Kathie Lee Gifford – $2 Million

Kathie Lee Gifford is one of the best-known faces on American television, partly due to her co-hosting Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee for 15 years. Later, she spent over 1 decade working for NBC on The Today Show. But that just wasn’t enough for Kathie. In addition to her vast television portfolio, she’s released over 10 studio albums, as well as, several books!

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Naturally, when you keep this busy, working at the highest level of the entertainment industry for decades, money starts pouring in. As of 2019, Kathie Lee Gifford is currently worth a jaw-dropping $60 million, and we anticipate that amount growing higher as each year goes by.

Norah O’Donnell – $1 Million

In 1999, Norah O’Donnell landed her first job as a newscaster for MSNBC. Her first task was to report from the Washington Bureau, but she quickly started working as a fill-in anchor for shows like MSNBC Live and Weekend Today. In 2011, she switched networks and signed a lucrative deal with CBS News.

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In CBS, she continued working as a fill-in anchor, and for a while, she was the network’s White House Chief Correspondent. In 2019, Norah finally landed the job she was looking for and became the main news anchor and managing editor for CBS Evening News. Besides that, she’s also a recurrent 60 Minutes collaborator.

Oprah Winfrey – $223 Million

Oprah Winfrey’s career in television has been so successful that she’s already crossed the billion-dollar line! She is one of the most renowned TV personalities in the world, one of the richest and most powerful women alive, and one of the most respected public figures there ever was.

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Oprah isn’t just making history for women, though. She’s also the richest African-American of the 20th century, all thanks to her successful TV show. The Oprah Winfrey Show finished in 2011, after 25 years on the air, and it’s still the highest-rated daytime TV show in the history of the United States.

Natalie Morales – $16 Million – NBC, Today Show, Dateline NBC & NBC Nightly News

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The time for Natalie Morales to shine – and inflate her bank accounts – is now, as she is busier than ever! She is currently the west coast anchor of Today’s Show and she is also making appearances on Dateline and the Nightly News! Morales’ life seems like the dream of every woman. She’s been happily married since 1998, she is a proud mother of two, and is living in a deluxe house. Of course, Morales also has pursued and been successful in her dream job! On Twitter, Natalie is trying to raise awareness of the catastrophe caused by the wildfires in California.

Amy Robach – $300K

ABC News television presenter, Amy Robach, has worked very hard in the broadcasting industry for the past 15 years. She was given the opportunity to replace Elizabeth Vargas as the 20/20 co-host. Additionally, she’s been a fill-in anchor for Good Morning America, one of ABC‘s most-watched segments.

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Before her big break with ABC, Robach’s professional life included jobs at WTTG and MSNBC. In 2013, she revealed, publically, that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer, however, after several months of treatment, she was able to beat the disease. In a recent interview, she confessed that she wakes up feeling grateful for every single day of her life.

Ann Curry – $10 Million – PBS, We’ll meet again

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We are very curious to learn if Ann Curry has any anti-aging secrets to share with us since she looks amazing at her – wait for it – 61 years of age! Ann Curry is also the type of journalist that everyone loves and wants to hear and see. She has a career that spans over 30 years as she used to be a reporter for various media companies such as KTVL, KCBS, NBC and more. Ann has focused her career as a journalist on war and natural disaster consequences and she is currently producing and hosting her own show We’ll Meet Again; a docuseries of people who had turned their lives around!

Meredith Vieira – $40 million – NBC, The Today Show

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She has been conquering our TV screens for years and years with her appearances in various huge TV productions! Meredith Vieira has a career that spans over more than forty years and even though her stints in front of the cameras are scarcer these days, she has certainly left her mark in American TV over the years. Vieira was the host of acclaimed programs such as The View, The Today Show, as well as the globally recognized TV game show, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?. During a recent interview, Meredith opened up about the physical misconduct she had allegedly experienced while working for the TV newsmagazine, 60 Minutes!

Tamron Hall – $5 million – Investigation Discovery, Deadline: Crime

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Tamron Hall is currently presenting Deadline: Crime, however, this might not be for long as ABC has announced that she will be joining the media outlet with her own talk show that will probably air in fall 2019 (so more earnings for Hall)! Tamron Hall has made a name for herself and is very much loved by the audience, as she has appeared in various TV programs. She is most recognized for her work in NBC’s Today where she was co-hosting the third hour of the show, most known as Today’s Take. We can’t wait to watch her new show!

Kelly Ripa – $75 Million – WABC, Live with Kelly and Ryan

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Starting her career as a dancer, Kelly Ripa had no idea where her ballet classes would take her one day. After she participated as a dancer on Dancin’ on Air and Dance Party USA, Kelly ventured into soap operas until she found her true calling: hosting! Kelly is a very much loved TV personality and already has quite a few shows under her belt. Since 2017, she has been co-hosting the syndicated show Live with Kelly and Ryan and is joined by Ryan Seacrest.  After such a successful life on TV, she is sitting on a net worth of $75 million!

Ginger Zee – $3 Million – ABC, Good Morning America

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Ginger Zee had her fair share of experience in various media outlets before entering ABC’s Good Morning America team in 2011 as their weekend meteorologist. However, judging by how passionate she is at what she does, Ginger now holds the title of Chief Meteorologist for Good Morning America and for good reason. Of course, this means a huge upgrade for her savings account, no doubt! Earlier in November 2018, Ginger surprised a huge Disney fan when she invited her to travel the world in a week in order to visit all Disney-themed parks!

Robin Meade – $4.5 Million – HLN, Morning Express with Robin Meade

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She recently opened up during an interview about how worried she felt right before each appearance in her shows. Robin Meade might now be one of the most recognizable faces on TV, with various shows under her belt, but she remembers how stressful it was for her during her first steps. Robin is not just the main anchor of the HLN morning news, though. Did you know that she was a beauty queen, granted the title of Miss Ohio, and she has also recorded her own country music album twice? At 49, Robin’s net worth is $4.5 million and who knows what’s next?

Melissa Francis – $400K

In case you need a strong female example in your life, just take a look at Melissa Francis. Right now, Melissa’s a regular presence on Fox News. But before making it in media, she worked as an actress on two seasons of Little House on the Prairie and in movies such as Scavenger Hunt and Man, Woman, and Child.

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Married to Wray Thorn since 1997, Melissa’s a mother of 3, and so we are astonished that she is able to balance her career and still find time for her family! She appears regularly on the news commentary show Outnumbered and she’s the host of Happening Now‘s newscast section.

Gayle King – $20 million – CBS, CBS This Morning

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Gayle King is not your average TV anchor and if you think about it, she would not be making this amount of money had she been one! Apart from being one of the faces of the CBS morning news show, she is also a key factor behind Oprah Winfrey’s magazine, O. The two legends of American TV met in 1976 and they have been great friends ever since. Gayle King’s name has become huge over the course of her career and in November 2018, she scored an interview with the former First Lady, Michelle Obama!