Whoa! Did you know how much these journos earn?

News anchoring and journalism are no longer low-paying jobs. With the advent of many TV channels and increased competition, the pay scales in the industry have increased to attract talent. News anchors like Rajat Sharma, Arnab Goswami, Barkha Dutt, Ravish Kumar, etc have become household names adding a touch of glamour to the job.

Glamour aside the job has the perks and pay to put a lot of executives from other industries to shame. You will be amazed to learn the salaries these anchors are drawing.

Rohit Sardana

Rohit Sardana started his career in 2002 as a copy editor and later joined Zee News as executive editor, anchor, news presenter, and host for the network’s Hindi language programs. Recently he moved to Aaj Tak. The last Salary Rohit drew was ₹75,000 per month

Sweta Singh

Everyone is familiar with this charming face. Sweta has been associated with Aaj Tak for a long time now. She is a news anchor and Executive Editor of Special Programming here. Before joining Aaj Tak, Sweta worked for Zee and Sahara. She draws a salary of nearly ₹8 lacs per month.

Anjana Om Kashyap

Anjana is currently the executive editor of Aaj Tak. Anjana started her career as a counselor with Daewoo Motors. But after her diploma in journalism, she joined Doordarshan. Before joining Aaj Tak Anjana had worked with Zee News and News24. Today she earns nearly ₹15 lacs per month.

Ravish Kumar

Ravish Kumar requires no introduction he is Managing Editor at NDTV. He has been conferred with various awards too. Ravish joined NDTV in 1996 and he has been associated with the channel ever since. He bags a salary of ₹18 lacs per month

Sudhir Chaudhary

Many know Sudhir Chaudhary with his daily news show DNA. He serves as the editor-in-chief of Zee News. Before joining Zee, he worked with the Sahara group where he played an important role in launching Sahara Samay. Sudhir gets a paycheck of ₹25 lacs per month.

Rajat Sharma

Rajat Sharma is the Chairman and Editor-in-Chief, India TV. He hosts the popular show Aap Ki Adalat which many viewers like and follow. He is one of the most respected senior journalists in the industry today. He takes home a hefty ₹30 lacs every month.

Arnab Goswami

Arnab Ranjan Goswami is the editor and majority owner of the news channel Republic TV. Prior to Republic TV, he was associated with Times Now, ET Now, NDTV, and Telegraph. He bags one of the fattest paychecks of nearly ₹1cr per month. Now you know where all that energy comes from 🙂