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Am I misunderstanding, or do you seriously think NPR on-air talent is making in excess of $300,000/yr?
by rwc 10y ago
Am I misunderstanding, or do you seriously think NPR on-air talent is making in excess of $300,000/yr?
- ceejayoz 10y agoThe ones you can name offhand (Steve Inskeep etc.) generally are. http://www.andymboyle.com/2013/07/21/an-updated-look-at-ira-glass-and-other-public-media-salaries/ http://www.andymboyle.com/2013/07/21/an-updated-look-at-ira-...
- hackuser 10y agoEmployees cost a business much more than their salary. There are benefits, taxes, insurance, administrative overhead, etc. There's also the cost of replacing them.
- lorenzhs 10y agoI think the GP intended this to be the figure for five employees combined, not per person.
- semi-extrinsic 10y agoExactly.
- Klinky 10y agoMorning Edition and All Things Considered are hugely popular. Broadcast personalities on a national stage usefully get compensated pretty well.
- macNchz 10y agoAccording to NPR's IRS form 990 the hosts of Morning Edition and a couple other big shows do indeed make over $350k.