Matt Lauer: $80 Million

During his heydays as the famous host of The Today’s Show, Matt Lauer earned a generous amount of $28 million as an annual salary. The golden run ended in 2017 when the former news anchor got forced to step down, and along with it, his once robust net worth of around $150 million shrunk to $80 million.

It was in ABC’s Fame, Fortune, and Romance that Lauer first made his appearance on National Television. Since then, the TV personality has had a steady rise in position from co-host to news anchor – a role in which he got to interview prominent personalities like Hillary Clinton and Russian President Vladimir Putin!