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 12 million U.S. dollars for the 2023/24 season, with the league's minimum salary set at 1.16 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 252 thousand U.S. dollars annually.
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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' base salary 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 2024 season, while the NBA figure was for the 2024/25 season.
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