Check Out What These 40+ Celebs Looked Like at 35 Years Old vs. Now

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Famous Stars at 35 Years Old vs. Now

Many of our favorite stars have been in the public eye for quite some time. Sometimes, it’s interesting to step back and take a look at how these icons got to where they are now. Let’s go back in time to compare where the stars were in their careers at 35 years old versus today!

Justin Timberlake

Justin Timberlake rose to fame rather early. After all, he’s one of the members of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club. Later, he came to fame with NSYNC and he’s garnered a lot of attention for his solo career as well.

Justin Timberlake

The start was 35 years old in 2016, making him 41 years old now. In 2016, he took on a lead role in the animated movie Trolls and released the single “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”

Julie Andrews

Born October 1st, Julie Andrews recently celebrated her 87th birthday. The star is well-loved for a number of roles. Her most famous pieces include The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, and The Princess Diaries.

Julie Andrews

The star was 35 years old in 1970. In that year, she was in Darling Lili as Lili. This was five years after the star made her appearance in The Sound of Music and six years after Mary Poppins.

Denzel Washington

Actor Denzel Washington was born in 1954. That makes him 67 years old today, very nearly doubling his age since he was 35 years old. This means he was 35 years old in 1989, which actually was a big year for the actor.

Denzel Washington

That year, he appeared in a few movies but won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Glory. He also appeared in the movies A Soldier’s Story and The Mighty Quinn.

Cher

Cher has definitely made her mark as a celebrity and she’s still going strong. The 76-year-old singer has been performing since 1963. Cher was born in 1946, meaning she was 35 only a year into the 1980s.

Cher

This was a year before she would release her album, I Paralyze. However, fans could catch her on her Take Me Home Tour in 1981 while they waited for the new album. 1981 was also the year she released Standing Room Only: Cher in Concert.

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt rose to fame rather quickly in Hollywood. From Thelma & Louise to Bullet Train, the actor has quite a filmography. Today, Pitt is 58 years old and was 35 in 1998.

Brad Pitt

By this point, the star’s career had already taken off but he still had some heavy-hitting titles to come. He made one movie that year, starring in the film Meet Joe Black before shooting Fight Club the next year. The actor also appeared on the comedy show Saturday Night Live in 1998.

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox became a household name for her tenure as Monica in Friends but she’s done many projects, both in front of and behind the camera. Cox was born in 1964, making her 58 years old today and 35 years old in 1999.

Courteney Cox

This wasn’t a bad year for Cox at all! For one, it’s in the middle of the run of Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. She also appeared in The Runner and in 1999, she’d return as Gale Weathers for Scream 2.

Nicolas Cage

Interestingly, just like Courteney Cox, Nicolas Cage was also born in 1964, meaning he’s 58 years old today and was 35 back in 1999. Cage was pretty busy in 1999. He took on both the role of Tom Welles in 8mm and then Frank Pierce in Bringing Out the Dead.

Nicolas Cage

That year he also won Favorite Actor twice at the Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for his 1998 roles in City of Angels and Snake Eyes. He also won the MTV Movie and TV Awards for Best On-Screen Duo for his role in City of Angels in ’99.

Helen Mirren

Dame Helen Mirren has definitely made her mark in acting at this point. There are few people who don’t recognize the 77-year-old. Her career started in 1965 and she was 35 in 1980, so she already had some experience under her belt by then.

Helen Mirren

She’d had a few films under her belt up to this point but her 1980 role in The Long Good Friday really helped launch her as a film actor. From there, her career would only go up. After all, she would become a dame before she was 60!

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd has a bit of a reputation as a man that doesn’t age. If you look at these two pictures, you just might believe it. Rudd was born in 1969, meaning he was 35 years old back in 2004 — while today, he’s 53.

Paul Rudd

Back then, before he was Ant-Man, he’d already made his big debut as an actor. By 2004, he was in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, P.S., and Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie. Not to mention, 2004 marked the end of his run as Mike Hannigan on Friends.

Dolly Parton

There are few singers as near-universally loved as Dolly Parton. The singer was born in 1946, meaning she’s 76 years old now. When she was 35, back in 1981, she was enjoying the success of her talent and work.

Dolly Parton

If you turned on the radio, you’d probably catch “9 to 5” because it was both at the top of the pop and country music charts. It would even get to the top spot on the adult-contemporary charts.

Seth Rogen

Seth Rogen is well-known for his comedic films and the actor has an impressive number of hits under his belt — so much so, it comes as a surprise that he’s only 40 years old. Even in the last five years, he’s grown as an actor, director, and even producer.

Seth Rogen

In 2017, he was a producer and actor for The Disaster Artist, plus he appeared in Dr. Ken and Friends From College. It’s also when he started producing Future Man.

Kim Kardashian

The Kardashians have been hard to miss since Kim first made waves in 2007. It didn’t take long for Keeping Up with the Kardashians to appear after that. Kim was born in 1980, making her 42 years old today and 35 in 2015.

Kim Kardashian

By then, Keeping Up With the Kardashians was in full swing. There was even a brief spin-off that year called Dash Dolls. Of course, the star’s social media presence has only grown during that time as well.

Lenny Kravitz

Lenny Kravitz is well-known as a musician. The star has even stepped into acting roles over the years alongside a long list of music awards. Kravitz is currently 58 but was 35 in 1999.

Lenny Kravitz

That year actually kicked off the first of four straight years that Kravitz would win a Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. That was also the year he released his cover of “American Woman” and worked with Cree Summer on a solo album.

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep might just be one of the most well-known actresses in Hollywood in the last couple of decades. Born in 1949, she’s 73 years old now.

Meryl Streep

In 1984, when Streep was 35, Streep was in the movie Falling in Love, a romance with Robert De Niro where she played a character named Molly Gilmore. Unfortunately, the critics didn’t like this one as much as most of her later hits.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves is another actor that some people claim doesn’t seem to age too much. The actor is now 58 and the picture when he was 35 was taken in 1999.

Keanu Reeves

After all, 1999 was the year that The Matrix came out and Reeves played the main character, Neo. This was only the start of a series of movies the actor would take up his role again for.

Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson first rose to fame after winning American Idol in 2002. She wouldn’t turn 35 for another 15 years, in 2017. She was busy in 2017, too!

Kelly Clarkson

Clarkson released a book called River Rose and the Magical Christmas, voiced a character in The Star, and released her eighth album called Meaning of Life. She also appeared alongside P!nk to open for the 45th American Music Awards. Plus, she made an animated cameo appearance on Home: Adventures With Tip & Oh.

Tom Cruise

Tom Cruise has been in Hollywood for a while now and there are few people who don’t know who the actor is. The actor was born in 1962 and is currently 60 years old.

Tom Cruise

When he was 35 in 1997, Cruise didn’t actually make any films — although he was just coming off the year he made the first Mission: Impossible and Jerry Maguire. The next year, he’d go on to produce Without Limits.

Amy Schumer

Amy Schumer started her career as a comedian in 2004. Born in 1981, Schumer turned 35 in 2016, once her career was already gaining momentum. 2016 was the final year of Inside Amy Schumer, which Schumer didn’t only star in but created as well as co-produced and co-wrote.

Amy Schumer

Schumer also took 2016 to release a memoir about her life titled The Girl With the Lower Back Tattoo and was nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for the book, too. Today, Schumer is 41 years old.

Nick Cannon

Nick Cannon has made a name for himself with a few different trades including time as a rapper, comedian, actor, and even a host for quite a few different television shows. Born in 1980, the star is 42 today, making him 35 years old in 2015.

Nick Cannon

As an actor, he starred in Chi-Raq and appeared in both Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Marcus and as himself in Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood. He was also named the Chief Creative Officer of RadioShack.

Jim Carrey

Whether you like The Grinch Who Stole Christmas around the holidays or you prefer Liar Liar, odds are that you’ve seen a Jim Carrey movie. The star is 60 years old now, born in 1962, meaning he turned 35 back in 1997.

Jim Carrey

That’s actually the year that Liar Liar came out. He took on the role of Fletcher Reed in that movie and it was successful enough that the next year, the actor had the chance to make one of his more well-known movies, The Truman Show.

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton came to fame not only as one of the Hiltons but as a model and entertainer herself. 41 years old now, the star celebrated her 35th birthday in 2016.

Paris Hilton

The socialite had a few business ventures that year, including a haircare line with Lidl and the release of a new fragrance — the 20th in her line — as well as a home décor and shoe line. She even appeared in music videos for Demi Lovato and Kim Petras. Not to mention, she made time to model in both New York and Milan Fashion Week.

Mick Jagger

At this point, it seems like the whole world knows who The Rolling Stones are. Lead singer Mick Jagger celebrated his 79th birthday in July and shows no signs of retiring. This means the rock singer was enjoying his 35th back in 1978.

Mick Jagger

That year, the Rolling Stones released the album Some Girls, which was their first album with Ronnie Wood replacing Mick Taylor as guitarist. In addition, Jagger put on an acting cap to make an appearance as himself in All You Need Is Cash.

Oprah Winfrey

Oprah is perhaps one of the most well-known talk show hosts around. That isn’t to say that’s it — she’s put her efforts into philanthropy, writing, producing, and acting. Winfrey was born in 1954. If you do the math, that adds up to 35 in 1989 and 68 years old today.

Oprah Winfrey

One of the biggest successes from this year came from the very first season of her talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show. On top of that, she even produced and acted in The Women of Brewster Place.

Catherine O’Hara

Catherine O’Hara has a few iconic roles, including that of Kevin McCallister’s mother Kate in Home Alone — as well as its sequel. Recently, fans know her from Schitt’s Creek alongside classic roles like Sally in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Catherine O’Hara

The actress was born in 1954, so she’s 68 years old today and was 35 in 1989. O’Hara was in two different projects that year. She played Nancy Mae in Andrea Martin…Together Again and a few different roles in I, Martin Short, Goes to Hollywood.

Jake Gyllenhaal

Jake Gyllenhaal has some really iconic roles in his filmography. Now 41 years old, the actor started his career all the way back in the early ’90s. In 2015, the actor was busy. He worked on Accidental Love, Southpaw, Everest, and Demolition.

Jake Gyllenhaal

He even stepped back on the stage to play Roland in Constellations and take up the mantel of the classic Seymour Krelborn in Little Shop of Horrors. The latter was at the New York City Center where Gyllenhaal would come back to perform on stage for the next two years in a different production.

Cameron Diaz

Hollywood first saw Cameron Diaz from 1990 until her 2014 retirement from the spotlight. However, the 50-year-old actress has recently stepped into a few roles. When Diaz was 35, she was reprising her role as Fiona for Shrek the Third and for a television Christmas special called Shrek the Halls.

Cameron Diaz

The former title earned her a nomination for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards. That year, she also won Favorite Leading Lady for The Holiday.

Elton John

To say that Elton John has had a successful career thus far would be a vast understatement. Born in 1947, the “Rocket Man” singer is currently 75 years old. This means at 35 years old, Elton John was enjoying the year 1982.

Elton John

That was the year his fans could pick up his then-brand-new album Jump Up! The biggest hit he celebrated off this album went to “Blue Eyes”. Busy as always, the musician also released an album the year before and the year after this too!

Kirsten Dunst

Kirsten Dunst is one actress that hit fame rather early. She was still rather young when she took on memorable roles like Interview With a Vampire and Jumanji. So, by 35 years old, the star was already enjoying notable success!

Kirsten Dunst

She worked with Sophia Coppola on The Beguiled as well as took on the role of Theresa in Woodshock. If you kept a close eye out, you might have even caught her cameo in the episode “USS Callister” on Black Mirror.

Kim Cattrall

Kim Cattrall has taken on quite a few roles in her career but one of the ones people think of right off the bat is her role in Sex and the City. Born in 1956, the actress was 35 years old in 1991, before the world would know her as Samantha.

Kim Cattrall

At this point, she was in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered County and Miracle in the Wilderness. On a more sour note, the star did win a Golden Raspberry Award for her film The Bonfire of Vanities.

Sir Ian McKellan

From Marvel movies to the classic roles of Shakespeare, Sir Ian McKellen has proven his range over the course of his long career. The 89-year-old was born in 1939 and started his career in 1958 when he was only 19 years old.

Sir Ian McKellan

By the time he was 35 years old, McKellan would be finishing a tour with the Brooklyn Academy of Music in the U.K. During this tour, he played roles in The Way of the World by William Congreve, King Lear by William Shakespeare, and The Wood Demon by Anton Chekov.

Suzanna Somers

Suzanna Somers has worn many hats but is most recognizable for her work on Three’s Company as the character Chrissy Snow. The star is 76 years old today. Back when she was 35 years old, the actress was already a couple of decades into her career.

Suzanna Somers

1981 would also mark the year her tenure on Three’s Company ended shortly after the actress was fired when she tried to negotiate a higher salary. However, it didn’t take long for Somers to show her strength as a businesswoman and talk show host after this either.

Al Pacino

Al Pacino might be one of the most well-known actors in recent Hollywood history. The actor was born on April 25th, 1940 — making him 82 years old today. Back in 1975, Pacino released Dog Day Afternoon, which was a great success in his career.

Al Pacino

He played the main role of John Wojtowicz and his performance even earned him a few awards. He also won multiple awards for his previous performances in Serpico, The Godfather Part II, Angels in America, and You Don’t Know Jack.

Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand has made a name for herself both with her talents as a singer and actress. The 80-year-old started her career at about 18 years old. So, what was she doing by the time she was 35?

Barbra Streisand

Well, fans of the singer that year could pick up her album Superman for the first time in a nine-year-long stretch of yearly albums. Upon release, Superman was rather well-received.

Shakira

Oftentimes dubbed the Queen of Latin Music, Shakira started her career at only 13 years old. Today, the musician is 45 years old. In 2012, Shakira had a few successes. For one, the singer took one of the judging roles on The Voice.

Shakira

She’s also ranked in Forbes’ list of the “Top 100 World’s Most Powerful Women.” The French Government even dubbed the then-35-year-old Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters.

Andrew Garfield

Many people look at Andrew Garfield and immediately think of his recent tenure as Spider-Man. Although he’s also been named one of Time‘s 100 Most Influential People in the World now at 39. In 2018, Garfield took both to the big screen and the stage.

Andrew Garfield

In Hollywood, he played Sam in Under the Silver Lake. He also took on the role of Prior Walter in Angels in America. Garfield performed this both at the Royal National Theater in London — as well as on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theater.

Julia-Louis Dreyfus

If you’re a fan of comedy, odds are you’ve seen Julia-Louis Dreyfus’ work. Dreyfus has worked on Seinfeld, Saturday Night Live, and Veep. She was born in 1961, making her 61 today but stepping back 26 years, what was she up to?

Julia-Louis Dreyfus

This was the year she played in London Suite. In 1996, her previous role in Seinfeld also won her an award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, and Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

Chad Michael Murray

One Tree Hill fans definitely know who Chad Michael Murray is. 41 years old today, the actor was 35 years old in 2016. In 2016, Marrya played Henry in Outlaws and Angels.

Chad Michael Murray

Stepping onto the small screen, the star took on a role in the Marvel show Agent Carter as Jack Thompson. Interestingly, that year you could catch the actor as a worker in a Walmart commercial as well.

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera didn’t take long to rise to fame after the world heard her voice for the first time. Her name was nearly inescapable by the early 2000s. Her career is still going strong, too.

Christina Aguilera

The singer was 35 in 2015, a year before she’d ended her run on The Voice. She’d throw on her acting shoes for a role in Nashville as Jade St. John. The role lasted for three episodes.

Bruce Springsteen

Bruce Springsteen has been making music since the 1960s. Now, the musician is 73 years old but celebrated his 35th birthday back in 1984. This actually marked a huge year in Springsteen’s career.

Bruce Springsteen

After all, it was the year he’d release what is perhaps still one of his most well-known albums, Born in the U.S.A. While Springsteen was already successful and well-known at this point, this album would really blow things out of the water to become one of the best-selling albums by any musician.

Maggie Smith

It’s hard to name every iconic role that Dame Maggie Smith has played over the years. Perhaps one of her most beloved is Professor McGonagall throughout the Harry Potter series. The actress was born in 1934, making her 87 years old now and 35 years old in 1969.

Maggie Smith

She was active in both film and theater that year. On the silver screen, she’d appear in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and Oh! What a Lovely War. On stage, she’d become Margery Pinchwife for The Country Wife.

Ozzy Osbourne

Another famous English face, Ozzy Osbourne has a much different legacy than Dame Maggie Smith. The 73-year-old rock singer was 35 years old in 1983.

Ozzy Osbourne

That year, the musician would release one of his most successful solo albums, Bark at the Moon. In the same year, he’d released a music video for the title track of the album. He also appeared on the album Born to Laugh at Tornadoes by Was on the track “Shake Your Head (Let’s Go to Bed)”.

Goldie Hawn

Goldie Hawn has made her name as an actress but as a dancer, singer, and producer as well. This has put her both in front of and behind the camera throughout the years. Hawn was 35 years old in 1980.

Goldie Hawn

This was the year she’d unite with another big star, Liza Minelli, to make Goldie and Liza Together. She would also make Seems Like Old Times and Private Benjamin. She actually produced Private Benjamin as well as played Judy.

Sandra Bullock

Sandra Bullock is another actress whose taken on quite a few memorable roles over the years. She’s 58 years old today and was 35 in 1999. This was the year she’d star across from Ben Affleck in Forces of Nature, adding to her romantic comedy filmography.

Sandra Bullock

The movie met critical success and Bullock earned her second Golden Globe at 35. This was also the second year the actress was named one of People‘s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World.

Adam Levine

At 43 years old, Adam Levine and his band, Maroon 5, are rather well-known by now. The singer has been in the business since the early ’90s. In 2014, the star was entering his 35th year. The band’s fifth album, V, came out the same year.

Adam Levine

The most successful singles they enjoyed were “Maps” and the now-familiar song “Animals”. Levine would also make an appearance as himself in the Lennon or McCartney documentary.

The Highest Paid Female News Anchors

Women anchors have taken the power back and are now delivering 52% of news stories! The rise in on-air time also meant that these news queens starting earning astonishing salaries and net-worths…

Ginger Zee – $500,000

It’s no secret that Ginger Zee always put her career first – after graduation, she had one goal for herself – to become the Chief Meteorologist on The Today Show by the time she was thirty. Surpassing her goal, she obtained the position doing so before her thirtieth birthday. She made her way onto Good Morning America, Nightline and ABC World News Tonight and is now Chief Meteorologist at ABC News. It is estimated that she makes $500,000 a year!

Ginger Zee – $500,000

Martha MacCallum – $700,000

Martha joined the conservative network Fox News in 2004 and has been there ever since, serving as a reporter, correspondent, and anchor. You may recognize her from her work as a news anchor on The Live Desk, America’s News Room, The Kelly File, and The O’Reilly Factor. She is known for her coverage of the last four presidential campaigns and Pope Francis’s visit to the United States. She loves the fact that she has been interviewing public figures throughout the years. Martha is estimated to make $700,000 annually.

Martha MacCallum – $700,000

Deborah Norville – $1 Million

Deborah was considered the “it” girl on television, she was everywhere! Over the years, it seems like she was fading, but that is far from the truth. She has an anchor position with the CBS news magazine, Inside Edition, a job she has held since the mid-’90s. She has a membership with the Viacom Corporation and has her own yarn business, The Deborah Norville Collection, which she markets to both yarn knitting and crocheting lovers. Norville makes an estimated one million dollars annually.

Deborah Norville – $1 Million

Jane Pauley – $1.2 Million

Being one of the most well-known and experienced broadcasters in the United States, Jane Pauley has been reporting since 1972. She had two long roles at NBC, anchoring NBC’s Today for thirteen years, as well as serving as a co-host on Dateline NBC for twelve years. Today, she can be seen anchoring CBS Sunday Morning and is known for publicizing her struggle with being bi-polar. Jane is estimated to make $1.2 million every year.

Jane Pauley – $1.2 Million

Brooke Baldwin – $1.3 Million

Staring her career by working at the WVIR-TV in Virginia in 2001, Baldwin later became a morning anchor at WOWK-TV. Brooke joined WTTF in Washington before working for CNN Atlanta. She has been working at CNN since 2008, hosting the CNN Newsroom with Brooke Baldwin. Aside from her work as an anchor, she also hosts many events, including the New Year’s Eve Live with Anderson Cooper and Kathy Griffin. Baldwin’s annual income is reported to be a whopping $1.3 million.

Brooke Baldwin – $1.3 Million

Katy Tur – $1.3 Million

Working for New York-based stations such as News 12 Brooklyn and Fox 5 New York early in her career, Katy was destined to succeed. She worked as a Storm Chaser for The Weather Channel, and in 2009, she became one of NBC’s broadcast journalists and news correspondent. In 2017, Katy released her first book, Unbelievable: My Front-Row Seat To The Craziest Campaign In American History, Tur shared her personal view of her coverage of the 2016 elections. She earns an estimated $1.3 million.

Katy Tur – $1.3 Million

Amy Robach – $1.4 Million

A pageant girl, Amy Robach, was 4th runner-up during the Miss Georgia pageant in 1994 before she went started working with WTTG in Washington. She then signed with NBC News in 2003. While working at NBC, Robach anchored for two hours every morning for Good Morning America before becoming co-anchor on NBC’s weekend show, Today. Since May 2018, Amy has been the co-anchor of 20/20 alongside David Muir. Her annual income stands at an astonishing $1.4 million.

Amy Robach – $1.4 Million

Savannah Guthrie – $2 Million

Australian-born journalist Savannah Guthrie started her career as an attorney. In 2007, she joined NBC News and became a correspondent and legal analyst on the show. She is known for covering high-profile trials across the country and became a White House correspondent between 2008 and 2011. She became a co-anchor on The Today Show alongside Natalie Morales, Al Roker, and Matt Lauer. Her annual salary is set at $2 million.

Savannah Guthrie – $2 Million

Nancy O’Dell – $2 Million

Former beauty pageant contestant, Miss South Carolina, Nancy graduated from Clemson and started her broadcasting career in front of the cameras as a reporter in her hometown, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. She served as both an anchor and reporter at news station WDPE-TV. Working her way to the top, she moved through local stations in both Charleston and Miami before making her way onto Access Hollywood, where she hosted from 1996 to 2009. These days, Nancy can be seen as a special correspondent on Entertainment Tonight. It is estimated that she makes an annual $2 million.

Nancy O’Dell – $2 Million

Elizabeth Vargas – $3 Million

Elizabeth Vargas has made a name for herself as the anchor of ABC’s 20/20. This program is the network’s newsmagazine and airs most of ABC News’ specials. Before her gig at ABC, she worked as an anchor on World News Tonight. She started her career at WBBM-TV, an affiliate of CBS located in Chicago. While working for WBBM-TV, Phyllis McGrady, the senior vice president of ABC, claimed that Vargas was one of the most flexible talents she had ever worked with. This remark launched Vargas’s career, helping her make her way to 20/20. She is currently making $3 million a year!

Elizabeth Vargas – $3 Million

Erin Burnett – $3 Million

American news anchor, Erin Burnett, works on her own CNN show called Erin Burnett OutFront. She has also co-anchored CNBC’s program Squawk on the Street and Street Signs. Burnett has also appeared on other programs such as Meet the Press, Morning Joe, Today, and NBC Nightly News. What may be most interesting about her career is that she appeared on The Celebrity Apprentice, serving as an advisor. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Affairs and is currently worth $3 million.

Erin Burnett – $3 Million

Robin Meade – $4.5 Million

Former Miss Ohio, Robin Meade, started her career in broadcasting from the local stations in Ohio. She is currently the lead news anchor for the Morning Express with Robin Meade. In 2011, she joined HLN, where she won a regional Emmy Award for her works. What differentiates Meade from her colleagues is that she is also a country musician! She released two country music albums in 2011 and 2013 and is reportedly making $4.5 million a year.

Robin Meade – $4.5 Million

Bianna Golodryga – $3 Million

Moldavian native, Bianna Golodryga, made her way to becoming a finance anchor at Yahoo! Her initial plan was to pursue a career in the financial services industry. Still, after a sharp drop in the market, she decided to shift gears and pursue journalism. She started her career as a producer at CNBC before becoming an on-air correspondent. In 2004, she was named one of the top journalists under 30 and was offered a job as a correspondent for ABC. She worked as a weekend co-anchor for Good Morning America between 2010 and 2014 following the departure of Kate Snow.

Bianna Golodryga – $3 Million

Andrea Mitchell – $750,000

If you recognize Andrea Mitchell, it is probably because she has been in the broadcasting industry for 50 years. Her career in broadcasting started in 1967 when she worked as a news director of a student radio station, WXPN. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Mitchell was hired as a reporter at KYW radio. These days, she works as NBC’s News Chief of Foreign Affairs Correspondent and anchors her program, Andrea Mitchell Reports on MSNBC. Her annual income is $750,000, and she has a reported net worth of $5 million.

Andrea Mitchell – $5 Million

Maria Bartiromo – $6 Million

Alongside her career as a journalist – Bartiromo has established herself as an author and magazine columnist. She currently hosts Mornings with Maria and Wall Street Week with Maria Bartiromo. Before joining the CNBC network, Maria worked with CNN. She is the first reporter to broadcast live from the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Thanks to her long list of achievements throughout her career, she was inducted into the Cable Hall of Fame. Today, Bartiromo’s salary has made her worth $6 million!

Maria Bartiromo – $6 Million

Hoda Kotb – $7 Million

Starting her career in 1998 as a Dateline NBC correspondent, Hoda has made a name for herself over the past 20 years. Appearing alongside Kathie Lee Gifford, she began hosting the fourth hour of The Today Show in 2008. In 2017, she got her big break and was allowed to be the third co-anchor of NBC’s Today morning show. With the sudden firing of longtime anchor, Matt Lauer, in 2018, Hoda helped make history in becoming one of the anchors in the first-ever all-female co-hosting team. Her estimated salary is $7 million!

Hoda Kotb – $7 Million

Natalie Morales – $8.5 Million

NBC News Today Show co-anchor, Natalie Morales, has appeared in many programs like NBC Nightly News and Dateline NBC. Aside from her work on The Today Show, Morales also works as a weekend anchor and reporter for WVIT-TV in Hartford. She rose to fame after she started reporting intriguing events such as Hurrican Floyd, the 2000 Presidential election, and the Columbine shootings. Natalie received the award “Groundbreaking Latina in Media” from the Catalina Magazine and was named one of the “Fifty Most Beautiful People” in 2007. Her annual income is an estimated $8.5 million.

Natalie Morales – $8.5 Million

Ann Curry – $10 Million

Ann Curry has been working in the news industry for more than 30 years, focusing her attention on news events related to natural disasters, wars, and human suffering. She is a popular television personality, photojournalist, and news journalist. She has covered many events over the years, such as the tsunami in Southeast Asia and the 2010 Haiti earthquake. Between the years 2005 and 2011, Curry anchored Dateline NBC. In 2012, she became the host of The Today Show, and her annual income is $10 million.

Ann Curry – $10 Million

Chelsea Handler – $10 Million

Chelsea isn’t exactly a reporter or journalist like the other women on this list, but takes current news and turns it into comedy. She began her career on the E! Network, hosting a self-titled late-night talk show that ran from 2007 to 2014. After her show went off the air, she signed a four-part docu-series with Netflix that received mixed reviews. She now has her talk show on TBS, and it is estimated she makes $10 million annually.

Chelsea Handler – $10 Million

Courtney Friel – $12 Million

American journalist, Courtney Friel, currently works as a news anchor for KLTA-TV in California. Her expertise is covering entertainment news for KTTV and Fox 11 in Los Angeles. She started her career at GoTV as a sports anchor, as well as hosting the World Poker Tour. Throughout her career, she has worked for the Fox News Channel and other local news stations. She has appeared on E! Entertainment and has posed for magazines such as Maxim and FHM. Her net worth is estimated at around $12 million.

Courtney Friel – $12 Million

Mika Brzezinski – $12 Million

Mika Brzezinski is the daughter of the diplomat and political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski, who served as an adviser to Jimmy Carter and Lyndon B. Johnson. She is currently working as a co-host for MSNBC’s Morning Joe alongside Joe Scarborough. Mika is a former news correspondent for CBS, covering incredible stories. Before she was asked to co-host MSNBC, she was given the occasional anchoring position on the network. Aside from her being an amazing talent on-screen, she is also the author of three books. Her annual salary is an estimated $2 million, and her net worth is $12 million.

Mika Brzezinski – $12 Million

Christiane Amanpour – $12.5 Million

British-Iranian journalist and TV host Christiane Amanpour serves as the Chief International Correspondent for CNN. She also hosts a nightly interview show called Amanpour. International affairs being her specialty, it comes as no surprise that she also serves as the Global Affairs Anchor for ABC News. She has received more than 30 awards for her work as a reporter and was also named one of Forbes magazines “World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.” She was also a special contributor for CNN’s 60 Minutes from 1998 to 2005. Her net worth is approximately $12.5 million.

Christiane Amanpour – $12.5 Million

Megyn Kelly – $15 Million

Megyn Kelly is not only a journalist but a former corporate defense attorney and political commentator. While working for Fox News, she hosted various programs, including The Kelly File and America Live. She would also host Fox News’ New Years’s Eve specials. Her popularity as a journalist landed her a spot in the Time list of 100 Most Influential people in 2014. Her annual salary is a staggering $15 million.

Megyn Kelly – $15 Million

Melissa Theuriau – $18 Million

French journalist and anchor, Melissa Theuriau, has made her way onto becoming editor-in-chief of Zone Interdite, a weekly magazine that featured investigative reporting. Aside from her journalism, she launched the organization that works with UNICEF to help provide education to underprivileged girls. She launched the organization with fellow journalists, and in 2006, Melissa was voted as the world’s most beautiful news reporter. Her net worth is an estimated $18 million.

Melissa Theuriau – $18 Million

Rachel Maddow – $20 Million

Political commentator and news anchor Rachel Maddow is the first openly gay anchor to host a major primetime program. She began her career in radio before deciding to move to television in 2005. She is a big part of the program Countdown with Keith Olbermann – the same man who helped her get her show in 2008. She is popular among viewers and has a large number of followers both on her show, The Rachel Maddow Show, and in real life. Maddow makes an annual $7 million and is worth a total of $20 million.

Rachel Maddow – $20 Million

Kelly Ripa – $22 Million

Kelly Ripa began her career in 1998 on the popular soap opera, All My Children, making a name for herself early on. In 2000, alongside Regis Philbin, Ripa became a co-host of the talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, a job she holds to this day. When Regis departed the show, Kelly took over as lead host and brought Ryan Seacrest on to co-host alongside her. One of the highest-paid talk show hosts on-air, Kelly makes an estimated $22 million yearly.

Kelly Ripa – $22 Million

Robin Roberts – $25 Million

Good Morning America host Robin Roberts has held her position as an anchor since 2005. Before working for the show, she was a sports reporter on ESPN from 1990 to 2004. She was inducted into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame for her contributions to basketball through her broadcasting. Roberts also had the honor of being the first reporter to interview Barack Obama after winning the 2008 presidential elections. Being one of the most talented news reporters, Roberts’s income is $18 million a year.

Robin Roberts – $25 Million

Greta Van Susteren – $35 Million

Greta Van Susteren is an anchor and commentator for various networks, including Fox News, CNN, and NBC News. While co-hosting the program Burden of Proof, she also worked as a legal analyst on CNN from 1994 to 2002. She was a host for Fox News’ On the Record with Greta Van Susteren for 15 years before she moved to MSNBC, where she hosted For the Record with Greta for six months. In 2015, Forbes listed her as one of the most powerful women in the world.

Greta Van Susteren – $35 Million

Meredith Vieira – $40 Million

Well-known for serving as the original moderator of the show The View, Meredith Vieira is a journalist as well as a game show and talk show host. She co-hosted the NBC News morning program from 2006 to 2011. Aside from her work as a talk show host, she works as a host of the show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. In 2014, she debuted her program, The Meredith Vieira Show. Her yearly salary is $11 million, and her net worth is $40 million!

Meredith Vieira – $40 Million

Katie Couric – $55 Million

Katie Couric is one of the most influential names and faces in the broadcasting world, currently working as Yahoo’s global news anchor. She has worked for NBC News for 17 years, CBS for five years, and ABC News for three years and is also a correspondent for 60 Minutes. Aside from her work on television, Couric is also an author, and her first book became a New York Times bestseller. Her dedicated work in the world of broadcasting led her induction to the Television Hall of Fame in 2004. Her net worth is $55 million, making an annual $15 million.

Katie Couric – $55 Million

Diane Sawyer – $80 Million

One of the most influential and successful female news anchors is a name you’ve surely heard before – Diane Sawyer. She has been working in the industry for more than 50 years, starting her career in 1962. In 1984, she became the first female correspondent for CNN’s 60 Minutes. She may be best known for her program ABC World News as well as being a co-anchor for ABC’s Primetime and Good Morning America. Aside from her success as a journalist, she worked as a member of the White House Staff as a writer of President Nixon’s speeches.

Diane Sawyer – $80 Million

Barbara Walters – $150 Million

Barbara Walters is one of the most famous TV personality, broadcast journalist and author in the United States. One of her first major jobs was as a writer and segment producer on The Today Show. She is known for hosting numerous TV programs like ABC Evening News, The View, Today, and 20/20. Thanks to her outstanding interviewing ability, she increasingly popular with viewers – gaining more and more airtime. She eventually made it to broadcasting, and although she is retired, she still reports to ABC News from time to time. Making her our number one on this list, her net worth is $150 million.

Barbara Walters – $150 Million

Abby Huntsman – $3 Million

Being the daughter of former Utah governor Jon Hunstman Jr., Abby was destined for greatness, and she started her career at the age of 16, working for Good Morning America. She’s said on various occasions that she hated the job so much she considered giving up working in television, forever! She got her big break and made her way onto becoming a host on MSNBC. She went onto become a co-host on the network’s morning show and Fox and Friends. She is now a co-host on ABC’s The View, and her estimated annual income is $3 million.

Abby Huntsman – $3 Million

Charissa Thompson – $500,000

Charissa has been associated with some of the biggest sports networks – ESPN, GSN, Versus, and the Big Ten Network. She has served as both sportscaster and television host for all four networks. She is currently working at the Big Ten Network as a sideline reporter, covering both college basketball and football games. Her most impressive work may be as a sideline reporter for the NFL games on FOX. Her estimated salary is a whopping $500,000!

Charissa Thompson – $500,000

Tamron Hall – $2 Million

A correspondent for NBC News, Tamron Hall also works as a host of MSNBC’s NewsNation with Tamron Hall. She is also a co-anchor of Today’s Take and a substitute anchor for the Orange Room. Hall is also the host of Deadline: Crime aired on the Investigation Discovery channel. Although her resume is long, Tamron first received popularity after substituting Keith Olbermann on Countdown with Keith Olbermann. In September 2019, Tamron debuted a self-titled syndicated talk show. She is reported to be making $2 million yearly.

Tamron Hall – $2 Million

Shannon Bream – $4 million

While her early days as evening and late-night reporter started for the likes of WBTV and WRC-TV back in the early ’00s, Shannon Bream eventually made a really name for herself over the last 10 years and she has since become the host of prime time program Fox News @ Night. Based in Fox’s Washington D.C. bureau, Bream seems to have been through it all and has even had her own book published – Finding the Bright Side: The Art of Chasing What Matters.

Shannon Bream – $4 million

Katherine Timpf – $510,000

Timpf is a columnist, television personality, comedian, and reporter. Throughout the years, she has appeared on Fox News Channel’s The Greg Gutfeld Show, among other shows on the network. In addition to her contributions to Fox News, Timpf wrote columns and satire pieces at National Review Online. In 2017, Timpf co-hosted Fox News Specialists, and as of June 2019, she hosts the Fox Nation show, Sincerely, Kat. Timpf makes an annual salary of $510,000 as of April 2020.

Katherine Timpf – $510,000

Britt McHenry – $600,000

After graduating from the Medill School of Journalism, McHenry began working for WJLA-TV, ABC’s Washington affiliate. After a run at ABC7, she joined ESPN as a Washington, D.C.-based bureau reporter. She worked as a correspondent for many shows including, Outside the Lines, NFL Live, SportsCenter and Baseball Tonight. In 2017, McHenry was part of a 100-person layoff and is currently a commentator on Fox Nation. Her annual income is an estimated $600,000 and has a net worth of $1.6 million.

Britt McHenry – $600,000

Erin Andrews – $1.6 Million

Throughout her career, Andrews has become one of the most famous sportscasters and television personalities in the business. She has made a name for herself through her versatility – she can broadcast any type of content and has proved this by working for both ABC’s Good Morning America and ESPN’s College Gameday. It is estimated that Erin makes $800,000 as a journalist and sportscaster for FOX NFL. She is also a co-host on Dancing with the Stars for which she receives another $800,000 annually.

Erin Andrews – $1.6 Million

Joy Reid – $1.5 Million

Joy Reid is an American cable television host and correspondent at MSNBC. In 2016, she wrote a book on the recent history of the Democratic Party, called Barack Obama, the Clintons, and the Racial Divide. She currently serves as a host of the weekly MSNBC morning show AM Joy, and in 2019 published her second book about the 2016 presidential elections. Her estimated salary is $1.5 million annually.

Joy Reid – $1.5 Million

Ainsley Earhardt – $400,000

After Ainsley found her calling, she went on to take a job as the weekday news anchor for KENS-TV Eyewitness News in San Antonio, Texas. In 2007, she landed her current job, working for the Fox News Channel in New York City. Earhardt’s reported annual income at Fox News is an estimated $400,000.

Ainsley Earhardt – $400,000

Melissa Francis -$400,000

Before her career as an anchor, Melissa was once a star of the classic television show, Little House on the Prairie. She worked for CNET and CNBC before Fox News hired her in 2012. She acted as both a financial news reporter and an anchor. Melissa continues to act and has appeared in The Dictator and Race to Witch Mountian. The talented news anchor has also written four books! Her estimated income is $400,000 – $300,000 from Fox News and $100,000 from Fox Business News.

Melissa Francis -$400,000

Paula Faris – $565,000

It took a couple of years before Paula got her first big broadcasting break as a production assistant with WKEF/WRGT. Once she secured her position on the network, she worked her way up to becoming a reporter and anchorwoman. She worked in both Chicago and Cincinnati before signing on to ABC. During her time at ABC, she worked for World News Now and America This Morning. Faris is now a co-host on ABC’s The View, and it is estimated that she makes $565,000 a year.

Paula Faris – $565,000