| Net Worth: | $6 Million |
| Date of Birth: | Jun 29, 1982 (38 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Profession: | Screenwriter, Writer, Comedian |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
| Last Updated: | 2019 |
Colin Jost net worth and salary: Colin Jost is an American stand-up comedian and writer who has a net worth of $6 million. Colin Jost was born in Staten Island, New York. He attended Regis High School in Manhattan followed by Harvard University. While at Harvard, he was the head of the famous publication, the Harvard Lampoon. Colin Jost first gained widespread notice when he was hired to write for “Saturday Night Live” in 2005, directly out of college. Four years later he rose to writing supervisor. In 2012 he became co-head writer for SNL. He was co-head writer from 2012 to 2015 and then came back as one of the head writers in 2017. In March of 2014, he began co-anchoring “Weekend Update” on “Saturday Night Live” alongside Michael Che. When not writing for “Saturday Night Live”, he performs stand-up comedy. He has appeared at Caroline’s on Broadway, where he was named 2011’s “Breakout Artist”, and has also performed at both the Montreal and Chicago “Just for Laughs” Festivals, and on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”. He has published essays in such publications as “The New Yorker”, “The New York Times Magazine”, and “The Huffington Post”, among others. In 2015 he wrote the movie “Staten Island Summer”. In 2016 he appeared in the movie “How to Be Single”. In September 2018 he co-hosted the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards along with Michael Che. Colin has been romantically linked to Scarlett Johansson since December 2017. In May 2019 Colin and Scarlet became engaged.
Colin Jost Saturday Night Live Salary: As a main cast member and writer who has been with the show since 2014, Colin earns $25,000 per episode of SNL. Assuming he makes at least one appearance on all 21 episodes per year, Colin would make around $525,000 per season of SNL.