Formed in 1981, glam metal band Mötley Crüe has been rocking the stage for over four epic decades.

During that time, the band has sold over 100 million records worldwide and achieved nine top 10 albums on the Billboard 200 chart. But which member of the group has made the most money over the years? 

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 the LA-born 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 and featuring on three albums. He rejoined the group last year to embark on a 10-year anniversary tour.

Outside of music, Corabi released his memoir, Horseshoes and Hand Grenades, in 2022. According to various online sources, he's amassed a cool $1 million (£790k) fortune.

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 90s with Judas Priest vocalist Rob Halford and has toured with some of the biggest names in rock, including Marilyn Manson and Rob Zombie.

Estimates suggest his decade-spanning work has earned him an estimated fortune of $10 million (£7.9m).

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 best-selling author and has released three autobiographies: 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 Six (2013), 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 22nd year of sobriety last year. 

His estimated net worth is a hefty $45 million (£35.7m), with some sources suggesting his fortune might actually be closer to $65 million (£51.6m).

Reportedly expelled from high school for bad behaviour, the young Vince Neil started his career by performing with 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 released the solo albums Exposed and Carved in Stone in the 1990s.

He’s also appeared on several reality TV shows over the years, including The Surreal Life, Skating With the Stars, and The New Celebrity Apprentice.

The rockstar has further profited from numerous business ventures, including investments in bars, grills, clothing stores, tattoo parlours, and vineyards. His various endeavours have netted him an estimated fortune of $50 million (£39.7m).

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 later 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 long career has earned him a net worth estimated to sit between $50 million (£39.7m) and $70 million (£55.6m).

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 70s and early 80s.

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 90s 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 (£55.6m).

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 (£790k) to $5 million (£4m). 

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