The full list of BBC on-air salaries above £178,000 for 2023/24 has been published, with big names such as Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball leading the way with their pay packets. Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time.
More info The BBC's annual report has revealed the salaries of its on-air talent earning over £178,000 for the 2023/24 period. The list, which is ranked by salary band from highest to lowest, also includes a comparison with the previous year's earnings. However, it does not include individuals paid through independent production companies or the commercial arm, BBC Studios.
Match of the Day star Gary Lineker tops the list with a salary of more than £1,300,000 and he's closely followed by Radio 2 breakfast host Zoe Ball. Director general Tim Davie defended an increase in the salary of Huw Edwards, who resigned in April last year following allegations that he paid a young person for sexually-explicit photos. During the corporation’s annual report, it was revealed that Edwards earned between £475,000-£479,999, up from from £435,000-£439,999 in the previous report.
Mr Davie said: “We’ve said that before, no settlement payment.” 1. Gary Lineker £1,350,000-£1,354,999 (no change) 2.
Zoe Ball £950,000-£954,999 (down from £980,000-£984,999) 3. Huw Edwards £475,000-£479,999 (up from £435,000-£439,999) 4. Greg James £415,000-£419,999 (up from £395,000-£399,999) 5.
Fiona Bruce £405,000-£409,999 (up from £395,000-£399,999) =5. Stephen Nolan £405,000-£409,999 (up from £400,000-£404,999) 7. Lauren Laverne £395,000-£399,999 (up from £390,000-£394,999) 8.
Alan Shearer £380,000-£384,999 (down from £445,000-£449,999) 9. Naga Munchetty £345,000-£349,999 (up from £335,000-£339,999) = 9. Nick Robinson £345,000-£349,999 (up from £275,000-£279,999) 11.
Mishal Husain £340,000-£344,999 (up from £315,000-£319,999) 12. Laura Kuenssberg £325,000-£329,999 (up from £305,000-£309,999) =12. Sophie Raworth £325,000-£329,999 (down from £365,000-£369,999) 14.
Vernon Kay £320,000-£324,999 (not listed in 2022/23) =14. Justin Webb £320,000-£324,999 (up from £280,000-£284,999) 16. Sara Cox £315,000-£319,999 (up from £285,000-£289,999) =16.
Scott Mills £315,000-£319,999 (up from £300,000-£304,999) 18. Clive Myrie £310,000-£314,999 (up from £285,000-£289,999) =18. Amol Rajan £310,000-£314,999 (down from £335,000-£339,999) 20.
Nicky Campbell £295,000-£299,999 (no change) =20. Victoria Derbyshire £295,000-£299,999 (no change) 22. Ros Atkins £290,000-£294,999 (up from £260,000-£264,999) =22.
Evan Davis £290,000-£294,999 (up from £280,000-£284,999) 24. Jeremy Vine £285,000-£289,999 (no change) 25. Reeta Chakrabarti £270,000-£274,999 (up from £215,000-£219,999) =25.
Tina Daheley £270,000-£274,999 (up from £240,000-£244,999) 27. Mark Chapman £260,000-£264,999 (down from £325,000-£329,999) =27. Faisal Islam £260,000-£264,999 (up from £230,000-£234,999) =27.
Chris Mason £260,000-£264,999 (up from £225,000-£229,999) 30. Kirsty Wark £250,000-£254,999 (down from £280,000-£284,999) 31. Jason Mohammad £245,000-£249,999 (down from £255,000-£259,999) =31.
Sarah Montague £245,000-£249,999 (no change) =31. Jo Whiley £245,000-£249,999 (up from £230,000-£234,999) 34. Jeremy Bowen £240,000-£244,999 (up from £230,000-£234,999) =34.
Simon Jack £240,000-£244,999 (up from £210,000-£214,999) 36. Trevor Nelson £235,000-£239,999 (down from £240,000-£244,999) 37. Katya Adler £230,000-£234,999 (up from £225,000-£229,999) 38.
Jon Kay £225,000-£229,999 (up from £185,000-£189,999) =38. Fergal Keane £225,000-£229,999 (up from £215,000-£219,999) =38. Martha Kearney £225,000-£229,999 (down from £260,000-£264,999) =38.
Sarah Smith £225,000-£229,999 (up from £220,000-£224,999) =38. Ben Thompson £225,000-£229,999 (not listed in 2022/23) 43. Rachel Burden £220,000-£224,999 (up from £195,000-£199,999) =43.
Alex Scott £220,000-£224,999 (up from £185,000-£189,999) 45. Rick Edwards £215,000-£219,999 (up from £178,000-£184,999) 46. Lyse Doucet £205,000-£209,999 (no change) =46.
Mark Easton £205,000-£209,999 (up from £195,000-£199,999) =46. Steve Wright £205,000-£209,999 (down from £360,000-£364,999) 49. Gary Davies £200,000-£204,999 (not listed in 2022/23) =49.
Owain Wyn Evans £200,000-£204,999 (not listed in 2022/23) =49. Stephen Sackur £200,000-£204,999 (up from £190,000-£194,999) =49. Louis Theroux £200,000-£204,999 (no change) 53.
Matthew Amroliwala £195,000-£199,999 (up from £178,000-£184,999) =53. Jonny Dymond £195,000-£199,999 (no change) =53. Christian Fraser £195,000-£199,999 (not listed in 2022/23) =53.
Orla Guerin £195,000-£199,999 (up from £178,000-£184,999) =53. John McEnroe £195,000-£199,999 (down from £205,000-£209,999) =53. Sally Nugent £195,000-£199,999 (up from £178,000-£184,999) 59.
Jonathan Agnew £190,000-£194,999 (up from £185,000-£189,999) =59. Lucy Hockings £190,000-£194,999 (not listed in 2022/23) =59. John Simpson £190,000-£194,999 (up from £178,000-£184,999) =59.
Charlie Stayt £190,000-£194,999 (no change) =59. Chris Sutton £190,000-£194,999 (not listed in 2022/23) 64. Ben Brown £185,000-£189,999 (not listed in 2022/23) =64.
Craig Charles £185,000-£189,999 (up from £178,000-£184,999) =64. Maryam Moshiri £185,000-£189,999 (not listed in 2022/23) 67. Jane Hill £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2022/23) He also said he was not going to “get into who’s spoken to who” when asked if he had spoken to Edwards since his resignation.
Mr Davie added: “I think that’s inappropriate with an individual case like this. Look, we are always trying to be very judicious with the spending of public money and no-one wants to waste a pound. “But what you’re trying to do, and from the onset of that affair, was trying to act proportionally, fairly and navigate this appropriately.
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To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. “I think that’s what we did and it ended up in the conclusion, we all know, but I think we wouldn’t have wasted money if we weren’t doing the right thing.
“I think sometimes, many people on this call will be in organisations and you’re making calls on what’s the right and appropriate process with regard to paying someone while you were working out an outcome to something. So, I wouldn’t go into the specifics of the individual case, in terms of the increase in pay prior to any breaking of the story. “You know, people do get, as you’ll have seen, overall, our pay progress is pretty good .
.. but people on the list would be getting pay rises for extended responsibility, and actually, if they’re doing more .
.. so that is fairly normal business, and that’s what would result in the change.
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