The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

Erin Burnett: $3M

This news anchor is currently the face of Erin Burnett Outfront on CNN. Burnett has hosted the show from China and Pakistan, as well as live the from the borders of Mali, Afghanistan, Rwanda, Israel, and the United Arab Emirates. Joe Scarborough dubbed Burnett "the International Superstar" for her global work as a documentarian.

Elizabeth Vargas: $3M

Formerly an anchor of 20/20 and ABC News specials for 14 years, Elizabeth Vargas is currently the lead investigative reporter/documentary anchor for A&E Networks. She broadcast her first A&E Investigates series, Cults & Extreme Belief, in 2018. In 2006, Vargas was co-anchor of World News Tonight alongside Bob Woodruff, but departed in the midst of a difficult pregnancy.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.