Kudos are flooding in for Hoda Kotb, activated from the NBC bench to be a “Today” show starter with Savannah Guthrie.

Ellen DeGeneres tweeted: “Hoda phone!”

Tom Brokaw said: “One more step in what i believe will the hallmark of the 21 century women hv full parity.”

And Cindi Lauper sang praises of Matt Lauer’s permanent replacement with: “Congratts” and various emojis.

But now the tough love begins: Will Kotb be paid as much as Lauer, who lost it all with his sex-harassment scandal?

“Kotb’s salary could get a big boost after her promotion,” said Time.com. “During Lauer’s tenure in the same role, he reportedly earned around $20 million a year… with his net worth estimated at $60 million. An official from NBC did not respond to a request for comment about the salaries of ‘Today’ show anchors.”

The same story reported that Megyn Kelly became NBC’s highest-paid anchor after Lauer’s removal.

Kelly “earns between $15 million and $20 million for her program, according to several media outlets. The former Fox News anchor now hosts ‘Megyn Kelly Today’ in the mornings.”

But Kelly — despite being passed over for the “Today” gig — was in Kotb’s corner publicly: “Congrats to the awesome and talented @hodakotb on her well-deserved new role as co-anchor of @TODAYshow. Love you Hoda!”

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