Journalism is one of the riskiest professions. The news anchors and reporters need to go to several places that are dangerous for reporting. They risk their lives to provide you with the correct news. The job of news anchors is not an easy one. They have to trap the attention of the audience while presenting the news in the most effective way. Since the job requires amazing skills and hard work; it gives a good amount in return. So, today we will tell you what is the salary of the top Indian news anchors.
1. Menaka Doshi
Menaka Doshi is known for her business reporting. She is the corporate editor of CNBC TV18. Her annual income is Rs 1.5 crore.
2. Barkha Dutt
After working for 21 years with NDTV she left the channel in January 2017. Dutt emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan in 1999. According to the sources, her monthly income is Rs 30 Lakh which makes her annual income to be Rs 3.6 crore.
3. Gaurav Kalra
He is one of the best sports anchors and he has worked in CNN IBN as a Senior Editor. The annual income of Gaurav Kalra is Rs 1.5 crore.
4. Rajeev Masand
Rajeev Masand (born 1977) is an Indian film critic and entertainment reporter for Noida, Uttar Pradesh-based English language news channel CNN-Indian Broadcasting Network (CNN-IBN). He is best known for reviewing Hindi language movies and major Hollywood movies in his show “Now Showing”. The annual income of Rajeev Masand is Rs 1 crore.