BBC pay 2021-2022: The full list of star pay
The BBC has published the salaries of its highest-paid stars as part of its annual report.
Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker remains at the top of the list, earning £1.35m over the last financial year.
Radio 2’s Zoe Ball is in second place. Her full-year pay dropped below £1m for the first time since taking over the station’s Breakfast Show in 2019.
Not all earnings are published – for example, Graham Norton’s fee for his BBC One chat show is not included because it is produced by a commercial company.
The stars of EastEnders, Top Gear and Strictly Come Dancing, which are made by commercial arm BBC Studios, are missing for similar reasons – although Claudia Winkleman’s salary for her Radio 2 programme is listed.
With those caveats in mind, here are the presenters who earned above £150,000 last year, according to the BBC’s accounts.
The ▼, ▲ and ➤ icons show whether their salary has moved up, down or remained the same. A ★ icon represents a presenter making a new appearance or re-entry into the list.
▼ 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
2019/2020: £1,750,000-£1,754,999
▼ Zoe Ball – £980,000-£984,999
Radio 2’s Zoe Ball Breakfast Show
2020/2021: £1,130,000-£1,134,999
2019/2020: £1,360,000-£1,364,999
▲ Alan Shearer – £450,000-£454,999
Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup and European Football Championship
2020/2021: £390,000-£394,999
2019/2020: £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
2019/2020: £475,000-£479,999
▲ 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
2019/2020: £390,000-£394,999
▲ Fiona Bruce – £410,000-£414,999
Question Time and presenting on BBC One
2020/2021: £405,000-£409,999
2019/2020: £450,000-£454,999
▼ Huw Edwards – £410,000-£414,999
News at Six and News at Ten, News Channel and news specials
2020/2021: £425,000-£429,999
2019/2020: £465,000-£469,999
▲ Vanessa Feltz – £400,000-£404,999
Radio 2 Early Breakfast Show, Radio London Breakfast Show, Radio 2 cover
2020/2021: £390,000-£394,999
2019/2020: £405,000-£409,999
▲ 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
2019/2020: £345,000-£349,999
▲ Greg James – £390,000-£394,999
Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Radio 4’s Rewinder
2020/2021:£310,000-£314,999
2019/2020: £275,000-£279,999
▲ Ken Bruce – £385,000-£389,999
Radio 2’s mid morning Show, Eurovision Song Contest, PopMaster Special
2020/2021: £365,000-£369,999
2019/2020: £385,000-£389,999
▼ 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
2019/2020: £395,000 – £399,999
▲ Naga Munchetty – £365,000-£369,999
BBC Breakfast, Panorama, Radio 5 Live’s Naga Munchetty Programme
2020/2021: £255,000-£259,999
2019/2020: £195,000 – £199,999
➤ George Alagiah – £325,000-£329,999
News at Six and News at Ten
2020/2021: £325,000-£329,999
2019/2020: £325,000-£329,999
➤ Emily Maitlis – £325,000-£329,999
BBC Two’s Newsnight (left February 2022)
2020/2021: £325,000-£329,999
2019/2020: £370,000-£374,999
▲ 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
2019/2020: £205,000-£209,999
▲ Sophie Raworth – £305,000-£309,999
BBC News at Six, BBC News at Ten, Sunday morning politics show
2020/2021: £280,000-£284,999
2019/2020: £275,000-£279,999
➤ Nicky Campbell – £295,000-£299,999
Radio 5 Live Nicky Campbell Show, Your Call
2020/2021: £295,000-£299,999
2019/2020: £300,000-£304,999
▼ Jeremy Vine – £290,000-£294,999
Daily show on Radio 2
2020/2021: £295,000-£299,999
2019/2020: £320,000-£324,999
▲ 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
2019/2020: £285,000-£289,999
➤ Sara Cox – £275,000-£279,999
Radio 2 Drivetime show
2020/2021: £275,000-£279,000
2019/2020: £275,000-£279,000
➤ 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
2019/2020: £265,000-£269,999
➤ Evan Davis – £270,000-£274,999
Radio 4’s PM and Radio 4’s The Bottom Line
2020/2021: £275,000-£279,999
2019/2020: £275,000-£279,999
➤ 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
2019/2020: £295,000-£299,999
▼ 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
2019/2020: £360,000-£364,999
▼ Jo Whiley – £265,000-£269,999
Radio 2 evening show
2020/2021:£275,000-£279,999
2019/2020: £280,000-£284,99
➤ Laura Kuenssberg – £260,000-£264,999
Political editor (until spring 2022)
2020/2021: £260,000-£264,999
2019/2020: £290,000-£294,999
▲ Martha Kearney – £255,000-£259,999
Radio 4’s Today programme, Radio 4 documentaries
2020/2021: £250,000-£254,999
2019/2020: £255,000-£255,999
▲ Clive Myrie – £255,000-£259,999
BBC News Channel, BBC One and Panorama
2020/2021: £205,000-£209,999
2019/2020: £215,000-£219,999
➤ Justin Webb – £255,000-£259,999
Radio 4’s Today programme
2020/2021: £255,000-£259,999
2019/2020: £250,000-£254,999
➤ 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
2019/2020: £245,000-£249,999
➤ Sarah Montague – £245,000-£249,999
Radio 4’s World at One
2020/2021: £245,000-£249,999
2019/2020: £250,000-£254,999
▲ 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
2019/2020: £215,000-£219,999
▲ Victoria Derbyshire – £240,000-£244,999
BBC News Channel, BBC One, Panorama, Radio 2 cover
2020/2021: £170,000-£174,999
2019/2020: £215,000-£219,999
▲ Faisal Islam – £240,000-£244,999
Economics editor
2020/2021: £205,000-£209,999
2019/2020: £155,000-£159,999
▲ Jeremy Bowen – £230,000-£234,999
Middle East editor
2020/2021: £220,000-£224,999
2019/2020: £220,000-£224,999
▼ Jon Sopel – £225,000-£229,999
North America editor (left in February 2022)
2020/2021: £230,000-£234,999
2019/2020: £235,000-£239,999
▼ Michael Vaughan – £225,000-£229,999
TV and Radio cricket coverage, Tuffers and Vaughan podcast
2020/2021: £175,000-£179,999
2019/2020: Not listed
▲ Jermaine Jenas – £220,000-£224,999
Match of the Day, Premier League, FA Cup and European Football Championship
2020/2021: £195,000-£199,999
2019/2020: £200,000 – £204,999
▼ Dan Walker – £220,000-£224,999
BBC One’s Breakfast (left April 2022), Football Focus (left June 2021)
2020/2021: £295,000-£295,999
2019/2020: £260,000-£264,999
▼ Katya Adler – £215,000-£219,999
Europe Editor
2020/2021:£220,000-£224,999
2019/2020: £210,000 – £214,999
▼ Emma Barnett – £215,000-£219,999
Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour, BBC Two’s Newsnight
2020/2021: £240,000-£249,999
2019/2020: £260,000-£264,999
➤ Mary Berry – £215,000-£219,999
A range of TV programmes and series
2020/2021: £215,000-£219,999
2019/2020: £215,000-£219,999
▲ Fergal Keane – £210,000-£214,999
Special Correspondent
2020/2021: £205,000-£209,999
2019/2020: £205,000-£209,999
▼ Trevor Nelson – £210,000-£214,999
Radio 2’s Rhythm Nation, weekend shows on 1Xtra
2020/2021: £230,000-£234,999
2019/2020: £220,000-£224,999
★ Clare Balding – £205,000-£209,999
Sports coverage, including Wimbledon, Olympics and Sports Personality of the Year
2020/2021: Not listed
2019/2020: £155,000-£159,999
▲ Simon Jack – £205,000-£209,999
Business Editor, Radio 4 Today cover
2020/2021: £190,000-£194,999
2019/2020: £190,000-£194,999
▲ Reeta Chakrabarti – £200,000-£204,999
BBC News Channel, BBC One
2020/2021: £175,000-£179,999
2019/2020: £180,000-£184,999
▲ Gabby Logan – £200,000-£204,999
Sports coverage including Six Nations, Olympics and Sports Personality of the Year
2020/2021: £165,000-£169,999
2019/2020: £185,000-£189,999
★ Micah Richards – £200,000-£204,999
Match of the Day, Premier League, FA Cup and European Football Championship
2020/2021: Not listed
➤ Louis Theroux – £200,000-£204,999
A range of programmes, podcasts and series
2020/2021; £200,000 – £204,999
2019/2020: Did not appear
The rest of the list:
£195,000-£199,999
★ Alex Scott – Football Focus, Olympics, Women’s Super League
£190,000-£194,999
➤ Mark Easton – Home Editor
▲ Sarah Smith – Scotland Editor
➤ Charlie Stayt – BBC Breakfast
£185,000-£189,999
★ Sue Barker – Wimbledon, Queens, Australian Open
£180,000-£184,999
▼ Rachel Burden – 5 Live Breakfast / BBC Breakfast
★ John McEnroe – Wimbledon
£175,000-£179,999
➤ Jonathan Agnew – Cricket Correspondent
★ Stephen Sackur – presenter, HARDtalk
£170,000-£174,999
➤ Ben Brown – BBC News presenter
£160,000-£164,999
★ Harpreet Bhullar (Harpz Kaur) – Asian Network Breakfast Show/CBBC
➤ Orla Guerin – International Correspondent
★ Colin Murray – 5 Live presenter
£155,000-£159,999
▼ Clara Amfo – Radio 1 presenter
➤ Joanna Gosling – BBC News presenter
▲ Isa Guha – TV and Radio cricket coverage
★ Chris Sutton – 5 Live, 606 Podcast
★ Claudia Winkleman – Weekly Radio 2 show
£150,000-£154,999
➤ Nihal Arthanayake – 5 Live / Olympics coverage
★ Lyse Doucet – Chief International Correspondent (a portion of Doucet’s pay came from commercial company BBC Global News Ltd, and so is not included in this figure)
▼ Steve Lamacq – BBC 6 Music presenter
★ Tony Livesey – 5 Live Drive
➤ Carolyn Quinn – Radio 4’s Westminster Hour
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