The BBC has published its annual list of earners from their on-air talent, with four earning over £150,000 a year. Of the Welsh highest-paid stars, newsreader Huw Edwards is also in the top 10 of overall earners at the corporation.
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 sixth year running, with a salary of between £1,350,000-1,354,999 (no change from last year). The pundit and former footballer was paid for work including Match Of The Day and Sports Personality Of The Year and is the only person to earn over £1m a 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. Of the top 10 earners, four were women; Zoe Ball, Fiona Bruce and Lauren Laverne and Sophie Raworth.
