Mary Padian's Net Worth - "Storage Wars Texas" Star's Journey To Become Rich

Mary Padian, aka The Junkster, is an American-based businesswoman & furniture designer who owns the store Mary's Finds. She is also a reality television show star. 

Mary is best known for appearing in the top-rated reality TV series Storage Wars: Texas (2011-2014) and is also known for performing in the fifth season of Storage Wars in 2014, which was aired on the A&E Network.

Early Life of Mary Padian

On August 24, 1980, Mary Padian was born in Dallas, Texas, the United States of America. She was born to her father, John Gerald Padian, and her mother, Teresa Ann Padian. Her mother is Lebanese, while her father is of Irish descent respectively. She grew up with her brother Luke Padian. She belongs of American nationality. She is of mixed ethnicity. While her father, John, is an operator of a junkyard, her mother Teresa's sister is none other than a famous Texas attorney Baddy Sassin. As of the date of birth, her zodiac sign is Virgo.

Mary belongs to a very large family, including her grandparents and 42 cousins.

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Educational History of Mary Padian

The Storage Wars star studied Photojournalism at the University of Texas, Austin, where she later graduated with a bachelor's degree in the year 2003. 

Professional Career of Mary Padian

After graduation, Mary started working as an intern in a magazine company called D Magazine, after which Mary moved to New York City, where she was hired at Architectural Digest as an assistant editor. While working as an assistant editor at Architectural Digest, she would then start a video blog titled Mary's Finds video blog, which she used to sample her collections on the company's website.

In 2010, Mary left Architectural Design. Padian's hunger for her adventure in turning junk into good amounts of money didn't just end within the show but only grew stronger. With her growing hunger, she had an idea to make videos of how she converted old and cheap items and antiques and turned them into profits. She named her videos Mary's Finds. Not long after, she decided to open an online shop with the same name, Mary's Finds.

She has many handmade vintage and one-of-a-kind items to decorate one house in her online store ranging from 9$ - to 45$. One example from her store would be a set of 2 semi-porcelain plates that cost 14$.

The reality star Mary Padian started appearing as a guest on the reality TV show Storage Wars which aired on an A&E Network. Mary has been focusing on her thriving business while still appearing on Storage Wars as a star.

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Social Media Engagement and Sponsorships

According to Social Blade, Mary Padian's YouTube handle attracts a large, healthy amount of viewers. Consequently, she earns an estimated 0.10$ - 2$ on a monthly basis and 1$ - 20$ annually. Padian also engages in a paid partnership with many products, which she promotes through her Instagram page.

Besides all her engagement in various earnings to gain profit, she is also engaged in charity and nonprofit sales and trades. 

Padian has decided to represent her favorite non-profit organization, Ubuntu Life, using her various social media. Mary also posted about a product on her Instagram and Twitter accounts which she introduced as Joy Bracelets.

Personal Life of Mary Padian

Mary Padian is neither married nor in a relationship with any man. In 2016, she, however, took Storage Wars viewers by surprise by introducing a mysterious young man named Dylan as her boyfriend. The two made it to one of the episodes of Storage Wars show called Mary's Big Score, which was aired on May 3, 2016. Her mysterious boyfriend Dylan is said to have accompanied the reality star on EI Monte's auction.

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Estimated Net Worth of Mary Padian

Mary Padian's road to earning started in the reality TV show Storage Wars Texas which paid 15,000$ to 25,000$ to its cast members. During the early times of the show, the cast members were paid only around 2,000$. 

But luckily for Mary, the show was quite popular when she became part of the show in 2014, during which the highest cast member made 25,000$ per episode. Due to her skills and ability to turn the unwanted material into good money. She gained fame and recognition from the audience and was given the title of "The Junker" within the show.

Due to her success in the show, she was paid 50,000$ per season and 15,000$ per episode. This converted into the massive chunk of net worth she has accumulated today.

This product was designed with Padian's help, and every sale that she makes out of it goes to charity.