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BBC stars' pay revealed in annual review

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19th Jul 17 11:55 am

Find out who the big earners are

Chris Evans has been revealed as the best paid star at the BBC, while Claudia Winkleman is the highest paid female star at the corporation after pay details were revealed for the first time.

In the BBCโ€™s annual report it states in 2016/17 Evans made between ยฃ2.2m and ยฃ2.25m and Winkleman earned between ยฃ450,000 and ยฃ500,000.

Second on the list is Match of the Dayโ€™s Gary Linker earning between ยฃ1.75m and 1.8m in the same year.

This is in stark contrast to colleague Gabby Logan who earnt between ยฃ200,000 and ยฃ249,000.

Other top earners include Graham Norton (ยฃ850,000 – ยฃ900,000), Jeremy Vine (ยฃ700,000 – ยฃ749,999), Huw Edward (ยฃ550,000 – ยฃ599,999) and Fiona Bruce (ยฃ350,000 – ยฃ399,999).

Of the 96 on the list just a third are women and the gender divide between the top male and female stars is vast.

In light of the pay revelations BBC boss Tony Hall has pledge to close the gender pay gap by 2020.

He told a press conference: โ€œIโ€™d say I am reinvigorated in achieving equality by 2020 between men and women.โ€

The details of the corporationโ€™s top earning broadcasters who have a salary of over ยฃ150,000 are required to be revelled under the BBCโ€™s new Royal Charter.

The bands do not reveal exact pay nor does it reflect earnings through the corporations commercial arm of the broadcasters own commercial activities.

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