The day after a new report on gender equity was released that highlighted Australia’s pay gap between men and women, leaked salary information from the national broadcaster confirms those employed by the ABC are not immune.
The details of who is earning what at the ABC was revealed by The Australian. The figures show a number of discrepancies in salaries revealing that some of ABCs most famous female stars were earning significantly less than their male counterparts for similar work.
Leigh Sales, whose high-profile makes her one of the ABCs most recognisable personalities, and whose current affairs program 7.30 airs four nights a week, earned $280,400 in 2011/12. She earned $11,105 less than Quentin Dempster, even though his program 7.30 NSW only airs one night a week.
Sales also earned less than radio hosts Richard Glover and Jon Faine, who were also paid more than Virginia Trioli, co-host of ABC TV News Breakfast.
Trioli however, earned $84,000 more than her co-host Michael Rowland.
Check out the list of top 10 highest-paid male and female journalists:
Tony Jones, Q&A and Lateline host, $355,789
Quentin Dempster, 7.30 NSW host, $291,505
Richard Glover, 702 Drive host, $290,000
Jon Faine, 774 Mornings host, $285,249
Chris Uhlmann, 7.30 political editor, $255,400
Juanita Phillips, newsreader, $316,454
Leigh Sales, 7.30 host, $280,400
Fran Kelly, Radio National Breakfast host, $255,000
Virginia Trioli, ABC News Breakfast host, $235,664
Annabel Crabb, Kitchen Cabinet host, $217, 426