Who Is The Highest Paid Wnba Player (2023)

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Who Is The Highest Paid Wnba Player? ›

1. Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (highest-paid WNBA player) Not only is she the league's top earner in WNBA, Young is the highest-paid WNBA player ever. But after helping the Las Vegas Aces win the WNBA Finals in 2020, who's to say she's not worth every penny and then some?

1. Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces (highest-paid WNBA player) Not only is she the league's top earner in WNBA, Young is the highest-paid WNBA player ever. But after helping the Las Vegas Aces win the WNBA Finals in 2020, who's to say she's not worth every penny and then some?

Brittney Griner WNBA salary

Griner signed a one-year, $165,100 contract with the Mercury in the offseason. While detained in Russia, the WNBA announced Griner would be paid her full salary of nearly $228,000 for the 2022 season. 2022 marked the final year of a three-year, $644,544 contract for Griner.

The average salary among 151 WNBA athletes was $102,751 in 2022, NBC Sports reported. And this season, the minimum is set at $62,285 while the league's top-paid players are earning the maximum of $234,936, according to Spotrac.

Current Contract

Candace Parker signed a 1 year / $100,000 contract with the Las Vegas Aces, including $100,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $100,000. In 2023, Parker will earn a base salary of $100,000, while carrying a cap hit of $100,000.

Quarterback Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals have agreed to terms on a five-year, $275 million extension. The deal makes Burrow the new highest-paid player in NFL history on an annual basis with an average salary of $55 million per year.

The eight-time All-Star took a 32% pay cut to rejoin the franchise that drafted her into the pros. After spending nearly a year detained in Russia, Griner is set to make her Mercury return on May 19.

Cherelle Griner

m. 2019

Glory Johnson

m. 2015–2016

Veteran referees make $3,500 per game, up to $550,000 per year. Referees that are part of the playoffs make anywhere between $800-$5,000 per postseason game.

How much do the WNBA number 1 picks make? ›

For the first round of the WNBA draft, there are 12 picks. Picks 1-4 will make a base salary of $74,305 in their first year. Picks 5-8 will receive a base salary of $71,300 and picks 9-12 will receive $68,295.

Here's what the rookie contract wage scale looks like for the 2023 draft class, ac: Year 1 salary: $62,285 to $74,305. Year 2 salary: $63,532 to $75,792.

As part of their divorce settlement, Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker will reportedly pay Shelden Williams $400,000 in alimony. Per TMZ Sports, Parker's six-figure payment to her ex-husband means she won't have to make ongoing spousal support payments.

However, O'Neal and his co-workers have all successfully negotiated new contracts and will stay on the show for many more years. Shaq reportedly makes $10 million a year with TNT. His contract includes a 30-minute appearance on the show every week and he can terminate it before it ends.

44.47 million USD (2023)

LeBron James / Salary

The higher the pick, the more money to be made (naturally). Here's what the rookie contract wage scale looks like for the 2023 draft class, ac: Year 1 salary: $62,285 to $74,305. Year 2 salary: $63,532 to $75,792.

Jaylen Brown currently holds the belt for the largest contract in NBA history after agreeing to terms on a supermax extension with the Celtics. It was reported with a $304 million figure, but that's if the cap rises by the 10 percent maximum.