Bill O’Reilly — $18.5 Million

A veteran of broadcast, Bill O’Reilly started working the industry in the late ’70s as a reporter for regional publications. At CBS, he anchored the CBS tabloid show Inside Edition before planting his roots with Fox News in 1996. He became the host of the O’Reilly Factor that ran from Foxes opening broadcast until the show’s cancellation in 2017.

O’Reilly never stopped educating himself, earning a degree in history in 1971 and, at the age of 47, a master of arts degree in broadcast journalism. He also continues to evolve with the industry and currently hosts a Podcast called No Spin News, which has also become a video show.