Diane Sawyer — $9 million

ABC World News took Diane to the apex of popularity. She has worked her way up with other shows as well such as Good Morning America and Primetime. Well, we don’t know whether she had the desire to take up a career in journalism from the beginning, but we do know that she had already been in the limelight once as a White House staff member at a time when Richard Nixon was the president of the United States.

Her position as a general assignment reporter on CNN received appreciation. Her credentials were soon noticed by the people on ABC, and they didn’t think twice before taking her on board. She has become a permanent fixture on ABC now, and currently, her annual income is $9 million. It’s high time she picks up a rather good health insurance policy which would be beneficial for her in the later days.