11 July 2023 , 14:38
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BBC Breakfast stars' wildly different salaries have been revealed, with one earning twice as much as their co-stars.
A list of what the highest paid employees at the BBC has been released, with many getting a pay rise compared to last year.
The list has showed that BBC Breakfast presenters, Naga Munchetty, Charlie Stayt, Sally Nugent and Jon Kay are all earning different amounts despite doing the same job.
Naga comes in at the top spot, earning almost double what her co-stars earn at £335,000-£339,999, however she also presents a Radio 5 Live programme as well as her TV gig.
Naga also has a radio show (BBC)In second place, on the BBC Breakfast stars salaries scale is Charlie Stayt, who earns between £190,000-£194,999. Jon Kay earns around £10,000 less that Charlie, with his sum declared as £185,000-£189,999.
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And Sally earns around half than the top paid BBC Breakfast star as the 51-year-old presenter's salary was declared as £178,000-£184,999.
Despite Naga earning significantly more than her co-presenters, she has actually taken a pay cut from last year.
In 2021/2022 she was being paid £365,000-£369,999, meaning she had taken a £30,000 pay cut.
The BBC has revealed its top-earning stars across the financial year, with Match of the Day star Gary Lineker topping the list yet again.
The broadcaster divided their list into sections including sports presenters, newsreaders and radio stars.
The findings were published today as part of the corporation's annual report, as required by the government. Presenters Huw Edwards, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth have raked in the highest salaries for the newsreaders this year.
Other high-earning newsreaders include Amol Rajan, Mishal Husain, and George Alagiah, who all earn over £300,000 per year.
BBC's full list of top-earning newsreaders
- Huw Edwards - £435,000-£439,999
- Fiona Bruce - £395,000-£399,999
- Sophie Raworth - £365,000-£369,999
- Amol Rajan - £335,000-£339,999
George Alagiah- £335,000-£339,999
- Mishal Husain - £315,000-£319,999
Laura Kuenssberg - £305,000-£309,999
Victoria Derbyshire - £295,000-£299,999
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Clive Myrie - £285,000-£289,999
Justin Webb - £280,000-£284,999
Evan Davis - £280,000-£284,999
Kirsty Wark - £280,000-£284,999
Nick Robinson - £275,000-£279,999
Ros Atkins - £260,000 - £264,999
Martha Kearney £260,000-£264,999
Sarah Montague - £245,000-£249,999
- Faisal Islam - £230,000 - £234,999
- Jeremy Bowen - £230,000 - £234,999
- Katya Adler - £225,000 - £229,999
- Chris Mason £223,000 - £229,999
- Sarah Smith - £220,000-£224,999
- Fergal Keane -£215,000-£219,999
Reeta Chakrabarti - £215,000-£219,999
- Simon Jack - £210,000-£214,999
- Lyse Doucet - £205,000-£209,999
- Mark Easton - £195,000-£199,999
- Jonny Dymond - £195,000-£199,999
- Charlie Stayt - £190,000-£194,999
- Stephen Sackur - £190,000-£194,999
- Jon Kay - £185,000-£189,999
- Sally Nugent - £178,000-£184,999
- Yalda Hakim - £178,000-£184,999
- Matthew Amroliwala - £178,000-£184,999
- Orla Guerin - £178,000-£184,999
- John Simpson - £178,000-£184,999