NBC’s Today is one of the most popular morning shows in American TV history. The program is led by a large roster of TV hosts and anchors with unique stories, from Al Roker’s three-decade run to Craig Melvin’s salary bump after promotion.
The Today anchor roles come with substantial salaries, which have helped the show’s on-air personalities build significant net worths.
Below, we have compiled the salary and net worth details for the current roster of anchors, ranked by earnings.
1. Al Roker —$10 million
Al Roker is one of the highest-paid Today anchors, with an annual salary of $10 million and an impressive net worth of $70 million. He is on a 5-year contract worth $50 million, which covers his duties on the Today show and The Weather Channel.
Roker, who serves as Today’s lead weather anchor and co-host of 3rd hour, is also one of the longest-serving on-air personalities on the show. He has been with the show since 1996, and, according to People, he is not considering retiring from it any time soon.
Al Roker has been with NBC even longer, having previously worked for the NBC affiliate WKYC in Cleveland and the flagship NBC station WNBC-TV in New York.
2. Savannah Guthrie — $8 million
Savannah Guthrie is one of the highest-paid Today female anchors. According to Hello magazine, she earns about $8 million annually, although that figure may have gone up in recent years.
Guthrie, who is worth around $50 million, is the main co-anchor of the Today show. She joined the program in 2011, initially serving as a substitute anchor before becoming the co-host of the show’s fourth hour.
In 2012, she took over as the show’s main co-anchor following Ann Curry’s exit. Before Today, Guthrie worked as the chief legal correspondent (2011-2012) and White House correspondent (2008-2011) for NBC News.
3. Hoda Kotb — $7 million
Hoda Kotb is no longer a permanent fixture on Today, having left the show in 2025. However, she remains a regular presence, having made a brief return in April 2026 to fill in for Craig Melvin and another guest appearance in August 2026.
According to Parade, Kotb’s salary as Today anchor was $7 million when she joined the show in 2018. The salary undoubtedly rose during her tenure on the show, with Celebrity Net Worth citing an unconfirmed annual salary of $20 million and an estimated net worth of $60 million.
Despite leaving Today, Kotb is still with NBC, having signed a deal to cover occasional broadcasts and major events for the network, including the 2028 Summer Olympics. In addition to her broadcasting roles, she also runs her business, Joy 101, a wellness and self-care platform.
4. Craig Melvin — $5 million to $6 million
Craig Melvin is another of the highest-paid male TV anchors. While the official salaries of Today anchors are rarely made public, Melvin reportedly signed a $5- $6 million-a-year deal when he took over from Hoda Kotb in 2025.
Melvin, who is worth an estimated $14 million, currently serves as the permanent co-anchor of the first and second hour of the NBC morning show, alongside Savannah Guthrie. Before that, he served as a news anchor for the show and hosted several programs across NBC and MSNBC platforms, including Dateline NBC.
Besides his anchoring roles, Melvin hosts Today’s podcast, Glass Half Full with Craig Melvin. He is also an author of a memoir and a children’s book.
5. Willie Geist—$5 million per year
Willie Geist currently serves as the anchor of Sunday TODAY, the Sunday edition of the Today show. According to Celebrity Net Worth, he earns around $5 million a year and has an estimated net worth of $14 million.
Geist has been with Today since 2012, initially serving as a co-host of the third hour, before becoming solo host of the Sunday edition in 2016. He also fills in as an anchor for other editions of the Today show, in addition to serving as a contributor and news correspondent across several NBC shows.
Willie Geist also hosts the Sunday Sitdown with Willie Geist, a companion podcast to Sunday Today. The podcast features long-form interviews with popular personalities in politics, business, entertainment, and pop culture scenes.
6. Jenna Bush Hager—$4 million
Jenna Bush Hager is another of the Today anchors with a substantial salary. According to Celebrity Net Worth, she earns $4 million annually and has an estimated net worth of $14 million.
Bush Hager is best known as the daughter of former U.S. President George Bush. She currently co-hosts the fourth hour of the Today Show, TODAY with Jenna & Sheinelle, alongside Sheinelle Jones.
Before her current role, she served as a correspondent and a contributor to the Today Show. She also previously hosted the educational program, Wild Child, which airs on NBC.
7. Dylan Dreyer—$2 million per year
Dylan Dreyer is a meteorologist who currently serves as a co-host for the 3rd hour of Today. She reportedly earns $2 million per year and has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Dreyer began her career as a meteorologist for several local stations before joining NBC News in 2012. She initially anchored weather on Weekend Today before her role expanded to other weekday programs.
Dreyer is also the host of NBC’s documentary show Earth Odyssey With Dylan Dreyer, which has aired since 2019.
8. Sheinelle Jones—$1 million to $5 million
Sheinelle Jones is an NBC News anchor currently serving as the co-host of Today with Jenna & Sheinelle. She is rumored to earn between $1 million and $5 million, with an impressive net worth of around $25 million.
Jones has been with Today since 2014, initially starting as a Weekend co-anchor before moving to the weekday programming. She is also the host of NBC’s Wild Child, which airs on the network’s Saturday morning block.
Sheinelle Jones is also an author; she released her first book, Through Mom’s Eyes, in April 2026, which reached No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list.