Dr. Anthony Fauci pocketed $2M during pandemic, bringing his and wife's net worth to $11M

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Dr. Anthony Fauci was paid quite well during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and former White House top doctor was the highest-paid public servant in the U.S., making even more than President Joe Biden.

Fauci brought home about $480,000 US as Biden’s chief medical officer — which is $80,000 more than the president’s annual salary — and netted a total of $2 million in earnings during the coronavirus pandemic, according to records obtained by Fox News.

A Freedom of Information Act request filed at the end of his tenure in 2022 revealed Fauci and his wife Dr. Christine Grady had a net worth that exceeded $11 million — up from $7.6 million in 2019, the outlet reported.

The 82-year-old reportedly earned extra cash during the pandemic through royalties, speaking engagements, awards, investment gains and royalties from his academic publishing.

Meanwhile, as chief of the Department of Bioethics at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Grady’s 2021 earnings were about $239,000 in 2021. The figures for the following year were not made available.

By the end of 2022, the Faucis’ net worth was $11.45 million, though the year before, it was even higher at $12.6 million, according to the outlet.

At the end of last year, Fauci’s account balance totalled $9.25 million, while Grady’s was around $2.2 million.

OpenTheBooks CEO Adam Andrzejewski analyzed the Faucis’ past disclosures to form a fuller picture of their wealth and found the couple’s lucrative assets were held in a mix of trusts, retirement, and college education accounts.

Fauci, now retired, will collect a federal pension estimated to come to about $375,000 this year, but could reach as much as $530,000 in subsequent years.

“In retirement, we estimate that Fauci is collecting a federal pension, which rivals a presidential salary,” Andrzejewski told Fox. “It’s the largest federal retirement package in history.”

Fauci’s role during the pandemic was sharply criticized after he told then-President during his run as the head of the White House’s COVID response team to “shut the country down” — including schools and businesses.

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He was also ripped for his masking policies and his social-distancing protocols, which he has since admitted he made up.

“You know, I don’t recall. It sort of just appeared,” he admitted to Republicans earlier this year about the six-foot social-distancing guidelines.

He also told the committee’s counsel that he didn’t remember reading anything to support that masking kids would prevent COVID.

“Do you recall reviewing any studies or data supporting masking for children?” he was asked, to which he responded, “I might have, but I don’t recall specifically that I did.”