Lauren Conrad Net Worth (Money & Salary)

What Is Lauren Conrad’s Net Worth?

With a net worth of $40 million, Lauren Conrad is an American fashion designer, television personality, and author. She gained fame by starring in the MTV reality series “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County” and its spin-off “The Hills.” Subsequently, she carved out a successful career as an entrepreneur. Known for being a best-selling author, she has also established several businesses, particularly a product line sold at Kohl’s, which features bedding, jewelry, shoes, dresses, jeans, and more.

Early Life

On February 1, 1986, Lauren Katherine Conrad was born in Laguna Beach, California. She has two younger siblings, Breanna and Brandon, the former also being a reality television personality. Lauren completed her secondary education at Laguna Beach High School.

Television Career

In 2004, along with her fellow students from Laguna Beach High School, including Lo Bosworth, Kristin Cavallari, and Stephen Colletti, Conrad was cast in the MTV reality series “Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.” This show followed their high school lives, particularly highlighting the love triangle involving Conrad, Cavallari, and Colletti during its first season. After graduating high school, Conrad attended the Academy of Art University in San Francisco for one semester where she met Heidi Montag, then switched to the Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising in Los Angeles.

Conrad departed from “Laguna Beach” after the second season, leading to the production of the spin-off series “The Hills” in 2006. This new show chronicled the lives of Conrad, her housemate Montag, and friends Audrina Patridge and Whitney Port. She exited the series midway through its fifth season, at which point Kristin Cavallari succeeded her.

Other television roles Conrad has held include guest appearances on “Family Guy” and “Greek,” as well as a guest judge role on the reality series “America’s Next Top Model.” She also portrayed a satirical version of herself in the 2007 comedy film “Epic Movie.”

Business Ventures

Conrad debuted her first fashion line, The Lauren Conrad Collection, during LA Fashion Week in March 2008, but it was discontinued after just one year due to disappointing sales. In fall 2009, she joined forces with American retailer Kohl’s to establish the fashion line LC by Lauren Conrad, which is available in stores nationwide. This line features a range of items, such as bedding, jewelry, shoes, dresses, and jeans. Additionally, she founded the fashion line Paper Crown, co-founded the fair trade online store The Little Market, and launched The Beauty Department in collaboration with her hairstylist Kristin Ess and makeup artist Amy Nadine. Conrad’s brand endorsements include the online social network College Tonight and mark, a division of Avon.

Targeting young women, she introduced her first fragrance, LOVED by Lauren Conrad, in 2022.

Her debut novel, “L.A. Candy,” was published by Conrad in June 2009 and achieved a spot on “The New York Times” bestseller list. It was succeeded by the sequels “Sweet Little Lies” and “Sugar and Spice,” both released in 2010. This series, inspired by her own experiences, tells the story of a woman named Jane Roberts relocating to Los Angeles. In addition, Conrad has authored several other titles including “Lauren Conrad Style” (2010), “The Fame Game” (2012), “Lauren Conrad Beauty” (2012), “Starstruck” (2012), “Infamous” (2013), and “Lauren Conrad Celebrate” (2016). As of now, she has written a total of nine books.

Personal Life

Beginning her relationship with William Tell, a law student and ex-guitarist for Something Corporate, in February 2012, Conrad and Tell moved in together by September 2013 and got engaged the following month. They were married in September 2014 and share two sons. Prior to this, Conrad was linked romantically to co-stars Stephen Colletti and Brody Jenner, and she also dated actor Kyle Howard from 2008 to 2011.

Lauren Conrad Salary

During the height of her tenure on the show, Conrad’s earnings peaked at $125,000 per episode of “The Hills,” making her the highest-paid reality star globally at that time.

Real Estate

Besides being an entrepreneur, Lauren has made a name for herself in real estate. In 2015, she and Tell purchased a 5-bedroom, 5,800-square-foot residence in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, for $4.4 million. They sold this property in 2017 for just under $5 million. In 2016, she offloaded a Beverly Hills duplex condo for $2.8 million. Moreover, Conrad acquired a home in Brentwood in 2013 for $3.6 million and sold it for $4.5 million in 2017. In her hometown of Laguna Beach, she owns two properties on the same street: one purchased for $2 million in 2009 and another, situated on a bluff with stunning ocean views, which she bought for $8.5 million in 2014.