When Wheel of Fortune’s 41st season premieres in September, everything will appear as it has for the last four decades — with Pat Sajak as the host and Vanna White flipping the letters on the game show’s big board. Next year, however, Sajak will take his leave, and White’s future is still up in the air, as she’s reportedly fighting Sony to receive her first pay raise in 18 years. Reports have indicated she’s asking that her salary be increased to $7.5 million annually — half of her colleague’s reported take-home pay — however, new sources allege that she may actually have a much larger number in mind.
Vanna White has lawyered up to secure her place as Wheel of Fortune’s co-host when Pat Sajak retires at the end of the upcoming season, and that includes asking for a pay bump. White, who has worked on the classic game show for 41 years, reportedly makes $3 million a year, not including bonuses. Sajak, meanwhile, allegedly makes five times as much at $15 million. Reports have indicated she’s looking to make half of that, and while that would more than double her current earnings, a source for People indicated her team sees $7.5 million as insultingly low. The insider said:
