As is tradition in the Jordan de Luxe show, Julien Lepers had to confess about money, this November 7, 2024 on C8. And he wasn't very happy to reveal how much he was getting through broadcast of “Questions for a Champion”.
The 75-year-old presenter first assured about his cachet between 1988 to 2016 that he “didn't know“. And to finally admit that he was probably around the same thing as what his successor, Samuel Etienne, touches.
Julien Lepers reveals his salary for the first time
Jordan de Luxe in fact tried to find the amount, by balancing the figure of 15,000 euros. Opposite, Julien Lepers explained that if the new host received that, he would have to divide the amount by two, for taxes.
And to specify in fact: “It's 50% taxes, you have to imagine. Because people think it's a lot, of course it's a lot. When you see that 90% of French people earn 1700-1800-1900 euros per month. So, we don't complain at all, and we keep our mouths shut. But that said, the large sums that you quote, you always divide by two, for taxes”.
In net terms, this means that Julien Lepers received between 6 and 8,000 euros per month, “something like that” he calculated, before recalling: “but it’s not just the money!”
A nice jackpot which allowed him to be a millionaire. Thus, Julien Lepers confided to Jordan de Luxe that he had Around 2 to 3 million eurosplaced in real estate.
His problems with the tax authorities
However, despite these good incomes, Julien Lepers had “problems with the tax authorities”. And this, because Julien Lepers had “not declared enough”25 years ago, he said. The TV star assures that this error was the fault of his tax advisor who took care of it at the time, in his place.
If this time, he was straightenedJulien Lepers never had any more problems with the Public Treasury. And to conclude, “I can tell you that in my career, I have paid much more than a million euros in taxes!”
