The Salaries of All the Popular News Anchors

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$10 million

Throughout her illustrious career at CNN, NBC, CBS and ABC, Katie Couric broke many records with her gigantic contracted salaries. After her coverage of 9/11, she was offered $19 million a year (adjusted for inflation). However, her current salary is $10 million,  as part of her own media company. Her net worth is at a whopping $100 million.

Katie Couric

From Today and the CBS Evening News to 60 Minutes and Jeopardy!, Couric never runs away from a challenge. On top of her countless reporting responsibilities, Couric also finds the time to manage her titular media company and write bestselling books like The Best Advice I Ever Got: Lessons from Extraordinary Lives. She was added to the Television Hall of Fame in 2004 — a well-deserved honor.

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