The BBC’s top earning stars have been revealed - and now you can see how your salary compares using our new gadget. The BBC has once again published the salaries of its highest-earning stars as part of its annual report.
Gary Lineker, who presents Match of the Day and the BBC's World Cup coverage, remains top of the list, earning £1.35m in 2022/23. Radio 2 DJ Zoe Ball is in second place and is on between £980,000 and £984,999.
Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball both saw their salaries frozen from the previous year. Alan Shearer - another Match of the Day presenter - is in third place with a salary of between £445,000 and £449,999. That represented a £5,000 drop from last year for Shearer.
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News presenter Huw Edwards is in fourth spot with a salary of between £435,000 and £439,999. That was an increase for the News at 10 presenter, having had a wage drop the year before.
Stephen Nolan takes fifth spot on £400,000-£404,999 (a fall from the previous year), followed by Fiona Bruce at £395,000-£399,999 (also down from last year), and Greg James at £395,000- £399,999 (an increase on 12 months earlier).
You can see how your wage compares in real time using our gadget. Simply enter your annual income and click compare. A new box will be added showing your wage increasing in time.
The salaries of the top 10 highest on-air earners are notably lower on average than last year. While the majority of the high earners made more than £400,000 in 2021/22, this year a significant number earn less than £400,000.
Tim Davie, director-general of the BBC, said: “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. We have seen this again recently, with Eurovision, the Coronation and Glastonbury. It remains a period of change, financial pressures and great competition in the media market. Our task is not always easy and we have to make some difficult choices.
“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.”
You can see the full list of named stars using this interactive table:
