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What individual presenters earn is a matter for them, their agent and the broadcaster or production company. But here are a few general principles...
*A small number of big names earn huge amounts. We all know who they are... genuine stars and people with high profiles.
*The BBC generally does not pay huge amounts - except to a few big names. Children's presenters, most daytime presenters and the like are unlikely to consider becoming tax exiles!!
*News reporters, correspondents and many regional news presenters are actually BBC staff who will normally be on a Grade 8 or Grade 9 banding. Regional announcers are Grade 7 or 8 but Red Bee probably has its own banding system now.
*For freelance presenters, what you earn is a reflection of how much work you do. You may get paid a lot for one programme - but that does not mean you earn a lot over the course of 12 months.
*Newspaper reports on salaries are often nonsense while some agents have a tendency to revise their clients' salaries upwards to help them negotiate fees. Also, even if it's true to say that so-and-so earned £100k last year that does not mean they were paid £100k for presenting a programme. Many freelance artistes make a lot of money from corporate work, awards dinners and the like.
Hope some of this helps. But basically the only broadcasters who earn HIGH salaries for any length of time are a tiny number who are either in vogue or really at the top of their game. Being on the telly does not in itself make you rich.
*A small number of big names earn huge amounts. We all know who they are... genuine stars and people with high profiles.
*The BBC generally does not pay huge amounts - except to a few big names. Children's presenters, most daytime presenters and the like are unlikely to consider becoming tax exiles!!
*News reporters, correspondents and many regional news presenters are actually BBC staff who will normally be on a Grade 8 or Grade 9 banding. Regional announcers are Grade 7 or 8 but Red Bee probably has its own banding system now.
*For freelance presenters, what you earn is a reflection of how much work you do. You may get paid a lot for one programme - but that does not mean you earn a lot over the course of 12 months.
*Newspaper reports on salaries are often nonsense while some agents have a tendency to revise their clients' salaries upwards to help them negotiate fees. Also, even if it's true to say that so-and-so earned £100k last year that does not mean they were paid £100k for presenting a programme. Many freelance artistes make a lot of money from corporate work, awards dinners and the like.
Hope some of this helps. But basically the only broadcasters who earn HIGH salaries for any length of time are a tiny number who are either in vogue or really at the top of their game. Being on the telly does not in itself make you rich.