The BBC has published their annual list of top earners, with four Welsh stars revealed to be earning over £150,000 a year. Of these, Welsh newsreader Huw Edwards is in the top 10 of overall earners, despite receiving a pay cut from last year.
Every year the BBC publishes a list of salaries for their on-air employees who earn over £150,000. Sports presenter Gary Linker is still the corporation's overall highest earner by far for the fifth year running, with a salary of between £1,350,000-1,354,999 (down from £1,360,000-£1,364,999). The 61-year-old pundit and former footballer was paid for work including Match Of The Day and Sports Personality Of The Year.
Some presenters, like Graham Norton and Alex Jones, are not included because their shows are produced by BBC Studios, a commercial company. This includes stars in other high profile shows like EastEnders, Strictly Come Dancing and Top Gear.
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Of the top 10 earners, just three were women; Zoe Ball, Fiona Bruce and Vanessa Feltz. The only new addition to the top 10 is Greg James, whose salary has increased by £80,000 to between £390,000 and £394,999 for work including the Radio 1 Breakfast Show, Rewinder on Radio 4, Radio 1’s Big Weekend.
Of the 74-strong list of people who earn over £150,000 there are four Welsh stars on the list. These are the Welsh people who make more than £150,000 at the BBC.
Huw Edwards
News and TV presenter Huw Edwards is one of the highest paid stars at the BBC, featuring joint sixth on the list with fellow presenter Fiona Bruce - both earning a hefty sum of £410,000-£414,999 a year.
Perhaps best-known for presenting the News at Ten, he also regularly fronts election coverage and shows on Welsh history, as well as becoming known for his quick-witted humour on his social media accounts.
Salary: £410,000-£414,999 (down from £425,000-£429,999)
Jason Mohammad
Mohammad, the face of the BBC's Final Score programme, earned a salary of between £285,000 and £289,999, an increase from the £270,000 to £274,999 he received the year before. The Cardiff City fan also has his own BBC Radio Wales show and is a regular presenter on snooker, as well as the Olympics and Commonwealth Games. He is the 20th highest earner for the BBC in the list of on-air talent.
Salary: £285,000-£289,999 (up from £270,000-£274,999)
Gabby Logan
The sports presenter has covered lots in her career. Her dedication to sports reporting has included covering events like the Athletics, FIFA World Cup and Rugby Autumn internationals.
She is the daughter of former Welsh international football coach Terry Yorath. Gabby is joint 48th on the overall list and has received a pay rise since last year.
Salary: £200,000-£204,999 (up from £165,000-£169,999)
Jeremy Bowen
The Cardiff born reporter has nearly three decades of experience reporting from war zones for the BBC. Most recently he reported from the frontline in Ukraine which saw him taking cover from the shelling going on around him as he reported on families' desperate plight to flee the under-fire town of Irpin.
Salary: £230,000-£234,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
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