While ESPN does not disclose the average salary of an ESPN sport center anchor, according to CareerBliss, an ESPN Sports Reporter earns $41k annually, which is 31% higher than the national average for all Sports Reporters at $30,000 annually and 39% lower than the national salary average for all working Americans.
If the average sports anchor earns around $60,000 we might surmise that the average ESPN sports center anchor earns around $108,000, but of course the heavy hitters like Chris Berman and others would make appreciably more, based on performance.
ESPN launched its flagship show SportsCenter hosted by George Grande and Lee Leonard in September 7, 2023 and the first score reported on SportsCenter was Chris Evert Lloyd beating Billie Jean King 6-1, 6-0 in the 1979 US Open women’s semifinals.
Of interest, find out the top 10 highest paid sportscaster analyst commentators in 2017 at Totalsportek.com.