[TV] BBC TV Pay League

[Tim Over Whelmed]

My thoughts too, not sure how or why Shearer earns more than Gabby Logan for example.

Could easily be hours worked? These salaries are pointless anyway, what about hours and the time of day worked, what about the benefits? Lineker retraces his lost tortoise in the Maldives for two weeks all paid for by the BBC, tickets to events, clothing you get given to wear depending on what show you're on and increases in PA fees due to notoriety, the tip of the iceberg IMHO, BUT, market forces if someone could do it better for cheaper they'd go with it.

 

[Giraffe]

1. Gary Lineker - £1,750,000-£1,754,999

2. Chris Evans - £1,250,000-£1,254,999

3. Graham Norton - £610,000-£614,999

4. Huw Edwards - £490,000-£494,999

5. Steve Wright - £465,000-£469,999

6. Alan Shearer - £440,000-£444,999

7. Andrew Marr - £390,000-£394,999

8. Claudia Winkleman - £370,000-£374,999

9. Zoe Ball - £370,000-£374,999

10. Jason Mohammad - £355,000-£359,999

11. Vanessa Feltz - £355,000-£359,999

12. Nicky Campbell - £340,000-£345,999

13. Garth Crooks - £330,000-£335,999

14. Stephen Nolan - £325,000-£329,999

15. George Alagiah - £315,000-£319,999

16. Grimmy - £310,000-£314,999

17. Lauren Laverne - £305,000-£309,999

18. Laura Kuessenberg - £300,000-£304,999

19. Gabby Logan - £290,000-£294,999

20. Nick Robinson - £290,000-£294,999

21. John Humphrys - £290,000-£294,999

22. Jeremy Vine - £290,000-£294,999

23. Scott Mills - £285,000-£289,999

24. Dan Walker - £280,000-£284,999

25. Ken Bruce - £280,000-£284,999

26. Evan Davis - £275,000-£279,999

27. Jo Whiley - £270,000-£274,999

28. Edith Bowman - £270,000- £274,999

29. Sophie Raworth - £265,000-£269,999

30. Emily Maitlis - £260,000-£264,999

31. Michelle Husain - £255,000-£259,999

32. Fiona Bruce - £255,000-£259,999

33.Justin Webb

34. Sara Cox

35. Mark 'Chappers' Chapman

36. Greg James

37. Jeremy Bowen

38. Victoria Derbyshire

39. Jermaine Jenas

40. Amol Rajan

41. Louise Minchin

42. Katya Adler

43. Ian Wright

44. Mary Berry

45. Sue Barker

46. John McEnroe

47. Tina Daheley

48. Richie Anderson

49. Annie Mac

50. Adrian Chiles

51. Nihal Arthanayake

52. Clare Balding

Laura Kuessenberg should be worth a lot more than Linekar. I think she is getting what she is worth but the others above her are vastly overpaid. Linekar must be on borrowed time. As soon as his contract ends his pay will either come down dramatically or he will leave. Female presenter of MOTD coming...

 

[crodonilson]

McEnroe surprised me given he only works on the BBC for 2 weeks a year.

 

[KZNSeagull]

Lineker, Shearer, Crooks and Jenas all to go. Totally unjustifiable salaries. The lovely Eilidh can take over MOTD.

Very surprised Fiona Bruce is quite low down considering how many programs she does. Laura K at least earns her money as she seems to work 24 hours a day. Who is Richie Anderson?

 

[DumLum]

Sums it up really, I don’t like Graham Norton, but, there are others in the top 10 I do like, and the BBC has to cater for all license payers. That’s a very difficult job, and not one they will ever please everyone with.

I love the BBC but you won't find many people claiming that Lineker, Shearer, Crooks and Mohammed are irreplaceable. How do they get these contracts year in year out?

 

[Brok]

Lineker, Shearer, Crooks and Jenas all to go. Totally unjustifiable salaries. The lovely Eilidh can take over MOTD.

Very surprised Fiona Bruce is quite low down considering how many programs she does. Laura K at least earns her money as she seems to work 24 hours a day. Who is Richie Anderson?

There are no less than 13 on that list that I have never heard of...

 

[crodonilson]

Lineker, Shearer, Crooks and Jenas all to go. Totally unjustifiable salaries. The lovely Eilidh can take over MOTD.

Very surprised Fiona Bruce is quite low down considering how many programs she does. Laura K at least earns her money as she seems to work 24 hours a day. Who is Richie Anderson?

The goon that does travel on the Radio 2breakfast show.

 

[blue-shifted]

What I'd be interested to know is how many of those are on permanent employment contracts like most of us and how many are effectively working as contractors. Part of me thinks the Beeb would gladly bin off Lineker and Shearer etc given the reputational damage their wages cause the organisation, but can't because of normal employment law. The other part thinks, they are more likely to be on renewable contracts(Lineker often appears for other broadcasters of course) and could be got rid of, but the Beeb don't want to, as they are happy to pay the market rate for what they think is the best sports presenter.

Two thoughts about Lineker.

1) he only got his job because the last bloke jumped ship for money, he's certainly not irreplaceable
2) Even as (ex) footballers go he seems like the sort of bloke who would shoot his own granny, for a chance to upgrade that luxury yacht

 

[boik]

What I'd be interested to know is how many of those are on permanent employment contracts like most of us and how many are effectively working as contractors. Part of me thinks the Beeb would gladly bin off Lineker and Shearer etc given the reputational damage their wages cause the organisation, but can't because of normal employment law. The other part thinks, they are more likely to be on renewable contracts(Lineker often appears for other broadcasters of course) and could be got rid of, but the Beeb don't want to, as they are happy to pay the market rate for what they think is the best sports presenter.

Two thoughts about Lineker.

1) he only got his job because the last bloke jumped ship for money, he's certainly not irreplaceable
2) Even as (ex) footballers go he seems like the sort of bloke who would shoot his own granny, for a chance to upgrade that luxury yacht

You seem to know him pretty well. Is he an ex-neighbour, or some kind of relation of yours?

 

[carlzeiss]

How do they survive on those wages .

 

[Leekbrookgull]

What is the truth here is that US the Great Unwashed would have to 'pay' to keep these 'stars' ? For if we did not they would all leave,good sod-off cause if £300k A YEAR is not enough go drive a bus,be a cleaner in a hotel/hospital. Funny how they have all stayed.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Those are the only two I was a little bewildered by.

When Alan Shearer and Garth Crooks earn more than Laura Kuessenberg the women still have a case.

This. Laura K works her non-nuts, day in, day out, off to try and make some sort of sense of this Brexit mess. As does 'Assistant Political Editor' Norman Smith. In any organisation where roles were awarded purely on merit, he'd just about shade Laura K to the top job. And he doesn't even make the BBC rich list shortlist. Meanwhile Shearer only has to rock up once or twice a week and spout cliched shite like 'Donkey X was Absolutely Magnificent' - which he does every time - to 'earn' his money.

And how much poorer would all our lives be without Vanessa Feltz?

And... RELAX

 

[Steve in Japan]

I wouldn't have a go at Lineker, but rather the bell end that gave him that contract.....

 

[brightn'ove]

Garth Crooks WTF

 

[Guinness Boy]

What is the truth here is that US the Great Unwashed would have to 'pay' to keep these 'stars' ? For if we did not they would all leave,good sod-off cause if £300k A YEAR is not enough go drive a bus,be a cleaner in a hotel/hospital. Funny how they have all stayed.

My hovercraft is full of eels.


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[Raleigh Chopper]

Ball, Winkerman and especially Feltz, my 3 favourite presenters, worth every penny IMO.
I mean 1 does a radio show and a strictly spin off, the other does a radio show once a weekend and 13 weeks of strictly, and my fav Van Fel as I like to call her, well she does er um...

 

[Badger]

Ball, Winkerman and especially Feltz, my 3 favourite presenters, worth every penny IMO.
I mean 1 does a radio show and a strictly spin off, the other does a radio show once a weekend and 13 weeks of strictly, and my fav Van Fel as I like to call her, well she does er um...

Yeah, I was just wondering that. WTF does Vanessa Feltz do?

 

[KZNSeagull]

Fiona Bruce must have a terrible agent.

Deon Dublin should get Lineker's salary just for putting up with that twit Martin on Homes under the Hammer.

 

[Don Tmatter]

How come Chris Evans is on the list still?

 

[Bodian]

Lineker, Shearer, Crooks and Jenas all to go. Totally unjustifiable salaries. The lovely Eilidh can take over MOTD.

Very surprised Fiona Bruce is quite low down considering how many programs she does. Laura K at least earns her money as she seems to work 24 hours a day. Who is Richie Anderson?

Apparently that's just the News and Question Time figures. Antiques Roadshow is 'outsourced' to BBC Studios, and so, rather bizarrely, isn't included in the 'BBC salaries'. And presumably the other things like Fake or Fortune were either in previous years, or also outsourced.