BBC salaries: Who are the top earners?

Gary Lineker tops list again

Gary Lineker earns a salary of £1.75m and is the BBC's best-paid star. (PA)

Gary Lineker has once again emerged as the BBC’s top earner but he will be taking a pay cut.

The Match of the Day host is paid about £1.75 million – topping out the broadcaster’s list of stars earning £150,000 or more.

The BBC said Lineker had since agreed to take a £400,000 pay cut.

Here are the BBC’s top 10 highest-paid stars:

Gary Lineker - £1.75m

Match of the Day host since the late-1990s, Premier League and FA Cup and Sports Personality of the Year.

Zoe Ball - £1.3m

Host of Zoe Ball Breakfast Show. Presenting work for Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two not included as part of salary.

Zoe Ball is the highest-paid woman at the BBC. (Getty Images)

Graham Norton - £725,000

Host of weekly show on Radio 2, a range of programmes and series, Bafta film and TV awards. Work as host of Graham Norton Show not included as part of salary.

Steve Wright - £475,000

Host of Radio 2's Steve Wright in the Afternoon and Steve Wright's Sunday Love Songs.

Huw Edwards - £465,000

Newsreader for News at Six, News at Ten and presenter of election night and news specials.

News at Six presenter Huw Edwards. (BBC)

Fiona Bruce - £450,000

Question Time host and presenter on BBC One.

Vanessa Feltz - £405,000

Host of Radio 2’s early Breakfast Show, Radio London Breakfast Show and Radio 2 cover.

Lauren Laverne - £395,000

Host of BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show, 6 Music Recommends, Radio 4's Desert Island Discs and Mercury Music Prize.

Lauren Laverne (Getty Images)

Alan Shearer  - £390,000

Host of Match of the Day: Premier League and FA Cup.

Stephen Nolan - £390,000

The Nolan Show host on Radio Ulster, Nolan Live on BBC One (Northern Ireland), The Stephen Nolan Show on 5 Live.

Ken Bruce - £385,000

Host of Radio 2's Mid Morning Show, Eurovision Song Contest, Radio 2 Live in Hyde Park.