Insider spills on Karl Stefanovic's pay deal

New reports seem to suggest that Karl Stefanovic wouldn't have agreed to a pay cut so his Today show co-host Lisa Wilkinson would be on an equal salary to him.

According to the Sydney Morning Herald's Private Sydney, a Today employee said there'd be a "fat chance" of that happening.

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"We don't go around talking about how much we're earning, but we all read about it," they added. "Karl and Lisa did well to establish a working relationship, but that's all it was."

Channel Nine chose not to comment when approached by Be.

Last week Karl addressed Lisa's departure on Today, saying she handled her role on the breakfast show with "grace and beauty".

"For 10 years Lisa has dragged herself out of bed at 3:30 in the morning, fed the dogs and cats and put a load of washing on and come into work and sat on my left to inform you at home about what's happening in the world," the 43-year-old started.

"For 10 years she has handled those brutal, brutal hours with grace, beauty, intelligence, and a wicked, wicked sense of humour."

Her exit from the network comes after speculation surrounding her salary expectations, with reports Lisa demanded the same pay as co-host Karl, who is reportedly earning between $6-$9 million over three years.

Lisa announced she was leaving the show after 10 years, and will be taking a senior role at Channel Ten's The Project next year.

She will be starring alongside current hosts Waleed Aly, Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar.

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