Kris Budden Salary: How Much Does Kris Budden Earn?

Kristen Lee Budden, best known as Kris Budden is an American sports reporter currently working for ESPN with an estimated monthly salary of $200,000.

Budden attended Trinity Christian Academy, in the Dallas suburb of Addison, where she was a two-time state champion with the school’s tennis team.

She graduated with honors from University of Missouri’s School of Journalism with a broadcast journalism degree.

Born on March 9, 1984 in Atlanta, Georgia, Budden is known for reporting on the San Diego Padres as well as being a current sideline reporter for college football and college basketball.

Her first work was as a weekend sports anchor at WCAV in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Over the period of the next six years, Budden covered the men’s and women’s NCAA and SEC basketball tournaments, the 2012 Summer Olympics and Pat Summitt’s retirement.

In August 2013, Budden moved to San Diego, California, after accepting a position with Fox Sports and initially becoming a part of the Fox NFL broadcast crew.

In March 2014, she became the sideline reporter for the Padres broadcasts and a fill-in host for the team’s pre- and post-game shows.