7. Matt Lauer ($60 million of estimated net worth)
Matt Lauer is not just the 7th richest TV pundit, but also the 5th highest-paid TV show host with $25 million of annual earning. He has been in NBC’s Today (also known as The Today Show) since 1993. He survived many co-host changes. And yet here he is, still up and running strong.
He did not start there. His journalism career began back in 1988 when he hosted WNEV-TV’s Talk of the Town. That means he has a nearly-three-decade of experience.
Matt is the perfect case of what I mentioned earlier: how a news anchor can turn into a TV pundit after hosting a show for quite some times. Even though Matt is the one asking the questions, his opinions are as important as the interviewees’.
Unlike the majority of richest TV pundits we have discussed here, Matt does not have any other significant jobs. Journalism is his only source of income. And he has collected a total of $60 million of estimated net worth. That is a great deal for a news anchor.
