USA TODAY The claim: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has amassed more than $196 million in wealth working on a congressional salary of $193,400 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is one of the richest members of Congress, but a social media post circulating about the wealth she has built while earning a congressional salary is wrong about her net worth. The post claims Pelosi has been in office for 28 years, during which she earned $193,400 per year. That math adds up to about $5.4 million, according to the post, which goes on to claim that Pelosi’s net worth is $196,299,990 The meme quotes Pelosi: “Something is wrong with this picture.”