richest late night show hosts ranked 2025
The Late Night shows are some of the most successful and most competitive programmes aligned by channels in American Television. The comparison from having live audience reactions, booking the trending, big celebrities to interview and even circulate the audience among them to be more authentic.
While the celebrities are a big part of such sitdown interviews, it is mostly the host’s skill that pulls the audience to tune in regularly. Many of the Tonight Shows are named along with the respective hosts and one can only imagine that the said host is also fairly compensated financially for their services. Down is the list of the Richest Late Night Show hosts ranked based on their salary, earnings, along with the gawking net worth.
| Host | Show | Estimated Annual Salary | Estimated Net Worth |
| John Oliver | Last Week Tonight (HBO) | ~$30 million | ~$80 million |
| Jon Stewart | The Daily Show specials | ~$25 million | ~$120 million |
| Jimmy Fallon | The Tonight Show (NBC) | ~$16 million | ~$70 million |
| Stephen Colbert | The Late Show (CBS) | ~$15 million (some reports up to $17 M) | ~$75 million |
| Jimmy Kimmel | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC) | ~$15 million | ~$50 million |
| Bill Maher | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) | ~$10 million | ~$140 million |
| Andy Cohen | Watch What Happens Live (Bravo) | ~$10 million | ~$50 million |
| Graham Norton | The Graham Norton Show (BBC) | ~$5 million | ~$40 million |
| Seth Meyers | Late Night with Seth Meyers | ~$5 million | ~$25 million |
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