ITV The Chase cast's wages 'unveiled' including salary '10 times bigger' than barista pay
The Chase has been brightening up television screens and weekday afternoons for well over a decade - so it comes as little surprise that the chasers are reportedly pocketing a considerable sum for their appearances.
Fronted by Bradley Walsh, hundreds of contestants have graced the much-loved gameshow over the years in a bid to walk away with a life-changing sum of money.
The aspiring quizzers go toe to toe with quiz legends Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis, reports the Mirror.
And while those who outwit the chasers stand to win a substantial cash prize, just how much do the chasers themselves pocket from the ITV favourite?
Mark Labbett 'earns as much as pro footballers' on The ChaseBack in 2023, Mark Labbett, better known as The Beast, let slip that he and his fellow chasers can rake in even more money from their ITV spin-off, Beat The Chasers, than from the flagship programme.
According to Mark, filming the spin-off allows them to earn a handsome bonus on top of the fixed fee they each receive per episode of The Chase.
Speaking about the spin-off at the National Reality TV Awards, Mark told the Daily Star: "That's the week we earn like Premier League footballers, so of course I'll do it. If I could get away with it, I'd purge half of them because the fewer Chasers there are, the more money I get."
Having spent more than 10 years at the helm of The Chase, it is hardly shocking to learn that Bradley reportedly commands a sizeable fee from the programme. The DailyMail reported in 2024 that Bradley receives an eye-watering £25,000 a week wage for his television work, which includes hosting The Chase and the BBC's Gladiators.
Meanwhile in 2025, Bradley allegedly secured a pay rise from ITV to £4million, having previously earned a reported £3.5 million.
Bradley, who fronts numerous other shows as well, became the broadcaster's highest-paid male presenter after Ant and Dec. It was also suggested he had been granted a The Chase salary increase of approximately £500,000.
Meanwhile The Governess Anne Hegerty outlined in 2025 the unexpected payment challenges on The Chase. While she purportedly holds an estimated wealth of £3.2 million, accumulated through The Chase's success, Anne revealed that their earnings are not guaranteed, as chasers don't receive a fixed salary.
She clarified: "We are paid per show, so we're not on a salary. It's not as if they're going to up the budget and add a new salary, a new chaser would just mean the same number of shows shared between more people - so less money for everyone. So, hope not!"
Anne also disclosed on Lewis Nicholls' YouTube programme that they receive a flat fee per episode and don't get a salary per month per year. She stated: "The Chasers and Bradley get paid a flat fee for which I'm being paid and the other Chasers aren't and that applies to all of us.
"If you're going to divide the shows by six rather than five, then do the maths. And it's excellent if it means we get a bigger order of shows, then everyone's money goes up.
"The problem is that Bradley is so in demand, is so good. He's so superb at everything he does and he can do so many things. And so of course he's massively in demand. And there's about 10 other things he's doing besides the daytime Chase."
In 2024, The Dark Destroyer Shaun Wallace lifted the lid on his earnings, revealing he takes home "a lot" more than he did during his days as a barrister.
During a candid conversation with The Times about his financial journey since leaving the legal profession, The Dark Destroyer quipped: "A lot. That's all I'll say. How many zeros?"
He went on to add: "Well into six-zero territory and my earnings have increased massively since I've started working in TV. I got paid well as a barrister but I'm now earning about ten times the amount I was before."
The television personality was equally forthcoming about his dual income streams, remarking: "I still practise, though, so I have a dual income. Probably 70 per cent of my income comes from my TV work and 30 per cent from the legal side. Everything changed when I won Mastermind in 2004. Not just my finances, my whole life."