[St Charles Owl]

The entertainment industry is always a difficult one once you analyse who is being paid what. As Snoots said, this article doesn't give us any idea what comparable presenters earn at other tv channels and at the end of the day the going rate is what it is, so if the BBC want to retain their best presenters they will have to pay accordingly. Its also very much an opinionated worth, for the BBC its all down to ratings, whether a particular presenter is liked by one person or disliked by another is neither here nor there, its about how many people tune in to watch the program itself that matters. Likewise the gender pay gap is also skewed by ratings, not by ability or any other normal measure within an occupation, a presenter is worth what he/she is paid based on household watching. Lastly, this type of work has its pay based on negotiations and contracts, not on what another presenter might be earning, its what you can get and what they are prepared to pay to get you. This is more similar to a footballers pay and the variance that comes within the game than it is to a "normal" job such as a hospital worker etc.