Brian Williams | $6 Million

News anchor Brian Williams currently serves as MSNBC’s chief anchor and the host of his program The 11th Hour with Brian Williams. He began as a White House intern before serving the National Association of Broadcasters. Williams’ career in broadcasting started back in the ‘80s at KOAM-TV in Kansas. He then worked as a reporter in Washington, D.C., before moving to Philadelphia and New York City.

Williams’ big break came in the early ’90s when he joined as an anchor on the NBC’s program Weekend Nightly News. He also made frequent appearances on John Stewart’s The Daily Show and appeared on NBC’s comedy 30 Rock as himself. Notably, his team’s coverage of Hurricane Katrina won NBC a Peabody award. Moreover, he was highly acclaimed for his reporting on the hurricane, and the New York Times even credited his coverage “a defining moment.” Other awards Williams has bagged include the twelve News & Documentary Emmy Awards.