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33 TV Hosts And Their Unbelievable Salaries

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Ami Ciccone

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March 16, 2020

Usually, the fact that celebrities like actors and singers are crazy rich is a commonly known truth. However, have you ever wondered about television and game show hosts? If you never thought about it, then you're in for a surprise because they are some of the planet's wealthiest.

A majority of television presenters make between six and seven figures every month. Since many fans have been curious about the earnings of these underrated group of celebrities, the details about their salaries have been coming out. From Ellen DeGeneres and Jimmy Kimmel to Oprah Winfrey—let's find out their insane numbers, shall we?


Jimmy Kimmel – $15 Million

Jimmy Kimmel Live! is one of America's most popular late-night shows, hosted by yours truly, Jimmy Kimmel. He began his career in radio and gradually moved on to television by co-hosting two shows on Comedy Central. Jimmy Kimmel Live! has been on air since 2003.

During this time, Kimmel has managed to make his way to the list of highest-earning TV show hosts. In the present, he makes an annual salary of $15 million from the said program alone. At his current age of 52, Kimmel, a father of four, has made a fortune of $45 million.

Jesse Watters - $2 Million

Born in Philadelphia, Jesse Watters is a political commentator on the Fox News Channel. He was well-known for his appearances in The O'Reilly Factor until he started co-hosting The Five in 2017. Since then, the roundtable series generates fame and big bucks to him. As a commentator, naturally, Watters is bound to spark controversies.

Regardless of them, he earns a decent sum of $2 million per annum, which is approximately $166K per month. Watters is currently on his second marriage and a father of twin girls. The family lives a comfortable life with Watters' rising net worth of $5 million.

Bob Barker - $10 Million

Bob Barker had a well-performing career as a game show host in America. He is now retired, which doesn't come as a surprise given his age of 96. He is undoubtedly enjoying his retirement in luxury as he earned a large sum of money on the job.

During the last years of his career, Barker reportedly banked $10 million per year. The former longtime host of The Price Is Right currently carries a fortune of $70 million. Having begun his career in broadcasting, Barker's first game show was Truth or Consequence—one that he hosted between the years 1956 and 1974.

Simon Cowell - $95 Million

For his harsh actions and commentary on various reality shows, Simon Cowell is well-known around the world. He is an extremely successful television personality and businessman. The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent, America's Got Talent, and American Idol, are all reality television competitions created by him.

While he judges some of the said shows, Cowell is also the founder and CEO of the British entertainment company named Syco. Through all of his endeavors, the 60-year-old takes home a hefty sum of $95 million annually. It certainly adds on to his already massive wealth of $600 million.

Mellody Hobson - $1 Million

Mellody Hobson is a very influential lady and should be someone young girls look up to. In 1991, she started her career as an intern at Ariel Investments and climbed up the corporate ladder to currently serve as the company's president and co-CEO.

Hobson is on the board of directors of many organizations, including the Starbucks Corporation and JPMorgan Chase & Co. Her work is truly inspiring. In fact, many magazines and journals such as Ebony, Time, and The Wall Street Journal have identified her significance. Hobson's annual earnings add up to a million dollars, and her worth currently stands at $10 million.

Dick Cavett - Salary Undisclosed

Yale University alumni Dick Cavett is an American television personality, well-known comedian, and former talk show host. After working a few odd jobs as a youngster, Cavett became a writer on The Tonight Show. However, his reputation skyrocketed when he began hosting his own show.

Titled as The Dick Cavett Show, many shows aired on several networks from 1968 through 2007. His career is relatively slow now, which is understandable given that he is 83 years old. Although Cavett's earnings from his profession remains a mystery, we do know that he is worth a whopping $100 million.

Carl Quintanilla - $500K

Although Carl Quintanilla's salary does not weigh in millions, $500K is still a lot higher than America's annual average income. As someone who wanted to become a disc jockey when he was in his adolescence, Quintanilla chose a significantly different career path.

He is an American journalist and news anchor who currently presents CNBC's Squawk on the Street and Squawk Alley. As a graduate in political science and his experience from The Wall Street Journal and Fox News, Quintanilla is the perfect candidate to host such business programs. At the age of 49, he holds a wealth of $2.5 million.

Rachel Maddow - $7 Million

Rachel Maddow's career in radio gained prominence after she got her own show named The Rachel Maddow Show. While she was on that job, Maddow also started her career in television, with a nightly program with the same title as her radio show.

When The Rachel Maddow Show (on television) on MSNBC became more popular, Maddow said goodbye to her radio show. Maddow's interest in politics persuaded her to obtain degrees from Stanford University and the University of Oxford. From her academia and experience, the now 46-year-old makes a good $7 million per year.

Dan Abrams - $150K

Dan Abrams is a man of many talents, which he utilizes to serve as a web entrepreneur and television presenter. As a political science and law graduate, finding work was not too much of a hustle for him. Today, Abrams's annual salary is at least $150K.

As the Chief Legal Affairs Anchor for ABC News, Abram bags anywhere between 99K and 107K. Furthermore, he pockets around $125K for his work at the A&E cable network. There's no doubt that these sum earnings add to his already gigantic net worth of $25 million.

Emeril Lagasse - $9 Million

If you don't remember Emeril Lagasse for his turkey and hot sausage chili recipe that won him the National Best Recipe award, you need to go get that recipe. He is a celebrity chef, restaurant owner, food program host, and cookbook author.

Lagasse hosted Emeril Live, Essence of Emeril, Emeril Green, The Emeril Lagasse Show, and Emeril's Florida on various television networks. With his numerous cookbooks in the market, his restaurants, and other endeavors, Lagasse makes $9 million annually, according to Forbes. He is now 60 years old and possesses $70 million in wealth.

Jake Tapper - $4 Million

Jake Tapper makes big bucks for his work as the Chief Washington Correspondent for CNN. He is also the host of The Lead with Jake Tapper and State of the Union. With both parents working in the medical field, Tapper surely took a whole other career path.

Having worked at ABC News previously, Tapper's resume is unquestionably an impressive one. Therefore, he pockets a yearly salary of $4 million from his contract with CNN. Tapper, his wife of 14 years, and their two children live comfortably in their residence in Washington, D.C. His net worth currently stands at $8 million.

Nancy Snyderman - $2 Million

Nancy Snyderman has both of her feet in different professions—the medical field and broadcast journalism. While she became a physician to fulfill her lifelong ambition and to carry forward her father's legacy, Snyderman also went on to pursue broadcasting as a career with KARK.

She served as a medical correspondent for ABC News, while also contributing to 20/20, Primetime, and Good Morning America. The now 67-year-old later worked for NBC News and co-founded CarePlanners. As Snyderman represents her existing fortune of $10 million, she continues to bag $2 million every year.

Cameron Mathison - Salary Undisclosed

Cameron Mathison is more popular as an actor than he is as a television host. He obviously made this list for his work as the latter. His career began as a model and peaked as an actor. Ryan Lavery on All My Children was one of his most notable roles.

In television, Mathison was a part of the Good Morning America crew until he signed with GMA in 2009. He worked on many of its events, including the Grammys and the Oscars, and later hosted Ultimate Proposal and Game of Homes. However, we are yet to find out Mathison's annual earnings.

Ellen DeGeneres - $75 Million

From children to the elderly, pretty much anyone in America knows the name, Ellen DeGeneres. She gained nationwide recognition since the beginning of The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2003. Her worldwide recognition came thanks to YouTube, though, after which she became one of the wealthiest television stars of this day and age.

The 62-year-old award-winning talk show host makes around $75 million per year from her many endeavors. However, in 2018, DeGeneres's annual income went as high as $87.5 million after she signed a deal of a lifetime for a Netflix stand-up special. As of this day, she has made herself a fortune of $490 million.

Howard Stern - $90 Million

Howard Stern's name is up and shining in America as one of the greatest radio and television personalities. He has been hosting his eponymous radio show since the '70s. Stern became one of the highest-earning radio personalities following his $500 million five-year deal with Sirius.

Furthermore, he was on the judging panel of America's Got Talent between 2012 and 2015—a job that earned him $15 million per year. Since he signed with SiriusXM, Stern has been cashing cheques worth $90 million each year, a deal that adds to his already massive fortune of $650 million.

Jay Leno - $15 Million

Jay Leno earned quite a reputation after he started hosting The Tonight Show with Jay Leno on NBC. Although he is not in the late-night show scene anymore, Leno continues making appearances as an actor and comedian. In 2014, his name went to the Television Hall of Fame.

He has hosted Jay Leno's Garage since 2014—a program about motor vehicles. Even though at 69 years of age, he has already gathered $450 million in wealth, Leno does not seem to be ready to bid farewell to his career. Towards the end of his time on The Tonight Show, he reportedly earned $15 million a year.

Kelly Ripa - $22 Million

When Kathie Lee decided to be done with Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, Kelly Ripa quickly stepped in. She has been the co-host of the said syndicated morning talk show since 2001. Well, Ripa's talents don't stop there. She is also an actress, dancer, and producer.

Ripa's 12-year-long role as Hayley Vaughan on All My Children earned her so much recognition as an actress. In the present, the 49-year-old mother of three is $120 million rich, and also makes a whopping $22 million every year. Of course, it isn't shocking as The Hollywood Reporter had once named her one of the most powerful people in media.

Michael Strahan – $17 Million

For football fans, Michael Strahan will always be the legendary New York Giants' defensive end. But throughout America today, he is well identified as a talk show host—a good one also. Strahan now serves as a sports commentator on Fox's NFL Sunday and a co-host on both Good Morning America and Strahan, Sara and Keke.

Between the years 2012 and 2016, he also co-presented Live! with Kelly and Michael. While he surely makes for a perfect resume, Strahan won't be needing one because he already makes a fortune. His yearly earnings net at $17 million, and he is worth $65 million.

Megyn Kelly – $23 Million

After graduating in political science from Syracuse University in 1992, Megyn Kelly worked at law firms. Her career in journalism started in 2003 after WJLA-TV hired her as a general assignment reporter. Kelly later gained prominence from her time at Fox News and NBC News.

Her career hit a low when NBC fired her for some controversial comments she made. The 49-year-old is currently active on social media and posts interviews on her YouTube channel. During her tenure with NBC, Kelly banked $23 million per year, which is an enormous sum to have lost due to the contract termination.

Laura Ingraham - $15 Million

Laura Ingraham is a reputed television presenter in America, who was also a former radio host. For nearly 18 years, she hosted The Laura Ingraham Show and currently serves as the editor-in-chief for LifeZette (a website she co-founded). Since October 2017, she presents The Ingraham Angle on Fox News.

As a busy mother of three adopted children, Ingraham sets an example for women out there as she also handles her career very well. Aged 56, she has a massive fortune of $70 million and easily takes home $15 million per annum.

Rachael Ray - $30 Million

At the age of 51, Rachael Ray has accomplished many things in her life. From being a television personality, celebrity chef, to launching her own magazine and writing up cookbooks—she has done it all. Ray currently hosts The Rachael Ray Show and 30 Minute Meals on Food Network.

Her magazine, Every Day with Rachael Ray, launched in 2005. After a few years, however, she sold it to Meredith Corporation. Ray has been an ambassador for several brands, including Dunkin' Donuts and PulteGroup. Although her recent earnings remain a mystery, she ranked 69th on Forbes' 2013 Celebrity 100 Earnings, making $30 million that year.

Oprah Winfrey - $300 Million

Many of you may already know about Oprah Winfrey's troubled childhood. We're not here to tell you about that, but rather about how she overcame her monsters and grew up to become one of the most influential and wealthiest people on the planet.

It all came with The Oprah Winfrey Show, which ran for 25 years, earning her a fortune of $3.5 billion. Winfrey reportedly bagged an insane sum of $300 million annually when the show was at its peak. Known as the "Queen of All Media," Winfrey was the wealthiest African American of the 20th century and first black multi-billionaire in North America.

Jon Stewart – $25 Million

Having been born in New York and raised in New Jersey, Jon Stewart is many things professionally. But he is most famous for being a comedian, especially for his 16-year-long run as the host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central.

Over the years, Stewart has made appearances on a few movies like Big Daddy and Death to Smoochy. During the height of his career on The Daily Show, Stewart cashed million-dollar cheques every month, with his annual income going as high as $25 million. After leaving the show, Stewart has been off the spotlight, which he can comfortably do as he is worth $100 million.

Conan O'Brien - $12 Million

Conan O'Brien is a 56-year-old American television show host, who is well-known for his comedy. He was a writer for Saturday Night Live from seasons 13 through 16 and also contributed to writing The Simpsons. O'Brien has been hosting Conan on TBS since 2010.

The multi-millionaire, currently standing at a net worth of $95 million, has also performed hosting duties on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the past. The father of two reportedly takes home a million dollars every month from hosting Conan.

Queen Latifah - $10.3 Million

Dana Elaine Owens, better known as Queen Latifah, is an American rapper, singer, and actress. With the release of All Hail the Queen in 1989, she made her debut in the music industry. Since then, Latifah has also become a great actress, having starred in many productions.

Last Holiday, Living Single and Girls Trip are some of the movies and television series she has starred in. She also hosted her eponymous show for a few years. For all the decades she has spent in show business, Latifah has been repaid with $60 million in wealth. Furthermore, she supposedly earns $10.3 million every year.

Wayne Brady - $1 Million

Wayne Brady is an American singer, actor, and comedian, who is also a television and game show host. He hosted an eponymous show on ABC between 2001 and 2004. In regards to game shows, Brady was the original host of Don't Forget the Lyrics! on Fox, and currently presents Let's Make a Deal.

The 47-year-old portrayed several roles in both movie and television productions such as 1982, How I Met Your Mother and American Dad! As a two-time divorcee, Wayne enjoys his $10 million fortune by himself, only bearing responsibility for his daughter. He also reportedly earns close to a million dollars every year.

Regis Philbin - $20 Million

Dubbed as the 'hardest working man in showbiz' and for his Guinness World Record for spending the most hours in front of a television camera, you can imagine Regis Philbin's efforts. He is an American television personality, actor, and singer, who is now aged 88.

Philbin established a nationwide fan base for hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee, which later became Live! with Regis and Kelly, until his departure from the show in 2011. During the height of his career, Philbin pocketed $20 million every year. Surely, he is living luxuriously in his old age as the owner of a $150 million net worth.

Chelsea Handler - $10 Million

At the age of 45, Chelsea Handler has made a fortune of $40 million. For those of you who don't know, she is a comedian, actress, and television host, who presented E!'s Chelsea Lately. She also hosted Chelsea on Netflix and released Chelsea Does on the same streaming service.

Having started her career in 2001, by 2012, when she was in her thirties, Handler made the Time 100 list. She made appearances on various television and film productions over the years, including Spy TV, My Wife and Kids, and Will & Grace. While Handler hosted the Netflix show, she banked a yearly income of $10 million.

Al Roker – $10 Million

The Queens native Al Roker is a meteorologist, journalist, media personality, actor, and author. In the present, the 65-year-old works as the weatherman on The Today Show on NBC, while also co-hosting the third hour of the same show. He is currently signed with NBC on a five-year contract worth $50 million.

In case you're terrible at math, that's a good income of $10 million every year. Roker is the long-time husband of ABC News television journalist Deborah Roberts. The father of three proudly represents a massive wealth of $60 million as of 2020.

Paula Deen - $2.5 Million

Paula Deen was loved by many for her cooking show on Food Network—Paula's Home Cooking. The show ran for a decade, and since it was a hit, Food Network gave her two more shows named Paula's Party and Paula's Best Dishes.

According to The Richest, she was making about $2.5 million per annum from Food Network alone. However, she lost it all after causing controversy by making racist remarks on social media. While she runs her own restaurants and has cookbooks out in the market, we're quite certain that a majority of her $14 million fortune came from the lost shows.

George Stephanopoulos - $15 Million

After graduating summa cum laude in political science from Columbia University, George Stephanopoulos went on to work in the White House. He served as the White House Communications Director in 1993 before he became the senior advisor to the president.

Later, he went on to work as a political analyst for ABC News—the perfect job given his prior experience. Stephanopoulos currently co-anchors Good Morning America, hosts This Week, and regularly substitutes on ABC World News Tonight. With years of quality experience, the 59-year-old makes approximately $15 million yearly. Also, he is worth an impressive $40 million at the moment.

Pat Sajak - $15 Million

If Pat Sajak is exclusively known for anything, it's for hosting the game show, Wheel of Fortune. However, a little-known fact is that his success did not come easy. Sajak worked as a disc jockey, radio personality, voice-over artist, five-minute news anchor, and a weatherman beforehand.

In 1989, Sajak got the opportunity to host an eponymous late-night show, which got canceled after a year. Nevertheless, with his frequent appearances on talk shows and small acting roles, he never really faded away. As a long-time host on Wheel of Fortune, Sajak generates $15 million in earnings every year.

Vanna White - $10 Million

In 1980, Vanna White pursued a career in acting. While it didn't go as planned, she got the opportunity to host one of America's most popular game shows—Wheel of Fortune. Nearly 40 years later, White is still on the job but hasn't failed to appear on movies occasionally.

As a famous television personality, White makes around $10 million every year, which is an excellent sum for a 63-year-old. Standing with a net worth of $70 million, White is also a Guinness World Record holder. She received the Guinness certificate for being the most frequent clapper, which is pretty insane if you ask us.

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