BBC reveals highest-paid stars: Gary Lineker, Zoe Ball and Greg James amongst broadcaster’s prime earners

The BBC has printed its annual report together with particulars of the very best paid stars, as bosses take care of the fallout from allegations made in opposition to a presenter.

Gary Lineker is as soon as once more the broadcaster’s largest earner, taking house between £1,350,000 and £1,354,999 in 2022-23 – the identical quantity because the earlier 12 months – for his work on Match Of The Day, Sports Personality Of The Year, the World Cup and FA Cup.

Zoe Ball, who presents Radio 2’s breakfast present, is second on the BBC listing, incomes between £980,000 and £984,999 for her work on the programme, plus a Terry Wogan tribute. Like Lineker, her wage has not modified within the final 12 months.

The prime 10 is made up of six male and 4 feminine stars – a change from seven males and three ladies final 12 months – with soccer commentator Alan Shearer, news presenters Huw Edwards and Fiona Bruce, and radio stars Lauren Laverne and Greg James additionally among the many highest earners.

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However, the listing doesn’t paint a full image because the organisation doesn’t need to make public the salaries of stars who’re paid by way of its industrial arm BBC Studios or impartial manufacturing corporations – so massive names similar to Claudia Winkleman, Tess Daly, Graham Norton, Alex Jones and Michael McIntyre, and the highest stars of reveals similar to EastEnders, are noticeably absent.

In the highest 10, Edwards and Laverne, together with former Radio 2 presenter Ken Bruce and newsreader Sophie Raworth, noticed will increase of their pay from the earlier 12 months – though salaries for a lot of have remained the identical or dipped barely amid ongoing scrutiny of the BBC over the quantities earned by its prime expertise.

Edwards is the company’s highest paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £435,000 – £439,999 – up from £410,000 – £414,000 final 12 months. This places him fourth on the listing behind Shearer, who noticed a drop in his earnings from £450,000 – £454,999 in 2021-22, to £445,000 – £449,999 this 12 months.

Ken Bruce, who left earlier this year after 31 years at the helm of the Radio 2 mid-morning weekday slot, was up £5,000, to £390,000 – £394,999.

Along with Laverne and Raworth he’s new to the highest 10, as Steve Wright, Vanessa Feltz and Scott Mills have dropped down after leaving their respective BBC reveals.

Feltz, who introduced in July final 12 months that she was leaving her reveals on BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio London, was beforehand within the wage bracket of £400,000 – £404,999. Mills left his BBC Radio 1 present after 24 years in August, however continues to current within the afternoon slot on BBC Radio 2.

Lineker first topped the listing in 2017-18, taking a voluntary pay lower of £10,000 in 2020 after stress from feminine employees for larger pay parity.

Other stars among the many excessive earners this 12 months embrace George Alagiah, Naga Munchetty and Amol Rajan (all within the £335,000-£339,999 bracket), Laura Kuenssberg (£305,000-£309,999), and Nicky Campbell and Victoria Derbyshire (£295,000-£299,999).

The annual report additionally consists of wage particulars for bosses, with director-general Tim Davie taking house between £525,000 and £529,999 in 2022-23.

“I am proud of the content we have delivered – the very best of the BBC – from royal programming to wonderful sporting moments and coverage of the Ukraine war,” Mr Davie stated because the figures have been launched. “We have seen this again recently, with Eurovision, the Coronation and Glastonbury.

“It stays a interval of change, monetary pressures and nice competitors within the media market. Our process will not be at all times straightforward and we’ve to make some troublesome selections.

“But these are challenges we must embrace as we know that the BBC is needed now more than ever, in an age of polarisation and increasing disinformation.”