{"id":7191,"date":"2026-07-16T02:23:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7191"},"modified":"2026-07-16T02:23:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T21:23:25","slug":"the-staggering-amount-howard-stern-makes-per-minute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7191","title":{"rendered":"The staggering amount Howard Stern makes per minute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2F134483099.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Howard Stern will still be earning a hefty paycheck despite cutting down his SiriusXM show to one episode per week and laying off employees. <\/p>\n<p>The radio titan renewed his contract with SiriusXM for the \u201cHoward Stern Show\u201d with a <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/16\/celebrity-news\/howard-sterns-future-with-siriusxm-revealed-after-retirement-rumors\/\">three-year deal in December 2025<\/a>. Though the amount for his current contract hasn\u2019t been disclosed, he is coming off of an eye-popping $500 million deal over five years.<\/p>\n<p>Going off of Stern\u2019s previous yearly salary of $100 million a year and his four-hours-a-week radio show, he is earning roughly $8,000 per minute. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Howard Stern (seen above in 2006) will be making a fortune this fall on SiriusXM.  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Stern (seen above in the studio in 2005) could be making over $8,000 per minute. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>However, Stern is likely making more a minute, as the radio personality takes a lengthy summer break every season in addition to other vacations throughout the year.<\/p>\n<p>The astounding projected earnings come on the heels of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/14\/celebrity-news\/howard-stern-lays-off-a-dozen-staffers-preparing-to-drop-to-one-new-show-per-week\/\">Page Six exclusively reporting<\/a> that Stern will cut back to a single show per week from three.<\/p>\n<p>We also reported that around a dozen staffers from his SiriusXM show were let go over Zoom on Monday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The radio legend (photographed above in 2025) re-signed with SiriusXM last December. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Stern (seen above onstage in 2023) previously made $100 million a year over five years. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019re told the staffers were sent home immediately after the call and will receive severance packages based on how long they\u2019ve been with the network.<\/p>\n<p>Stern did keep a team of veteran producers because he \u201cjust doesn\u2019t need that much content anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The remainder of airtime will be filled with tape from his archive. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Page Six exclusively reported that Stern (pictured here with Cher in 2024) is only going to be on air once a week starting in the fall. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Around a dozen staffers were recently let go via Zoom. (Stern is seen above in 2014.) <span class=\"credit\">Kevin Mazur<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Stern caused a panic last year when he announced to his staff last Labor Day evening that he wouldn\u2019t be back on the air as expected.<\/p>\n<p>He reportedly skipped episodes due to \u201cfrustration\u201d over contract negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>When he did <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/12\/16\/celebrity-news\/howard-sterns-future-with-siriusxm-revealed-after-retirement-rumors\/\">re-up for another three years<\/a> in December, he said on his show, \u201cI am happy to announce that I have figured out a way to have it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Stern (photographed above in 2016) had been working three days a week. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Stern (seen above with Carrie Underwood in 2023) first signed with SiriusXM in 2004. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images for SiriusXM<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMore free time and continuing to be on the radio,\u201d he added, explaining that the new contract will give him more \u201cflexibility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do like my days off. You know me, I\u2019m never bored. I\u2019m busy every minute,\u201d he shared.<\/p>\n<p>Stern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/business\/business-news\/sirius-pays-stern-83-mil-127586\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inked his first deal<\/a> with Sirius Satellite Radio in 2004, netting him $500 million over five years.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>He has been on the radio since the \u201970s. (Photographed in the studio in 1983.) <span class=\"credit\">NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Robin Quivers (photographed here with Stern in 1995) has been his longtime sidekick. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The contract reportedly included production, staff and stock awards. He has been on the radio airwaves since the \u201970s, for most of that time alongside Robin Quivers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2011\/03\/22\/howard-sterns-production-company-suing-sirius-xm\/\">He sued Sirius<\/a> in 2011, claiming they had reneged on paying him stock awards tied to subscriber growth.<\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for Sirius did not reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Howard Stern will still be earning a hefty paycheck despite cutting down his SiriusXM show to one episode per week and laying off employees. The radio titan renewed his contract with SiriusXM for the \u201cHoward Stern Show\u201d with a three-year deal in December 2025. 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