The United States has marked 1 million deaths from COVID-19, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Johns Hopkins University. The milestone was reached in May 2022, more than two years after the coronavirus was first detected in the country.

Auditors from OpenTheBooks.com revealed that Dr. Anthony Fauci was the highest compensated federal employee, with an annual salary of $417,608 in 2019. As of 2020, Dr. Fauci maintained his position as the top-earning federal worker, with a salary of $434,312. From 2004 to 2007, his remuneration increased by 68%, rising from $200,000 to $335,000 annually, and this permanent pay adjustment extended through to 2020.

OpenTheBooks obtained Dr. Anthony Fauci’s salary data via federal records and reports that, “As director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, he is the highest paid public servant in the country, making **$434,312 in 2020 and $456,028 in 2021.**” It adds that between 2010 and 2019 “Dr. Fauci made $3.6 million in salary.” The report describes itself as based on Freedom of Information Act requests and federal payroll data.

OpenTheBooks calculated that during the calendar year 2021, "the Fauci's household income, perks and benefits, and unrealized investment gains totaled $2,832,876 — including federal income and benefits of $903,497, outside awards and royalties totaling $1,019,205; and $910,174 in investment gains." The article notes that "He out-earned the president, and anyone else on the federal payroll, making a total of $1.252 million from 2018-2020. His total compensation was $456,028 last year, up from the $434,312 he earned in 2020. In 2022, his salary skyrocketed to $480,000."

Dr. Anthony Fauci was the highest paid federal employee in 2019, 2020 and 2021. He earned $417,608 in 2019, $434,312 in 2020 and $456,028 in 2021 as director of the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. In February 2021, Dr. Fauci was awarded a $1 million prize from the Israel-based Dan David Foundation for “speaking truth to power” during the Trump administration. The foundation gave the award for what it said was “courageously defending science in the face of uninformed opposition during the challenging COVID crisis.”

Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Of the nearly 57,000 royalty payments documented by OpenTheBooks, almost 48,000 were made on or before Dec. 5, 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic. Only three of the 58 payments to Collins and Fauci were made in 2020 or 2021: one payment to Fauci on Jan. 28, 2020, and payments to Collins and Fauci on Feb. 11, 2021, and April 28, 2021, respectively.

In 2021, Fauci was awarded the Dan David Prize, a $1 million award disbursed by the Israel-based Dan David Foundation headquartered at Tel Aviv University. Per the rules of the award, 10% of the prize was meant to be designated for academic scholarships in Fauci’s field, with the remainder going to the laureate.

Fox News, citing disclosures obtained by OpenTheBooks, reports that "Fauci's compensation also increased by nearly $25,000 between 2021 and 2022 as he remained the highest-paid federal employee, receiving more than President Biden." It specifies: "Fauci acquired roughly $481,000 in compensation in 2022, an increase from the $456,000 he earned in 2021."

Children's Health Defense, summarizing OpenTheBooks’ FOIA-based data, states that “Fauci continued to be the most highly compensated federal employee earning **$456,000 in 2021 and $480,000 in 2022.**” It further specifies under “Federal employment compensation” that: “Fauci earned **$456,028 in cash compensation during 2021 — up from 434,312 (2020).** … In 2022, Fauci received another base salary increase up to **$480,000.** Between 2010 and 2020, Fauci earned cash compensation of **$3.7 million** from his federal employer.”

Dr. Anthony Fauci's wealth has reportedly increased twofold, reaching approximately $15 million, from early 2019 to the conclusion of 2023 amid the pandemic, including "during the peak of the severe COVID lockdowns," as disclosed by documents acquired by a watchdog organization. The financial disclosures do not thoroughly clarify the origins of Fauci's income, but they do indicate several six-figure payments he received throughout 2023, amounting to $1.15 million. These payments included $100,000 in April, another $100,000 in June, $150,000 in September, and $700,000 in November.

International Business Times, summarizing Fauci’s federal disclosure forms, reports that “The household reported about **$2.83M** in 2021, its strongest year… Federal pay and benefits accounted for **$903,497** across the two of them. A further **$1,019,205** arrived as awards and royalties, with investments contributing **$910,174.** … The 2020 filing recorded about **$1.78M** in combined income, benefits, and unrealised gains, of which federal sources supplied **$868,812.**” The piece notes that “Fauci's own salary reached **$480,654** in his final year, making him the highest-paid federal employee.”

According to NIH financial disclosures obtained by OpenTheBooks, Anthony Fauci and his spouse saw their net worth increase by about $5 million from the onset of the COVID-19 crisis until 2021, rising from roughly $7.6 million in 2019 to over $12.6 million in 2021. OpenTheBooks data cited in the article state that Fauci received a federal salary of $456,000 in 2020 and $480,000 in 2021. In 2021, his total earnings reached $2.82 million, including federal salary and benefits of $903,497, external awards and royalties of $1,019,000, and investment gains of $910,174.

Fauci’s status as the highest-paid federal employee was widely reported, with his salary reaching $456,000 in 2021, according to government data cited by OpenTheBooks. After his retirement, he is expected to receive an annual federal pension estimated at over $350,000, the largest in federal government history for a civil servant.

Forbes details Fauci’s pay scale: “In 2019, Dr. Anthony Fauci earned **$417,608**, marking him as the highest-paid physician within the federal government and surpassing the salaries of all four million federal employees. Since 2014, his pay has risen from **$335,000** to the present figure of **$417,608.**” The article notes this is based on federal personnel records analyzed by OpenTheBooks.

The award was valued at $1 million, with 10% designated for scholarships. Fauci later corrected his financial disclosure: "The Dan David prize that was deposited in my bank account was $899,960.00, not $901,400." This correction refers to the COVID-era Dan David Prize awarded to him in 2021.

OpenTheBooks’ analysis of Dr. Fauci’s retirement benefits estimated his annual pension at $414,667, which they note would exceed President Joe Biden’s current $400,000 salary. This projection is based on formulas for federal employee pensions applied to Fauci’s known salary history as director of NIAID.

The Daily Signal, describing salary data and legal questions around NIH officials, states: “As of **2020, Fauci was paid $434,312 a year**, the New York Post reported; that salary was up from the **$419,608 in 2019** reported by the watchdog group Open the Books.” The piece notes these amounts are federal salary, separate from other income or investment gains.

The latest publicly available information regarding Fauci's salary comes from OpentheBooks.com, a site dedicated to transparency in public spending, which utilizes data from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. It indicates that Fauci's current salary stands at $480,654, while the president has maintained an annual salary of $400,000 since 2001. Public records indicate that he earned $3.6 million from 2010 to 2019, with the potential to earn approximately $2.5 million more from 2020 to 2024 if he remains in his role throughout President Biden's current tenure.

The Independent, summarizing Forbes/OpenTheBooks data on Fauci’s retirement package, notes: “He was paid **$434,312 in 2020**, a four per cent jump from his **2019 salary of $417,608.** … ‘If he’d left federal service at the end of FY2020, figuring 80 per cent of his highest three-year average, would mean a federal pension of **$333,745 a year**, plus cost-of-living increases.’ It adds that “It is expected that his **2021 and 2022 salaries** will be the same as or even higher than the previous years.”

Documents show that Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Francis Collins received 58 royalty payments from 2010 to 2021 for their research. Only three of the payments came in 2020 or 2021; the rest were made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. A nonprofit recently reported that, since 2009, the National Institutes of Health and many of its scientists received an estimated $350 million in royalties for developing experimental treatments. Some kept the money, but Dr. Anthony Fauci has said that he donates royalties he receives to charity.

Fox News describes remarks by Sen. Josh Hawley: "Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is introducing legislation to block federal bureaucrats from accepting cash prizes on Thursday, just a day after laying into Dr. Anthony Fauci for receiving what Hawley said was over $1 million during the COVID-19 pandemic." It reports Hawley saying to Fauci: "You were using federal employees with taxpayer money to apply for and solicit cash prizes for you personally, cash prizes totaling over $1 million," and adds that public records showed one award check "totaling $900,000."

WASHINGTON (TNND) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the former White House Chief Medical Adviser and a prominent figure during the COVID-19 pandemic, has seen a significant increase in his wealth since retiring from government service, according to the government watchdog group Open the Books. "He was the highest-paid bureaucrat when he was working for the federal government, he was making $480,000 as his final salary." Open the Books obtained Fauci’s financial disclosure, revealing that his household earned more than $3.5 million in 2023, including paid speaking engagements and a memoir advance.

401(k) Specialist, summarizing Forbes’ analysis of federal payroll data, writes: “He was the single highest-paid federal employee for the second consecutive year in 2021… As director of the NIAID, Fauci earned **$434,312 in 2020**, the latest year available, up from **$417,608 in 2019** and **$399,625 in 2018.**” It also explains that using his 2018–2020 salaries, auditors estimated that if he had retired at the end of FY 2020, his federal pension would be **$333,745 a year.**

The press agency reported that two leading researchers, Anthony Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and his deputy, Clifford Lane, received payments relating to their development of interleukin 2 as a treatment for HIV/AIDS. NIH royalty payments to individual inventors are legally capped, and such payments have been a source of controversy regarding staff researchers.

CBS Austin reports on OpenTheBooks’ findings, stating: “Open the Books auditors determined with the Federal Freedom of Information Act request that **Fauci made $480,000**. Andrezejewski says it was a sharp rise from **2019 at $419,000.**” The article frames this in the context of Fauci and his wife’s net worth exceeding $11 million during the pandemic.

Auditors at OpenTheBooks.com noted that NIH scientists can legally only earn up to $150,000 a year in royalties. Between October 2021 and September 2023, $710 million in royalty payments from private companies went to NIH institutes, centers and individuals, but just $25.5 million went to NIH inventors directly during those two years, plus $11.1 million in 2021. Fauci said he receives about $120 a year from a monoclonal antibody he developed "about 25 years ago" that has nothing to do with COVID.

Cumulative COVID-19 deaths in the United States surpassed 1 million around May 2022, based on aggregations from Johns Hopkins University and CDC mortality data. This timing corresponds to more than two years after widespread transmission began in early 2020, and is the basis for public statements by U.S. officials referencing “one million Americans” dead from COVID-19.