Men still on top in BBC’S big pay league

The BBC has published the earnings of some of its top talent–with Gary Lineke rat the head of a list still dominated by men.

The Match Of The Day host is the biggest earner, taking home between £1.75 million and £1,759,999. He replaces DJ Chris Evans at the top.

The other big earners are also men–broadcaster s Steve Wright,Huw Edwards, Jeremy Vine, Alan Shearer, Nicky Campbell, Nick Grimshaw and Stephen Nolan.

Gary Lineker is the BBC’S highest earner in a list still dominated by men.

The Match Of The Day host, 57, took home between £1.75 million and £1,759,999, eclipsing previous highest- earner Chris Evans, newly published accounts reveal.

Last year’s accounts showed the Radio 2 Breakfast DJ took home up to £2.2m but his pay has now dropped to between £1.6m and £1,669,999, since stepping down from Top Gear.

There are several women on the list of talent earning more than £150,000 who did not appear last year.

They include former Great British Bake Off judge Mar y Berry, who earns between £190,000 and £199,999“for a range of programmes and series”.

Women who appear to have received pay rises include News night’ s Emily Ma it l is, on between £220,000 and £229,999, 5 Live Breakfast’s Rachel Burden, on up to £159,999, and Woman’s Hour host Jane Garvey, who has been outspoken in her criticism of unequal pay.

Maitlis worked 100 days on Newsnight, according to the report, meaning that her day rate would be an average of £2,250.

Garvey was paid between £150,000 and £159,999.

She said: “I made the list of high earners this year as the result of what the BBC called a ‘pay revision’.

“I know I am incredibly well paid. Many in the real world would argue that I am too well paid.

“Female broadcasters, journalists and producers at the BBC area privileged bunch. In the last year, as BBC Women, we’ve used that privilege in the right way, to start a conversation about equal pay. There’s still a long way to go ... and, obviously, not just at the BBC.”

Sarah Montague, who has since moved from the Today programme to World At One on Radio 4, is on the list this year after being previously absent, and is now on up to £169,999.

The top 12 published this year is made up entirely of men, with Lineker and Evans followed by Radio 2 DJ Graham Nor ton, on up to £609,999 – not including payments for his TV chat show.

Broadcasters Steve Wright, Huw Edwards, Jeremy Vine, Alan Shearer, Nicky Camp - bell, Nick Grimshaw, Stephen Nolan, John Humphr ys and Andrew Marr also make up the top 12.

There are only two women in the top 20.

Radio 2 presenter Cl audia Winkle man is still the highest-paid female, receiv- ing between £370,000 and £379,999, excluding her Strictly Come Dancing role.

Radio 2 and Radio L ondon presenter Vanessa Feltz earned between £330,000 and £339,999.

The BBC argues that the list does not reflect the true balance of payments to men and women as salaries through BBC Studios, which is not funded by the licence fee and became a commercial enti- ty, are not revealed. If included, they would feature pay - ments to Winkle man for Strictly Come Dancing, Alex Jones for The One Show and Fi on a Bruce for Antiques Roadshow.

It also says that changes to pay packets in recent months are also not reflected as the list is compiled from salaries up to April this year.