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Naga Munchetty’s jaw-dropping salary has been revealed in the BBC’s rich list following an apparent investigation into her conduct.
The BBC Breakfast presenter, 51, was reportedly placed under review last August following complaints of bullying over a three-year period.
She was accused of bullying a female colleague and making a “wildly unprofessional” off-air sex joke that left a co-worker “humiliated”.
It was later claimed Munchetty has been allowed to remain at the BBC’s flagship morning show under strict conditions while an official investigation takes place.
Munchetty has ranked eighth in the BBC’s annual list of its highest-paid stars, released on Tuesday.
The broadcaster is now earning between £360,000 and £364,999 - up from £355,000 to £359,999 last year.
Naga Munchetty’s salary has been revealed BBCMunchetty was one of four women to feature on the list, alongside BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, Fiona Bruce and Sophie Raworth.
Kuenssberg was once again the corporation's highest-paid female presenter, earning between £405,000 and £409,999.
The BBC is required to publish the salaries of on-air talent and senior staff who earn more than £178,000 a year from licence fee funding.
In December 2025, it was revealed Munchetty was earning thousands of pounds away from the BBC.
She reportedly made up to £56,000 in 2024 to 2025 through commercial jobs such as giving speeches, hosting question and answer sessions for firms, and handing out awards at corporate bashes, according to the BBC’s quarterly register of its top staff’s pay packets.
The TV host presents BBC Breakfast alongside Stayt every Thursday to Saturday, having joined the show in 2014.
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She was accused last year of being “hard” and “bullying” her coworkers and came under fire for two alleged incidents over a three-year period, according to a number of sources.
Munchetty presents BBC Breakfast with Charlie StaytBBC Breakfast She allegedly used a crude word for a sex act and asked a colleague if they had done it in 2022.
The exact comment hasn’t been reported, however one source claimed it was, “crass, inappropriate and wildly unprofessional. The person felt embarrassed”.
Munchetty was also accused of bullying a woman last year, with The Sun claiming she allegedly accused a younger staffer of stealing, without presenting evidence.
“It was humiliating. There was no evidence, no apology. The woman left not long after, completely demoralised,” an insider said.
In November, BBC bosses reportedly escalated their review into an official investigation into Munchetty’s alleged behaviour after more complaints were made.
It was later claimed the broadcaster assigned watchdogs to keep a close eye on Munchetty in the studios while the probe took place and she was allowed to remain on-air but would have members of production monitoring her.
The outcome of the investigation has not been publicly revealed. The Standard contacted Munchetty’s representative for comment at the time.
She faced backlash over her recent comments to Carol Kirkwood BBCMunchetty also faced backlash recently for making seemingly “rude” comments towards Carol Kirkwoodc, 63, during the weather presenter’s last day in April.
She made a series of playful remarks that viewers claimed were intended to “embarrass” Kirkwood, with some even speculating that the pair “really don’t get on” behind-the-scenes.
Several colleagues joined Kirkwood on the sofa to bid farewell including Dan Walker, Mike Bushell, Matt Taylor, who will replace Kirkwood as weather presenter, and Munchetty.
Kirkwood appeared surprised that Munchetty was in the studio, saying: “Thank you all for coming - and even you, Nags!”
Munchetty said with a deadpan expression, “I’m just waiting for the countdown for you to go!” before laughing.
She then presented Kirkwood with a framed illustration by Mr Men artist Adam Hargreaves, portraying her as Little Miss Sunshine in a nod to her career as a weather correspondent.
After a special weather-themed cake was brought over to Kirkwood, she quipped: “Are you going to break the habit of a lifetime and actually share the cake?”
Kirkwood replied, “No, Naga, absolutely not - why would I do that?” and Munchetty responded: “Exactly. Why change it? We're only going to remember you one way.”
After the backlash, a TV insider told The Sun: “Naga and Carol have been very close personal friends for many years, as well as being very good colleagues as part of the BBC Breakfast Team.
“Everyone involved in Carol Kirkwood’s last programme for Breakfast on 1 April was there to pay tribute to Carol’s long service for the BBC, and they all did so fittingly.”