The BBC has published its annual report, including the salaries of highest-paid presenters and celebrities.
The corporation’s two highest earners, former England football hero and Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker and Radio 2 Breakfast Show host Zoe Ball, have both seen a small cut in their salaries, though with Lineker bringing in £1.35m and Ball clocking up just under £1m they’re unlikely to need to heed government advice to switch to supermarket own brand shopping just yet.
Among the big winners this year was Salford-based Naga Munchetty. Munchetty, who hosts BBC Breakfast from the BBC’s MediaCity UK studios, received a pay rise of over £100,000 compared to 2020/21’s figures, reflecting her growing stature at the organisation, where she also hosts Panorama and Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty Programme.
Among this year’s highest hourly earners must surely be former tennis ace John McEnroe, who received around £180,000 for his two week stint presenting Wimbledon. Another sportsman closer to home with reasons to be cheerful is former Manchester City defender Micah Richards. The affable Mancunian received around £200,000 for his role presenting Match of the Day and other BBC football output, having not been on the list at all in 2020/21.
Here is the list of earners over £150,000 in full, along with 2020/21 earnings for comparison. It should also be noted that stars who are not paid directly by the BBC, such as Graham Norton, whose Graham Norton Show is produced by BBC Studios, a separate commercial entity, are not included on the list.
BBC Salary List 2022
1. Gary Lineker – £1,350,000-£1,354,999
Match of the Day, Premier League and FA Cup, Sports Personality of the Year
2020/2021: £1,360,000-£1,364,999
2. Zoe Ball – £980,000-£984,999
Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Breakfast Show
2020/2021: £1,130,000-£1,134,999
3. Alan Shearer – £450,000-£454,999
Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup and European Football Championship
2020/2021: £390,000-£394,999
= Steve Wright – £450,000-£454,999
Radio 2’s Steve Wright in the Afternoon and Steve Wright’s Sunday Love Songs
2020/2021: £465,000-£469,999
5. Stephen Nolan – £415,000-£419,999
The Nolan Show on Radio Ulster, Nolan Live on BBC One (Northern Ireland), The Stephen Nolan Show on 5 Live
2020/2021: £405,000-£409,999
6. Huw Edwards – £410,000-£414,999
News at Six and News at Ten, News Channel and news specials
2020/2021: £425,000-£429,999
= Fiona Bruce – £410,000-£414,999
Question Time and presenting on BBC One
2020/2021: £405,000-£409,999
8. Vanessa Feltz – £400,000-£404,999
Radio 2 Early Breakfast Show, Radio London Breakfast Show, Radio 2 cover
2020/2021: £390,000-£394,999
= Scott Mills – £400,000-£404,999
Radio 1’s The Scott Mills Show & Pop 101, Radio 5’s The Scott Mills and Chris Stark Show, cover on Radio 1 and Radio 2
2020/2021: £375,000-£379,999
10. Greg James – £390,000-£394,999
Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Radio 4’s Rewinder
2020/2021:£310,000-£314,999
11. Ken Bruce – £385,000-£389,999
Radio 2’s mid morning Show, Eurovision Song Contest, PopMaster Special
2020/2021: £365,000-£369,999
12. Lauren Laverne – £380,000-£384,999
BBC 6 Music Breakfast Show, 6 Music Recommends, Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs
2020/2021:£395,000-£399,999
13. Naga Munchetty – £365,000-£369,999
BBC Breakfast, Panorama, Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty Programme
2020/2021: £255,000-£259,999
14. Emily Maitlis – £325,000-£329,999
BBC Two’s Newsnight (left February 2022)
2020/2021: £325,000-£329,999
= George Alagiah – £325,000-£329,999
News at Six and News at Ten
2020/2021: £325,000-£329,999
= Amol Rajan – £325,000-£329,999
Media editor, Amol Rajan Interviews, Radio 4’s Today programme, Radio 4’s ReThink, TV documentaries
2020:2021: £240,000-£249,999
17. Sophie Raworth – £305,000-£309,000
BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, Sunday morning politics show
2020/2021: £280,000-£284,999
18. Nicky Campbell – £295,000-£299,999
Radio 5 Live Nicky Campbell Show, Your Call
2020/2021: £295,000-£299,999
19. Jeremy Vine – £290,000-£294,999
Daily show on Radio 2
2020/2021: £295,000-£299,999
20. Jason Mohammad – £285,000-£289,999
Daily BBC Wales programme, Match Of The Day Wales, Masters Snooker, Radio 2’s Good Morning Sunday
2020/2021: £270,000-£274,999
21. Mishal Husain – £275,000-£279,999
Radio 4’s Today programme, BBC One presenting, Radio 4’s From Our Home Correspondent
2020/2021: £275,000-£279,999
= Sara Cox – £275,000-£279,999
Radio 2 Drivetime show
2020/2021: £275,000-£279,000
23. Nick Robinson – £270,000-£274,999
Radio 4’s Today programme, Radio 4’s Political Thinking, Radio 4 documentaries
2020/2021: £270,000-£274,999
= Evan Davis – £270,000-£274,999
Radio 4’s PM and Radio 4’s The Bottom Line
2020/2021: £275,000-£279,999
25. Jo Whiley – £265,000-£269,999
Radio 2 evening show
2020/2021:£275,000-£279,999
= Andrew Marr – £265,000-£269,999
The Andrew Marr Show, Radio 4’s Start the Week, Documentaries for BBC One (left December 2021)
2020/2021: £335,000-£339,999
27. Laura Kuenssberg – £260,000-£264,999
Political editor (until spring 2022)
2020/2021: £260,000-£264,999
28. Clive Myrie – £255,000-£259,999
BBC News Channel, BBC One and Panorama
2020/2021: £205,000-£209,999
= Justin Webb – £255,000-£259,999
Radio 4’s Today programme
2020/2021: £255,000-£259,999
= Martha Kearney – £255,000-£254,999
Radio 4’s Today programme, Radio 4 documentaries
2020/2021: £250,000-£254,999
31. Mark Chapman – £250,000-£254,999
Radio 5 Live Sport, Premier League Highlights show, European Football Championship, Rugby League
2020/2021: £250,000-£254,999
32. Sarah Montague – £245,000-£249,999
Radio 4’s World at One
2020/2021: £245,000-£249,999
= Kirsty Wark – £245,000-£249,999
BBC Two’s Newsnight, cover for Radio 4’s Start the Week and election programming
2020/2021: £210,000-£214,999
34. Victoria Derbyshire – £240,000-£244,999
BBC News Channel, BBC One, Panorama, Radio 2 cover
2020/2021: £170,000-£174,999
= Faisal Islam – £240,000-£244,999
Economics editor
2020/2021: £205,000-£209,999
36. Jeremy Bowen: £230,000-£234,999
Middle East editor
2020/2021: £220,000-£224,999
37. Jon Sopel – £225,000-£229,999
North America editor
2020/2021: £230,000-£234,999
= Michael Vaughan – £225,000-£229,999
TV and Radio cricket coverage, Tuffers and Vaughan podcast
2020/2021: £175,000-£179,999
39. Dan Walker – £220,000-£224,999
BBC One’s Breakfast (left April 2022), Football Focus (left June 2021)
2020/2021: £295,000-£295,999
= Jermaine Jenas – £220,000-£224,999
Match of the Day, Premier League, FA Cup and European Football Championship
2020/2021: £195,000-£199,999
41. Emma Barnett – £215,000-£219,999
Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, BBC Two’s Newsnight
2020/2021: £240,000-£249,999
= Mary Berry – £215,000-£219,999
A range of TV programmes and series
2020/2021: £215,000-£219,999
= Katya Adler – £215,000-£219,999
Europe Editor
2020/2021:£220,000-£224,999
44. Trevor Nelson: £210,000-£214,999
Radio 2’s Rhythm Nation, weekend shows on 1Xtra
2020/2021:£230,000-£234,999
= Fergal Keane – £210,000-£214,999
Special Correspondent
2020/2021: £205,000-£209,999
46. Clare Balding – £205,000-£209,999
Sports coverage, including Wimbledon, Olympics and Sports Personality of the Year
2020/2021: Not listed
= Simon Jack – £205,000-£209,999
Business Editor, Radio 4 Today cover
2020/2021: £190,000-£194,999
48. Louis Theroux – £200,000-£204,999
A range of programmes, podcasts and series
2020/2021; £200,000 – £204,999
= Reeta Chakrabarti – £200,000-£204,999
BBC News Channel, BBC One
2020/2021: £175,000-£179,999
= Gabby Logan – £200,000-£204,999
Sports coverage including Six Nations, Olympics and Sports Personality of the Year
2020/2021: £165,000-£169,999
= Micah Richards – £200,000-£204,999
Match of the Day, Premier League, FA Cup and European Football Championship
2020/2021: Not listed
The rest of the list below £200,000:
£195,000-£199,999
Alex Scott – Football Focus, Olympics, Women’s Super League
£190,000-£194,999
Charlie Stayt – BBC Breakfast
Sarah Smith – Scotland Editor
Mark Easton – Home Editor
£185,000-£189,999
Sue Barker – Wimbledon, Queens, Australian Open
£180,000-£184,999
John McEnroe – Wimbledon
Rachel Burden – 5 Live Breakfast / BBC Breakfast
£175,000-£179,999
Stephen Sackur – presenter, HARDtalk
Jonathan Agnew – Cricket Correspondent
£170,000-£174,999
Ben Brown – BBC News presenter
£160,000-£164,999
Orla Guerin – International Correspondent
Harpreet Bhullar – Asian Network Breakfast Show / CBBC
Colin Murray – 5 Live presenter
£155,000-£159,999
Joanna Gosling – BBC News presenter
Clara Amfo – Radio 1 presenter
Claudia Winkleman – Weekly Radio 2 show
Chris Sutton – 5 Live, 606 Podcast
Isa Guha – TV and Radio cricket coverage
£150,000-£154,999
Nihal Arthanayake – 5 Live / Olympics coverage
Steve Lamacq – BBC 6 Music presenter
Tony Livesey – 5 Live Drive
Lyse Doucet – Chief International Correspondent
Carolyn Quinn – Radio 4’s Westminster Hour
