Gayle King — $5.5 Million

CBS This Morning has earned Gayle King with all the fame and recognition that he had dreamt of achieving. Interviewing high-profile people such as Michelle Obama, Taylor Swift, Cicely Tyson, Reba McIntyre, and R. Kelly, King has witnessed her career taking a quantum leap. She has recently agreed to a $12 million deal, and that implies that she is unstoppable now.

King earns around $5.5 Million every year, and that makes her one of the highest-salaried television personalities in recent times. That” s excellent stuff! Her professionalism and integrity will surely take her a level up. King has a lot more in the pipeline, we believe, and we are waiting for her to break the news. Till then, we are enjoying her recent shows.

Pat Sajak – $15 Million

Pat entered the American households as the presenter of the legendary game show, Wheel of Fortune. He has kept the audience hooked on to their television screens while earning a fortune for himself. Hosting the show since the year 1983, it has been 35 long years that Sajak has entertained us throughout. He will probably be hosting the show until the end of 2020.

With such a significant accomplishment to boast of, Sajak has been grabbing the spotlight quite often. He had a strong connection with his fans, which after retirement, might be broken forever. The fans are disappointed, and so are we. But, we guess he will return soon. His income per annum stands at $15 million.

Kelly Ripa — $22 million

Kelly Ripa is a celebrity in her own right. Right from the days when she bowled us over with her portrayal of Hayley Vaughan in All My Children. The show is one of the most popular shows on ABC. She is going great guns as a media personality, Ripa has been a ruler of hearts for sure. She substituted Kathie Lee Gifford as a co-host on the popular show, Live! With Regis and Kathie Lee.

Ripa has been a part of the show since the year 2000 and shared screen space with Regis Philbin, Michael Strahan, and Ryan Seacrest. The show has now been named Live! With Kelly and Ryan. Ripa is one of the most active female personalities in the media. Per year, she takes home earnings of almost $22 million.

Kathie Lee Gifford – $2 Million

Kathie Lee Gifford has been with Today for over a decade already! In her time with the NBC, she as proven her mettle as a host. Kathie Lee Gifford leaving the show, left the audience with a broken heart. But she had made up her mind to move on to other adventures in her career. Gifford had been co-hosting with Hoda Kotb. The female pair made the show rather popular among viewers with their character and personality.

Kathie Lee Gifford is presently planning her pursuit of a career in the entertainment industry, where she wants to be a successful actress. Gifford also has her sights set on directing and producing. She is an author of a handful of children’s books and has also written When I Thought I’D Dropped My Last Egg: Life and Other Calamities. Gifford’s earnings are healthy, with her seeing $2 million streams into her bank account every year.

Alex Trebek – Est. $10 Million

If you have been an ardent fan of Jeopardy!, the iconic game show, you would easily recognize the late Alex Trebek who unfortunately died of cancer of the pancreas on November 2020. Trebek’s television career witnessed a meteoric rise when he grabbed the opportunity to host the show in 1984. According to sources, the television personality had been all set to take Jeopardy! into every American household until the year 2022. But that won’t be the case now after his demise.

Trebek had also been a part of a few other successful shows such as Double Dare, Classic Concentration, and Wizard of Odds. At the time of his death, he had around $75 million in his bank account. Trebek had an annual income of $10 million which will ensure safety and security for his surviving family.