The Salaries of All the Popular News Anchors

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$13 million

Jake Tapper transitioned from the Chief Washington Correspondent for ABC to lead anchor at CNN and makes $13 million annually. He has a total net worth of $78 million. As the lead anchor for CNN in Washington, Tapper hosts The Lead with Jake Tapper as well as the Sunday morning program State of the Union.  His moderation of the Republican primary debate in 2015 ias the most-watched program ever for CNN. Aside from journalism, he is also an author and cartoonist.

Jake Tapper

As ABC's Senior White House Correspondent, Tapper received three Merriman Smith Memorial Awards and an Emmy for his coverage of former-President Barack Obama's inauguration. His exceptional journalism and the best-selling nonfiction book The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor won him the "Tex" McCrary Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Congressional Medal of Honor Society in 2016. 

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Did you know...

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