TOP FIVE -salaries are per year

Oprah Winfrey  $260 million

Simon Cowell  $45 million

Judge Sheindlin  $30 million

Katie Couric  $15 million

Zach Braff  $6.3 million

NETWORK PRIME TIME -salaries are per episode

Charlie Sheen (”Two and a Half Men”): $800,000

William Petersen (”CSI”): $600,000

Keifer Sutherland (24):   $500,000

Mariska Hargitay (”Law & Order: SVU”): $350,000

Chris Meloni (”Law & Order: SVU”): $350,000

DAYTIME -all salaries are per year

Judge Judy: $30 million

Bob Barker: $10 million

Maury Povich (per year plus profits): $7 million

Ellen DeGeneres: $5 million

Jerry Springer: $3 million - 4 million