Jared Fogle Net Worth - Pulptastic

Publish date: 2024-02-29

What is Jared Fogle’s Net Worth and Salary?

Jared Fogle, the former Subway spokesperson and motivational speaker, has a net worth of $4 million.

At the height of his career, he was worth between $10-$15 million and earned $2 million annually.

In 2015, Fogle was arrested on child pornography charges, which resulted in him paying a divorce settlement to his ex-wife worth up to $7 million.

He has since likely lost millions more from legal defense costs and civil settlements.

Jared Fogle’s Background

Jared Fogle was born on December 1, 1977, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Norman and Adrienne Fogle. He was raised in a Jewish home and had a Bar Mitzvah before being confirmed by his Conservative-Reconstructionist synagogue. Fogle graduated from North Central High School in Indianapolis in 1995 and attended Indiana University Bloomington in 2000. He briefly worked as a revenue management agent at American Trans Air.

Jared Fogle’s Rise to Fame as Subway Spokesperson

In 1999, Jared Fogle gained fame after losing 245 pounds in a year through his self-designed “Subway diet.” He became a major spokesperson for the company, with Subway’s national ad agency offering him a lead role in their national campaign in 2000. Fogle appeared in many TV commercials and sponsored in-store appearances, with Subway attributing a third of its growth sales to him. He also established the Jared Foundation, a nonprofit focused on raising awareness of childhood obesity through educational programs and tools provided to parents, schools, and community leaders. However, Fogle’s career came to an abrupt end when he was arrested by the FBI for possessing and distributing child pornography and the sexual abuse of a minor.

Before his arrest, Fogle also appeared in WWE and the “Sharknado” film series. He was a guest on numerous TV shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show and Larry King Live. He was also an author and worked as a motivational speaker traveling the country about 200 days a year. In 2008, Subway launched a campaign called Tour de Pants celebrating Fogle maintaining his weight loss for a decade. As part of the campaign, Fogle retired his now-famous pair of 62-inch pants to a museum at the end of the advertising tour.

Jared Fogle’s Legal Troubles

In July 2015, Jared’s home was raided as part of an FBI investigation into child pornography. He was later charged with possessing and distributing child pornography and traveling across state lines to have sex with minors. Subway severed ties with Jared after the FBI raid and his arrest.

On August 19, 2015, Jared Fogle pleaded guilty to possession of child pornography and agreed to pay $1.4 million in restitution to 14 victims. He is now serving a 15-year prison sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood near Littleton, Colorado. His earliest possible release date is July 11, 2029, a month before his 52nd birthday.

Jared Fogle’s Marriage and Divorce

Jared Fogle was married to pediatric nurse Elizabeth Christie from 2001-2007. He then became engaged to teacher Kathleen McLaughlin in November 2009. They got married in 2010 and had two children together.

However, on August 19, 2015, following Fogle’s charges of sex with minors and child pornography, McLaughlin announced that she was seeking a divorce. Fogle reportedly paid his ex-wife a $7 million divorce settlement.