Net Worths of American Idol Participants

Worth: $75 million The highest net worth of all winners, Underwood has won multiple Grammies, and boasts several No. 1 albums and endorsements.

Net worth: $28 million Clarkson, three-time Grammy award winner, has released seven albums since being crowned the first American Idol.

Net worth: $20 million Hudson was a star of the film"Dream Girls" and won a Grammy, Golden Globe, SAG, and Oscar.

Net worth: $16 million Despite being a runner up, Lambert has one of the highest net worths.

Net worth: $10 million Sparks, just 17 when she won, earned as much as her father did in 5 years in the NFL.

Net worth: $10 million Daughtry returned to his band after being voted off the show. They were later honored with a Grammy nomination.

Net worth: $7 million Aiken recorded music and then ran unsuccessfully for Congress.

Net worth: $6 million McPhee threw herself head first into TV with the series, "Smash."

Net worth: $5 million Cook has released four albums since he became the American Idol.

Net worth: $5 million A North Carolina native (like Aiken, Daughtry, Barrino, and McCreery), Pickler stuck to her country music roots after the show.

Net worth: $3.5 million Injuries from a 2013 car accident prevented Allen from recording until 2014. He's bounced back.

Net worth: $3.5 million Phillips' first single "Home" was chosen as the theme for NBC's coverage of the 2012 summer Olympics in London.

Net worth: $3 million Studdard has released six albums and been nominated for a Grammy.

Net worth: $3 million Barrino has had roles in film and Broadway, in addition to a career in music.

Net worth: $3 million McCreery, just 17 at the time of his win, had his first album go platinum.

Net worth: $2 million Hicks, leader of the "Soul Patrol," is also a BBQ restaurant owner in his home state of Alabama.

Net worth: $1 million Glover has yet to produce a chart-topping hit. She is said to be working on a second album.

Net worth: $1 million Long-haired rocker Johnson also left his label after a year. He is touring.

Net worth: $1 million The newest winner has big shoes to fill and has yet to release his first album.

Net Worth:$50,000 DeWyze broke off ties with RCA records only one year after his big win. He now has the lowest net worth of winners.