How Much Is Matt Lauer Worth? The Fired ‘Today’ Host May Have Been the Highest-Paid Anchor Ever
Matt Lauer – Matt Lauer’s firing from the Today Show amid allegations of sexual misconduct will likely have a significant financial impact on the morning show host—but he’s not likely to be destitute anytime soon.
In 2016, Lauer signed a two-year contract extension with NBC that reportedly set his salary at $20 million per year. That followed a 2014 agreement for the same sum, according to the New York Daily News, and a 2012 deal that set his annual paycheck at as much as $25 million per year. (Lauer and NBC disputed the 2012 figure.) Before 2012, he earned an annual salary of $17 million per year, according to TMZ.
At the time of the 2012 contract, then-NBC News president Steve Capus said of Lauer, “Matt is the franchise, and our franchise player has decided to keep leading our team.”
Not only was Lauer likely the top-paid anchor on the network or cable television, but he was also among the top-paid hosts of any type on TV, falling just shy of Ellen DeGeneres and Judge Judy Sheindlin. Celebrity Net Worth estimates his current net worth to be $80 million.
Beyond Today, Lauer has appeared in a number of motion pictures as himself, including Land of the Lost and Sharknado 2: The Second One along with NBC shows like Will & Grace.
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Lauer bought a 12-bedroom, 12-bath mansion in the Hamptons from Richard Gere for a reported $36.5 million. That purchase came shortly after he listed his own home in the area for $18 million.
With Lauer’s dismissal, Megyn Kelly seemingly becomes the highest-earning anchor on television, with a reported salary of between $15 million and $20 million.
While Lauer (and now Kelly) topped the news anchor field when it came to salaries. Neither comes close to Fox News’s Sean Hannity. Last year signed a deal bringing his annual salary to a whopping $29 million.
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