Clive Myrie and Sara Cox among BBC's top earners

The full list of BBC on-air salaries above £178,000 for 2022/23 as published in the corporation's annual report have been revealed.

It shows that Sara and Clive are equally ranked at number 21.

They both earn between £285,000-£289,999, up from £275,000-£279,999 for Sara and up from £255,000-£259,999 for Clive.

Gary Lineker is the BBC’s highest paid on-air talent for the sixth consecutive year and the only star to earn more than £1 million in the year 2022/2023.

While there are four women in the top 10 list of highest earners, none of them has broken the £1 million threshold.

Pundit Lineker was paid between £1,350,000 and £1,354,999 for work including Match Of The Day, coverage of the World Cup 2023 and Sports Personality Of The Year.

Lineker first topped the list for 2017/18 with a pay bracket of £1,750,000 to £1,759,999, and in 2020 it was announced he had taken a voluntary pay cut.

Zoe Ball continues to be the broadcaster’s second highest paid talent, and the highest paid woman with a salary of £980,000 – £984,999 for her Radio 2 breakfast show and a Radio 2 tribute to Terry Wogan.

Lineker’s Match Of The Day colleague Alan Shearer is in third place with a salary of £445,000 – £449,999, dropping from £450,000-£454,999 last year.

Huw Edwards is the corporation’s highest paid newsreader, with a pay bracket of £435,000 – £439,999, up from £410,000 – £414,000 last year, putting him fourth on the list.

The other women on the list are Question Time’s Fiona Bruce, with a pay bracket of £395,000 – £399,000, down £15,000 from last year; Desert Island Discs presenter Lauren Laverne, with a bracket of £390,000 – £394,999, up £10,000, and Sophie Raworth with £365,000-£369,999, up £60,000.

Here is a full list of BBC on-air salaries above £178,000 for 2022/23, as published in the corporation’s annual report.

The list is ranked by salary band, starting with the highest.

The equivalent salary band for 2021/22 is shown in brackets, with a description of the year-on-year change.

1. Gary Lineker £1,350,000-£1,354,999 (no change)

2. Zoe Ball £980,000-£984,999 (no change)

3. Alan Shearer £445,000-£449,999 (down from £450,000-£454,999)

4. Huw Edwards £435,000-£439,999 (up from £410,000-£414,999)

5. Stephen Nolan £400,000-£404,999 (down from £415,000-£419,999)

6. Fiona Bruce £395,000-£399,999 (down from £410,000-£414,999)

= Greg James £395,000-£399,999 (up from £390,000-£394,999)

8. Ken Bruce £390,000-£394,999 (up from £385,000-£389,999)

= Lauren Laverne £390,000-£394,999 (up from £380,000-£384,999)

10. Sophie Raworth £365,000-£369,999 (up from £305,000-£309,999)

11. Steve Wright £360,000-£364,999 (down from £450,000-£454,999)

12. George Alagiah £335,000-£339,999 (up from £325,000-£329,999)

= Naga Munchetty £335,000-£339,999 (down from £365,000-£369,999)

= Amol Rajan £335,000-£339,999 (up from £325,000-£329,999)

15. Mark Chapman £325,000-£329,999 (up from £250,000-£254,999)

16. Mishal Husain £315,000-£319,999 (up from £275,000-£279,999)

17. Laura Kuenssberg £305,000-£309,999 (up from £260,000-£264,999)

18. Scott Mills £300,000-£304,999 (down from £400,000-£404,999)

19. Nicky Campbell £295,000-£299,999 (no change)

= Victoria Derbyshire £295,000-£299,999 (up from £240,000-£244,999)

21. Sara Cox £285,000-£289,999 (up from £275,000-£279,999)

= Clive Myrie £285,000-£289,999 (up from )

= Jeremy Vine £285,000-£289,999 (down from £290,000-£294,999)

24. Evan Davis £280,000-£284,999 (up from £270,000-£274,999)

= Kirsty Wark £280,000-£284,999 (up from £245,000-£249,999)

= Justin Webb £280,000-£284,999 (up from £255,000-£259,999)

27. Nick Robinson £275,000-£279,999 (up from £270,000-£274,999)

28. Ros Atkins £260,000-£264,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Martha Kearney £260,000-£264,999 (up from £255,000-£259,999)

30. Jason Mohammad £255,000-£259,999 (down from £285,000-£289,999)

31. Sarah Montague £245,000-£249,999 (no change)

32. Tina Daheley £240,000-£244,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Gabby Logan £240,000-£244,999 (up from £200,000-£204,999)

= Trevor Nelson £240,000-£244,999 (up from £210,000-£214,999)

35. Jeremy Bowen £230,000-£234,999 (no change)

= Faisal Islam £230,000-£234,999 (down from £240,000-£244,999)

= Jo Whiley £230,000-£234,999 (down from £265,000-£269,999)

38. Katya Adler £225,000-£229,999 (up from £215,000-£219,999)

= Chris Mason £225,000-£229,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

40. Sarah Smith £220,000-£224,999 (up from £190,000-£194,999)

41. Mary Berry £215,000-£219,999 (no change)

= Reeta Chakrabati £215,000-£219,999 (up from £200,000-£204,999)

= Fergal Keane £215,000-£219,999 (up from £210,000-£214,999)

44. Simon Jack £210,000-£214,999 (up from £205,000-£209,999)

45. Lyse Doucet £205,000-£209,999 (up from £150,000-£154,999)

= John McEnroe £205,000-£209,999 (up from £180,000-£184,999)

47. Louis Theroux £200,000-£204,999 (no change)

48. Rachel Burden £195,000-£199,999 (up from £180,000-£184,999)

= Jonny Dymond £195,000-£199,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Mark Easton £195,000-£199,999 (up from £190,000-£194,999)

= Stephen Sackur £190,000-£194,999 (up from £175,000-£179,999)

52. Charlie Stayt £190,000-£194,999 (no change)

= Jermaine Jenas £190,000-£194,999 (down from £220,000-£224,999)

54. Jonathan Agnew £185,000-£189,999 (up from £175,000-£179,999)

= Sue Barker £185,000-£189,999 (no change)

= Emma Barnett £185,000-£189,999 (down from £215,000-£219,999)

= Jon Kay £185,000-£189,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Colin Murray £185,000 -£189,999 (up from £160,000-£164,999)

= Alex Scott £185,000-£189,999 (down from £195,000-£199,999)

60. Matthew Amroliwala £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Clare Balding £178,000-£184,999 (down from £205,000-£209,999)

= Craig Charles £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Rick Edwards £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Orla Guerin £178,000-£184,999 (up from £160,000-£164,999)

= Yalda Hakim £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Sally Nugent £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= John Simpson £178,000-£184,999 (not listed in 2021/22)

= Michael Vaughan £178,000-£184,999 (down from £225,000-£229,999)