CLAUDIA Winkleman, Vanessa Feltz and Zoe Ball feature in the BBC's list of top 10 earning talent, the corporation's annual report shows.
This is the first time since presenter salaries were disclosed in 2017 that women have made the top 10.
Ball, who took over hosting the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show from Chris Evans, is shown to earn £370,000 to £374,999, but that figure will rise next year as she has only hosted the radio show since January.
Winkleman features in the same earning bracket of £370,000 to £374,999, but the figure does not include her earnings for hosting Strictly Come Dancing, only her other TV and radio for the BBC.
Feltz earns £355,000 to £359,999 for work on Radio 2's Early Breakfast Show as well as the Radio London Breakfast Show and cover for Radio 2.
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Sports presenter Gary Lineker is still the corporation's top talent earner overall for the second year in a row with a salary of £1,750,000 to £1,754,999.
Former breakfast host Evans, who left the corporation in December, is still featured in the top 10 list with a salary of £1,250,000 to £1,254,999, but will not feature next year.
Last year, salaries were revealed in bands of £10,000 – this year they have been disclosed in bands of £5000.
Here's the full list. The equivalent figure for 2017/18 is included in brackets.
- Gary Lineker: £1,750,000 - £1,754,999 (£1,750,000 - £1,759,999)
2. Chris Evans: £1,250,000 - £1,254,999 (£1,660,000 - £1,669,999
3. Graham Norton: £610,000 - £614,999 (£600,000 - £609,999)
4. Huw Edwards: £490,000 - £494,999 (£520,000 - £529,999)
5. Steve Wright: £465,000 - £469,999 (£550,000 - £559,999)
6. Alan Shearer: £440,000 - £444,999 (£410,000 - £419,999)
7. Andrew Marr: £390,000 - £394,999 (£400,000 - £409,999)
8. Zoe Ball: £370,000 - £374,999 (not in last year's list)
= Claudia Winkleman: £370,000 - £374,999 (£370,000 - £379,999)
10. Vanessa Feltz: £355,000 - £359,999 (£330,000 - £339,999)
= Jason Mohammad: £355,000 - £359,999 (£260,000 - £269,999)
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