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See below for the full list of presenters who earned more than £178,000 in the 2025-26 financial year, according to the BBC's accounts.
The ▼, ▲ and ➤ icons show whether their salary has moved up, down or remained in the same bracket. A ★ icon represents a presenter making a new appearance or re-entry onto the list.
▲Scott Mills - £745,000 - £749,999
Radio 2 breakfast show, Pop Top 10 podcast and other appearances
2024/2025: £355,000 - £359,999
2023/2024: £315,000 - £319,999
2022/2023: £300,000 - £304,999
▲Greg James - £440,000 - £444,999
Radio 1 breakfast show, Radio 4 Rewinders and other appearances
2024/2025: £425,000 - £429,999
2023/2024: £415,000 - £419,999
2022/2023: £395,000 - £399,999
▲Stephen Nolan - £425,000 - £429,999
The Nolan Show on Radio Ulster, Nolan Live on BBC One (Northern Ireland), The Stephen Nolan Show on 5 Live
2024/2025: £405,000 - £409,999
2023/2024: £405,000-£409,999
2022/2023: £400,000-£404,999
▲Laura Kuenssberg - £405,000 - £409,999
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, Newscast podcast, newsletter, website column and elections
2024/2025: £395,000 - £399,999
2023/2024: £325,000 - £329,999
2022/2023: £305,000 - £309,999
▲Vernon Kay - £405,000 - £409,999
Radio 2 mid-morning show, Alternative Dance Sounds of the 90s and other appearances
2024/2025: £390,000 - £394,999
2023/2024: £320,000 - £324,999
▼Alan Shearer - £390,000 - £394,999
Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup
2024/2025: £440,000 - £444,999
2023/2024: £380,000 - £384,999
2022/2023: £445,000 - £449,999
▲Justin Webb - £375,000 - £379,999
Radio 4's Today programme, Americast podcast
2024/2025: £365,000 - £369,999
2023/2024: £320,000 - 324,999
2022/2023: £280,000 - £284,999
▲Naga Munchetty - £360,000 - £364,999
BBC Breakfast, Radio 5 Live's Naga Munchetty show
2024/2025: £355,000 - £359,999
2023/2024: £345,000 - £349,999
2022/2023: £335,000 - £339,999
▼Fiona Bruce - £345,000 - £349,999
Question Time and presenting on BBC One
2024/2025: £410,000 - £414,999
2023/2024: £405,000 - £409,000
2022/2023: £395,000 - £399,999
▼Sophie Raworth - £340,000 - £344,999
News at Six and News at Ten
2024/2025: £350,000 - £354,999
2023/2024: £325,000 - £329,999
2022/2023: £365,000 - £369,999
★Nick Grimshaw - £335,000 - £339,999
6 Music Breakfast shows and Sidetracked podcast
▲Mark Chapman - £335,000 - £339,999
Radio 5 Live Sport, Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup and UCL, Challenge Cup
2024/2025: £325,000 - £329,999
2023/2024: £260,000 - £264,999
2022/2023: £325,000 - £329,999
▲Trevor Nelson - £330,000 - £334,999
Radio 2's afternoon show and Radio 1Xtra
2024/2025: £245,000 - £249,999
2023/2024: £235,000 - £239,999
2022/2023: £240,000 - £244,999
▼Nick Robinson - £330,000 - £334,999
Radio 4's Today programme, Political Thinking and Today podcasts
2024/2025: £410,000 - £414,999
2023/2024: £345,000 - £349,000
2022/2023: £275,000 - £279,999
▲Reeta Chakrabarti - £325,000 - £329,999
News at One and Six and Ten
2024/2025: £300,000 - £304,999
2023/2024: £270,000 - £274,999
2022/2023: £215,000 - £219,999
▼Gary Lineker - £325,000 - £329,999
Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup
2024/2025: £1,350,000 - £1,354,999
2023/2024: £1,350,000 - £1,354,999
2022/2023: £1,350,000 - £1,354,999
▲Sara Cox - £320,000 - £324,999
Radio 2 early evening show and other appearances
2024/2025: £310,000 - £314,999
2023/2024: £315,000 – £319,999
2022/2023: £285,000 - £289,999
▼Clive Myrie - £320,000 - £324,999
News at Six and News at Ten
2024/2025: £335,000 - £339,999
2023/2024: £310,000 - £314,999
2022/2023: £285,000 - £289,999
▲Amol Rajan - £320,000 - £324,999
Radio 4's Today programme, Amol Rajan Interviews, Today and Radical podcasts
2024/2025: £315,000 - £319,999
2023/2024: £310,000 - £314,999
2022/2023: £335,000 - £339,999
★Anna Foster - £315,000 - £319,999
Radio 4's Today programme, BBC One news and BBC News Channel
▲Emma Barnett - £305,000 - £309,999
Radio 4's Today programme, multiplatform interviews, documentaries and newsletter
2024/2025: £285,000 - £289,999
2023/2024: Not on list
2022/2023: £185,000 - £189,999
▲Evan Davis - £305,000 - £309,999
Radio 4's PM and Radio 4's The Bottom Line
2024/2025: £300,000 - £304,999
2023/2024: £290,000 - £294,999
2022/2023: £280,000 - £284,999
▲Ros Atkins - £300,000 - £304,999
Analysis Editor, The Media Show
2024/2025: £295,000 - £299,999
2023/2024: £290,000 - £294,999
2022/2023: £260,000 - £264,999
▲Tina Daheley - £300,000 - £304,999
Radio 2 Breakfast Show, cover for Jeremy Vine, BBC One News Bulletins, BBC Breakfast
2024/2025: £295,000 - £299,999
2023/2024: £270,000 - £274,999
2022/2023: £240,000 - £244,999
▼Nicky Campbell - £295,000 - £299,99
Radio 5 Live Nicky Campbell Show, Don't Say a Word podcast
2024/2025: £300,000 - £304,999
2023/2024: £295,000 - £299,999
2022/2023: £295,000 - £299,999
★Gabby Logan - £290,000 - £294,999
Match of the Day: Premier League and UCL, athletics, rugby union, European Women's Championship 2025, Women's Rugby World Cup 2025, Sports Personality of the Year
2024/2025: Not on list
2023/2024: Not on list
2022/2023: £240,000 - £244,999
▲Jason Mohammad - £290,000 - £294,999
BBC Radio Wales, Radio 2's Good Morning Sunday, Final Score, Match of the Day
2024/2025: £230,000 - £234,999
2023/2024: £245,000 - £249,999
2022/2023: £255,000 - £259,999
▲Chris Mason - £275,000 - £279,999
Political editor
2024/2025: £270,000 - £274,999
2023/2024: £260,000 - £264,999
2022/2023: £225,000 - £229,999
▼Victoria Derbyshire - £270,000 - £274,999
Newsnight, Ukrainecast podcast
2024/2025: £275,000 - £279,999
2023/2024: £295,000 - £299,999
2022/2023: £295,000 - £299,999
▲Jeremy Bowen - £270,000 - £274,999
International Editor
2024/2025: £260,000 - £264,999
2023/2024: £240,000 - £244,999
2022/2023: £230,000 - £234,999
▲Simon Jack - £270,000 - £274,999
Business Editor, Radio 4 Today cover
2024/2025: £225,000 - £229,999
2023/2024: £240,000 - £244,999
2022/2023: £210,000 - £214,999
▼Jeremy Vine - £265,000 - £269,999
Radio 2
2024/2025: £310,000 - £314,999
2023/2024: £285,000 - £289,999
2022/2023: £285,000 - £289,999
▲Sarah Montague - £255,000 - £259,999
Radio 4's World at One
2024/2025: £250,000 - £254,999
2023/2024: £245,000 - £249,999
2022/2023: £245,000 - £249,999
▲Jo Whiley - £250,000 - £254,999
Radio 2 evening show and other appearances
2024/2025: £230,000 - £234,999
2023/2024: £245,000 - £249,999
2022/2023: £230,000 - £234,999
▲Katya Adler - £245,000 - £249,999
Europe Editor
2024/2025: £240,000 - £244,999
2023/2024: £230,000 - £234,999
2022/2023: £225,000 - £229,999
▲Sarah Smith - £245,000 - £249,999
North America Editor
2024/2025: £230,000 - £234,999
2023/2024: £225,000 - £229,999
2022/2023: £220,000 - £224,999
▲Fergal Keane - £240,000 - £244,999
Special Correspondent
2024/2025: £235,000 - £239,999
2023/2024: £225,000 - £229,999
2022/2023: £215,000 - £219,999
➤Faisal Islam - £235,000 - £239,999
Economics editor, Newsnight cover
2024/2025: £235,000 - £239,999
2023/2024: £260,000 - £264,999
2022/2023: £230,000 - £234,999
★Lauren Laverne - £235,000 - £239,999
6 Music mid-morning show and other appearances
2024/2025: Not on list
2023/2024: £395,000 - £399,999
2022/2023: £390,000 - £394,999
▲Lyse Doucet - £230,000 - £234,999
Chief International Correspondent
2024/2025: £205,000 - £209,999
2023/2024: £205,000 - £209,999
2022/2023: £205,000 - £209,999
▼Rick Edwards – £230,000 - £234,999
5 Live Breakfast, Fighting Talk, 5 Live football and cricket coverage
2024/2025: £235,000 - £239,999
2023/2024: £215,000 - £219,999
2022/2023: £178,000 - £184,999
★Matt Chorley - £230,000 - £234,999
5 Live Matt Chorley show, Newsnight, podcasts
▼Jon Kay – £225,000 - £229,999
BBC Breakfast, Radio 4's Saturday Live, Any Answers, Pick of the Week and
Last Word
2024/2025: £240,000 - £244,999
2023/2024: £225,000 - £229,999
★DJ Spoony - £225,000 - £229,999
Radio 2 show and other appearances
▲Orla Guerin - £220,000 - £224,999
Senior international correspondent
2024/2025: £210,000 - £214,999
2023/2024: £195,000 - £199,999
2022/2023: £178,000 - £184,999
▼Rachel Burden - £215,000 - £219,999
5 Live Breakfast, BBC Breakfast, Cafe Hope podcast
2024/2025: £220,000 - £224,999
2023/2024: £220,000 - £224,999
2022/2023: £195,000 - £195,999
★Kelly Cates - £215,000 - £219,999
5 Live Sport, Match of the Day: Premier League, FA Cup and UCL
▼Katie Razzall - £215,000 - £219,999
Media and culture editor, The Media Show plus Newsnight cover
2024/2025: £220,000 - £224,999
▲Matthew Amroliwala - £210,000 - £214,999
BBC News Channel
2024/2025: £200,000 - £204,999
2023/2024: £195,000 - £199,999
2022/2023: £178,000 - £184,999
▲Ben Brown - £210,000 - £214,999
BBC News at One and News Channel
2024/2025: £200,000 - £204,999
2023/2024: £185,000 - £189,999
▲Jonny Dymond - £210,000 - £214,999
Royal Correspondent, Radio 4's The World This Weekend, The World at One and Today, and World Service's World Questions
2024/2025: £205,000 - £209,999
2023/2024: £195,000 - £199,999
2022/2023: £195,000 - £199,999
★Paddy O'Connell - £210,000 - £214,999
Broadcasting House, Newsnight, Newscast, PM
▲Lucy Hockings - £205,000 - £209,999
BBC News Channel
2024/2025: £200,000 - £204,999
2023/2024: £190,000 - £194,999
▲Catriona Perry - £205,000 - £209,999
BBC News Channel, The President's Path and The Global Story podcasts
2024/2025: £185,000 - £189,999
2023/2024: ?
▲John Simpson - £205,000 - £209,999
World Affairs editor, Unspun World with John Simpson
2024/2025: £190,000 - £194,999
2023/2024: ?
▲Sumi Somaskanda - £205,000 - £209,999
BBC News Channel, The President's Path and The Global Story podcasts
2024/2025: £185,000 - £189,999
2023/2024: ?
▲Owain Wyn Evans - £205,000 - £209,999
Radio 2 early breakfast show and other appearances
2024/2025: £195,000 - £199,999
2023/2024: ?
▲Maryam Moshiri - £200,000 - £204,999
BBC News Channel
2024/2025: £195,000 - £199,999
2023/2024: ?
➤Sally Nugent - £200,000 - £204,999
BBC Breakfast
2024/2025: £200,000 - £204,999
2023/2024: £195,000 - £199,999
2022/2023: £178,000 - £184,999
The rest of the list:
£195,000 - £199,999
Sally Bundock - BBC News Channel
Christian Fraser - BBC News Channel
Jane Hill - News at Six, News at Ten, and Radio 4's The World Tonight and Newshour
Annita McVeigh - BBC News Channel
Alex Scott - Football Focus, Women's Super League, FA Cup, European Women's Championship 2025, Sports Personality of the Year
£190,000 - £194,999
Charlie Stayt - BBC Breakfast
Craig Charles - 6 Music daytime show and Funk and Soul show
Steve Rosenberg - Russia editor
£185,000 - £189,999
Adrian Chiles - 5 Live Adrian Chiles show and Radio 4's Saturday Live
Michael Vaughan - TV and radio cricket, Ashes podcast
£178,000 - £184,999
Steven Lai - BBC News Channel
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