how much do wnba players make
But that is still a pittance compared. The average salary of a male basketball player is put at 77 million while that of their female counterparts is a mere 100658. Pin On Sports The WNBA has made strides to increase player salaries and find other ways to compensate players in the last CBA which was ratified in 2020. . As far as WNBA referees they make considerably less. If theyve been raising more money then more is available to pay its athletes. The WNBA generates revenues of 60 million annually but it also has costs in excess of 70 million annually. It has turned an average 10 million net loss revenue costs per year since its inception in 1996. The average NBA salary is 7 million with the WNBA salary being only 80000. In the NBA the minimum salary is 898310 more than four times what Taurasi and Bird make this season and about the same for the top four-year WNBA deals. Seeing as the league isnt profitable and supported by t...