Nneka Ihim Net Worth: The RHOP Star Is a Self-Proclaimed ‘Rich B—h’

Jason Pham
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As the newest cherry blossom on Potomac, it makes sense why Bravo fans want to know about Nneka Ihim’s net worth and how much The Real Housewives of Potomac newbie makes both on and off screen. Nneka, an attorney from the Washington D.C. area, joined The Real Housewives of Potomac in Season 8.

The Real Housewives of Potomac is Bravo’s reality TV series following the personal and professional lives of wealthy women living in Potomac, Maryland. The series—which is a part of Bravo’s Real Housewives franchise featuring 11 cities across the world—premiered in 2016 and is the eighth installment in the Real Housewives franchise.

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Nneka is one of seven main cast members on The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 8, along with Gizelle Bryant, Ashley Darby, Robyn Dixon, Karen Huger, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Wendy Osefo, and Mia Thornton. The cast also includes Friends of Charrisse Jackson-Jordan and Keiana Stewart. Nneka is married to Dr. Ikenna “Iyke” Ihim, a board-certified medical doctor, philanthropist, and night lounge investor.

Since her debut on The Real Housewives of Potomac, Nneka, a self-proclaimed “rich b—h,” has made a splash. Read on for what we know about Nneka Ihim’s net worth and how much she makes on The Real Housewives of Potomac.

1. What is Nneka Ihim’s net worth?

What is Nneka Ihim’s net worth? Nnkea Ihim’s net worth hasn’t been confirmed, however, she and her husband, Ikenna Ihim, are estimated to be worth at least seven figures. In the trailer for The Real Housewives of Potomac Season 8, Nneka is seen telling her husband, “Thanks for buying me a $2 million house.” She continues later in the season, “My daddy’s a rich bitch, and he made sure his daguhter’s a rich bitch too.”

Along with what she makes from The Real Housewives of Potomac, Nneka Ihim’s net worth also includes what she makes from her career. According to her Linkedin, Nneka currently works as an attorney part of the Employment Counsel for the technology company Square, where she started at in 2021. Before that, she was a Labor and Employment Attorney at Shenoi Koes LLP from 2013 to 2021; and an Associate Attorney for Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP.

Nneka graduated from the University of Michigan with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Literature. She also earned a Doctor of Law from the University of Wisconsin Law School. While in college, she was a University Correspondent for CNN and a Student Attorney for the Legal Services of South Central Michigan.

2. What is Nneka Ihim’s salary for The Real Housewives of Potomac?

What is Nneka Ihim’s salary for The Real Housewives of Potomac? Nneka’s exact salary for The Real Housewives of Potomac hasn’t been confirmed, however, she’s expected to make around $60,000 for her first season.

In an interview on the “Behind the Velvet Rope With David Yontef” podcast in November 2021, Carole Radziwill, who starred on The Real Housewives of New York City from Seasons 5 to 10, claimed that the “first year” of all Housewives, “everyone gets paid $60,000.” However, hair and makeup costs are deducted from that number.

“I was like, ‘I’m not doing it for [$60,000]. I’ll do it for a hundred.’ They had blown up the show at that point and right. They’d fired like four people … I guess they were desperate,” she said. “I only found out … that Heather Thomson and Aviva Drescher didn’t get $100,000 because then the second season we were negotiating and they gave us $150,000. Heather thought it was great. I’m like, ‘It’s not that great.’ And then I realized they had just paid her the $60,000. Of course, I immediately told her because I wasn’t gonna like pretend or lie to her.”

Gina Kirschenheiter, who joined The Real Housewives of Orange County in Season 13, was also paid $63,000 for her first season from the series’ production company, Evolution Media, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly from Gina’s divorce from her husband, Matthew Kirschenheiter. Gina also received another $5,450 from NBCUniversal, the parent company of Bravo, the network that airs the Real Housewives franchise.

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