How much does a television presenter earn?

How much does a television presenter earn?
First, from your question, you are from a part of the world that uses the British system, since in America and Canada, the people on TV are called "anchors" or "announcers" or "hosts." But whatever you call them, the answer to this question is complicated. Television stations and networks calculate your salary based on your experience and your ratings (how many people watch your programme... or program, as we spell it here). An entry-level presenter would make a very low salary, barely enough to pay the bills; but entry-level jobs tend to be in small towns or rural locations, and you take these jobs to get experience so that you can move up to a bigger city.

The big-name presenters, the people who are almost treated like celebrities, have worked their way up and earned much higher salaries. In the USA, some major-market hosts could be making between $250,000 and $500,000, and a few are making more than a million dollars. Salaries are also impacted by one's ratings-- the hosts with the largest viewing audience will make more money than those whose viewerships are smaller.