BBC top earner is Gary Lineker who earned £1,350,000-1,354,999 for 2021/22.
In second place is Zoe Ball who earned £980,000-£984,999 and in third equal place are Alan Shearer and Steve Wright who earned £450,000-£454,999 each in 2021/22 according to the BBC’s new annual report.
The gender pay gap at the BBC has also widened for the first time since the broadcaster began recording figures in 2017.
The corporation’s annual report for 2021/22, which also marks its centenary, shows the median gap increased from 5.2% to 5.9%.
The gender pay gap measures the difference in the hourly pay of men and women at the broadcaster and is expressed as a percentage of male employees’ hourly pay. Recording the median involves listing all salaries in order from lowest to highest and picking the one in the middle.
The BBC said the increase could be due to “variations in attrition, more diverse hiring rates into entry level positions and as a consequence of initiatives that support our wider organisational objective to achieve a 50:20:12 BBC by 2026”.
The broadcaster has set a target of reaching 50% female, at least 20% black, Asian or minority ethnic, and at least 12% disabled employees by that date.
Since the BBC began regularly recording its gender pay gap in 2017, its median gap has reduced from 9.3%. This year, the BBC has continued to reduce its headcount.
Employees fall into two categories: licence fee-funded staff such as on-air talent, and those employed by the BBC’s commercial arms, which include BBC Studios.
The average number of licence fee-funded employees this year fell from 18,977 to 17,890.
Director-general Tim Davie said in the annual report the corporation “will soon set out further plans to reduce costs and streamline the BBC”.
Full list of BBC on-air salaries in 2021/22
Here is a full list of BBC on-air salaries for 2021/22 above £150,000, as published in the BBC annual report.
The list is ranked by salary band, starting with the highest.
The equivalent salary band for 2020/21 is shown in brackets, with a description of the year-on-year change.
1 Gary Lineker £1,350,000-1,354,999 (down from £1,360,000-£1,364,999)
2 Zoe Ball £980,000-£984,999 (down from £1,130,000-£1,134,999)
3 Alan Shearer £450,000-£454,999 (up from £390,000-£394,999)
= Steve Wright £450,000-£454,999 (down from £465,000-£469,999)
5 Stephen Nolan £415,000-£419,999 (up from £405,000-£409,999)
6 Fiona Bruce £410,000-£414,999 (up from £405,000-£409,999)
= Huw Edwards £410,000-£414,999 (down from £425,000-£429,999)
8 Vanessa Feltz £400,000-£404,999 (up from £390,000-£394,999)
= Scott Mills £400,000-£404,999 (up from £375,000-£379,999)
10 Greg James £390,000-£394,999 (up from £310,000-£314,999)
11 Ken Bruce £385,000-£389,999 (up from £365,000-£369,999)
12 Lauren Laverne £380,000-£384,999 (down from £395,000-£399,999)
13 Naga Munchetty £365,000-£369,999 (up from £255,000-£259,999)
14 George Alagiah £325,000-£329,999 (no change)
= Emily Maitlis £325,000-£329,999 (no change)
= Amol Rajan £325,000-£329,999 (up from £240,000-£244,999)
17 Sophie Raworth £305,000-£309,999 (up from £280,000-£284,999)
18 Nicky Campbell £295,000-£299,999 (no change)
19 Jeremy Vine £290,000-£294,999 (down from £295,000-£299,999)
20 Jason Mohammad £285,000-£289,999 (up from £270,000-£274,999)
21 Sara Cox £275,000-£279,999 (up from £270,000-£274,999)
= Mishal Husain £275,000-£279,999 (no change)
23 Evan Davis £270,000-£274,999 (no change)
= Nick Robinson £270,000-£274,999 (no change)
25 Andrew Marr £265,000-£269,999 (down from £335,000-£339,999)
= Jo Whiley £265,000-£269,999 (down from £275,000-£279,999)
27 Laura Kuenssberg £260,000-£264,999 (no change)
28 Martha Kearney £255,000-£259,999 (up from £250,000-£254,999)
= Clive Myrie £255,000-£259,999 (up from £205,000-£209,999)
= Justin Webb £255,000-£259,999 (no change)
31 Mark Chapman £250,000-£254,999 (no change)
32 Sarah Montague £245,000-£249,999 (no change)
= Kirsty Wark £245,000-£249,999 (up from £210,000-£214,999)
34 Victoria Derbyshire £240,000-£244,999 (up from £170,000-£174,999)
= Faisal Islam £240,000-£244,999 (up from £205,000-£209,999)
36 Jeremy Bowen £230,000-£234,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
37 Jon Sopel £225,000-£229,999 (down from £230,000-£234,999)
= Michael Vaughan £225,000-£229,999 (up from £175,000-£179,999)
39 Jermaine Jenas £220,000-£224,999 (up from £195,000-£199,999)
= Dan Walker £220,000-£224,999 (down from £295,000-£299,999)
41 Katya Adler £215,000-£219,999 (down from £220,000-£224,999)
= Emma Barnett £215,000-£219,999 (down from £240,000-£244,999)
= Mary Berry £215,000-£219,999 (no change)
44 Fergal Keane £210,000-£214,999 (up from £205,000-£209,999)
= Trevor Nelson £210,000-£214,999 (down from £230,000-£234,999)
46 Clare Balding £205,000-£209,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
= Simon Jack £205,000-£209,999 (up from £190,000-£194,999)
48 Reeta Chakrabarti £200,000-£204,999 (up from £175,000-£179,999)
= Gabby Logan £200,000-£204,999 (up from £165,000-£169,999)
= Micah Richards £200,000-£204,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
= Louis Theroux £200,000-£204,999 (no change)
52 Alex Scott £195,000-£199,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
53 Mark Easton £190,000-£194,999 (no change)
= Sarah Smith £190,000-£194,999 (up from £185,000-£189,999)
= Charlie Stayt £190,000-£194,999 (no change)
56 Sue Barker £185,000-£189,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
57 Rachel Burden £180,000-£184,999 (down from £205,000-£209,999)
= John McEnroe £180,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
59 Jonathan Agnew £175,000-£179,999 (no change)
= Stephen Sackur £175,000-£179,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
61 Ben Brown £170,000-£174,999 (no change)
62 Harpreet Bhullar (Harpz Kaur) £160,000-£164,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
= Orla Guerin £160,000-£164,999 (no change)
= Colin Murray £160,000-£164,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
65 Clara Amfo £155,000-£159,999 (down from £165,000-£169,999)
= Joanna Gosling £155,000-£159,999 (no change)
= Isa Guha £155,000-£159,999 (up from £150,000-£154,999)
= Chris Sutton £155,000-£159,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
= Claudia Winkleman £155,000-£159,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
70 Nihal Arthanayake £150,000-£154,999 (no change)
= Lyse Doucet £150,000-£154,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
= Steve Lamacq £150,000-£154,999 (down from £155,000-£159,999)
= Tony Livesey £150,000-£154,999 (not listed in 2020/21)
= Carolyn Quinn £150,000-£154,999 (no change)
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