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For the first time in its history, the BBC have revealed the amount of money that their on-screen talent are earning. Of these 96 stars who earn more than £150,000 a year, the total earnings amount to almost £30m.
Only one third of the names on the list are women.
Former Top Gear host Chris Evans is the highest paid BBC star taking home £2.2-2.49m. Match of the Day host Gary Lineker is the second highest earner on £1.75-1.79m. Chatshow and radio host Graham Norton receives £850k-£899k -– although his wages from his chat show aren’t taken into account as it’s owned by a separate company.
Claudia Winkleman is the highest paid woman with £450k-£499k.
https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/887612986273214464
As for the BBC News team, Jeremy Vine is the top earner on £700k-£749k, he's ahead of Huw Edwards who earns £550k-£599k. The highest paid female journalist is Fiona Bruce on £350k-£399k.
The BBC receives about £3.7 billion every year from the TV licence fee and in April the fee increased for the first time since 2010, to £147 from £145.50. The BBC have stressed that its overall talent bill has been reduced by more than £4m over the last financial year, to £194m.
All the relevant details regarding wages are included below.
https://twitter.com/bbcpress/status/887582849041408000
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/887600045368987649
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/887601073518776320
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/887602413695315968
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/887603655125479424
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/887605963427074048
https://twitter.com/piersmorgan/status/887606495378124801
