Fiona Bruce and Nick RobinsonBBC

BBC News has two new highest-paid presenters after Huw Edwards exited in ignominy last year.

Fiona Bruce and Nick Robinson both earned as much as £415,000 ($558,000) in the year to March 2025, according to the BBC’s annual report.

Match of the Day host Gary Lineker was the BBC’s best-paid presenter overall for the eighth consecutive year, taking home £1.35M. It will be the last time he tops the list after stepping down in recent weeks.

Robinson, who fronts Radio 4’s Today show, received a £65,000 pay increase thanks to his work on the UK general election, during which he interviewed leaders including Keir Starmer.

Bruce, who presents BBC News bulletins and Question Time, took home a £5,000 bump in salary over the period covered by the annual report.

Although they have replaced Edwards at the top of the BBC News money tree, neither pocketed as much as the former presenter did last year.

Edwards earned as much as £440,000 before he resigned and later pleaded guilty to accessing child abuse images. The BBC has made unsuccessful attempts to claw back some of this cash.

There were pay rises for many journalists following a seismic year of news in 2024, including the U.S. presidential election.

Laura Kuenssberg received a £70,000 raise, taking her total pay to as much as £400,000. Americast host Justin Webb got a £45,000 bump, meaning he pocketed as much as £370,000.

Football presenters Alan Shearer and Mark Chapman both benefited from salary gains of at least £60,000 because of UEFA Euro 2024.

Below is a table of the BBC’s 20 highest-paid presenters:

Gary Lineker
Match of the Day
£1,350,000 – £1,354,999

Zoe Ball
BBC Radio 2
£515,000 – £519,999

Alan Shearer
Match of the Day
£440,000 – £444,999

Greg James
BBC Radio 1
£425,000 – £429,999

Nick Robinson
Today
£410,000 – £414,999

Fiona Bruce
Question Time
£410,000 – £414,999

Stephen Nolan
Radio Ulster / BBC One (NI) / Radio 5 live
£405,000 – £409,999

Laura Kuenssberg
Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
£395,000 – £399,999

Vernon Kay
BBC Radio 2
£390,000 – £394,999

Justin Webb
Today
£365,000 – £369,999

Scott Mills
BBC Radio 2
£355,000 – £359,999

Naga Munchetty
Radio & TV
£355,000 – £359,999

Sophie Raworth
BBC News at Six and Ten
£350,000 – £354,999

Clive Myrie
BBC News at Six and Ten
£335,000 – £339,999

Mark Chapman
Sport (Multiple)
£325,000 – £329,999

Mishal Husain
Today
£325,000 – £329,999

Amol Rajan
Today
£315,000 – £319,999

Jeremy Vine
BBC Radio 2
£310,000 – £314,999

Sara Cox
BBC Radio 2
£310,000 – £314,999