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Ainsley Earhardt: $400K

Ainsley Earhardt began working as a local reporter for a South Carolina CBS new station, the Columbia, during college. In 2007, Earhardt began working at Fox News Channel, claiming that she "did not know the first thing about politics" before she was hired by Roger Ailes. Earhardt became the co-host of Fox & Friends in 2016.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.