BBC pay 2025-2026: The full list of star salaries
Scott Mills and Greg James top the list of the best-paid BBC presenters in the last financial year.
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Alan Shearer is a former professional footballer and current commentator known for his expertise in football analysis.
Journalist and presenter, known for hosting Question Time on BBC One.
Gary Lineker is a retired English footballer and current sports broadcaster, famous for being England's second-highest goal-scorer.
Greg James is a British radio DJ and presenter known for his work on BBC Radio 1.
Justin Webb is a presenter on the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
Laura Kuenssberg is a well-known UK broadcaster and journalist.
Mark Chapman is a BBC presenter known for hosting sports programming.
BBC Breakfast presenter and host of the Naga Munchetty show on Radio 5 Live.
Nick Grimshaw is a radio DJ and television presenter known for hosting BBC Radio 1.
Presenter for Radio 4's Today programme and host of Political Thinking.
News presenter for BBC, known for News at One, Six and Ten.
Scott Mills is a former BBC Radio 2 presenter who was the highest-paid at the network before being sacked.
Presenter for BBC News at Six and News at Ten.
Trevor Nelson is a prominent DJ and broadcaster known for his role on BBC 1Xtra.
Vernon Kay is a British television presenter and radio DJ.
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Scott Mills and Greg James top the list of the best-paid BBC presenters in the last financial year.
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