Amazon Prime and CBS Sports are also regular fixtures in the football sphere – but how much money do the top pundits earn? Per figures from Sportcasting, as well as other sources, here’s a deep dive into the salaries of the top 10 highest-earning British pundits – and the sums featured are eye-watering.
1. Gary Neville
Annual salary: £1,100,000
Since hanging up his boots, Gary Neville has become busier than ever. A serial winner-turned-businessman, the ex-Manchester United right-back fronts all manner of companies, all while keeping his punditry career intact. In fact, he earns more than his partner in crime, Carragher, by pocketing a whopping £1,100,000 a year for his exploits.
2. Jamie Carragher
Annual salary: £1,000,000
One half of the UK punditry world’s most famous duo, Jamie Carragher enjoyed a brilliant career at the top of English football – winning the Champions League with Liverpool in the 2004/05 campaign. His expertise and know-how of elite level football has, therefore, seen him transform into one of the best around in the game.
3. Alan Shearer
Annual salary: £440,000
Despite taking a salary cut from the previous year, Alan Shearer – who remains the Premier League’s all-time top goalscorer, remains the second-highest-earning pundit for the BBC and has been a regular for them for over a two-decade period now, sandwiched by a short stint as Magpies manager in 2009.
4. Wayne Rooney
Annual salary: £400,000
After several failed stints as a manager, Wayne Rooney has turned his attention to punditry and recently signed a major deal with the BBC to work as a pundit on the revamped version of Match of the Day. With Gary Lineker leaving after 25 years, the show is entering a new era and the former Manchester United star is set to earn £400,000 a year to provide analysis on Premier League games every week.
In the past, Rooney has earned plaudits for his work as a pundit. He’s impressed during appearances for Sky Sports and Amazon Prime, so the BBC were keen to get him on board ahead of the new season. As well as his duties on Match of the Day, he’s also set to cover the 2026 World Cup.
5. Mark Chapman
Annual salary: £325,000
Serving as the predominant presenter on Match of the Day 2, although sometimes being deputised by the likes of Gabby Logan, Alex Scott and Jason Mohammad, Mark Chapman – albeit not a former athlete himself – earns a whopping figure of £325,000 for his work with the BBC as a presenter on both television and radio.
The 51-year-old is also the face of rugby for the BBC, leading every avenue of the sport on their channels, all while ensuring that his annual salary is well-earned. His work also spans over to the Beeb’s competition, Sky Sports, where he often leads the League Cup coverage. Chapman currently co-hosts Match of the Day – although he currently earns four times less than Lineker did in that role.
6. Gabby Logan
Annual salary: £210,000
According to Sportscasting, Gabby Logan was set to pocket a grand total of £210,000 in the year 2024. Not only does she boast prominent roles in football – working on Match of the Day and other live football broadcasts – Logan is also a keen athletics watcher and fronted the coverage for the 2024 Olympics.
Similarly to the aforementioned Richards, however, she does not feature on the BBC’s 2024 salaries list (minimum earnings £178,000), but the report suggested that she pocketed upwards of £200,000 in 2023. Also, given that she’s the face of Champions League and Premier League coverage for Amazon Prime, it’s not unfair to say that Logan can really do it all. Along with Chapman and Kelly Cates, she began co-presenting MOTD from the start of the 2025-26 season.
7. Alex Scott
Annual salary: £205,000
Alex Scott, who retired from her playing career in 2017 having played for the likes of Arsenal and Birmingham City, followed in the footsteps of many former professionals by wandering into the world of punditry. The ex-right-back, known for her fearless punditry style that saw her wear a rainbow laces armband in the 2022 World Cup when her colleagues refused to, earned £205,000 between 2023 and 2024.
GIVEMESPORT Key Statistic: Scott is England women’s fourth-most capped player of all time with 140 appearances.
A large chunk of her post-playing life is spent covering the beautiful game, with her being the primary host of Football Focus – which previews all the top football action with detailed analysis – while she also occasionally hosts Match of the Day 2, FA Cup and Women’s Super League coverage.
8. Micah Richards
Annual salary: £205,000
Despite boasting one of the most memorable faces – and laughs – on sports television, it may come as a surprise that Micah Richards, in comparison to his counterparts, earns so little. The former Manchester City defender, just 36 years of age, took home £205,000 for his 2024 punditry work. For reference: the loveable pundit earned north of £200,000 from the BBC in 2023.
From featuring on Match of the Day to covering live football for the same broadcaster, Richards is also regularly seen on Sky Sports and CBS Sports. The latter sees him alongside the likes of Thierry Henry and Jamie Carragher. What he lacks in perceived experience, he certainly makes up for in charisma.
9. Chris Sutton
Annual salary: £200,000
According to the reports, the 51-year-old pocketed a healthy figure of £200,000 between 2024 and 2025 for the Beeb. Sutton has carved out a formidable media career since hanging up his boots. After spells co-commentating Celtic’s Champions League coverage for TNT Sports, he joined Sky Sports in 2023, offering sharp analysis on Scottish football, while also featuring regularly on BBC Radio 5 Live’s 606 alongside Robbie Savage and as a pundit on BBC Sport.
His punditry style is defined by unflinching honesty and a “vinegary” wit. He delivers brutal assessments with one-word verdicts like “abject” or “woeful,” pausing for dramatic effect before unleashing his oft-relentless verdict.
10. Ian Wright
Annual salary: £150,000
As genuine as former footballers can be, and an unwavering advocate for the progression of women’s football as evidenced in his bottomless pit of knowledge for both games, Ian Wright is a national treasure, and you’d be hard pushed to find someone who almost everyone unanimously believes should probably earn a bit more than he already does.
