Sarah Montague – Presenter, £245K

Did you know that Sarah Montague left a lucrative job as a stockbroker to begin her journalistic career? Well, she did. Since joining BBC in 1997, she’s hosted programs like “Today” and “Newsnight.” Montague’s salary has been in the news. In 2018, she negotiated a pay rise after discovering the disparity between her salary and a male colleague.

It paid off as her £133K annual salary was almost doubled! According to a 2021 list, she now earns £245K. However, it didn’t end there as the network issued an apology and compensated her with £400K. If you ever tune into BBC Radio 4, you can listen to her as she hosts “The World at One.”