2024-01-31 19:55:06
Markus Lanz is the top earner among the ZDF figureheads. The TV talker earns just under 1.9 million euros this year.
In second place is TV chef and junk presenter Horst Lichter. He brings home 1.7 million euros per year.
Third place goes to “heute show” presenter and sports expert Oliver Welke. He received around 1.18 million euros per year until the end of 2023.
TV journalist Sandro Brotz, a moderator, revealed in 2018 how much he earns. “As a moderator and deputy editorial director of the Rundschau, I earn around 130,000 francs a year,” revealed Brotz, who was 100% employed at the time.
Oceana Galmarini from “Schweiz aktuell” also revealed her salary in 2023. She earns 6,020.40 francs net with an 80 percent workload.
That’s how much the figureheads at ZDF and SRF earn
Markus Lanz is the top earner among the ZDF figureheads. The TV talker earns just under 1.9 million euros this year.
In second place is TV chef and junk presenter Horst Lichter. He brings home 1.7 million euros per year.
Third place goes to “heute show” presenter and sports expert Oliver Welke. He received around 1.18 million euros per year until the end of 2023.
TV journalist Sandro Brotz, a moderator, revealed in 2018 how much he earns. “As a moderator and deputy editorial director of the Rundschau, I earn around 130,000 francs a year,” revealed Brotz, who was 100% employed at the time.
Oceana Galmarini from “Schweiz aktuell” also revealed her salary in 2023. She earns 6,020.40 francs net with an 80 percent workload.
The payroll of the ZDF figureheads was recently leaked. ZDF stars like Markus Lanz or Horst Lichter earn much more than their colleagues on Swiss television. But why is that so?
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- A list of the salaries of the ZDF stars was leaked to the German portal “Welt am Sonntag”. Among the highest earners: TV talker Markus Lanz, “Cash for Rares” star Horst Lichter and presenter Oliver Welke.
- Sandro Brotz named his salary for 2018, and “Schweiz aktuell” journalist Oceana Galmarini followed suit in 2023.
- Why do Swiss television faces earn so much less than their German colleagues?
ZDF keeps a low profile when it comes to the salaries of its figureheads. The exact salaries: top secret.
But this secret has now been revealed.
The German newspaper “World on Sunday” (Paid article) a list was leaked that reveals the wage agreements of the ZDF stars. The status of the list: March 2023.
SRF stars earn much less
The highest earner at ZDF is TV talker Markus Lanz. The 54-year-old is earning almost 1.9 million euros at the station this year. Second place goes to TV chef and “Cash for Rares” host Horst Lichter (62). He can take home 1.7 million euros.
In third place: comedian and “heute-show” presenter Oliver Welke (57). He collected around 1.18 million euros per year until the end of 2023.
For comparison: “Arena” journalist Sandro Brotz disclosed his salary in 2018. At that time, as a moderator and deputy editorial director of the “Rundschau”, he earned around 130,000 francs a year working 100 percent.
In 2012, “Eco” man Reto Lipp also revealed his salary: 120,000 francs per year; for “Tagesschau” anchor Franz Fischlin it was 100,000 francs for his 80 percent workload.
“Schweiz aktuell” journalist Oceana Galmarini followed suit in 2023. She earns 6,020.40 francs per month, working part-time at 80 percent.
Blatant difference between ZDF and SRF
Where does this big wage difference between the two TV stations come from? Media expert Guido Keel from the ZHAW has the wage gap for nau.ch analyzed and says: “The German media space is much larger than the German-speaking Swiss. The regional broadcasters in Germany often have a larger catchment area than SRF.”
In addition, the SRF figureheads can earn extra money on top of their monthly salaries through external presentations and events.
Two years ago, “10vor10” anchor Arthur Honegger earned 12,473 francs for moderation for the Foreign Affairs Department (EDA), according to “nau.ch”. And SRF colleague Urs Gredig (52) received 7,000 francs for an appearance for the Federal Office of Energy (BFE).
According to “nau”, Swiss television is not worried that SRF figureheads would move abroad because of wages.
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