The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

Kelly Ripa: $22M

Kelly Ripa's career in television began on the popular soap All My Children in 1990. Two years later, Ripa began hosting Live! with Regis and Kelly alongside Regis Philbin; she took over the show after his departure. In 2017, Ryan Seacrest joined the program as co-host. Ripa has been married to former All My Children co-star Mark Consuelos since 1996.

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