This is on top of his work with the American network ESPN at Wimbledon, ensuring the American great is pulling in a huge financial sum for his two weeks in London. McEnroe is listed as earning £205,000 – £209,999 from his Wimbledon appearances for the BBC last year and if he is earning the higher end of that figure, it means he is paid almost £15,000-per-day for his contributions. Lineker first topped the list for 2017/18 with a pay bracket of £1,750,000 to £1,759,999, and in 2020 it was announced he had taken a voluntary pay cut.įormer footballer Alan Shearer is also on the list, as he is paid £450,000-£454,999 for his role as a football pundit, yet eyebrows have been raised over the amount of public money spent to hire McEnroe for the two weeks of Wimbledon. Pundit Lineker was paid between £1,350,000 and £1,354,999 for work including Match Of The Day, coverage of the World Cup 2023 and Sports Personality Of The Year. While there are four women in the top 10 list of highest earners, none of them has broken the £1 million threshold. The annual release of the BBC wages to their high-profile stars has created a major talking point in the UK, with former footballer Gary Lineker confirmed as their highest paid on-air talent for the sixth consecutive year and the only star to earn more than £1 million in the year 2022/2023. Now it has been confirmed that the three-time Wimbledon champion is paid over £200,000 for his two week’s work at The Championships by the BBC. McEnroe has been a key voice on the BBC for several years, with his role expanding as he has taken centre stage as a compare for key moments like the parade of champions on Middle Sunday last year. Tennis legend John McEnroe is one of the star performers for the BBC at Wimbledon, yet the size of his pay cheque for the two-week event has become a major talking point.

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