Current:Home > FinanceWho are the highest-paid players in the WNBA? A list of the top 10 salaries in 2024. -ValueCore
Who are the highest-paid players in the WNBA? A list of the top 10 salaries in 2024.
View
Date:2025-04-23 19:39:54
Viewership, overall ticket sales, and the WNBA's social media presence have made it a constant topic of discussion on sports talk shows and podcasts.
While that hasn't translated into players' pockets yet, as the salary cap for the 2024 season is $1,463,200, more players are starting to see the dividends of the increased eyeballs on the league.
While Indiana Fever rookie sensation Caitlin Clark will only make $76,000 in base salary this season, she will take home more than $500,000 in 2024, which includes money from player marketing agreements with league and team deals. Clark makes millions more in endorsements which includes deals with Nike, State Farm, Gatorade, Xfinity, and Panini.
Aces guard Jackie Young leads the way in the annual value of contracts when she signed a two-year, $504,900 contract extension with the team in 2022.
Who are the highest-paid WNBA players?
Here is Spotrac.com’s top 10 list of highest-paid WNBA players by their contract average annual value:
- Jackie Young, Las Vegas Aces: $252,420
- Jewell Loyd, Seattle Storm: $245,508
- Kahleah Copper, Phoenix Mercury: $245,059
- Arika Ogunwobale, Dallas Wings: $241,984
- Diana Taurasi, Phoenix Mercury: $234,936
- Natasha Howard, Dallas Wings: $224,675
- Erica Wheeler, Indiana Fever: $222,154
- Brionna Jones, Connecticut Sun: $212,000
- Skylar Diggins-Smith, Seattle Storm: $211,343
- Alyssa Thomas, Connecticut Sun: $209,000
veryGood! (71468)
Related
- The city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10
- Setback to Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks as far-right Israeli official visits contested Jerusalem holy site
- Secret Service chief noted a ‘zero fail mission.’ After Trump rally, she’s facing calls to resign
- Heat-related Texas deaths climb after Beryl left millions without power for days or longer
- Nearly 400 USAID contract employees laid off in wake of Trump's 'stop work' order
- New Hampshire Gov. Sununu signs bill banning transgender girls from girls’ sports
- Japanese gymnastics captain out of Paris Olympics for drinking alcohol, smoking
- Ten Commandments posters won't go in Louisiana classrooms until November
- California DMV apologizes for license plate that some say mocks Oct. 7 attack on Israel
- Team USA Basketball Showcase highlights: USA escapes upset vs. South Sudan
Ranking
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Pediatric anesthesiologist accused of possessing, distributing child sexual abuse material
- Fastest blind sprinter in US history focuses on future after 100 win
- Tech outage latest | Airlines rush to get back on track after global tech disruption
- Jamie Foxx gets stitches after a glass is thrown at him during dinner in Beverly Hills
- Setback to Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks as far-right Israeli official visits contested Jerusalem holy site
- Photos show reclusive tribe on Peru beach searching for food: A humanitarian disaster in the making
- US hit by dreaded blue screen: The Daily Money Special Edition
Recommendation
Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
Celebrate Disability Pride Month and with these books that put representation first
Team USA's loss to Team WNBA sparks 'déjà vu,' but Olympic team isn't panicking
Pelosi delivers speech to NC Democrats with notable absence — Biden’s future as nominee
Questlove charts 50 years of SNL musical hits (and misses)
President Joe Biden's Family: A Guide to His Kids, Grandchildren and More
'The Dealership,' a parody of 'The Office,' rockets Chevy dealer to social media stardom
Evan Mobley and Cleveland Cavaliers agree to max rookie extension