Before she became a national sensation, Hoda Kotb was an anchor at New Orleans station WWL-TV for six years in the 90s. Now, she is retiring after 20 year stint with NBC, where she was most recently a "Today" co-host with Jenna Bush Hager.

During her 17-year run on the Today show, Hoda Kotb became a mainstay of early morning television, and she has the net worth to prove it. Thanks to a lucrative contract with NBC and multiple best-selling books, Hoda has p-l-e-n-t-y of money in the bank. However! Her Today show salary was a tad complicated (to say the least), so let's dive in!