WNBA Salaries

WNBA Salaries

The salaries of WNBA players are significantly lower than those in the NBA—unfairly so, some say. In 2007, WNBA players in their first through fourth season were capped at $42,000, while their male counterpart would earn a minimum of $385,277. Some WNBA players supplement their salaries by playing in overseas leagues during the off-season. Fast Facts:

Rookie minimum salary: $34,500
Average rookie salary: $36,500, plus daily allowance
Veteran (over 3 years with the WNBA) minimum: $50,000,
Maximum salary: $95,000
Team salary cap: $750,000, which teams may exceed by 4%

WNBA Facts:

Founded in 1996
14 teams
Each team plays 34 regular season games
Regular season runs May-August
All star game each July

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TransWorldNews: WNBA Draft Draws Attention to Player Salaries (April 9, 2008)
Houston Chronicle: Labor deal agreed to for WNBA (January 28, 2008)
ESPN.com: Players nearing approval of new labor deal, including flexible salary cap (January 28, 2008)
Wikipedia: WNBA Finance
WomensBasketballOnline.com: WNBA Salary Scale
Seattlepi.com: Salary constraints in WNBA push players overseas (May 17, 2007)

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