Guess how much Oprah earns per year.
According to TV Guide magazine she top the list of highest paid TV stars in the US of A.
She earns an estimated $260 million per year.
Here is the list of top earners in each category:
TOP FIVE
Oprah Winfrey - The Oprah Winfrey Show: $260 million/year
Simon Cowell - American Idol: $45 million/year
Judge Sheindlin - Judge Judy: $30 million/year
Katie Couric - CBS Evening News Anchor: $15 million/year
Zach Braff - Scrubs: $6.3 million/year
NETWORK PRIME TIME
William Petersen - CSI: $500,000/episode
Charlie Sheen - Two and a Half Men: $350,000/episode
Mariska Hargitay - Law & Order: SVU: $350,000/episode
Chris Meloni - Law & Order: SVU: $350,000/episode
Hugh Laurie - House: $300,000/episode
Julia Louis-Dreyfus - New Adventures of Old Christine: $225,000/episode
Ellen Pompeo - Grey's Anatomy: $200,000/episode
Eva Longoria - Desperate Housewives: $200,000/episode
DAYTIME
Judge Judy: $30 million/year
Bob Barker: $10 million/year
Maury Povich : $7 million/year + profits
Ellen DeGeneres: $5 million/year
Jerry Springer: $3 million - 4 million/year
Tyra Banks: $3.5 million/year
NEWS ANCHORS
Katie Couric - "CBS Evening News" anchor: $15 million/year
Matt Lauer - NBC "Today" co-anchor: $12 million/year
Meredith Vieira - NBC "Today" co-anchor: $10 million/year
