Professional Athlete Salaries in the United States
How much does a Professional Athlete make in the United States?
Professional Athletes earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24 per hour, which is 28% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Professional Athletes work for Canadian Football League at $38,000 annually.
Submit a Salary$30K National Lacrosse League's Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
-$20K (50%) less than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
-$15K (40%) less than average National Lacrosse League salary ($45K)
Equal to average National Lacrosse League Professional Athlete salary ($30K)
"most other sports have bigger fan bases and more television deals. Lacrosse is still on the rise especially in the US so hopefully with more exposure the league salaries can grow."
$38K Canadian Football League's Average Professional Athlete Salary (2 salaries)
-$12K (27%) less than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
-$22K (44%) less than average Canadian Football League salary ($60K)
+$2K (5%) more than average Canadian Football League Professional Athlete salary ($38K)
-$2K (5%) less than average Canadian Football League Professional Athlete salary ($38K)
$500K San Francisco 49ers' Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$450K (163%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$410K (138%) more than average San Francisco 49ers salary ($90K)
Equal to average San Francisco 49ers Professional Athlete salary ($500K)
$451K New York Jets' Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$401K (160%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$400K (159%) more than average New York Jets salary ($51K)
Equal to average New York Jets Professional Athlete salary ($451K)
$450K NFL's Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$400K (160%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$390K (152%) more than average NFL salary ($60K)
$450K
NFL Professional Athlete
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Equal to average NFL Professional Athlete salary ($450K)
$251K Indianapolis Colts' Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$201K (133%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$217K (152%) more than average Indianapolis Colts salary ($34K)
Equal to average Indianapolis Colts Professional Athlete salary ($251K)
$191K Washington Redskins' Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$141K (117%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$138K (113%) more than average Washington Redskins salary ($53K)
Equal to average Washington Redskins Professional Athlete salary ($191K)
$61K Nike's Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$11K (19%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$20K (39%) more than average Nike salary ($41K)
$61K
Nike Professional Athlete
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Equal to average Nike Professional Athlete salary ($61K)
$60K Arena Football League's Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
+$10K (18%) more than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
+$22K (44%) more than average Arena Football League salary ($38K)
Equal to average Arena Football League Professional Athlete salary ($60K)
$30K Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's Average Professional Athlete Salary (1 salaries)
-$20K (50%) less than national average Professional Athlete salary ($50K)
-$8K (23%) less than average Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim salary ($38K)
Equal to average Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim Professional Athlete salary ($30K)
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