The Highest-Paid Female News Anchors of All Time

Lesley Stahl: $40M

Lesley Stahl is one of America's most well-known broadcast journalists. She first became a 60 Minutes correspondent in 1991 and has continued to work on the show ever since. Stahl's award-winning reporting earned her a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.