos with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada)

$50,000

1991

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Keep the Faith with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 5x platinum by Music Canada, 3x platinum by ARIA and IFPI-SWI, 2x platinum by RIAA, IFPI-AUT and RIAJ, platinum by BPI, BVMI and PROMUSICAE, and gold by IFPI-FIN)

$12,000,000

1989

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the documentary album Access All Areas: A Rock & Roll Odyssey with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified gold by RIAA)

$50,000

1988

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video collections album New Jersey: The Videos with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA and gold by Music Canada)

$105,000

1987

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album New Jersey with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 7x platinum by RIAA, 5x platinum by Music Canada, 2x platinum by ARIA and BPI, and platinum by BVMI, PROMUSICAE, IFPI-AUT, IFPI-FIN, and IFPI-SWI)

$18,000,000

1986

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video collections album Slippery When Wet: The Videos with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and platinum by Music Canada)

$210,000

1985

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Slippery When Wet with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified diamond by RIAA, 10x platinum by Music Canada, 6x platinum by ARIA, 3x platinum by BPI, 2x platinum by IFPI-SWI, and platinum by BVMI, IFPI-SWI and PROMUSICAE)

$28,000

1984

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album 7800° Fahrenheit with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and silver by BPI)

$3,000,000

1984

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the video collections album Breakout: Video Singles with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA)

$50,000

1983

Record Sales

Estimated earnings from the album Bon Jovi with the American rock band Bon Jovi (certified platinum by RIAA, gold by Music Canada and IFPI-SWI, and silver by BPI)

$3,500,000