Eugene Scott | $75,000

You may say Eugene Scott is relatively new in the field of reporting, but he has already made a name for himself. He started his career when he joined the scholarship program of the former Washington Post publisher Donald E. Graham back in the ‘90s. No wonder he became a part of Washington Post’s The Fix in 2017, initially writing about identity politics.

However, even before he joined the Post, Scott was already working on establishing his name on the business. He’s a breaking news reporter on CNNPolitics and even led its breaking news team as a senior reporter. He also got credits for giving on-air analysis for MSNBC, NPR, and CBS. He’s also not shy of great experiences in the business as his starting point. He was TIME Magazine’s researcher and Arizona Republic, Charlotte Observer, and Cape Argus’ reporter. Sure, he has a lot of hard things to do, but he’s well compensated. As one of the Post’s top journalists, he earned an estimated salary of $75,000 a year.