The Highest-Paid TV Hosts of All Time

David Letterman

With a net worth of $400 million, this retired late-night talk show host earned a salary of $50 million for his work. Letterman presented on the series for 33 years between 1982, when Late Night with David Letterman debuted on NBC, and 2015 when Late Show with David Letterman wrapped on CBS. Letterman surpassed his friend and mentor Johnny Carson as the longest-serving late-night talk show host in American TV history.

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