'Today Show' anchor, Savannah Guthrie, has taken a courageous step and has made a brave return to work amid her mom, Nancy Guthrie's abduction.
Today Show anchor, Savannah Guthrie, has taken a courageous step and has made a brave return to the show for the first time since her mom, Nancy Guthrie, was kidnapped from her home in Tucson, Arizona. Well, since January 30, 2026, Savannah Guthrie has not appeared on the Today Show. It was just days before her mom disappeared, and now she has returned to the Today Show with Craig amid her mom's kidnapping. Well, what are her earnings from the Today Show?
A report by the Parade revealed that Today Show anchor, Savannah Guthrie's salary varies, but she is one of the highest-paid TV news anchors. Earlier reports from Celebrity Net Worth revealed that Savannah earns around USD 8 million from the show. Although new reports also indicate that she may be earning around USD 24 million per year after her status was elevated on the show.
Savannah Guthrie's salary with the Today Show totally reflects the clear importance of the anchor. It was in 2007 when she was a legal analyst and a White House correspondent with the NBC News, before she became a co-anchor with the Today Show back in 2012. Well, over time, Savannah changed from becoming a supportive journalist to one of the main figures of the Today Show. Savannah Guthrie is paid not just for her hosting duties but also for the high-profile political interviews and anchoring related broadcasts she does. She has become one of the most valuable on-air anchors with the Today Show. If reports are true, then Savannah's pay package includes bonuses, production earnings associated with the National Broadcasting Company projects and also the streaming platforms.
A report by the Parade revealed that earlier, Savannah's earnings were much less than those of her former co-anchor, Matt Lauer. He used to earn between USD 20 million and USD 25 million before he departed from the show in 2017. Savannah Guthrie's salary back then reportedly was modest, but with her steady performance and audience that grew, she got a lot of lucrative contracts. Well, it was by 2025-2026 that Savannah became one of the top-paid TV personalities. Hoda Kotb earlier revealed that a lot of people were wondering if Savannah was coming back, Hoda revealed that she was glad to announce that from April 6, 2026 Savannah will be sitting with Craig for hosting the Today Show.
Savannah Guthrie had mustered the courage to give her first interview to Hoda Kotb, who is her friend and also a colleague. She had made the decision to come back to the Today Show and revealed that it was a 'beautiful place to call home'. She has been going through a tough time as her mom, Nancy, has not yet been found. Savannah Guthrie revealed that when times are hard, one wants to be with the family, and Today Show members are her family. In the words of Savannah:
"And I want to be with my family. And so I don’t know if I can do it. I don’t know if I’ll belong anymore, but I would like to try. I would like to try. It’s hard to imagine doing it because it’s such a place of joy and lightness, and I can’t come back and try to be something that I’m not, but I can’t not come back, because it’s my family. I think it’s part of my purpose right now.”
Welcome home, Savannah Guthrie.
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