Oprah Winfrey is the highest-paid television star, earning an estimated $260 million per year! According to TV Guide magazine, Oprah leads the pack of highest-paid television stars in the United States and American Idol‘s Simon Cowell comes in second with $45 million per year.
Judge Judy ranks third with $30 million per year, Katie Couric is fourth with $15 million per year, and Scrubs star Zach Braff placed fifth at $6.3 million per year.
