Terry Crews is being sized up again as a fresh estimate puts his net worth at $25 million, a figure that captures how far he has traveled from the NFL and into television, books and hosting. The number lands as he prepares to emcee a new Food Network competition, giving readers a current look at how his career has turned into wealth.
Crews became the host of America’s Got Talent in 2019, and that role remains one of the main reasons people are searching his name now. He will next host 100 Cooks, which premieres June 7, 2026, at 9 p.m. ET and follows 100 home chefs as they face a string of cooking challenges, with only one winner at the end.
The $25 million estimate comes from CelebrityNetWorth.com and is tied to a mix of income streams rather than a single pay packet. Crews has built his profile through television hosting, acting and published books, and the path began long before reality TV: in the 1990s, he played in the NFL as a defensive end and linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams, the San Diego Chargers and the Philadelphia Eagles.
His time on screen has been just as central. Crews played Terry Jeffords on Brooklyn Nine-Nine from 2013 to 2021, and there were reports that he earned around $80,000 per episode, though he never confirmed that figure. Before that, he appeared in Everybody Hates Chris and White Chicks, helping turn a former pro athlete into a familiar face in comedy and prime-time TV.
The one part of the paycheck that still sits behind the curtain is his AGT salary. A May 2022 estimate put it at around $60,000 per episode, which would work out to roughly $1.5 million a season if the show runs about 24 episodes, but the official figure has not been disclosed. Crews has said the job is not about money anyway, telling Parade in 2021 that the point is to advance the best acts and then let America decide once the live shows begin.
That view fits the way his career has been assembled. He has also published several books, and his latest, the children’s story Terry’s Many Hats, came out in April 2026. The next clear marker is 100 Cooks, where Crews returns as the face of a high-profile competition, and the unanswered question is still his exact AGT salary.
