Abhigyan Prakash is the Senior Executive Editor of NDTV India and is known for his shows like Muqabla, Jai Jawan, India Rocks, NewsPoint and Mumbai Central. Prakash has an annual income of Rs 1 crore.
9.rajeev masand
The country’s premier movie critic and entertainment journalist, Rajeev Masand also occupies coveted position as being one of the highest paid journalist in India. The entertainment editor of CNN-IBN, Masand’s annual income is a whopping Rs 1.3 crore.
Recent Bollywood and Hollywood releases are reviewed by Masand in his weekend show Now Showing and also in a video review series on the CNN-IBN website. Masand has his own website Rajeevmasand.com where he puts up content about movies that matter.
8.saili chopra
Shaili Chopra is a business journalist and entrepreneur who is the founder of SheThePeople.TV that promotes women journalism. GolfingIndian.com, India’s solitary platform dedicated to the sport of golf is also another of Chopra’s ventures.
For someone who has covered prestigious international events like the G-20, WEF@Davos, The Bretton Woods Conference 2011, India Economic Summit and the World Retail Congress, Shaili Chopra draws an annual income of roughly Rs 1.5 crores.
7.vikram chandra
Another leading TV journalist in India is Vikram Chandra who is also one among the highest paid in the country. Chandra is the host of India’s most trusted tech show Gadget Guru and also anchors the Big Fight on NDTV.
Chandra’s reputation as one of India’s top journalists has largely been built around his coverage of the Kashmir conflict. The consulting editor of the NDTV network, Chandra’s net annual income is an estimated Rs 2 crores.
Chandra had been recognised as the “Global Leader for Tomorrow” fin 2007 by the World Economic Forum in Davos and was selected as a “Young Global Leader. He is also a government psychoanalyst as well as a technology expert who has founded Editorji Technologies.
6.anjana om kashyap
Anjana Om Kashyap is one of the most followed journalists in India. She is the executive editor of the Hindi news channe; Aaj Tak. She started her career as a counselor at the Daewoo Motors but later resigned after finding her calling in journalism. Anjana is known for voicing strong opinions against reservations in India. anjana net annual income is an estimated Rs 2.3 crores.
In 2019, Kashyap was criticised for entering the neonatal ICU at Sri Krishna Medical College and Hospital during Bihar encephalitis outbreak. She was widely called out for her inappropriate behaviour which led to Indian Medical Association filing a complaint against her for endangering the lives of children.
5.ravish kumar
Ravish Kumar is widely acclaimed as one of the finest new anchor in India. His annual income is over Rs 2.5 crores annually. He is a firm contender to claim the coveted spot of one of the highest paid journalist in India.
Kumar is currently a senior executive editor at the Hindi news channel of the NDTV news network, NDTV India. The host of shows like Prime Time, Hum Log and Ravish Ki Report, Kumar has also authored the book “The Free Voice – On Democracy, Culture and The Nation”.
As a journalist, Kumar is lauded for his attitude of genuine journalism and not sensationalising news coverage.
4.sudhir chaudhry
Sudhir Chaudhary is the editor-in-chief of Hindi news channel Zee News in which capacity he draws a salary of Rs 4 crores per month. Chaudhary is also the host of the news show Daily News & Analysis and has been a pioneer in live television reporting and also in 24 hours news television.
3.barkha dutt
Barkha Dutt is a television journalist and news anchor who was part of NDTV’s team for 21 years until she left the channel in January 2017. It is said that the 43-year-old was given an approximate salary of Rs. 3.5 crores excluding perks.
2.rajdeep sardesai
At present the consulting editor of the Indian Today Group, eminent Rajdeep Sardesai takes home a whopping monthly salary of Rs 80 lakhs. Sardesai is the host of the show India Today Television and also had his own company, the Global Broadcast News (GBN) that he founded in collaboration with the American giant CNN. An annual income of roughly Rs 10 crores ranks Sardesai second in the list of highest paid journalist in India.
1.arnab goswami
Arnab Goswami is another popular English news presenter in India who became famous for his one-liner ‘the nation wants to know’. After working as an Editor-in-Chief of Times Now for several years, Goswami stepped down to establish his own news channel Republic TV. Despite receiving widespread criticism for being biased towards reporting, Arnab Goswami continues to make fortunes in the field of journalism. arnab net annual income is an estimated Rs 12 crores.
Apart from anchoring debates and TV shows, Arnab is also the President of News Broadcasting Association’s governing board.
