MEGYN KELLY – $15M

American journalist and former corporate defense attorney Megyn Kelly was a news anchor at Fox News and a talk show host at NBC. In early 2019, she left NBC, and she is also known for her controversial interviews and commentary. Due to her triumph in the field, she was included in Time’s list of the 100 most influential people in 2014. She was also awarded in Variety’s Power of Women for addressing child abuse. In 2016, she wrote a book for a deal with HarperCollins which was worth more than $10 million. It was her autobiography entitled Settle for More.

Megyn Kelly’s salary at Fox News finally peaked at $8 million a year. The salary makes her one of the highest paid employees on the Internet, like Tucker Carlson. But megyn Kelly’s income grew exponentially after deciding to move to NBC. Her three-year contract is worth $69 million, equivalent to $23 million a year – although some reports say she actually earns between $15 million and $20 million a year at NBC.