The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

Kelly Ripa: $22M

Kelly Ripa's career in television began on the popular soap All My Children in 1990. Two years later, Ripa began hosting Live! with Regis and Kelly alongside Regis Philbin; she took over the show after his departure. In 2017, Ryan Seacrest joined the program as co-host. Ripa has been married to former All My Children co-star Mark Consuelos since 1996.

Katie Couric: $55M

Katie Couric has been a presenter at all of the Big Three television networks. She started off as an Assignment Editor for CNN, moving on to work for NBC News from 1989 to 2006, CBS News from 2006 to 2011, and ABC News from 2011 to 2014. Couric was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.