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.

Kelly Ripa – ABC – $20 Million

American TV host Kelly Ripa is one of the most influential figures in the U.S.’s daytime television, and her reputation goes way beyond the world of broadcasting news. Ever since appearing as an actress in the soap opera All My Children in 1990, Kelly’s been working in developing her personal brand and building a vast entertainment empire.

Net Worth: $100 Million

Kelly’s annual salary of $20 million with ABC is impressive, but it’s hardly her only source of income. Along with her husband, actor Mark Consuelos, Kelly has developed a New York City-based production company called Milojo and counts with an overwhelming $100 million net worth.

Robin Roberts – ABC – $18 Million

In 2012, ABC‘s Good Morning America replaced Today at the top of the ratings after over a decade of NBC dominance. American television broadcaster Robin Roberts teamed-up with George Stephanopoulos to turn Good Morning America back into the U.S.’s favorite morning show for the first time in 16 years!

Net Worth: $35 Million

How much do you pay the woman responsible for leading Good Morning America back to the top of the ratings for the first time in so many years? Considering Robin Roberts’ significance, the ABC network decided to invest a whopping $18 million per year to reward her for the outstanding job.

Gayle King – CBS – $11 Million

Gayle King is another TV anchor that’s been rocked by 2020. A veteran when it comes to covering current events and election cycles, the CBS This Morning co-host shares her wild experience giving blow by blow updates on the presidential race’s results. The 65-year-old broadcaster even shares how she had to sleep in her clothes and Spanx to keep up with her election coverage duties.

Net Worth: $40 Million

It’s all worth it in the end, though, given her reported $11 million a year in income she receives from the network. With that kind of pay, King’s enduring of long workdays and occasional feud with rappers like Snoop Dogg is definitely well-compensated.

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.

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.

Ryan Seacrest -E! – $75 Million

Ryan Seacrest is up there with media mogul Oprah Winfrey as TV’s highest-paid personalities. Bringing in a reported $75 million a year, the American Idol host’s decision to leave the University of Georgia before getting his degree certainly paid off big time. What’s more, his success was honored by his alma mater with an honorary degree in 2015.

Net Worth: $450 Million

The E! host and executive producer’s ventures also go beyond onscreen appearances. His the mind behind hit reality programs like Keeping Up With The Kardashians and its spin-offs. Not one to rest on his laurels, Seacrest continues to host duties, including one on the daytime talk show Live with Kelly and Ryan.

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.

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.