22 RTE employees are paid between €150,001 – €250,000 a year, with 271 employees being paid between €80,000 – €150,000
RTE have released salary figures for its employees and it’s eye watering!
RTÉ revealed that 22 RTE employees were paid between €150,001 – €250,000 a year, with 271 employees paid between €80,000 – €150,000.
With 1,866 employees, more than half earned €60,000 or less, with the average salary €60,753 reports the Irish Examiner.
Top presenters like Joe Duffy are classed as a self employed contractor within RTE.
In 2019, Joe Duffy, earned €392,494 and says he turned down a much greater salary from Newstalk because he believed in RTE.
Presenters Ryan Tubridy, on €495,000, and Ray D’Arcy, on €450,000 earn more than Duffy.
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