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Full salaries list — what are BBC stars getting paid?

Broadcaster reveals pay of all top talent earning more than £150,00

Vincent Wood
Tuesday 15 September 2020 19:27 BST
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The BBC has published the names of all of its top earning talent as part of a policy of revealing the pay of anyone earning more than £150,000
The BBC has published the names of all of its top earning talent as part of a policy of revealing the pay of anyone earning more than £150,000 (PA)

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The salaries of some of the BBC’s top talent have been revealed by the broadcaster — with some receiving pay rises despite cost cutting measures are the broadcaster and anticipated layoffs of lower-earning staff.

The list, which is published by the broadcaster annually, was topped by Gary Lineker yet again, with the sports presenter since announcing he is to accept a 23 per cent pay cut as part of a new contract.

While the ranking features some of the corporation’s biggest names, it does not include earnings for programmes produced under BBC Studios — including Strictly Come Dancing, Antiques Roadshow and Doctor Who.

The release of the figures comes amid planned layoffs at the broadcaster. In July it was reported the BBC would cut 450 staff working on regional programming, as well as 70 staff from its news division with a focus on those working in political programming and Radio 4.

The full list, as published by the BBC, is as follows:

Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999

Zoe Ball - £1,360,000-£1,364,999

Graham Norton - £725,000-£729,999

Steve Wright - £475,000-£479,999

Huw Edwards - £465,000-£469,999

Fiona Bruce - £450,000-£454,999

Vanessa Feltz - £405,000-£409,999

Lauren Laverne - £395,000 - £399,999

Alan Shearer - £390,000-£394,999

Stephen Nolan - £390,000-£394,999

Ken Bruce - £385,000-£389,999

Emily Maitlis - £370,000-£374,999

Claudia Winkleman - £365,000-£369,999

Andrew Marr - £360,000-£364,999

Scott Mills - £345,000-£349,999

George Alagiah - £325,000-£329,999

Jeremy Vine - £320,000-£324,999

Nicky Campbell - £300,000-£304,999

Nick Robinson - £295,000-£299,999

Laura Kuenssberg - £290,000-£294,999

Jason Mohammad - £285,000-£289,999

Jo Whiley - £280,000-£284,999

Sara Cox - £275,000-£279,000

Evan Davis - £275,000-£279,999

Sophie Raworth - 275,000-£279,999

Greg James - £275,000-£279,999

Mishal Husain - £265,000-£269,999

Emma Barnett - £260,000-£264,999

Dan Walker - £260,000-£264,999

Martha Kearney - £255,000-£255,999

Tina Daheley - £255,000-£259,999

Sarah Montague - £250,000-£254,999

Justin Webb - £250,000-£254,999

Mark Chapman - £245,000-£249,999

Nick Grimshaw - £240,000-£244,999

Jon Sopel - £235,000-£239,999

Jeremy Bowen: £220,000-£224,999

Trevor Nelson: £220,000-£224,999

Kirsty Wark - £215,000-£219,999

Victoria Derbyshire - £215,000-£219,999

Clive Myrie - £215,000-£219,999

Louise Minchin - £215,000-£219,999

Mary Berry - £215,000-£219,999

Katya Adler - £210,000 - £214,999

Amol Rajan - £205,000-£209,999

Fergal Keane - £205,000-£209,999

Sue Barker - £200,000-£204,999

Jermaine Jenas - £200,000-£204,999

£195,000-£199,999

Naga Munchetty

John McEnroe

£190,000-£194,999

Charlie Stayt

Simon Jack

£185,000-£189,999

Mark Easton

Gabby Logan

£180,000-£184,999

Reeta Chakrabarti

£175,000-£179,999

Rachel Burden

£170,000-£174,999

Andrew Neil

James Naughtie

Annie Mac

Nihal Arthanayake

Jonathan Agnew

£165,000-£169,999

Ben Brown

John Pienaar

£160,000-£164,999

Simon McCoy

Orla Guerin

Shaun Keaveny

£155,000-£159,999

Carrie Gracie

Faisal Islam

Clara Amfo

Adrian Chiles

Clare Balding

£150,000-£154,999

Carolyn Quinn

Jane Hill

Mary Anne Hobbs

Joanna Gosling

Steve Lamacq

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