BBC NI Presenter Stephen Nolan's Salary Revealed

BBC Northern Ireland presenter Stephen Nolan has been named one of the broadcaster's top earners.

He receives a salary between £400,000 - £449,000 and works with BBC One, Radio Ulster and Radio 5 Live.

It is believed the salaries he gets for separate presenting roles have been amalgamated.

The salaries were revealed by the BBC after being put under pressure as they are paid by the licence fee revenue.

Chris Evans was the highest paid presenter with an annual pay packet of £2.2million.

Sinn Féin Culture spokesperson Sinead Ennis called for more action to address "inequalities and exorbitant salaries" within the broadcaster.

She said: "As a publicly-funded organisation, there is an onus on the BBC to be transparent about the levels of salaries it pays so we welcome this move.

"However, we share the widespread concerns at the inequalities that persist within the BBC and the exorbitant salaries which are being paid to some broadcasters. 

"Many will find it incredible that such vast sums are being paid by a publicly-funded organisation at a time of austerity, pay caps on public sector workers and cutbacks to regional BBC services.

"The clear gender inequality where only a third of the top earners are women is also a source of concern.

"The BBC must strive to redress this inequality. As a broadcaster it is obviously an opinion shaper and to maintain such a blatant gender division is wrong. 

"The BBC is a publicly funded body paid through the licence fee. As part of this it should be reflective of the society it broadcasts too.

"That includes local broadcasting where, for too long, there has been an under-representation in its output reflecting Irish culture and language."

(CD/MH)