KELLY RIPA – $22 MILLION
Kelly Ripa’s meteoric rise started in the 90s when she portrayed the character of Hayley Vaughan on All My Children, a popular soap opera. She was associated with the show for 12 years and was supposedly her longest stint with acting. In 2000, she hosted Live! With Regis and Kelly, alongside Regis Philbin.
She has been constant on the show, sharing the anchor’s desk with Regis, Michael Strahan, and Ryan Seacrest, her current co-host. Banking on an illustrious career, Kelly rakes in a $22 million as her annual salary. Well, being such a charming lady, Kelly deserves a lot more. But that amount is already impressive.