BBC releases rich list but Stacey Solomon and Rylan Clark are absent from report
It'll come as little surprise that Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball were two of the top earners, with the latter being the highest-paid female at the network.
The reason for some names being absent is due to them working for BBC Studios, the commercial branch of the corporation.
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This means the Beeb doesn't have to publish the salaries of its biggest stars that operate in that arm of the broadcaster.
While he has now left the broadcaster, Lineker earned a staggering £1.35 million, while Zoe Ball made £519,000.
Full list of highest BBC earners
Stacey Solomon
The Sort Your Life Out star's earnings have gone from £1.4 million in 2023 to £3 million the following year.
Solomon's business, Key Map Entertainment, is also valued at over £7 million.
Richard Osman
Former Pointless star and now House of Games presenter, Richard Osman, earns a massive salary.
Documents state his earnings at £3,702,23 in 2025, a hefty profit from the £1,904,477 from the year before.
Louis Theroux
Theroux's accounts for his business, Blobfish Limited, reveal a total of £2,883,786, sitting in the bank.
This saw an increase in around £1 million between 2022 and 2023.
Graham Norton
The Graham Norton Show has established itself as one of the best late-night talk shows in the world.
Just last year, he took home a hefty sum of £2,774,145 from the production firm So Television.
Michael McIntyre
Michael McIntyre's The Wheel and The Big Show are some of the biggest shows on the Beeb.
As such, his production company, Hungry McBear, was worth a staggering £1,753,861 in 2023.
Claudia Winkleman MBE
Strictly Come Dancing host Claudia Winkleman is one of the most beloved stars of the BBC, and that's reflected in her pay packet.
Her firm, Little Owl Production, shows a sum of £1,575,279 for her 2023 accounts, while she signed a new £1 million deal to continue fronting The Traitors, as well as taking home around £600,000 for presenting Strictly with Tess Daly.
Rylan Clark
Clark is a mainstay of the BBC, with his own BBC Radio 2 programme and hosting his show with Rob Rinder - Grand Tour.
According to his Companies House records, he profited a nice sum of £1,447,866.
Wynne Evans
Wynne was sacked from the BBC after his controversial comments made on the Strictly Live tour came to light in January.
Despite this, he still took home the sum of £734,000 in 2024.
John Torode
Torode has been axed MasterChef alongisde his co-presenter Gregg Wallace.
Caspar 10 Ltd, Torode's firm, states he earned £47,351 for this year.
Gregg Wallace
While Gregg Wallace has been booted from the BBC after a report found that 45 out of 83 allegations of inappropriate behaviour were upheld, he still took home a hefty pay cheque.
Documents show that Lobster Enterprises, his firm, made £24,830, as of February of this year.
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