Erin Burnett- $6 Million

Erin Burnett has established herself as a leading news anchorwoman of America, working with CNN and receiving an annual salary of $6 million. She has a net worth of $16 million. Erin graduated with a degree in political economy and started her career working in the acquisition and merger division of Goldman Sachs. She also worked as a casting guest analyst for the television show ‘Moneyline’.

Some of the most notable shows that she hosted include, ‘In Focus’ and ‘Bloomberg on the Markets’; for Bloomberg Television, CNBC’s ‘Street Signs’ (2005), and co-hosting CNBC’s ‘Squawk on the Street’. She started hosting her own show ‘Erin Burnett Out Front’ for CNN in 2011.

Laura Ingraham- $15 Million

Famous for being a political commentator, best-selling author, and radio host, Laura Anne Ingraham has a net worth of $70 million and earns a whopping $15 million annually. Ingraham started working as an attorney for companies like Arps, Skadden, Meagher, Flom, and Slate.

She soon shifted her career to become a television host and made multiple appearances on TV, in shows like ‘Watch It’ and ‘The O’Reilly Factor’. However, she is best known for her television show, ‘The Laura Ingraham Show’ on Talk Radio Network, ‘The Ingraham Angle’ on Fox News Channel, and for the various books that she has written.

Rachel Maddow – $7 Million

Another news anchor who earns a superb amount of money as her annual salary is Rachel Maddow, who is estimated at a net worth of $20 million and earns $7 million annually. This AIDS activist and Rhodes scholar was considered to be the most unlikely news anchor, as her friends presumed she would either become an activist or a professor.

She anchors for MSNBC and has become widely popular owing to ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’, which includes 2 hours daily of commentary and interviews featuring politicians and writers. She is also famous for creating headlines by becoming the first openly gay host in an American primetime news telecast.

Lara Spencer – $3 Million

Lara Spencer is a household name, but she wasn’t always such a bigshot. Good Morning America’s co-host climbed the ladder starting with small-scale journalism in Penn State. Still, she was only ”pulling camera cables” before she got her first job as an anchorperson in New York City.

After four long years, Diane Sawyer called Lara in the form of an angel, and she got the job as a national correspondent for GMA. Soon enough, Lara was promoted to a co-host! It was a long journey, but she got there due to her hardworking etiquette. Moreover, the TV presenter started earning quite some gravy, in fact, 3 million dollars every year!

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