{"id":1092397,"date":"2026-07-16T07:49:19","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:49:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1092397\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T07:49:19","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T07:49:19","slug":"bbc-top-earners-2026-full-list-of-stars-on-biggest-salaries-from-scott-mills-to-sara-cox-and-jo-whiley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1092397\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC top earners 2026: Full list of stars on biggest salaries from Scott Mills to Sara Cox and Jo Whiley"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/newsletter_weekender_embed_desktop.png\" alt=\"The Weekender\" width=\"158px\" height=\"158px\" class=\"sc-kdncxM eGezAW\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Also absent from this year&#8217;s top 10 is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/showbiz\/zoe-ball-greatest-hits-radio-bbc-strictly-come-dancing-snub-b1288159.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zoe Ball<\/a>, who was the BBC&#8217;s second highest-paid star last year before leaving the corporation. <\/p>\n<p>BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg was once again the corporation&#8217;s highest-paid female presenter. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e2bbe1b276541490e10ec7f4f8b25e06Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgzMTU1NjQ1-2.84136666.jpg\" width=\"3000\" height=\"4496\" alt=\"Scott Mills was sacked (Ian West\/PA)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-dkPvMp YXmIZ\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Ex Radio 2 presenter Scott Mills topped the rankings for the first time<\/p>\n<p>PA Wire<\/p>\n<p>She was one of four women to feature on the list, alongside Naga Munchetty, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth, a slight improvement on last year&#8217;s total of three.<\/p>\n<p>Radio 2 host Vernon Kay, whose weekday programme is the station&#8217;s most-listened-to show according to the latest RAJAR figures, was joint fourth on the list alongside Kuenssberg.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Radio 1 Breakfast presenter Greg James climbed two places to become the BBC&#8217;s second highest-paid star, while BBC Radio Ulster host Stephen Nolan ranked third.<\/p>\n<p>The BBC is required to publish the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/salaries\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">salaries<\/a> of on-air talent and senior staff who earn more than \u00a3178,000 a year from licence fee funding. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/a9ee7366b70b3861de2c3a9b54addf51Y29udGVudHNlYXJjaGFwaSwxNzgyNzE4ODE3-2.81851576.jpg\" width=\"3640\" height=\"2427\" alt=\"Sara Cox attends The British Podcast Awards, at Indigo at The O2, London. (Ian West\/PA)\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"sc-dkPvMp YXmIZ\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sara Cox, who took over the Radio 2 Breakfast Show earlier this month, ranked 17th<\/p>\n<p>PA Archive<\/p>\n<p>The rankings are listed by salary band, starting with the highest earners. The equivalent pay band from 2024\/25 is shown in brackets to highlight year-on-year changes. <\/p>\n<p>The figures only cover those paid directly by the BBC through the licence fee and exclude talent paid via independent production companies or the corporation&#8217;s commercial arm, BBC Studios.  <\/p>\n<p>Here is a full list of BBC on-air pay above \u00a3178,000 for 2025\/26, as published in the corporation\u2019s annual report:<\/p>\n<p>1 Scott Mills \u00a3745,000-\u00a3749,999 (up from \u00a3355,000-\u00a3359,999)<\/p>\n<p>2 Greg James \u00a3440,000-\u00a3444,999 (up from \u00a3425,000-\u00a3429,999)<\/p>\n<p>3 Stephen Nolan \u00a3425,000-\u00a3429,999 (up from \u00a3405,000-\u00a3409,999)<\/p>\n<p>4= Vernon Kay \u00a3405,000-\u00a3409,999 (up from \u00a3390,000-\u00a3394,999)<\/p>\n<p>4= Laura Kuenssberg \u00a3405,000-\u00a3409,999 (up from \u00a3395,000-\u00a3399,999)<\/p>\n<p>6 Alan Shearer \u00a3390,000-\u00a3394,999 (down from \u00a3440,000-\u00a3444,999)<\/p>\n<p>7 Justin Webb \u00a3375,000-\u00a3379,999 (up from \u00a3365,000-\u00a3369,999)<\/p>\n<p>8 Naga Munchetty \u00a3360,000-\u00a3364,999 (up from \u00a3355,000-\u00a3359,999)<\/p>\n<p>9 Fiona Bruce \u00a3345,000-\u00a3349,999 (down from \u00a3410,000-\u00a3414,999)<\/p>\n<p>10 Sophie Raworth \u00a3340,000-\u00a3344,999 (down from \u00a3350,000-\u00a3354,999)<\/p>\n<p>11= Mark Chapman \u00a3335,000-\u00a3339,999 (up from \u00a3325,000-\u00a3329,999)<\/p>\n<p>11= Nick Grimshaw \u00a3335,000-\u00a3339,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>13= Trevor Nelson \u00a3330,000-\u00a3334,999 (up from \u00a3245,000-\u00a3249,999)<\/p>\n<p>13= Nick Robinson \u00a3330,000-\u00a3334,999 (down from \u00a3410,000-\u00a3414,999)<\/p>\n<p>15= Reeta Chakrabarti \u00a3325,000-\u00a3329,999 (up from \u00a3300,000-\u00a3304,999)<\/p>\n<p>15= Gary Lineker \u00a3325,000-\u00a3329,999 (down from \u00a31,350,000-\u00a31,354,999)<\/p>\n<p>17= <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/sara-cox\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sara Cox<\/a> \u00a3320,000-\u00a3324,999 (up from \u00a3310,000-\u00a3314,999)<\/p>\n<p>17= Clive Myrie \u00a3320,000-\u00a3324,999 (down from \u00a3335,000-\u00a3339,999)<\/p>\n<p>17= Amol Rajan \u00a3320,000-\u00a3324,999 (up from \u00a3315,000-\u00a3319,999)<\/p>\n<p>20 Anna Foster \u00a3315,000-\u00a3319,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>21= Emma Barnett \u00a3305,000-\u00a3309,999 (up from \u00a3285,000-\u00a3289,999)<\/p>\n<p>21= Evan Davis \u00a3305,000-\u00a3309,999 (up from \u00a3300,000-\u00a3304,999)<\/p>\n<p>23= Ros Atkins \u00a3300,000-\u00a3304,999 (up from \u00a3295,000-\u00a3299,999)<\/p>\n<p>23= Tina Daheley \u00a3300,000-\u00a3304,999 (up from \u00a3295,000-\u00a3299,999)<\/p>\n<p>25 Nicky Campbell \u00a3295,000-\u00a3299,999 (down from \u00a3300,000-\u00a3304,999)<\/p>\n<p>26= Gabby Logan \u00a3290,000-\u00a3294,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>26= Jason Mohammad \u00a3290,000-\u00a3294,999 (up from \u00a3230,000-\u00a3234,999)<\/p>\n<p>28 Chris Mason \u00a3275,000-\u00a3279,999 (up from \u00a3270,000-\u00a3274,999)<\/p>\n<p>29= Victoria Derbyshire \u00a3270,000-\u00a3274,999 (down from \u00a3275,000-\u00a3279,999)<\/p>\n<p>29= Jeremy Bowen \u00a3270,000-\u00a3274,999 (up from \u00a3260,000-\u00a3264,999)<\/p>\n<p>29= Simon Jack \u00a3270,000-\u00a3274,999 (up from \u00a3225,000-\u00a3229,999)<\/p>\n<p>32 Jeremy Vine \u00a3265,000-\u00a3269,999 (down from \u00a3310,000-\u00a3314,999)<\/p>\n<p>33 Sarah Montague \u00a3255,000-\u00a3259,999 (up from \u00a3250,000-\u00a3254,999)<\/p>\n<p>34 Jo Whiley \u00a3250,000-\u00a3254,999 (up from \u00a3230,000-\u00a3234,999)<\/p>\n<p>35= Katya Adler \u00a3245,000-\u00a3249,999 (up from \u00a3240,000 -\u00a3244,999)<\/p>\n<p>35= Sarah Smith \u00a3245,000-\u00a3249,999 (up from \u00a3230,000-\u00a3234,999)<\/p>\n<p>37 Fergal Keane \u00a3240,000-\u00a3244,999 (up from \u00a3235,000-\u00a3239,999)<\/p>\n<p>38= Faisal Islam \u00a3235,000-\u00a3239,999 (no change)<\/p>\n<p>38= Lauren Laverne \u00a3235,000-\u00a3239,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>40= Matt Chorley \u00a3230,000-\u00a3234,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>40= Lyse Doucet \u00a3230,000-\u00a3234,999 (up from \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999)<\/p>\n<p>40= Rick Edwards \u00a3230,000-\u00a3234,999 (down from \u00a3235,000-\u00a3239,999)<\/p>\n<p>43= Jon Kay \u00a3225,000-\u00a3229,999 (down from \u00a3240,000-\u00a3244,999)<\/p>\n<p>43= Johnathan Joseph \u00a3225,000-\u00a3229,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>45 Orla Guerin \u00a3220,000-\u00a3224,999 (up from \u00a3210,000-\u00a3214,999)<\/p>\n<p>46= Rachel Burden \u00a3215,000-\u00a3219,999 (down from \u00a3220,000-\u00a3224,999)<\/p>\n<p>46= Kelly Cates \u00a3215,000-\u00a3219,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>46= Katie Razzall \u00a3215,000-\u00a3219,999 (down from \u00a3220,000-\u00a3224,999)<\/p>\n<p>49= Matthew Amroliwala \u00a3210,000-\u00a3214,999 (up from \u00a3200,000-\u00a3204,999<\/p>\n<p>49= Ben Brown \u00a3210,000-\u00a3214,999 (up from \u00a3200,000-\u00a3204,999)<\/p>\n<p>49= Paddy O\u2019Connell \u00a3210,000-\u00a3214,999 (not listed in 2024\/25)<\/p>\n<p>49= Jonny Dymond \u00a3210,000-\u00a3214,999 (up from \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999)<\/p>\n<p>53= Owain Wyn Evans \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999 (up from \u00a3195,000-\u00a3199,999)<\/p>\n<p>53= Lucy Hockings \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999 (up from \u00a3200,000-\u00a3204,999)<\/p>\n<p>53= Caitriona Perry \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999 (up from \u00a3185,000-\u00a3189,999)<\/p>\n<p>53= John Simpson \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999 (up from \u00a3190,000-\u00a3194,999)<\/p>\n<p>53= Sumi Somaskanda \u00a3205,000-\u00a3209,999 (up from \u00a3185,000-\u00a3189,999)<\/p>\n<p>58= Maryam Moshiri \u00a3200,000-\u00a3204,999 (up from \u00a3195,000-\u00a3199,999)<\/p>\n<p>58= Sally Nugent \u00a3200,000-\u00a3204,999 (no change)<\/p>\n<p>60= Sally Bundock \u00a3195,000-\u00a3199,999 (up from \u00a3190,000-\u00a3194,999)<\/p>\n<p>60= Christian Fraser 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