Forbes Finds: Stern Is The World's Second Highest-Earning Celebrity According to a report released yesterday in Forbes magazine, Howard Stern was the second highest-earning celebrity in 2005. Only filmmaker Steven Spielberg raked in more cash. Stern’s earned a total income of $308 million last year, compared with Spielberg’s $340 million.
Stern’s $308 million for the year translated to $588 dollars per minute.
Rookie radio personality Oprah Winfrey also did well in ’05, with a total income of $230 million and a per-minute rate of $454 dollars.
