What is Jess Margera’s Net Worth?
Jess Margera is an American drummer and musician who has a net worth of $300 thousand.
Jess Margera is best known as the drummer and co-founder of the rock band CKY. He is also known as the older brother of Bam Margera and as a recurring figure in the CKY video series, “Jackass,” and “Viva La Bam.” While Bam became the breakout television personality of the family, Jess built a longer career in music, playing drums for CKY and several related rock and metal projects. His bands have included Foreign Objects, Gnarkill, Viking Skull, The Company Band, Fuckface Unstoppable, The Evesdroppers, and Sovereign Eagle. CKY’s music became closely linked to Bam’s skate and stunt videos, giving Jess a unique place at the intersection of alternative rock, skate culture, prank videos, and early-2000s MTV.
Early Life
Jesse Margera was born on August 28, 1978, in West Chester, Pennsylvania. He is the son of April and Phil Margera and the older brother of Bam Margera.
Jess grew up around music and began playing drums at a young age. He was influenced by classic rock drummers, especially John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, while also developing an interest in heavier and more experimental rock. As Bam and his friends began filming skateboarding, stunts, and pranks, Jess became connected to the same creative circle, but his main lane was always music.
CKY
Jess co-founded CKY in the late 1990s with Deron Miller and Chad I Ginsburg. The band originally grew out of earlier projects including Foreign Objects and became known for a heavy, riff-driven sound that mixed alternative metal, stoner rock, hard rock, and skate-video culture.
CKY released early albums including “Volume 1” and “Volume 2,” and the band’s music became a major part of the CKY video series created by Bam and his friends. The song “96 Quite Bitter Beings” became one of the band’s signature tracks and was strongly associated with the CKY videos and the rise of the Margera brand.
In 2002, CKY released “Infiltrate•Destroy•Rebuild,” which became the group’s major-label breakthrough. The album helped establish the band beyond the skate-video audience and brought them to a larger rock fanbase. CKY later released “An Answer Can Be Found,” “Carver City,” and “The Phoenix,” with Jess remaining a core member through the band’s many lineup changes.
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Television and CKY Crew
Jess appeared in the CKY videos, “Jackass,” and “Viva La Bam,” usually as part of the extended Margera family and crew rather than as a primary stunt performer. His connection to Bam helped introduce CKY’s music to a much larger audience, while the band’s songs gave Bam’s early videos a distinct sound and identity.
Although Jess was never as television-focused as Bam, the MTV exposure helped raise his public profile and tied his music career to one of the most recognizable youth-culture brands of the early 2000s.
Other Bands and Side Projects
Outside CKY, Jess has been involved in a wide range of rock and metal projects. He played with Gnarkill, a comedy-rock project connected to Bam and the CKY crew. He also joined the British hard rock band Viking Skull and played with The Company Band, a supergroup featuring Neil Fallon of Clutch and James Rota of Fireball Ministry.
Those side projects reflected Jess’s broader musical interests. He was not simply the drummer in Bam’s orbit; he remained active as a working musician in heavy rock, stoner rock, and alternative metal circles.
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