The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

Natalie Morales: $8.5M

Natalie Morales is the West Coast anchor for Today on NBC, having replaced Ann Curry. She also appears on other programs such as Dateline NBC and NBC Nightly News. Morales has been named one of the "50 Most Influential Latinas" for her news coverage and reporting.

Hoda Kotb: $7M

Today co-anchor Hoda Kotb formerly served as a correspondent for Dateline NBC. The Egyptian American broadcast journalist started off her career at NBC News in 1998. She has published a number of books, including a New York Times bestselling autobiography, Hoda: How I Survived War Zones, Cancer, and Kathie Lee.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.