1.5 million? Such amounts are a thing of the past. How much do TVP presenters earn? “We use different standards”

In mid-December 2023, the management changed, and with it began a real revolution announced by the opposition during the election campaign. First, the main news services were taken off the air, and then the leading presenters were replaced. At the same time, finance and remuneration issues were subject to regulation. How much do new hosts earn?

Salaries at TVP Info. Presenters have lower rates than their predecessors

After the new president dismissed the presenters associated with the propaganda message, their places were taken by, among others: Marek Czy¿, Pawe³ P³uska, Maciej Orłości, Danuta Dobrzyńska, Marcin Antosiewicz, Dorota Bawołek, Jarosław Kulczycki, Sławomir Siezieniewski and Tomasz Marzec, who no longer works at the station. However, the issue of remuneration remained a mystery and still arouses great public interest. According to reports, Dariusz Matecki from Solidarna Polska sent a request to the broadcaster asking for copies of the contracts signed with the new journalists.

After a few days, he received a reply from Daniel Gorgosz, who, pursuant to the decision of the new Minister of Culture, serves as the company’s liquidator. Although he refused access to copies of documents, citing the Privacy Protection Act as the reason, he emphasized that he was also in favor of this type of information being made public.

I am convinced that the remuneration of employees of State Treasury companies, in particular those employed in prestigious editorial positions in public media, should be disclosed to the public. I would like the public to be able to know all the details regarding the abuses that occurred in this respect in the Company before December 20, 2023, and to be able to fully transparently present to the public data showing that the Company currently applies completely different remuneration standards

– he said, adding that he counts on the appropriate adjustment of the laws that would enable him to prepare and present a comparative statement.

How much do you earn on TVP now? This is the highest salary for a presenter

Although the company’s liquidator did not decide to provide specific rates, he emphasized that the current news team earns “significantly, in many cases even many times, less than journalists who performed the same functions until December 20, 2023.” To satisfy curiosity, he revealed that one of the presenters mentioned by the MP currently earns PLN 35,000. gross per month, which is approximately PLN 420,000. PLN gross during the year. He emphasized, however, that this is also the highest amount of remuneration.

The times have come to an end when journalists in the Company, in the period when its activities were financed mainly from public funds, received sums of around one million zlotys per year.

– he emphasized, referring to the earnings of, among others, , who received as much as PLN 1.5 million gross for his work at TVP in 2023, or Marcin Tulicki, who received PLN 714,000 for the same period. zloty. The MP also wanted to find out who made the decision to interrupt the broadcast of TVP Info, TVP World and TVP2. Gorgosz did not disclose details, explaining only that the orders were issued by “an authorized person, guided by the Company’s obligations under the law.”