The sky-high salaries of your favorite presenters will surely shock you.

Published on 07/03/2024

Carole Gaessler – 6 000 Euros Per Month

Carole Gaessler is a television presenter on France 3. Until 1998, she was at the helm of Journal du 19/20 and then Soir 3. For several years, she has also held the position of host for the program Des Racines Et Des Ailes. Carole Gaessler is also present on RTL radio. She remains very active within the France Télévision group, and is paid 6,000 euros a month for her services. To ensure a comfortable life for her family and two children.

Carole Gaessler – 6 000 Euros Par Mois

Carole Gaessler – 6,000 Euros Per Month

Virna Sacchi – 66 000 Euros Per Year

Virna Sacchi is a French-Italian journalist. She began her career as a journalist at Europe 1 radio station, where she did news flashes for a while before moving to France Inter. She also appeared on television, first on France 3 Nord Pas-de-Calais. In 2014, she was appointed by the editors to head the 12/13 news program. She also presents the investigative program Pièce à Conviction. She earns a monthly salary of 5,500 euros for all this.

Virna Sacchi – 66 000 Euros Par An

Virna Sacchi – 66,000 Euros Per Year

Gilles Bouleau – Between 20,000 And 50,000 Euros Per Month

Journalist Gilles Bouleau is a regular on TF1’s 8pm news program. He has worked with the channel for over 20 years, as a correspondent in London and Washington, and as editor-in-chief. He has been in charge of the 8 o’clock news since 2012, and earns between €20,000 and €50,000 a month. Voici magazine, which shares commentary on the news of public figures, revealed this range.

Gilles Bouleau — Entre 20 000 Et 50 000 Euros Par Mois

Gilles Bouleau – Between 20,000 And 50,000 Euros A Month

Anne-Claire Coudray – Between 30 000 And 45 000 Euros Per Month

Anne-Claire Coudray, a talented journalist and presenter, is notably the weekend presenter of the Journal Télévisé and is also responsible for the program “Reportage Découverte” broadcast on TF1. She has been employed by the group for over 10 years, and began working on the LCI all-news channel and on TMC. Anne-Claire Coudray, a beautiful journalist, receives a salary ranging from 30,000 to 45,000 euros a month for her services to the channel.

Anne Claire Coudray — Entre 30 000 Et 45 000 Euros Par Mois

Anne Claire Coudray – Between 30,000 And 45,000 Euros A Month

David Pujadas – 18,000 Euros Per Month

In 1989, David Pujadas began working as a senior reporter for the TF1 group. He also made a brief appearance on the all-news channel LCI. In 2001, he resigned from the TF1 group to join France Télévision, where he succeeded journalist Claude Sérillon as presenter of the 8pm news bulletin on France 2. He also runs the political channel Des Paroles et des Actes. His monthly remuneration amounted to almost 18,000 euros. In 2017, he left the channel.

David Pujadas — 18 000 Euros Par Mois

David Pujadas – 18,000 Euros Per Month

Catherine Barma – 700,000 Euros Per Year

Catherine Barma has always held a central position within the France Télévision group. Indeed, after starting her career as a scriptwriter, she quickly became an artistic producer, setting up her own highly profitable production company, Tout Sur L’Écran, in 1999. Her credits include shows such as “On a tout essayé” and “On n’est pas couché”. Frequently behind the camera, she has been seen as a juror on the show “On Ne Demande Qu’à En Rire”. These various projects earn Catherine Barma over 700,000 euros a year.

Catherine Barma – 700 000 Euros Par An

Catherine Barma – 700,000 Euros Per Year

Christine Kelly – 9,000 Euros Per Month

Christine Kelly’s media career began in her native Guadeloupe, on the RFO Guadeloupe program. In the 1990s, she moved to mainland France to work for Ushuaïa TV. She became a member of the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel in 2009. Later, she joined Cyril Hanouna’s team on “Touche Pas à Mon Poste”, where she is known to be paid 400 euros per show. She now appears on Face à l’Info on CNews, where she is said to earn around 9,000 euros a month.

Christine Kelly – 9 000 Euros Par Mois

Christine Kelly – 9,000 Euros Per Month

Bénédicte Le Chatelier – 120,000 Euros Per Year

Bénédicte Le Chatelier is a French journalist who works for the all-news channel LCI, part of the TF1 group. She began working as a documentary filmmaker in French Guiana and Reunion Island for ARTE and the Odyssée channel. In 2004, she was invited to take Mélissa Theuriau’s place on the LCI morning show. Over the years, she has held increasingly important positions. She is now available from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on the “LCI Et Vous” program. Mélissa Theuriau’s annual salary is said to be 120,000 euros.

Bénédicte Le Chatelier – 120 000 Euros Par An

Bénédicte Le Chatelier – 120,000 Euros Per Year

Françoise Laborde – 120,000 Euros Per Year

Françoise Laborde is a former journalist, television presenter and member of the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) for several years. She is the younger sister of weather presenter Catherine Laborde. Françoise Laborde enjoyed a successful career as deputy editor-in-chief of TF1, then a few years later of France 3. When she joined the CSA, she announced an annual salary of 120,000 euros. She retired in 2019.

Françoise Laborde – 120 000 Euros Par An

Françoise Laborde – 120,000 Euros Per Year

Patrick Poivre d’Arvor – 96,000 Euros Per Month

Patrick Poivre D’Arvor’s first Journal Télévisé was broadcast in 1976 on Antenne 2. In 1986, he joined the TF1 group, where he first ran the magazine “A la Folie, Pas Du Tout”, and the following year was promoted to head of the 8 p.m. newscast. He quickly made a name for himself, and was much appreciated by viewers. At the same time, the journalist is also the author of various books, including “J’ai Tant Rêvé de Toi” and “Frères et Sœurs”, written in collaboration with his younger brother Olivier Poivre d’Arvor. At the end of his contract with TF1, he earned around 96,000 euros a month.

Patrick Poivre D’Arvor – 96 000 Euros Par Mois

Patrick Poivre D’Arvor – 96,000 Euros Per Month

Nathalie Rihouet – Unspecified

For many years, Nathalie Rihouet was present on France 2. She began her television career on La Cinq in 1987 as a weather presenter at the age of 21. In the 1990s, she joined Antenne 2 and continued in the same field. With a passion for theater, she tried her hand at acting, particularly in the play Trois Jeune Filles Nues. Her salary as a weather presenter is unknown, and varies according to channel and seniority.

Nathalie Rihouet – Non Précisé

Nathalie Rihouet – Unspecified

Frédéric Taddeï – Unspecified

Journalist Frédéric Taddeï began his career by creating the magazine Maintenant. His television career began with a request to appear as a columnist on Canal+’s Nulle Part Ailleurs with Philippe Gildas. It was then revealed that he had a passion for art and culture. The journalist then joined Paris Première to host the program Paris Dernière, before moving to France 2 to present a prime-time mini-program entitled D’Art D’Art. We have no information on his monthly salary.

Frédéric Taddeï – Non Précisé

Frédéric Taddeï – Unspecified

Natacha Polony – 27,400 Euros Per Month

Natacha Polony became a household name as a columnist on France 2’s On N’est Pas Couché, presented by Audry Pulvar and Laurent Ruquier. The journalist also regularly publishes books on national education, such as “15 Mesures Pour Sauver l’École” and “L’École : Le Pire Est de Plus en Plus Sûr”. In 2020, Natacha Polony was paid 390,580 euros by radio station Europe 1 for her dismissal without just cause. Her monthly salary is 27,400 euros.

Natacha Polony – 27 400 Euros Par Mois

Natacha Polony – 27,400 Euros Per Month

Harry Roselmack – 18,000 Euros Per Month

Harry Roselmack, a renowned journalist, has for many years directed the program “Sept et Huit” broadcast every Sunday on the TF1 channel. Since 2020, the show has expanded to be broadcast every day on our screens with the program “Sept à Huit : La Quotidienne”. He is also the author of various books, most recently “Nouvelles d’après 20h”. The journalist is said to earn 18,000 euros a month from all his activities.

Harry Roselmack – 18 000 Euros Par Mois

Harry Roselmack – 18,000 Euros Per Month

Marc-Olivier Fogiel – 276,000 Euros Per Year

From an early age, Marc-Olivier Fogiel had a passion for radio and television. At the age of 16, he joined the radio station to broadcast horse racing results. After several interviews with Patrick Sabatier, he became his production assistant, and gradually worked his way up the ranks to take the reins of the “On ne Peut Pas Plaire à Tout le Monde” show on France 3. His sarcasm is much appreciated, and is even unanimously appreciated by viewers. After leaving M6, he hosts the series “T’empêches Tout Le Monde de Dormir”. In 2019, he was appointed CEO of BFMTV. Since then, he has earned over 276,000 euros a year.

Marc Olivier Fogiel – 276 000 Euros Par An

Marc Olivier Fogiel – 276,000 Euros Per Year

Valérie Damidot – 10,000 Euros Per Month

Valérie Damidot is an enchanting TV host and actress, but above all a passionate interior decorator. Indeed, for several years, she hosted the show called “D&CO” broadcast on M6 for over 9 years. Since 2016, the queen of decoration has been present on the TF1 channel in the shows “Les Plus Belles Vacances” and “Les As De La Déco”. While still working for the M6 group, Valérie Damidot earned around €10,000 a month.

Valérie Damidot — 10 000 Euros Par Mois

Valérie Damidot – 10,000 Euros Per Month

Sophie Ferjani – 60 000 Euros Per Year

Elegant Sophie Ferjani appears with Stéphane Plaza on the M6 program “Maison à Vendre”. As an interior decorator, she is in demand by M6 for their shows. In addition to these shoots, she works as an agency director, with her largest boutique in Marseille. She says she earns less money on TV, but doesn’t regret it, as it allows her to showcase her boutiques. Her annual contract with the M6 channel is worth over 60,000 euros.

Sophie Ferjani — 60 000 Euros Par An

Sophie Ferjani – 60,000 Euros Per Year

Jacques Legros – 2,000 Euros Per JT

Jacques Legros is a journalist and television host. For many years, he was Jean-Pierre Pernaut’s substitute when the latter was absent. He remains among the replacements even after the departure of the previous host. Since 1998, he has been working with the TF1 channel. Passionate about viticulture, he has his own website listing all wines under the name Terre Et Vigne. In an interview, he claimed to earn around €2,000 per newscast. However, he also mentions that the amount may differ as he works on a freelance basis.

Jacques Legros — 2 000 Euros Par JT

Jacques Legros – 2,000 Euros Per Newscast

Émilie Nef Naf – 5,000 Euros Per Month

Former reality TV contestant Emilie Nef Naf won season 3 of the TV show “Secret Story” and was awarded the sum of 186,000 euros. This sum enabled her to open her own beauty salon in Paris, entitled “Secret Beauty”. In 2011, she was also a member of the “Anges de la Téléréalité” jury, broadcast on NRJ12. Since then, the mother of two has become an influencer, earning a monthly income of almost 5,000 euros thanks to the multiple product placements she makes on social platforms.

Émilie Nef Naf – 5000 Euros Par Mois

Émilie Nef Naf – 5000 Euros Per Month

Valérie Trierweiler – 53,000 Euros Per Year

Valérie Trierweiler is a French journalist and television presenter. When the Direct 8 channel was created, she hosted several political programs, including “Le Grand 8”. She spent many years with the newspaper “Paris Match”, but after its departure in 2020, she soon found the opportunity to collaborate with Thomas Sotto at RTL radio. Her relationship with former French President François Hollande had lasted a long time. In an interview, she claimed to earn around 53,000 euros a year, equivalent to a monthly salary of 4,400 euros.

Valérie Trierweiler – 53 000 Euros Par An

Valérie Trierweiler – 53,000 Euros Per Year

Anne-Sophie Lapix – 10,000 Euros Per Month

Anne-Sophie Lapix got her start in television with Bloomberg TV and then the all-news channel LCI. She was recruited by M6 in 2005, becoming editor-in-chief and host of the program Zone Interdite. She joined TF1 the following year to co-host Sept à Huit with Harry Roselmack. In 2013, she took charge of C à Vous on France 5. In 2017, she succeeded David Pujadas to present the Journal Télévisé de 20h on France 2. She says she’s been living less well since joining the public service. She earns around 10,000 euros each month.

Anne Sophie Lapix – 10 000 Euros Par Mois

Anne Sophie Lapix – 10,000 Euros Per Month

Alessandra Sublet – 35,000 Euros Per Month

Alessandra began working at Nostalgie radio after graduating in communications and audiovisual studies. She spent some time as a columnist on the show “Combien ça Coûte? before being hired by M6 to present several shows, including “L’Amour Est Dans Le Pré” and “La Nouvelle Star”. In 2009, she joined France Télévisions and ran C à Vous until 2013. Now part of the TF1 group, she hosts several shows including “Le Grand Concours Des Animateurs” and “Stars à Nu”. Since joining TF1, she has earned a monthly salary of 35,000 euros.

Alessandra Sublet – 35 000 Euros Par Mois

Alessandra Sublet – 35,000 Euros Per Month

Christophe Beaugrand – 6,000 Euros Per Month

Christophe Beaugrand has always wanted to work in the media. So, at an early age, he started out on the radio station “Ado FM”. He gradually familiarized himself with the world of television, starting by working backstage at “Télématin” on France 2. He then became a journalist on the LCI channel, where he ran the “LCI Est à Vous” program. He then had the opportunity to present reality shows such as “Secret Story”. He is also frequently heard on the radio, with Jean-Marc Morandini and Laurent Ruquier. He earns 6,000 euros a month.

Christophe Beaugrand – 6 000 Euros Par Mois

Christophe Beaugrand – 6,000 Euros Per Month

Bruce Toussaint – 12,000 Euros Per Month

Bruce Toussaint started out as a radio journalist on O’FM. In 1994, he joined the Canal+ group and contributed to the “Nulle Part Ailleurs” program, then hosted the same show on weekends in 2001 and 2002. In 2004, he joined the all-news channel Itélé, where he hosted the program “N’Ayons Pas Peur Des Mots”. In 2018, he joined the BFMTV news channel to present his “Grand Angle” column. His remuneration is estimated at over 12,000 euros a month.

Bruce Toussaint – 12 000 Euros Par Mois

Bruce Toussaint – 12,000 Euros Per Month

Karin Viard – 830,000 Euros in 2011

Karin Viard is a French actress who began her film career in the 1990s, including the movies “Rien à Déclarer” with Dany Boon, “La Famille Bélier” with Louane and François Damiens, and the film “Haut les Coeurs” for which she won the César for Best Actress in 2000. She is also widely used on stage. The sum of 830,000 euros was raised by actress Karin Viard in 2011.

Karin Viard – 830 000 Euros En 2011

Karin Viard – 830,000 Euros In 2011

Cécile de France – 670,000 Euros in 2011

Cécile de France is a French actress. In 2002, the beautiful actress starred in the film “L’Auberge Espagnole”, where she was awarded the César for Best Actress of the Year for her performance. In 2005, she won another César for her performance in the film “Les Poupées Russes” as Supporting Actress. She is also one of the actors in The New Pope series. Her remuneration is not fixed, as it varies according to the films in which she appears. However, in 2011, she made a profit of 670,000 euros.

Cécile De France – 670 000 Euros En 2011

Cécile De France – 670,000 Euros In 2011

Francis Letellier – 5,800 Euros Per Month

After graduating in 1990 from the University Journalism School in Strasbourg, he worked in the editorial department of France 3 Bretagne, then as presenter of the region’s TV news program. He became a political journalist with the channel’s national group in 2003. In 2006, he was given the responsibility of presenting his first national news program with Grand Soir 3, and since 2011, the Dimanche en politique program. He is paid an estimated 5,800 euros per month for his work.

Francis Letellier – 5 800 Euros Par Mois

Francis Letellier – 5,800 Euros Per Month

Yves Calvi – 1 Million Euros Per Year

Yves Krettly, better known as Yves Calvi, is a French-Swiss television and radio journalist and presenter. Yves Calvi began his media career on the radio with RMC. Later, he hosted the game show “Mots Croisés” on France 2. Now, he broadcasts on the 24-hour news channel BFMTV, from 7pm to 8pm. The journalist can look forward to an attractive income, with an annual salary of over 1 million euros.

Yves Calvi – 1 Million D’Euros Par An

Yves Calvi – 1 Million Euros Per Year

Éric Zemmour – 40,000 Euros Per Month

Éric Zemmour is a French writer and polemicist. He first came to public attention as a columnist on Laurent Ruquier’s On N’est Pas Couché on France 2. He is renowned for his outspoken opinions and is heavily criticized by the general public. He has published several books, including “La France n’a pas dit son dernier mot” in 2021. He is frequently solicited by the media, as he arouses great interest. He receives a monthly salary of 40,000 euros for his television appearances.

Éric Zemmour – 40 000 Euros Par Mois

Éric Zemmour – 40,000 Euros Per Month

Mélanie Laurent – 1 Million Euros Per Year

Mélanie Laurent is a French actress, singer and director. She won the César for Best Emerging Actress in 2007 for her performance in the film “Je vais bien, ne t’en fais pas”. She also starred in the Hollywood film “Inglourious Basterds” directed by Quentin Tarantino. The fragrance “Hypnotic Poison” was also the inspiration for the beautiful Mélanie Laurent for the Dior brand. Recently, she also played a role in the film “Le Bal Des Folles”. Her annual salary is estimated at over 1 million euros in 2011.

Mélanie Laurent – 1 Million D’Euros Par An

Mélanie Laurent – 1 Million Euros Per Year

Florence Foresti – 18,500 Euros for the Césars

Florence Foresti is a famous comedian and actress. The emblematic figure of French humor began her career as a comedian on France Télévision with Laurent Ruquier in the program “On a tout essayé” broadcast on France 2, and now fills the halls where she performs. In the cinema, Florence Foresti has also demonstrated her skills, starring in several films, including “Hollywoo”, alongside her friend and compère Jamel Debbouze. In 2020, she presided over the César ceremony, for which she received 18,500 euros in prize money.

Florence Foresti – 18 500 Euros Pour Les César

Florence Foresti – 18,500 Euros For The Césars

Pierre Sled – Unspecified

Pierre Sled (French: Pierre Sledziewski) is a French journalist. He worked for many years on the Sunday evening news on RFO radio. He has always been passionate about sport, which led him to combine the useful with the pleasurable by creating the program “Stade 2” on the France 2 channel, as well as “L’Équipe du Dimanche” on the Canal+ channel. Recently, he has been more visible on the all-news channel LCI as presenter of “Politique Matin”. No details of his salary have been revealed.

Pierre Sled – Non Précisé

Pierre Sled – Unspecified

Jamel Debbouze – 1 Million Euros Per Film

Jamel Debbouze earns around 1 million euros per film, according to up-tex.fr. Personal remunerations are also mentioned by the platform, but the value of these remains unknown for the moment. Other sources of money are available to Jamel Debbouze, such as the “Jamel Comedy Club” and the “Marrakech du rire”. He also works in partnership with brands as part of an advertising collaboration. While his total remuneration remains confidential, estimates of his fortune have been revealed. According to celebritynetworth.com, his net worth is around 22 million euros.

Jamel Debbouze – 1 Million D’Euros Par Film

Jamel Debbouze – 1 Million Euros Per Film

Jean-Jacques Bourdin – 87,000 Euros Per Month

Jean-Jacques Bourdin began his career thanks to Raymond Castans, who offered him a job as a sports journalist, reporter, presenter and host at RTL radio. He presented programs such as “Les auditeurs ont la parole”, and so on. He spent around 25 years working at RTL before moving on to RMC, BFM TV, TF1 and so on. As for his salary, he has always kept quiet on the subject, but according to information from the site salaire-mensuel.com, he earns around 87,000 euros.

Jean Jacques Bourdin – 87 000 Euros Par Mois

Jean Jacques Bourdin – 87,000 Euros Per Month

Sophie Davant – Nearly 320,000 Euros Gross Per Year

In an interview with Libération, Sophie Davant revealed some information about her remuneration. In the absence of precise figures, the magazine estimates her remuneration at around 320,000 euros gross per year. It should be pointed out that, in addition to her hosting work, she is employed by the bimonthly people magazine “S le magazine de Sophie”. According to Sophie Davant, these benefits enable her to lead a peaceful life. Meanwhile, the “Affaire Conclue” host is well aware of the value of money. Although she spends on her daily pleasures and needs, she says she doesn’t stand out.

Sophie Davant – Près De 320 000 Euros Bruts Par An

Sophie Davant – Nearly 320,000 Euros Gross Per Year

Kylian Mbappé – 269,000 Euros Per Week

It’s time for Kylian Mbappé to decide whether or not to stay at PSG. Currently, the club is offering him a salary of 269,000 euros per week. Following a €160 million bid from Real Madrid for him, PSG have raised their offer to €1.2 million a week if he stays. Either way, he’s a talented and wealthy footballer. It’s important to note that he lives in financial security and can even end his career at any time if he so wishes, given that he already holds a considerable fortune, estimated by celebritynetworth.com at around 86 million euros.

Kylian Mbappé – 269 000 Euros Par Semaine

Kylian Mbappé – 269,000 Euros Per Week

Karine Le Marchand – 30,000 Euros Per Month

Karine Lemarchand had planned to become a singer, but her destiny was quite different. In fact, she started out as a model, which led to her becoming a presenter on RMC radio, then on France 3, where she hosted the “Musique, Musiques” show in 1998. In 2004, she hosted “Les Maternelles”. In 2010, she joined the M6 group to present the popular TV show “L’Amour Est Dans Le Pré”, which enjoys very high ratings. She revealed her monthly salary of 30,000 euros.

Karine Le Marchand – 30 000 Euros Par Mois

Karine Le Marchand – 30,000 Euros Per Month

Audrey Crespo-Mara – 30 000 Euros Per Month

Audrey Crespo-Mara is a journalist who has demonstrated great expertise in her career. In fact, she has a wealth of experience working for TV channels such as France 2 and TF1. She has also worked on the radio for Radio France and France Inter. In 2007, she hosted the morning show on the LCI all-news channel, interviewing a host of political personalities. The presenter of TF1’s weekend newscast was replaced by journalist Anne-Claire Coudray. She earns 30,000 euros a month.

Audrey Crespo Mara – 30 000 Euros Par Mois

Audrey Crespo Mara – 30,000 Euros Per Month

Catherine Matausch – Approximately 5,000 Euros Per Month

Catherine Matausch loves painting and also works as a journalist. She began studying journalism and devoted herself to news, current affairs and editing. In 1988, she was given responsibility for the national news with the magazine 19/20, then for the France 3 channel. At the same time, the journalist presented her paintings in several exhibitions and published her book of photographs entitled “Instants Nomades” in 2015. She received a monthly salary of 5,000 euros from the France 3 newsroom.

Catherine Matausch – Environ 5 000 Euros Par Mois

Catherine Matausch – Around 5,000 Euros a Month

Sandrine Kiberlain – 800,000 Euros in 2014

Singer-actress Sandrine Kiberlain inherited her passion for cinema from her parents, who were passionate about theater and enrolled their daughter at the Cours Florent. She went on to play a number of small roles, making a name for herself in the world of cinema. She won the César for Best Actress in 2014 for her role in the film 9 mois ferme. She also remained active on stage, and even began a musical career with Pierre Souchon, Alain Souchon’s son, with the album Coupés Bien Net et Bien Carré. Her annual income was estimated at 800,000 euros in 2014.

Sandrine Kiberlain – 800 000 Euros En 2014

Sandrine Kiberlain – 800,000 Euros In 2014