The BBC's Stephen Nolan was paid between £400,000 and £404,999 in the year 2022/2023, according to the corporation’s annual report.
Nolan, who is known for his work on TV and radio, is the fifth highest paid person on the list. Gary Lineker is the BBC’s highest paid on-air talent for the sixth consecutive year. He is the only star to earn more than £1 million in the year 2022/2023
Zoe Ball continues to be the broadcaster’s second highest paid talent, and the highest paid woman with a salary of £980,000 – £984,999.
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Alan Shearer has come in at third place with a salary of £445,000 – £449,999, which dropped from £450,000-£454,999 last year.
And while Linkear tops the list overall, it is Huw Edwards who is the corporation's highest-paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £435,000 – £439,999, up from £410,000 – £414,000 last year, which puts him at fourth on the list.
The other women on the list are Question Time’s Fiona Bruce, with a pay bracket of £395,000 – £399,000, down £15,000 from last year; Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne, with a bracket of £390,000 – £394,999, up £10,000, and Sophie Raworth with £365,000-£369,999, up £60,000.
Tim Davie, director-general of the BBC, said: “I am proud of the content we have delivered – the very best of the BBC – from royal programming to wonderful sporting moments and coverage of the Ukraine war. We have seen this again recently, with Eurovision, the Coronation and Glastonbury.
“It remains a period of change, financial pressures and great competition in the media market. Our task is not always easy and we have to make some difficult choices.
“But these are challenges we must embrace as we know that the BBC is needed now more than ever, in an age of polarisation and increasing disinformation.”
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