Find out the complete breakdown of Journalist 'Kaitlan Collins' Net Worth. Despite being just few year from joining the Journalism industry Kaitlan Collins amassed herself a Net Worth of $500k which is quiet good income so far compared to his level of other journalists, thanks to high numbers paycheque from CNN. A Journalist basically earns an average of $40,000 per year but since the record holder of CNN first ever youngest reporter to ever hire has a little higher pay cheque.