BBC announces highest paid stars as Scott Mills tops list

The BBC has shared the 2025-2026 salaries12:07, 14 Jul 2026The BBC has released the full list of on air-pay above £178,000 for 2025-2026 in its annual report. The list is ranked by pay band, starting with the highest being former radio star Scott Mills with £745,000-£749,999.‌Mills was sacked from his position on his Radio 2 breakfast show earlier this year due to allegations of sexual offences. He has since been replaced by Sara Cox, who made her debut last week. Sara's pay lands at number 17 on the list, behind former Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker.‌Other stars featured in the list include Vernon Kay, Nick Grimshaw, Greg James and Alan Shearer.‌The equivalent pay band for 2024/25 is shown in brackets, with a description of the year-on-year change. The list does not include peopl