The BBC has published its annual report, including the salaries of highest-paid presenters and celebrities for 2022/23.
The corporation’s two highest earners were once again former England football hero and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker (£1,350,000-£1,354,999) and Radio 2 Breakfast Show host Zoe Ball (£980,000-£984,999), both largely unchanged from last year’s figures.
Ball and Lineker were by some way the corporation’s highest-earning talent, with Lineker’s Match of the Day co-host Alan Shearer (£445,000-£449,999), news anchor Huw Edwards ( £435,000-£439,999) and Ball’s fellow radio host Steven Nolan (£400,000-£404,999) some way behind, though hardly begging for scraps on wages of £400k+.
Among executives, director general Tim Davie, something a fixture in front of camera himself in recent months, was the highest rewarded with £525,000-£529,999, while the corporation’s executive committee wages ranged from £440,000-£444,999 for Charlotte Moore, chief content officer, down to £215,000-£219,999 for Gautam Rangarajan, group director, strategy and performance.
The highest paid on-screen talent (£200k+) included:
Sport
Gary Lineker: £1,350,000-£1,354,999
Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup and World Cup 2022; Sports Personality of the Year
Alan Shearer: £445,000-£449,999
Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup and World Cup 2022 £445,000-£449,999
Mark Chapman: £325,000-£329,999
c. 120 editions of 5 Live Sport, Match of the Day 2, Football World Cup 2022, Challenge Cup and Rugby League World Cup 2022
Gabby Logan: £240,000-£244,999
Football World Cup 2022, UEFA Women’s Euro 2022, Athletics, Rugby Union European Championship, Commonwealth Games, Sports Personality of the Year
John McEnroe: £205,000-£209,999
Wimbledon
Various
Naga Munchetty: £335,000-£339,999
c. 180 BBC Breakfast presentation days, c. 140 5 live Naga Munchetty Shows
Louis Theroux: £200,000-£204,999
Various podcasts, programmes and series
Mary Berry: £215,000-£219,999
Range of programmes and series
Radio
Zoe Ball: £980,000-£984,999
c. 210 editions of The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Radio 2 Terry Wogan tribute
Stephen Nolan: £400,000-£404,999
The Nolan Show on Radio Ulster, Nolan Live on BBC 1 (NI), 5 Live Stephen Nolan Show
Greg James: £395,000-£399,999
c. 220 Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Rewinder on Radio 4, Radio 1’s Big Weekend
Ken Bruce: £390,000-£394,999
Radio 2 Mid Morning Show, Radio 2 Eurovision and PopMaster Special,
Lauren Laverne: £390,000-£394,999
c. 210 editions of 6 Music Breakfast Show c. 40 Desert Island Discs on Radio 4
Steve Wright: £360,000-£364,999
c. 120 editions of Steve Wright in the Afternoon, c. 50 editions of Sunday Love Songs, c. 10 Radio 2 specials
Scott Mills: £300,000-£304,999
c. 95 editions of Radio 2 show (from November 2022), c. 90 editions of Radio 1 show (until November 2022), c. 20 editions of Scott Mills and Chris Stark Show on Radio 5 live, Cover on Radio 1 and Radio 2, Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Radio 2 Jubilee Weekend
Nicky Campbell: £295,000-£299,999
c. 110 editions of 5 Live Breakfast Show, c. 110 editions of Your Call, c. 90 editions of 5 Live Nicky Campbell Show
Jeremy Vine: £285,000-£289,999
c. 230 Daily show, Radio 2 All Stars
Sara Cox: £285,000-£289,999
c. 230 editions of Radio 2 Drivetime Show
Jason Mohammad: £255,000-£259,999
BBC Radio Wales (Monday-Wednesday), Match of the Day Wales, Final Score, Commonwealth Games, BBC Radio 2 (Good Morning Sunday)
Tina Daheley: £240,000-£244,999
Radio 2 Breakfast Show, Cover for Jeremy Vine, BBC One News Bulletins, BBC Breakfast, Cultural Frontline for BBC World Service
Trevor Nelson: £240,000-£244,999
c. 180 editions of Rhythm Nation, c. 50 Weekend Shows on Radio 1Xtra, 1Xtra Birthday Party, Lamont Dozier at the BBC, Radio 1 All Stars
Jo Whiley: £230,000-£234,999
c. 150 editions of Radio 2 Evening Show, Radio 2 All Stars; Radio 2 Piano Room, Things You Didn’t Know About Pop
News and current affairs
Huw Edwards: £435,000-£439,999
c. 180 presentation days for BBC One, BBC News at Six and BBC News at Ten News Specials
Fiona Bruce: £395,000-£399,999
c. 40 episodes of Question Time, c. 25 presentation days for BBC One
Sophie Raworth: £365,000-£369,999
c. 180 presentation days for BBC One, Sunday Morning programme, Television documentaries
George Alagiah: £335,000-£339,999
c. 180 presentation days for BBC One
Amol Rajan: £335,000-£339,999
c. 80 presentation days, Amol Rajan Interviews, Television documentaries, Radio 4 Rethink, Media Editor (to December 2022)
Mishal Husain: £315,000-£319,999
c. 135 presentation days, c. 20 presentation days for BBC One, Today Debates for Radio 4
Victoria Derbyshire: £295,000-£299,999
c. 60 presentation days (from September 2022), BBC News Channel and BBC One bulletins (to September 2022), Any Questions, Ukrainecast podcast, Newsnight
Clive Myrie: £285,000-£289,999
c. 135 presentation days for BBC One, BBC News Channel, Television documentaries, International deployments
Justin Webb: £280,000-£284,999
c. 140 presentation days, Americast podcast
Kirsty Wark: £280,000-£284,999
c. 105 presentation days, News specials, Start the Week on Radio 4
Nick Robinson: £275,000-£279,999
c. 140 presentation days, Political Thinking podcast
Martha Kearney: £260,000-£264,999
c. 140 presentation days,
Evan Davis: £280,000-£284,999
c. 200 programmes, The Bottom Line on Radio 4
Ros Atkins: £260,000-£264,999
Analysis Editor, Outside Source presentation, Ros Atkins On the Week, The Media Show for Radio 4
Sarah Montague: £245,000-£249,999
c. 180 presentation days, World at One, Cover for HARDTalk
Faisal Islam: £230,000-£234,999
Economics Editor, Cover for Newsnight
Jeremy Bowen: £230,000-£234,999
Middle East Editor
Katya Adler: £225,000-£229,999
Europe Editor, Today presentation
Chris Mason: £225,000-£229,999
Political Editor (from May 2022), Any Questions for Radio 4 (to June 2022)
Sarah Smith: £220,000-£224,999
North America Editor
Reeta Chakrabarti: £215,000-£219,999
BBC One bulletins, BBC News Channel, Location work
Fergal Keane: £215,000-£219,999
Special Correspondent
Simon Jack: £210,000-£214,999
Business Editor, Cover for Today on Radio 4
Lyse Doucet: £205,000-£209,999
Chief International Correspondent
