Formed in 1981, glam metal band Mötley Crüe has been rocking the stage for over four epic decades.
The band has sold over 100 million records globally, achieved nine top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart, and most recently wrapped up a Las Vegas residency that ran from September to October 2025.
But which member has made the most money along the way? Read on to discover how much the members of Mötley Crüe are worth today and how they've made their millions.
All dollar amounts in US dollars.
Mötley Crüe hired John Corabi as its lead vocalist and guitarist in 1992, following the temporary departure of frontman Vince Neil.
Corabi already had impressive rock-and-roll credentials before joining the group. He formed his first band, Angora, shortly after leaving high school and had also fronted LA-based band The Scream.
Corabi performed with Mötley Crüe until 1996 and released one full album with the band, 1994's Mötley Crüe, which was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Shortly after leaving Mötley Crüe, Corabi launched the rock band Union with former Kiss member Bruce Kulick. He also featured as a guitarist on Brides of Destruction's 2004 album Here Come the Brides.
The rocker joined The Dead Daisies in 2015, performing with the band until 2019. He rejoined the group in 2023 to embark on a 10-year anniversary tour and most recently featured on the band's 2025 album Lookin' For Trouble.
Outside of music, Corabi released his memoir titled Horseshoes and Hand Grenades in 2022. His estimated net worth stands at a cool $1 million (£750k).
The newest Mötley Crüe member, John 5 (whose real name is John Lowery), joined the band as a guitarist in 2022 after Mick Mars stopped touring due to health problems.
Mötley Crüe announced John 5 would replace Mars onstage in an Instagram post in October 2022: "No doubt it will take an outstanding musician to fill Mick's shoes, so we are grateful that our good friend, John 5, has agreed to come on board".
John 5 added: "I'm honoured to carry out Mick's legacy, and I look forward to playing these songs".
John 5 already had an impressive music career before joining Mötley Crüe, forming his first band Dirty Trixx in middle school, before going on to work as a session guitarist in Los Angeles.
He then founded the duo 2wo in the late 1990s with Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford and has toured with some of the biggest names in rock, including Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie.
The veteran rocker has also released 11 solo guitar albums, with the latest titled Ghost dropping earlier this year. His estimated net worth is a tidy $10 million (£7.5m).
Reportedly expelled from high school for bad behaviour, the young Vince Neil started his career by performing with the Cheap Trick cover band Rock Candy.
Neil became the lead vocalist of Mötley Crüe in 1981 following a successful audition. He was briefly fired from the band in 1992 but rejoined in 1997.
Outside of Mötley Crüe, Vince Neil has released three solo albums and appeared on numerous reality shows, including Skating With the Stars and The New Celebrity Apprentice.
The rockstar has also invested in several businesses, including bars, grills, clothing stores, tattoo parlours, and vineyards. These ventures have undoubtedly contributed to his estimated net worth of $50 million (£37m).
Last year, Neil suffered a stroke so severe that doctors told him he might never walk again. As a result, Mötley Crüe postponed their Las Vegas residency to allow him time to recover. Remarkably, Neil made a full recovery and returned to the stage with the band for their rescheduled shows this September.
Mick Mars is a founding member of Mötley Crüe. The lead guitarist is credited with creating Mötley Crüe's name and regularly assisted Nikki Sixx in the songwriting process.
When he was just 14, Mars started a Beatles tribute act and also spent his younger years performing with a group called Spiders and Cowboys.
After 41 years with Mötley Crüe, Mars announced his retirement from touring in 2022, telling Variety: "My body just doesn't want to do it". He was replaced by John 5 shortly after.
In April 2023, Mars filed a lawsuit against his former bandmates, claiming they had excluded him from the band's business affairs and had been "trying to replace" him since 1987. Nikki Sixx responded to the allegations on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), writing: "We don't deserve this considering how many years we've been propping him up. We still wish him the best. We love you, Mick".
Legal drama aside, Mars's epic career has earned him an estimated net worth of $50 million (£37m).
Nikki Sixx is one of the founding members of Mötley Crüe and serves as the bassist and chief songwriter, penning smash hits such as Girls, Girls, Girls and Kickstart My Heart.
Before Mötley Crüe catapulted Sixx to fame and fortune, he was a member of the band Sister and formed the heavy metal group London. While he was still in the Crüe, he also launched the rock bands Brides of Destruction and Sixx:A.M., though neither project reached the same heights of success.
In addition to his music career, Sixx is also a bestselling author and has released four autobiographical books: The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band (2001, co-written with Mötley Crüe), The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star (2007), This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography, and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx (2011), and The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx (2021).
Sixx, who struggled with addiction in his younger years and was once declared clinically dead after an overdose in 1987, celebrated his 24th year of sobriety this year.
His estimated net worth is a hefty $65 million (£49m).
Mötley Crüe founding member Tommy Lee dropped out of high school to pursue his music career. His first band, Studio 19, rose to prominence thanks to regular gigs at California's Sunset Strip in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
While performing there, Lee befriended Nikki Sixx, and the duo formed what would later become Mötley Crüe, with Lee taking on the role of drummer. He departed Mötley Crüe in the late 1990s to pursue other projects, but has since rejoined the band that made him famous.
Lee formed the rap rock group Methods of Mayhem in 1999 and published a rock-and-roll memoir titled Tommyland in 2005.
Lee is arguably as famous for his turbulent marriage to ex-wife Pamela Anderson as he is for his music. An X-rated home movie made by the couple was stolen in 1995 and later leaked, making headlines around the globe. The 2022 Hulu series Pam & Tommy chronicled the scandal, with Sebastian Stan playing Lee.
The controversial rocker is reportedly the richest member of the Crüe, with an estimated $70 million (£52m) net worth.
And now for a Mötley Crüe member who's sadly no longer with us. Randy Castillo (pictured right) joined the band in 1999, replacing Tommy Lee as drummer.
Before becoming a member of the legendary group, Castillo played drums on Lita Ford's 1984 album Dancin' on the Edge and had also worked with British rock icon Ozzy Osbourne.
The drummer appeared on Mötley Crüe's album New Tattoo (2000) and later embarked on a tour with the band. However, illness prevented him from finishing the tour, and Castillo died of skin cancer on 26 March 2002, aged 51.
At the time of his death, he was thought to boast a fortune of between $1 million (£750k) and $5 million (£3.8m).
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