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# Sean Hannity Tops Observer List of Hosts Making the Most
- URL: https://capitolcommunicator.com/sean-hannity-tops-observer-list-of-hosts-making-the-most/
- Published: 2016-11-18T13:21:53.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-18T14:12:48.000Z
- Author: Capitol Communicator
- Tags: Media, Communications, Insights, #Import 2026-10-08 18:47

**“Though journalists are increasingly being attacked as partisan hacks**, held in lower esteem in many polls than even members of Congress, the cream of the anchor crop are still making out, according to estimated figures from Variety, Forbes and The Washington Post, reports the [Observer](http://observer.com/2016/11/the-hosts-with-the-most-the-richest-new-yorkers-in-tv-news/?ref=capitolcommunicator.com) about the highest-paid broadcast anchors based in NYC. “With Fox by far the most popular network, it is no surprise that many of the anchors on this list hail from Rupert Murdoch’s conservative news channel,” continued the report, which then listed its top-10 rich list:

1) Sean Hannity, $29 million annual salary  
2) Matt Lauer, $22 million  
3) Bill O’Reilly, $18 million  
4) Robin Roberts, $10 million to 14 million  
5) Megyn Kelly, $10 million to 12 million  
6) Anderson Cooper, $11 million  
7) Shepard Smith, $10 million  
8) George Stephanopoulos, $8 million  
9) Rachel Maddow, $7 million (tie)  
10) David Muir, $7 million (tie)