Savannah Guthrie – NBC – $8 Million

Today co-host Savannah Guthrie was already working as a journalist when she decided to pursue higher education and get her law degree. While she soon abandoned her legal career, the Australian-born reporter’s background proved useful in her next move to go into TV news.

Net Worth: $30 Million

She found herself working as a legal correspondent at Court TV and NBC. There, Guthrie provided her expert insight covering events like the Michael Jackson trial in 2005 and Supreme Court decisions. Now, eight years into her Today anchor tenure, she still feels motivated to start her workdays at dawn.

Craig Melvin – NBC – $3 Million

The year 2020 has been extra challenging for many, and NBC newscaster Craig Melvin is no exception. Now that he’s performing dual duties as Today’s news anchor and third-hour co-host, the 41-year-old father of two seems to be busier than ever. Luckily, he’s well-equipped to take on the tasks at hand.

Net Worth: $6 Million

Melvin’s found a way to balance his family life and work-life, even finding the time for health and fitness in his hectic schedule. While the lockdown altered his physical regime, he remains active playing sports with his son at home.

Lester Holt – NBC – Estimated $5 Million

It took until 2015 for Lester Holt to become the first African-American to solo anchor a major American nightly newscast. Working for NBC in the shows NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC, Lester gets paid at least $5 million every year to read the prompter.

Net Worth: $12 Million

A $5 million salary comes with great responsibility, and Lester is no stranger to the hot seat. In 2016, he was selected to moderate the first Presidential debate, and his fact-checking methods earned him praises not only from the viewers but also from the participants. President Donald Trump, for instance, considered his work on the debate to be very fair.

Natalie Morales – MSNBC – $2 Million

Currently working for NBC News, American journalist Natalie Morales is one of the most respected news anchors in the game. She’s been getting all the money she deserves since her MSNBC days in 2002. When she worked as an MSNBC newscaster, she received an impressive yearly salary of $2 million.

Net Worth: $16 Million

In 2006, she left MSNBC to join the American TV program Today and got out with at least $8 million in her bank account. Now probably earning an even more impressive salary at NBC, Natalie is on her way to becoming of U.S.’s most popular and richest female newscasters.

Amy Robach – ABC – $1 Million

Amy Robach has been living her life in the public eye for a long time. The 20/20 co-anchor has been working in broadcast media for almost two decades and enjoyed a successful pageant career way before that. But while being in the limelight has its downsides, it has also saved Robach’s life.

Net Worth: $10 Million

While participating in a TV segment about mammograms, she ended up getting one in 2013. The test found that she had breast cancer. Good thing Robach caught the disease early and addressed it accordingly. These days, she seems to be doing better and has found a new appreciation for life as she juggles working on 20/20 and GMA3.

Meredith Vieira – NBC – $8 Million

After 7 years of working on radio and local TV, American journalist Meredith Vieira joined CBS News as a West 57th and 60 Minutes correspondent. The year was 1982 and the following decades would see Meredith changing network twice without ever leaving the spotlight.

Net Worth: $40 Million

After over 30 years working as a nation-wide newscaster, Meredith has rightfully earned her impressive $8 million per year salary. Now employed by NBC as NBC Dateline‘s host, Meredith has an outstanding curriculum on television. In the past, she hosted classic shows such as The View, Today, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.