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Updated · TheWrap · Aug 4

Whoopi Goldberg Says The View Paycheck Would Shock Fans, Citing 2024 Money Strain

Updated

Updated · TheWrap · Aug 4

Whoopi Goldberg Says The View Paycheck Would Shock Fans, Citing 2024 Money Strain

Q: What exact amount does Whoopi earn that protects her from the brutal cost-saving measures currently slashing her co-hosts' salaries?

No exact amount has been publicly confirmed. The best available reporting says Whoopi Goldberg earns a **mid-seven-figure salary** on *The View*, making her the show’s highest-paid co-host. That means her pay is likely somewhere in the **low-to-middle millions annually**, but neither Goldberg nor ABC has disclosed a precise figure. On Keke Palmer’s podcast, Goldberg only said viewers would be “shocked” by what she makes and did not provide a number. The figure cited in the related reporting comes from **Page Six**, which reported that Goldberg remains in the mid-seven-figure range even as broader cost-cutting has hit the show. Those cuts have reportedly included salary reductions for multiple co-hosts, tighter wardrobe budgets, a smaller filming space and other production changes. So, the direct answer is that **the exact amount is unknown**, but published reports place Goldberg’s salary at **mid-seven figures**, which appears to insulate her more than her colleagues from the steepest financial pressure affecting the rest of the panel.

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Goldberg said on Keke Palmer’s podcast that her ABC paycheck from “The View” is so large fans would be stunned if they saw it, though she gave no dollar figure.
Barbara Walters originally recruited her after the show lost a panelist, Goldberg said, and the salary remains a key reason she has stayed “crazy-glued” to the chair.
Goldberg framed the steady income as especially valuable in an entertainment industry where consistent work is harder to find, saying she feels lucky to have a job.
Her comments echo a 2024 on-air remark that she still works for a living and would not be on the show if she had all the money she needed.