Britain's biggest entertainers are underpaid

Norton hauls in less than one-sixth the pay of US talk-show host Jimmy Fallon

The BBC published the salaries of its top-earning stars for the first time on Wednesday to address concerns that on-air talent at the UK’s public broadcaster was being overpaid. The truth: they’re taking home a lot less than their global counterparts.

Former Top Gear host and radio presenter Chris Evans led the payroll, earning about £2.2 million ($2.9 million) in 2016, the British Broadcasting Corp. said in its annual report Wednesday. Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker and chat-show host Graham Norton took home about £1.75 million and £850,000 respectively.

That’s well above the average salary of £44,000 taken