Bill O’Reilly

Bill O'Reilly, Fox's conservative political analyst, is worth $50 million. He was paid $20 million per year for his Fox show "The O'Reilly Factor," which aired from 1996 through 2011.

Bill O'Reilly was born in 1949 in New York City and began his career as a news reporter for local television stations as well as for ABC and NBC News. O'Reilly presented the entertainment show "Inside Edition" from 1989 until 1995. For 16 years, "The O'Reilly Factor" was the highest-rated cable news show. From 1996 to 2011, O'Reilly was married to Maureen McPhilmy. The pair has a son and a daughter.

O'Reilly, who was dismissed from Fox News after an inquiry into harassment charges he rejected, has had a prosperous career. He made seven figures at Fox News before being fired and collected a piece of his reputedly $25 golden parachute thereafter, while selling over two million books throughout our scoring period. "Old School" debuted at the top of the New York Times best-seller list. With more severance to come next year, O'Reilly may be leaving Fox, but his earnings are not going down.

Net th: $50 million