Robert Herjavec built a fortune estimated between $300 million and $600 million by founding cybersecurity companies and investing on “Shark Tank.” But despite his massive wealth, the reality is that Herjavec’s potential Social Security benefit (if he qualifies at all!) would be capped at the same maximum as any high-earning American.
Herjavec is a Canadian citizen, but unlike many assumptions online, eligibility for U.S. Social Security has nothing to do with citizenship. Benefits are based on work history and payroll taxes paid into the system. Non-U.S. citizens can receive Social Security if they earn enough credits through covered U.S. employment.
