Full List of BBC’s Top Earners Revealed

The BBC has released the annual salaries of its highest-paid presenters and personalities, revealing the earnings of some of the most recognisable faces and voices in British television and radio.

Gary Lineker continues to lead the pack, topping the list for the seventh year in a row.

Zoe Ball from BBC Radio 2 is the second-highest earner, while former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards, who resigned in April, comes in third.

Here’s the full list of the highest paid stars…

1. Gary Lineker – £1,354,999
2. Zoe Ball – £954,999
3. Huw Edwards – £479,999
4. Greg James – £419,999
5. Stephen Nolan – £409,999
6. Fiona Bruce – £409,999
7. Lauren Laverne – £399,999
8. Alan Shearer – £384,999

9. Nick Robinson – £349,999
10. Naga Munchetty – £349,999
11. Mishal Husain – £344,999
12. Sophie Raworth – £329,999
13. Laura Kuenssberg – £329,999
14. Vernon Kay – £324,999
15. Justin Webb – £324,999
16. Scott Mills – £319,999

16. Sara Cox – £319,999
17. Clive Myrie – £314,999
18. Amol Rajan – £314,999
19. Victoria Derbyshire – £299,999
20. Nicky Campbell – £299,999
21. Ros Atkins – £294,999
22. Evan Davis – £294,999
23. Jeremy Vine – £289,999

25. Tina Daheley – £274,999
26. Reeta Chakrabarti – £274,999
27. Mark Chapman – £264,999
28. Faisal Islam – £264,999
29. Chris Mason – £264,999
30. Kirsty Wark – £254,999
31. Sarah Montague – £249,999
32. Jo Whiley – £249,999
33. Jason Mohammad – £249,999
34. Simon Jack – £244,999
35. Jeremy Bowen – £244,999
36. Trevor Nelson – £239,999
37. Katya Adler – £234,999
38. Sarah Smith – £229,999
39. Martha Kearney – £229,999
40. Jon Kay – £229,999
41. Fergal Keane – £229,999
42. Ben Thompson – £229,999

The full data was made public in the BBC’s annual report.

As usual, the BBC’s annual report does not provide a complete picture of what star presenters at the BBC earn.

Many are not listed because the corporation is not required to disclose the salaries of stars paid through its commercial arm, BBC Studios, or through independent production companies.