Annual wages in the NBA & WNBA 2023/24

The NBA and WNBA are the two top leagues for basketball in the United States for men and women, respectively. In the NBA, players took home an average annual salary of over 10 million U.S. dollars for the 2023/24 season, with the league's minimum salary set at 1.12 million U.S. dollars that year. In comparison, players in the WNBA received an average annual pay of 116.58 thousand U.S. dollars, with the highest-earning players in the WNBA receiving around 242 thousand U.S. dollars annually.

Average annual salaries in the NBA and WNBA in 2023-2024 (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)

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Release date

October 2022

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Region

United States

Survey time period

2023/24

Supplementary notes

Data for the average salary in the WNBA was calculated by Statista through accessing each Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) team's salary rankings from this source. In these rankings, a comprehensive list of each players' total cash earnings was available, from which a mean average for each roster could be determined. These figures were compiled and a league-wide average was found.

Please note, the average salary for the WNBA was for the 2023 season, while the NBA figure was for the 2023/24 season.

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