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The amount of money earned by some of the BBC's top stars has been revealed, with Chris Evans, Graham Norton and Gary Lineker among the top earners.

Under new rules, some of the BBC’s biggest stars would have their salaries revealed as part of a major shake-up of the broadcaster.

Under a threshold set by ministers, those earning more than £450,000 a year would have their salaries revealed.

But some major stars - including Hugh Laurie and Benedict Cumberbatch - would not have to reveal their salaries because they are not full-time BBC staff.

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However, in advance of these new rules, research published by the Daily Mail showed how much the BBC's top stars earn. The Mail said it had analysed records at Companies’ House, saying: "It’s common for TV personalities to set up their own private companies for their BBC income."

So the figures quoted below may also include payment from employers other than the BBC.

And a BBC spokesperson told The Mirror in reaction to the figures: "We don’t comment on individual salaries - however the figures quoted are inaccurate since they confuse information from Companies House with BBC salaries which is simply misleading."

Here's who earns what, according to the figures

The figures are based on the number of episodes each personality appeared in in 2015.

Chris Evans

Top Gear, Radio 2

Salary: £1.6 million, £600,000 of that for his Radio 2 work

Cash per episode: £125,000 for Top Gear

Matt LeBlanc

Top Gear

Salary: £500,000

Cash per episode: £62,500

Michael McIntyre

Michael McIntyre’s Big Show

Salary: £500,000

Cash per episode: £83,333

Jeremy Vine

Eggheads, Radio 2

Salary: £800,000

Cost per show: £3,827

Ian Hislop

Have I Got News For You

Salary: £400,000

Cash per episode: £20,000

Claudia Winkleman

Strictly Come Dancing

Salary: £525,000

Cash per episode: £18,750

Gary Lineker

(Image: BBC/Hat Trick/Richard Kendal)

Match Of The Day

Salary: £1.8 million

Cash per episode: £51,428

Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins

Great British Bake Off

Salary: £500,000 each

Cash per episode: £45,454

Will.i.am

The Voice

Salary: £600,000

Cash per episode: £42,857

Alan Yentob

Imagine

Salary: £150,000

Cash per episode: £12,500

Gabby Logan

The Edge, Match Of The Day, the London Marathon

Salary: £375,000

Cash per episode: £11,363

Graham Norton

The Graham Norton Show, The Eurovision Song Contest

Salary: £1.3 million

Cash per episode: £36,111

David Dimbleby

Question Time

Salary: £450,000

Cash per episode: £15,000

Ricky Wilson

(Image: John Giles/PA Wire)

The Voice

Salary: £200,000

Cash per episode: £14,825

Andrew Marr

The Andrew Marr Show / Start The Week on Radio 4

Salary: £580,000

Cost per episode: £9,830

Alex Jones

(Image: BBC publicity picture. Photographer: Ray Burmiston)

The One Show

Salary: £500,000

Cash per episode: £2,222

Fiona Bruce

Antiques Roadshow, Fake or Fortune, Ten O’Clock News

Salary: £500,000

Cash per episode: £7,352

Clare Balding

Wimbledon ToDay, The Clare Balding Show, Good Morning Sunday, Ramblings

Salary: £500,000

Cash per episode: £7,352

Craig Revel Horwood

Strictly Come Dancing

Salary: £200,000

Cash per episode: £7,142

John Humphrys

Mastermind, Radio 4’s Today

Salary: £375,000

Cash per episode: £8,951 (£6,451: Mastermind, £2,500: Today)

Greg Wallace

MasterChef, MasterChef: The Professionals

Salary: £250,000

Cash per episode: £5,172.