The former Newcastle United striker is one of the BBC's highest paid members of staff
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has had his BBC wages slashed.
Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has had his BBC wages slashed.(Image: Richard Sellers/PA Wire.)
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Newcastle United legend Alan Shearer has had his wages slashed by the BBC but still remains one of the broadcaster's highest-paid members of staff, according to the corporation's annual report.
Shearer, who is a regular on Match of the Day and a co-commentator on BBC's live match coverage, saw his wages fall from between £440,000 and £444,999 last year, to between £390,000 and £394,999.
Despite that wage reduction, the former Magpies striker remains one of the highest-paid presenters for 2025-26.
The BBC must declare a list of salaries paid to those both on air and off air who receive more than £178,000 from licence fee revenue in the year.
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Fellow England international, Gary Lineker, earned between £325,000 and £329,999 for the year to March 2026, having left the BBC in May last year.
The 65-year-old was once the BBC's highest-paid star with a salary between £1,350,0000 and £1,354,999 in the last annual report.
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer
Gary Lineker and Alan Shearer
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Lineker was not the only high-profile departure from the BBC, with Zoe Ball, who was second on last year’s highest-paid list, also leaving the company.
DJ Scott Mills was the highest paid presenter by the BBC prior to his sacking in March. The 53-year-old radio presenter earned between £745,000 and £749,999 for the year ending in March 2026.
Mills was sacked by the organisation after the Metropolitan Police launched an investigation into him in 2016 over allegations of serious sexual offences involving a boy aged under 16 between 1997 and 2000.
He cooperated with the investigation and has not been charged.
BBC Radio 1 DJ Greg James was the second-highest paid member of staff, earning between £440,000 and £444,999, while Northern Irish radio presenter Stephen Nolan was the third-highest paid with a salary of between £425,000 and £429,999.
Laura Kuenssberg was fourth on the list, joint with Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay, with a salary of £405,000 and £409,999 in the latest report.
Rounding out the top ten, journalist Justin Webb ranked seventh with a salary between £375,000 and £379,999, with Naga Munchetty in eighth with a salary of between £360,000 and £364,999.
Question Time presenter Fiona Bruce was the ninth highest paid, with a salary ranging between £345,000 and £349,999.
Journalist Sophie Raworth rounded off the top ten with a salary of between £340,000 and £344,999.