3. Katie Couric – Net worth: $60 million
The third richest female news anchor is Katie Couric, an American author and journalist with a net worth of $60 million.
One of the most well known women in news, Katie Couric is currently Yahoo’s Global News Anchor.
She began working for ABC news in 1989 and later, for CNN.
Her first reporting job was for WTVJ, in Florida and won both Emmy and Associated Press awards.
In 2004, Couric was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame and, 7 years later, she signed a record $40-million contract with ABC to host ‘Katie’, a daytime talk show.