As of 2024, a survey indicated that a majority of elite sportswomen in Great Britain earned an annual pre-tax income of under 20 thousand British pounds, comprising approximately 62 percent of respondents. Conversely, only 1.4 percent of participants reported earning between 500 thousand and one million British pounds.
Pre-tax annual income of elite sportswomen generated from sport in Great Britain as of 2024
(in GBP)
Respondents were asked what their annual pre-tax income from sports was, including revenue from grants, prize money, salary, sponsorship, and funding.Â
Sports practiced by respondents were: archery, athletics, badminton, boccia, boxing, canoeing, cricket, curling, cycling, equestrian, fencing, football, goalball, golf, gymnastics, hockey, judo, MMA, netball, rugby league, rugby union, sailing, skateboarding, skiing and snowboarding, squash, surfing, taekwondo, tennis, and triathlon.
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BBC. (March 24, 2024). Pre-tax annual income of elite sportswomen generated from sport in Great Britain as of 2024 (in GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458992/annual-sport-income-elite-sportswomen-great-britain/
BBC. "Pre-tax annual income of elite sportswomen generated from sport in Great Britain as of 2024 (in GBP)." Chart. March 24, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458992/annual-sport-income-elite-sportswomen-great-britain/
BBC. (2024). Pre-tax annual income of elite sportswomen generated from sport in Great Britain as of 2024 (in GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458992/annual-sport-income-elite-sportswomen-great-britain/
BBC. "Pre-tax Annual Income of Elite Sportswomen Generated from Sport in Great Britain as of 2024 (in Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458992/annual-sport-income-elite-sportswomen-great-britain/
BBC, Pre-tax annual income of elite sportswomen generated from sport in Great Britain as of 2024 (in GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458992/annual-sport-income-elite-sportswomen-great-britain/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Pre-tax annual income of elite sportswomen generated from sport in Great Britain as of 2024 (in GBP) [Graph], BBC, March 24, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1458992/annual-sport-income-elite-sportswomen-great-britain/
