Al Roker Has Been on ‘Today’ for Decades — Here’s What He Makes

Through all the ups and downs of Today over the last 30 years, meteorologist and co-host Al Roker has been a constant with the show. Al has become one of the most beloved men in daytime news over that time, and even has a catchphrase that many are familiar with.

Given the length of Al's tenure with the Today show, many naturally wanted to know how much NBCUniversal is paying him at this point in his career. Here's what we know about his salary.

Al is reportedly making $10 million a year for his work on Today. His most recent contract with NBC was five years for $50 million, which is how we arrived at the $10 million number. Of course, Al also supplements his income from year to year with projects outside of Today, ranging from books to Broadway shows. Regardless, though, that base salary means that Al is living a very comfortable life.

With that salary, it's no surprise Al's net worth is estimated at $70 million.

Al is now the longest-tenured member of the regular Today show roster by far, having first joined the show all the way back in 1996.

Al had a long career before joining Today as well, including hosting his own talk show on CNBC known as The Al Roker Show, and he was also tapped as the weather person for the weekend edition of Today before he replaced Willie Scott, who retired the same year Al took over, as the show's main meteorologist.

During his 30 years with the show, Al has been the steadiest presence, and while he started out as the show's weatherman, he eventually became a co-host in his own right, interviewing guests during the later hours of the show and filming segments out in the world that had little to do with weather.

Given that much of what Al does on Today has little to do with the weather, it's only natural to wonder whether Al is actually a meteorologist or just a charismatic guy who reads the weather on TV.

Rest assured, though, that before he was a nationally known meteorologist, he was working in weather for WTVH in Syracuse, New York, from 1974 until 1976, and then moved to Washington, D.C.

He then worked at NBC’s Cleveland affiliate, WKYC, which gave him the opportunity to sub in for a national weatherman. His friendship with comedian David Letterman, who sometimes interrupted his WKYC broadcasts, eventually gave him enough national recognition to earn the Today job.

We don't know how much actual meteorology Al does at this point in his career, but he definitely has all the training retired to do the job. He may cover more than just the weather for Today, but there's a reason Al is still the one they send out to cover major weather events whenever they happen across the country.