Cody Jinks’s net worth is best estimated at about $5 million. A practical range is $2 million to $10 million, based on his run of chart-charting independent albums, full ownership of his masters and publishing, a multi-platinum single, and a busy touring schedule that includes 2026 arena dates opening for Five Finger Death Punch.
Cody Jinks quick facts
| Fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Full name | Meredith Cody Jinks |
| Estimated net worth | About $5 million |
| Practical range | $2 million to $10 million |
| Born | August 18, 1980 |
| Age in 2026 | 45, turning 46 on August 18 |
| Birthplace | Haltom City, Texas |
| Occupation | Independent country singer-songwriter, record label owner |
| Record label | Late August Records (self-owned) |
| Best-known track | ”Loud & Heavy,” certified 2x Platinum |
| Highest-charting album | Lifers, No. 2 on Billboard Country Albums (2018) |
| Latest album | In My Blood, released July 25, 2025 |
| Wife | Rebecca Jinks, married October 1, 2004 |
Early life
Cody Jinks was born on August 18, 1980, in Haltom City, Texas, near Fort Worth, and attended Haltom High School. His father taught him country guitar riffs when he was 16, but Jinks set that aside for a while to front a heavy metal band instead.From metal to country
Jinks started out as the lead singer of Unchecked Aggression, a Fort Worth thrash metal band influenced by Pantera and Metallica. After the band split following a trip to Los Angeles, he took roughly a year off from music before returning to the country sound his father had shown him, backed by a group called The Tone Deaf Hippies.Independent country star: discography and business
Jinks released his first country-leaning record in 2008 and found his own sound with the Blacksheep EP in 2013. His albums have charted consistently on Billboard's Country Albums chart: I'm Not the Devil reached No. 4 in 2016, and Lifers, After the Fire, and The Wanting each reached No. 2 between 2018 and 2019. He followed those with Change the Game in March 2024 and In My Blood in July 2025.What sets Jinks apart is that he has done this entirely without a major label deal. He founded his own label, Late August Records, and has talked publicly about starting roughly $100,000 in debt and working as a bouncer and forklift driver to stay afloat while he kept full ownership of his publishing rather than sign it away. That ownership stake, along with his single “Loud & Heavy” reaching 2x Platinum certification, is central to why his estimated net worth compares favorably to artists with much larger mainstream profiles. More on his independent business path is covered in The Great Creators interview with Guy Raz.