Annual reports disclose the salaries of senior executives, and the figures make the average journalist’s eyes water. While the papers boggle, we found out what the money means to the industry.
The Age version is the cleanest, though it lacks the figures for the Fairfax masters.
Eddie McGuire scored $4.7 million last year. (Eddie’s predecessor David Gyngell was only paid a quarter of this). David Leckie at Seven had $2.2 million this year. Ten’s Executive Chairman (not the same job) Nick Falloon, walked off with $2.45 million.