Revealed: Skrillex's Assets & Salary ( Updated) Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

Many fans are curious about Skrillex's financial success in 2026. Our team analyzed the latest data to provide a clear picture of their income.

What is Skrillex's Net Worth?

Skrillex is an American electronic DJ and record producer who has a net worth of $70 million. Skrillex can easily earn north of $20 million per year before taxes from touring and licensing. Outside of his own music, Skrillex has produced highly successful tracks for other artists likeJustin Bieber,Lady Gaga, and Diplo. He has also made a small fortune with successful real estate investments that we'll detail later in this article.

Early Life

Sonny John Moore was born on January 15, 1988, in Los Angeles, California. He is better known by his stage name Skrillex. He lived in the Highland Park neighborhood of Northeast Los Angeles until he was two years old, when he moved to the Forest Hill neighborhood of San Francisco, where he attended elementary school. He was adopted at birth by family friends of his biological parents. He did not find out about this until he was 15 years old. After attending boarding school in the Mojave Desert LV at the ages of 9 and 10, he moved back to Northeast Los Angeles when he was 12 years old. From age 14, he was homeschooled due to experiencing bullying at school, but dropped out of the program at age 15. As a teen, Moore would attend punk gigs and electro club raves.

Music Career

Moore joined the band From First To Last in 2004. The band was formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1999, and is composed of Moore as lead vocalist, lead guitarist Matt Good, rhythm guitarist Travis Richter, bassist Matt Manning, and drummer Derek Bloom. Originally, he was supposed to be the band's rhythm guitarist, but after band members heard him singing, they decided he would make a better lead singer. With From First to Last, Moore appears on their albums "Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Body Count" (2004) and "Heroine" (2006). However, after suffering from vocal problems and undergoing a vocal surgical procedure, Moore left the band to focus on his solo career.

After departing From First To Last, Moore began releasing demos on MySpace, and toured with a full band on the Team Sleep Tour with supporting acts Monster in the Machine and Strata. He then was part of the second annual AP Tour, hosted by Alternative Press Magazine, from March to May 2008. Other bands on the tour were All Time Low, The Rocket Summer, The Matches, and Forever the Sickest Kids. Under the name Sonny Moore, he leased the digital EP "Gypsyhook" in April 2009.

Beginning in 2008, Moore had started producing and performing music in Los Angeles clubs under the alias Skrillex. His debut release as Skrillex, "My Name Is Skrillex," was released on June 7, 2010. He was signed to mau5trap recordings later that year, and then went on a nationwide tour with deadmau5. He also released his second EP "Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites" (2010).

In summary, the total wealth of Skrillex reflects strategic moves.

Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.