Mike Myers / “Tommy Maitland” for The Gong Show: $3 Million Jamie Foxx for Beat Shazam: $3 Million Alec Baldwin for Match Game: $3 Million If I were Myers I’d have a talk with my agent – after all, neither Jamie Foxx nor Alec Baldwin have to spend hours being outfitted in makeup and prosthetics to look like a fictional British entertainer in order to earn their $3 million a year. Next up is the $12 Million Club: Ryan Seacrest for American Idol: $12 Million Conan O’Brien for Conan: $12 Million David Letterman for My Next Guest Needs No Introduction: $12 Million Anderson Cooper for Anderson Cooper 360: $12 Million Next we have the $15 million tier, which includes one familiar face from the previous level, which in turn proves the value of doubling up on regular TV gigs when you can: Ryan Seacrest for Live with Kelly & Ryan: $15 Million George Stephanopoulos for ABC News: $15 Million Pat Sajak salary for Wheel of Fortune: $15 Million Vannah White salary for Wheel of Fortune: $7 million Jimmy Kimmel for Jimmy Kimmel Live: $15 Million Stephen Colbert for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert: $15 Million Now, once you get past the $15 million mark in annual salary, things tend to spread out a bit and become less clustered. Jimmy Fallon for The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon: $16 Million Robin Roberts for Good Morning America: $18 Million Kelly Rippa for Live with Kelly & Ryan: $22 Million Katy Perry for American Idol: $25 Million Judith Sheindlin for Judge Judy: $47 Million Ellen DeGeneres for The Ellen DeGeneres Show: $50 Million
