7. Jimmy Kimmel – $6 million
Jimmy Kimmel earns $6 million a year doing what he had wanted to do since childhood; being a late night TV show host. He started out working as a radio personality and worked his way up to co-hosting a variety TV show on Comedy Central called The Man Show. Afterwards, he launched Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2003.
8. Jimmy Fallon – $5 million
Jimmy Fallon began as a stand-up comedian and spent years as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. After moving up the ranks he recently began hosting the Tonight Show after Conan O’Brien was fired from the show and Jay Leno retired for real. Jimmy Fallon now makes $5 million per year hosting The Tonight Show.
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