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Naga Munchetty is highest earning BBC Breakfast presenter – as huge salaries are revealed
Naga's co-host Charlie Stayt earned significantly less than her
NAGA Munchetty has walked away as BBC Breakfast's biggest earner thanks to a bumper payday.
The journalist is named among the top 10 highest earning BBC stars of the past year after taking home a £345,000 - £349,999 salary.
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It marks an impressive £10,000 increase on her earnings from last year but is £20,000 down from what she took home in 2022.
Naga, 49, managed to land the huge six-figure sum thanks to her role as a regular Thursday-Saturday host as well as her presenting roles on her self-titled Radio 5 Live programme as well as Panorama.
On top of being the top BBC Breakfast earner, Naga is also the fourth highest-earning woman at the corporation after BBC Radio 2 star Zoe Ball, Question Time's Fiona Bruce and radio and The One Show star Lauren Laverne.
Naga's pay is significantly higher than her BBC Breakfast co-host Charlie Stayt's which stood at £190,000 - £194,999.
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However, he does not have the same amount of projects outside of the show as Naga.
Meanwhile, Jon Kay was revealed as the second highest earner on the team, with £225,000 - £229,999, and Sally Nugent - who co-hosts with Jon every Monday to Wednesday, received £195,000 - £199,999.
The figures were released as part of the BBC's annual report which reveals the salaries of all the major stars across its various departments and genres.
Gary Lineker and Zoe Ball remained the top earners overall with the Match of the Day host having stayed within the same bracket of £1,350,000 - £1,354,999.
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He is followed by Radio 2 host Zoe, although she took a slight cut. Her salary now falls in the bracket £950,000 - £954,999, down from £980,000 - £984,999.
The BBC's annual salary report covers the period from April 2023 to March 31, 2024.
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Radio 1 breakfast host Greg James is the fourth-highest earner with £415,000 - £419,999, up from £395,000 - £399,999.
Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce received a jump in pay to £405,000 - £409,999, up from £395,000 - £399,999.
The report comes as BBC boss Tim Davie apologised and issued a stern warning to Strictly stars amid the ongoing scandal.
Breaking his silence on alleged abusive behaviour on the show, the corporation's Director-General said: "The line should never be crossed".
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BBC Breakfast airs daily from 6am on BBC One and is available on BBC iPlayer.
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