Kelly Ripa: ~ $22 Million
Kelly Ripa must have thought that the 90s were the best years of her life, since she was living the big Los Angeles life, playing a lead character on the popular soap opera, All My Children, for 12 years. After a few acting jobs, she landed the show Live! with Regis and Kelly in 2000, and co-hosted the show with Regis Philbin, which only meant that the checks were bigger.
Kelly has been a constant on this show, and now hosts the talk show with current co-star Ryan Seacrest. The cute dresses, and patent charm and smile in place, Kelly has been bringing in viewers day after day. So the $22 million yearly salary is totally justified. On the personal front, she is married to her All My Children co-star Mark Consuelos, and she’s done with child care, as their three kids are all gown up.