24 Highest-paid hosts in the news business: Top Paid News Anchors

In the world of TV news, NBC “Today” co-anchor Matt Lauer has been named the highest paid hosts in the news business —- top-paid news broadcaster, drawing an estimated $22-25 million every year, according to TV Guide.

Here is the full list, some of the figures may startle you!

Fox News host, Bill O’Reilly ranked No. 2, drawing an estimated $17 million a year, followed by Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts  (3rd,) NBC Nightly’s Brian Williams (4th,) and CNN’s Anderson Cooper (5th,) pulling in a reported an eye-popping $11 million a year.

Who makes the most money for keeping the public informed and entertained – 24 Highest-paid hosts in the news business: Top- Paid News Anchors?

1. Matt Lauer, Today $22–25 million

2. Bill O’Reilly, The O’Reilly Factor $18 million

3. Robin Roberts, Good Morning America $14 million

4. Brian Williams, NBC Nightly News $13 million

5. Anderson Cooper, Anderson Cooper 360 $11 million

6. Shepard Smith, Shepard Smith Reporting $10 million

7. George Stephanopoulos, GMA , This Week $9 million

8. Rachel Maddow, The Rachel Maddow Show $7 million

9. Scott Pelley, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes $7 million

10. Bret Baier, Special Report With Bret Baier $6 million

11. Maria Bartiromo, Fox Business $6 million

12. Katie Couric, Yahoo! News $6 million

13. Megyn Kelly, The Kelly File $6 million

14. David Muir, ABC World News, 20/20 $5 million

15. David Gregory, Meet the Press $4 million

16. Lawrence O’Donnell, The Last Word $4 million

17. Erin Burnett, OutFront $3 million

18. Nancy Grace, Nancy Grace $3 million

19. Steve Kroft, 60 Minutes $3 million

20. Willie Geist, Today, Morning Joe $2.5 million

21. Natalie Morales, Today $2.5 million

22. Byron Pitts, ABC News $1.2 million

23. Bill Weir, CNN $750,000

24. Ronan Farrow, Ronan Farrow Daily $650,000