Melissa Francis — 400K

Melissa Francis was born and raised in Los Angeles. However, her educational accomplishments got her to Harvard University, from where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree majoring in economics. She had numerous acting credits to her name by this time, including her role as Cassandra Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie.

Francis subsequently pursued a career in TV presenting and worked as a reporter for CNBC and CNET. However, since 2012, she has been an avid participant on Fox, serving as an anchor on the Fox Business Network and co-presenting Outnumbered and Happening Now on the Fox News Channel. Her total income reportedly comes to $400K per year.