Sir Paul McCartney made £60,000 a day last year.

Paul was paid £15 million in dividends from MPL Communications as well as a hefty sum of £7 million as a salary for his role as company director.

The company - which was set up in 1968 - made a profit of £27 million last year, after netting £33 million in sales.

The revelation comes just days after a source revealed that the 'Live and Let Die' hitmaker was paid over £600,000 ($1 million) for a performance at a billionaire's investment conference earlier this month.

The music legend made a surprise appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York on November 7th, where he performed several of his hits.

Country star, Carrie Underwood, also appeared at the event.

A source told the New York Post newspaper's Page Six column: "It would have cost $2 million to get both McCartney and Underwood, and that's before you've paid for their bands."

Paul ended his set with a rendition of hit track, 'Hey Jude', where he conducted a sing-a-long with the investors.