Tina Brown (1953), New York City | $125K

Christina Hambley Brown, also known as Lady Evans CBE, is a British journalist, talk-show host, magazine editor, and columnist. She’s the author of Diana, Princess of Wales’s biography, “The Diana Chronicles.” Her quest to edit Vanity Fair saw her migrate to the US, becoming a citizen in 2005. Brown is the founding editor-in-chief of The Daily Beast.

Tina has won many awards as an editor, but the one that tops the list is the appointment to a CBE for her overseas journalism. She’s even been inducted into the Magazine Editors’ Hall of Fame. Though Tina is a journalist, a lot is hidden about her annual income, with her estimated yearly salary being $550K.