Top 10 Highest Paid Journalists In India In 2024

Media plays an important role in a country like India where we follow democracy. Today, what makes media is journalists. There are many popular journalists in our country who make huge amount of money through reporting. Let's talk about some of these journalists. 

1. Arnab Goswami 

You must know him already because a few years back he made to the headlines for some of his statements. He earns around Rs12 cr annually. Currently, he is the managing director and Editor-in-Chief of Republic Media Network. He is one of the richest news anchors of the country with a net worth of Rs 262 crores. 

2. Nidhi Razdan 

She is the consulting editor of NDTV with an annual salary of Rs 10 crores. The jounalist holds experience in documentation, ground reports, and anchoring. She is a well-known television personalities. 

3. Barkha Dutt 

She is the most famous journalist of India and owns the YouTube channel MoJo Story. She is an opinion columnist with The Hindustan Times and The Washington Post. She has an income of Rs 5 cr per annum. 

4. Rajat Sharma

You must have heard his name! He is the chairman and Editor-in-Chief of INDIA TV. He earns around Rs 5 cr per annum. He is popular for his show 'Aap Ki Adalat', where he calls personalities from different sectors and talk about their lives. The journalist was also awarded with Padma Bhushan for his contribution to journalism.

5. Rajdeep Sardesai 

This reporter has a net worth of $6 million and he covers reports on ground level outside the media and post them on Twitter. He was an advisory editor for India Today and was also Editor-in-Chief for Global Broadcast News.

6. Anjana Om Kashyap 

She is a news anchor and works with the news channel, Aj Tak as Senior Executive. She is popular for her charasmatic personality and has a salary of around Rs 4 crores per annum. 

7. Sudhir Chaudhary 

He is the Editor-in-Chief and CEO of Zee News, WION, and Zee Business. He is known for his prime-time show Daily News & Analysis on Zee News and earns Rs 4 crores per annum. 

8. Shweta Singh

She earns around Rs 3 crores anually. She is a news anchor and Senior Executive Editor of Special Programming at Aaj Tak. She also worked with Zee News and Sahara News. 

9. Prannoy Lal Roy 

He is an economist and jounalist. He is the executive Co-Chairman of NDTV with a salary of Rs 7 lakh per month. He was the first Indian reporter to interview Bill Gates. 

10. Vikram Chandra 

He earns around Rs 2.5 Lakhs per month. He was the CEO of NDTV Group for five years. Then he founded Editorji Technologies which is a multilingual video news platform.