Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe BBC has released its annual report, detailing the salaries of its highest-paid on-air talent for the 2025/26 financial year, with Scott Mills topping the list. Scott Mills' earnings are reported between £745,000 and £749,999, a significant increase from his previous salary band of £355,000-£359,999, following his move to present the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in January 2025. Mills was sacked by the BBC shortly before it emerged that the Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into him in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a boy aged under 16 between 1997 and 2000.Gary Lineker, who was previously the BBC's highest-paid star, has seen his salary drop to between £325,000 and £329,999, placing him 15th on the list after his departure from the corporation in May last year. The top 10 earners at the BBC for 2025/26 were Scott Mills, Greg James, Stephen Nolan, Vernon Kay, Laura Kuenssberg, Alan Shearer, Justin Webb, Naga Munchetty, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth.In fullBBC top earners in full: Highest-paid stars from Scott Mills to Gary LinekerMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Which stars were the BBC’s biggest earners over the past year?
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleThe BBC has released its annual report, detailing the salaries of its highest-paid on-air talent for the 2025/26 financial year, with Scott Mills topping the list. Scott Mills' earnings are reported between £745,000 and £749,999, a significant increase from his previous salary band of £355,000-£359,999, following his move to present the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show in January 2025. Mills was sacked by the BBC shortly before it emerged that the Metropolitan Police had launched an investigation into him in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a boy aged under 16 between 1997 and 2000.Gary Lineker, who was previously the BBC's highest-paid star, has seen his salary drop to between £325,000 and £329,999, placing him 15th on the list after his departure from the corporation in May last year. The top 10 earners at the BBC for 2025/26 were Scott Mills, Greg James, Stephen Nolan, Vernon Kay, Laura Kuenssberg, Alan Shearer, Justin Webb, Naga Munchetty, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth.In fullBBC top earners in full: Highest-paid stars from Scott Mills to Gary LinekerMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
