Vanna White (1957), North Carolina | $10M
Vanna Marie White is a legendary film actress and TV personality, known for the show “Wheel of Fortune” that has been airing since 1982. In May 2013, White earned a Guinness World Record for the most frequent clapper on the “Wheel of Fortune” show. It is said that she clapped over 3,480,864 times in 30 seasons.
Vanna earns approximately $10 million per year. The revenue comes from her hosting and acting jobs. In 2021, she and her co-host, Pat Sajak, hosted “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune,” which aired on ABC, and signed on to continue hosting the show through the 2023 to 2024 seasons.
Pat Sajak (1946), Chicago | $15M
Pat Sajak is a household name for hosting game shows and is a great American TV personality. Many people know him from the TV game show “Wheel of Fortune,” a position he held for decades. The show gave him 19 nominations for the Daytime Emmy Award for being an outstanding game show host, and he won it three times.
Sajak’s annual salary is estimated to be around $15 million across all his roles. The amount has accumulated to form his total income of $70 million. In 2021, Pat, together with Vanna White, signed that they would continue hosting the “Wheel of Fortune” show through to the 2023 to 2024 seasons.
Hoda Kotb (1964), New York | $8M
Since she was young, host Hoda Kotb knew she wanted to pursue a career in broadcast media, so much so that she studied the course at Virginia Tech. After graduating, the personality started her career with CBS, and after gaining ample experience, she joined NBC in 1998, becoming a correspondent for “Dateline.”
Most notably, Kotb started hosting “Today,” succeeding disgraced Matt Lauer to co-anchor with Samantha Guthrie. It was said that the Egyptian host signed a contract that reportedly stated she would earn between 8 and $10 million. With a net worth of $30 million, she purchased a house in Point Lookout, New York.