All players
2027 Season

NBA Average Salary

The average NBA salary in 2027 is $14,950,023, based on 358 players with active contracts. The median salary is $8,525,000. Total league payroll across all teams is $5,352,108,217.

Average Salary Over Time

League-wide average across reported player contracts

Year-over-year
+9%
2026 → 2027
Average Salary
$14,950,023
Median Salary
$8,525,000
Highest Salary
$62,841,702
Lowest Salary
$268,032

Average Salary by Contract Type

DesignationPlayersAvg SalaryMax Salary
Signed192$18,581,150$62,786,682

All Players by Salary

#PlayerSalary
#1Nikola Jokic$62,841,702
#2Jayson Tatum$62,786,682
#3Anthony Davis$62,786,682
#4Giannis Antetokounmpo$62,786,682
#5Joel Embiid$62,355,258
#6Jaylen Brown$61,672,814
#7Karl-Anthony Towns$61,015,192
#8Devin Booker$61,015,192
#9Donovan Mitchell$60,900,000
#10Shai Gilgeous-Alexander$60,900,000
#11Paul George$56,586,670
#12Luka Doncic$55,116,288
#13Evan Mobley$53,817,156
#14Jamal Murray$53,817,156
#15Cade Cunningham$53,817,156
#16De'Aaron Fox$53,447,364
#17Bam Adebayo$53,447,364
#18Anthony Edwards$52,298,736
#19Pascal Siakam$52,298,736
#20Tyrese Haliburton$52,298,736
#21Jaren Jackson Jr$50,500,000
#22Trae Young$50,478,066
#23Lauri Markkanen$49,824,681
#24Domantas Sabonis$48,608,000
#25Kevin Durant$46,097,561
#26OG Anunoby$45,431,034
#27Darius Garland$44,886,930
#28Zion Williamson$44,886,930
#29Ja Morant$44,886,930
#30Scottie Barnes$44,847,572
#31Franz Wagner$44,847,572
#32Paolo Banchero$44,539,470
#33Chet Holmgren$44,539,470
#34Jalen Williams$44,539,470
#35Tyrese Maxey$43,582,280
#36LaMelo Ball$43,582,280
#37Victor Wembanyama$43,500,000
#38Austin Reaves$42,954,030
#39Kyrie Irving$42,416,562
#40Desmond Bane$42,166,510
#41Brandon Ingram$41,904,762
#42Jalen Brunson$40,535,041
#43Rudy Gobert$38,000,000
#44Alperen Sengun$37,339,450
#45Jrue Holiday$37,200,000
#46Jerami Grant$36,413,790
#47Mikal Bridges$36,160,714
#48Jalen Green$36,000,000
#49Julius Randle$35,802,468
#50Aaron Gordon$34,536,280
#51Derrick White$32,596,000
#52Immanuel Quickley$32,500,000
#53James Harden$32,333,333
#54Walker Kessler$31,614,262
#55Dejounte Murray$30,751,504
#56Jarrett Allen$30,240,000
#57Jalen Johnson$30,000,000
#58Jalen Suggs$29,600,000
#59Trey Murphy$29,000,000
#60Jaden McDaniels$28,006,898
#61Myles Turner$27,850,077
#62Jakob Poeltl$27,300,000
#63Keegan Murray$26,068,965
#64Devin Vassell$25,108,696
#65Naz Reid$25,000,000
#66Isaiah Hartenstein$25,000,000
#67Dyson Daniels$25,000,000
#68Josh Giddey$25,000,000
#69Coby White$24,666,667
#70Christian Braun$23,275,863
#71Norman Powell$22,575,000
#72Dillon Brooks$22,530,864
#73Josh Hart$22,375,280
#74Jabari Smith$21,751,940
#75Shaedon Sharpe$21,696,429
#76Malik Monk$21,582,451
#77PJ Washington$21,398,088
#78Brandon Miller$21,221,290
#79Peyton Watson$21,214,286
#80Nicolas Claxton$21,099,720
#81Alex Caruso$20,998,320
#82Ivica Zubac$20,998,320
#83Andrew Nembhard$20,998,320
#84Herb Jones$20,858,300
#85Ayo Dosunmu$20,855,173
#86Kristaps Porzingis$20,000,000
#87Wendell Carter$19,550,160
#88Toumani Camara$19,526,786
#89Aaron Nesmith$19,418,000
#90Bradley Beal$19,383,010
#91Grayson Allen$19,375,000
#92Scoot Henderson$19,182,676
#93Naji Marshall$18,195,600
#94Daniel Gafford$18,126,763
#95Patrick Williams$18,000,000
#96Zaccharie Risacher$17,434,636
#97Amen Thompson$17,394,270
#98Santiago Aldama$17,007,043
#99John Collins$17,000,000
#100Onyeka Okongwu$16,880,000
#101Andrew Wiggins$16,510,000
#102Gary Trent Jr$16,400,000
#103Obi Toppin$16,025,000
#104Terance Mann$16,000,000
#105Ausar Thompson$15,854,453
#106Mitchell Robinson$15,796,200
#107Tobias Harris$15,796,200
#108Alex Sarr$15,611,798
#109Bobby Portis$15,597,074
#110Dennis Schroeder$15,514,400
#111AJ Dybantsa$15,485,760
#112Cooper Flagg$15,208,680
#113Tari Eason$15,177,624
#114Nickeil Alexander-Walker$15,161,800
#115Duncan Robinson$15,151,222
#116Julian Champagnie$15,000,000
#117Isaiah Stewart$15,000,000
#118Nikola Jovic$14,904,000
#119Quentin Grimes$14,651,163
#120Jonathan Isaac$14,500,000
#121Robert Williams$14,500,000
#122Anthony Black$14,491,998
#123Damian Lillard$14,104,000
#124Reed Sheppard$14,041,624
#125Rui Hachimura$14,000,000
#126Darryn Peterson$13,855,320
#127Dylan Harper$13,607,760
#128Moses Moody$13,425,925
#129Dorian Finney-Smith$13,335,000
#130Bilal Coulibaly$13,315,007
#131Jarred Vanderbilt$13,285,714
#132Corey Kispert$13,050,000
#133Stephon Castle$12,670,139
#134Mark Williams$12,666,667
#135Neemias Queta$12,500,000
#136Cameron Boozer$12,441,840
#137Sandro Mamukelashvili$12,350,000
#138Jarace Walker$12,276,717
#139VJ Edgecombe$12,219,720
#140Deni Avdija$11,875,000
#141Steven Adams$11,869,566
#142TJ McConnell$11,800,000
#143Sam Hauser$11,651,785
#144Royce O'Neale$11,625,000
#145Collin Gillespie$11,571,429
#146Ron Holland$11,491,183
#147Taylor Hendricks$11,357,175
#148Isaiah Joe$11,323,006
#149Caleb Wilson$11,217,960
#150Kon Knueppel$11,017,560
#151Cason Wallace$10,849,678
#152AJ Green$10,848,215
#153Dereck Lively$10,684,611
#154Gradey Dick$10,575,645
#155Jusuf Nurkic$10,541,667
#156Jordan Hawkins$10,469,414
#157Tidjane Salaun$10,445,632
#158Keaton Wagler$10,158,240
#159Buddy Hield$10,097,560
#160Day'Ron Sharpe$10,000,000
#161Ace Bailey$9,976,560
#162Luke Kornet$9,900,000
#163Keyonte George$9,878,230
#164Sam Merrill$9,839,285
#165Collin Sexton$9,834,000
#166Caleb Martin$9,731,351
#167Ty Jerome$9,659,100
#168Donovan Clingan$9,550,298
#169Dean Wade$9,450,000
#170Moritz Wagner$9,450,000
#171Mikel Brown Jr.$9,226,440
#172Tre Johnson$9,061,680
#173Jaime Jaquez$9,021,541
#174Keon Ellis$9,000,000
#175Max Christie$8,857,143
#176Rob Dillingham$8,763,215
#177Kevin Huerter$8,746,479
#178Brandin Podziemski$8,666,111
#179Quinten Post$8,550,000
#180Zach Collins$8,500,000
#181Kelly Oubre$8,450,000
#182Darius Acuff Jr.$8,422,920
#183Cameron Whitmore$8,368,099
#184Noah Clowney$8,342,451
#185Payton Pritchard$8,303,571
#186Jeremiah Fears$8,271,960
#187Kris Murray$8,265,502
#188Aaron Wiggins$8,168,226
#189Marcus Sasser$8,156,386
#190Zach Edey$8,067,936
#191Tre Mann$8,000,000
#192Tre Jones$8,000,000
#193Ben Sheppard$7,930,389
#194Jaylin Williams$7,774,648
#195Brice Sensabaugh$7,730,095
#196Julian Strawther$7,722,940
#197Kingston Flemings$7,716,120
#198Cody Williams$7,669,890
#199Matas Buzelis$7,584,283
#200Egor Demin$7,578,240
#201Nikola Topic$7,482,209
#202Zeke Nnaji$7,466,667
#203Devin Carter$7,370,896
#204Clint Capela$7,370,000
#205Carlton Carrington$7,257,729
#206Al Horford$7,163,100
#207Kel'el Ware$7,135,992
#208Morez Johnson Jr.$7,093,080
#209Collin Murray-Boyles$6,966,000
#210Jared McCain$6,784,268
#211Brayden Burries$6,738,000
#212Khaman Maluach$6,617,160
#213Klay Thompson$6,461,503
#214Dalton Knecht$6,452,859
#215Yaxel Lendeborg$6,401,280
#216Isaiah Jackson$6,400,000
#217De'Anthony Melton$6,367,200
#218Marcus Smart$6,367,200
#219Luke Kennard$6,367,200
#220Jordan Goodwin$6,333,333
#221Anfernee Simons$6,300,000
#222Cedric Coward$6,286,920
#223Tristan da Silva$6,138,466
#224Aday Mara$6,081,480
#225Jaden Hardy$6,000,000
#226Jaxson Hayes$6,000,000
#227Josh Okogie$6,000,000
#228Noa Essengue$5,972,760
#229Khris Middleton$5,870,678
#230Ja'Kobe Walter$5,870,172
#231Nate Ament$5,777,280
#232Precious Achiuwa$5,750,850
#233Ousmane Dieng$5,750,000
#234Spencer Jones$5,750,000
#235Landry Shamet$5,737,500
#236Derik Queen$5,673,840
#237Jaylon Tyson$5,641,500
#238Yves Missi$5,595,827
#239DaRon Holmes$5,547,137
#240AJ Johnson$5,493,393
#241Hannes Steinbach$5,488,560
#242Kyshawn George$5,435,892
#243Carter Bryant$5,390,640
#244Pacome Dadiet$5,373,608
#245Dailyn Swain$5,213,760
#246Thomas Sorber$5,120,400
#247Terrence Shannon Jr.$5,054,159
#248Ryan Dunn$5,025,553
#249Gui Santos$5,000,000
#250Jordan Miller$5,000,000
#251Jordan Walsh$5,000,000
#252Isaiah Collier$4,988,948
#253Bennett Stirtz$4,953,240
#254Baylor Scheierman$4,952,992
#255Hansen Yang$4,864,920
#256Jose Alvarado$4,794,828
#257Ebuka Okorie$4,705,440
#258Joan Beringer$4,621,200
#259Josh Minott$4,500,000
#260Christian Anderson$4,470,000
#261Walter Clayton Jr$4,390,320
#262Allen Graves$4,268,880
#263Nolan Traore$4,193,040
#264Jayden Quaintance$4,097,880
#265DeAndre Jordan$4,070,355
#266LeBron James$4,070,355
#267Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk$4,025,000
#268Kasparas Jakucionis$4,024,440
#269Ryan Rollins$4,000,000
#270Karim Lopez$3,934,320
#271Will Riley$3,864,000
#272Labaron Philon Jr.$3,776,760
#273Drake Powell$3,709,320
#274Mo Bamba$3,700,320
#275Cole Anthony$3,700,000
#276Zuby Ejiofor$3,626,160
#277Asa Newell$3,560,880
#278Cameron Carr$3,481,080
#279Ron Harper Jr$3,465,828
#280Nique Clifford$3,418,800
#281Sergio De Larrea$3,341,280
#282Jaylen Clark$3,333,334
#283Jase Richardson$3,282,000
#284Tarris Reed Jr.$3,230,520
#285Ben Saraf$3,172,920
#286Chris Cenac Jr.$3,137,640
#287Joshua Jefferson$3,118,560
#288Nassir Little$3,107,143
#289Alex Karaban$3,095,640
#290Danny Wolf$3,081,840
#291Koa Peat$3,073,080
#292Hugo Gonzalez$3,062,640
#293Liam McNeeley$3,040,320
#294Yanic Niederhauser$3,018,480
#295Justin Champagnie$3,005,085
#296Vit Krejci$3,005,085
#297Jay Huff$3,005,085
#298Tristan Vukcevic$3,000,000
#299Kyle Filipowski$3,000,000
#300Tarik Biberovic$3,000,000
#301Bryce McGowens$2,934,742
#302Quenton Jackson$2,934,742
#303Dru Smith$2,934,742
#304Ajay Mitchell$2,850,000
#305Scotty Pippen Jr$2,789,215
#306Pete Nance$2,756,912
#307Kobe Sanders$2,753,246
#308Mohamed Diawara$2,753,246
#309Daeqwon Plowden$2,664,401
#310Isaiah Crawford$2,664,401
#311Justin Edwards$2,616,754
#312Cam Spencer$2,616,754
#313Alijah Martin$2,571,895
#314Moussa Cisse$2,571,895
#315Tyrese Proctor$2,525,901
#316Will Richard$2,525,901
#317Adou Thiero$2,525,901
#318Johni Broome$2,525,901
#319Maxime Raynaud$2,525,901
#320Dylan Cardwell$2,525,901
#321Micah Peavy$2,525,901
#322Rasheer Fleming$2,525,901
#323Noah Penda$2,525,901
#324Kam Jones$2,525,901
#325Myron Gardner$2,525,901
#326Sion James$2,525,901
#327Ryan Kalkbrenner$2,525,901
#328Chaz Lanier$2,525,901
#329Tyler Kolek$2,486,995
#330Bronny James$2,486,995
#331Adem Bona$2,486,995
#332Cam Christie$2,486,995
#333Oso Ighodaro$2,486,995
#334Johnny Furphy$2,486,995
#335Jaylen Wells$2,486,995
#336Emanuel Sharp$2,294,370
#337Bogoljub Markovic$2,294,370
#338Henri Veesaar$2,294,370
#339Meleek Thomas$2,294,370
#340Ryan Conwell$2,294,370
#341Bruce Thornton$2,294,370
#342Trevon Brazile$2,294,370
#343Baba Miller$2,294,370
#344Isaiah Evans$2,294,370
#345JaVale McGee$2,208,856
#346Olivier-Maxence Prosper$1,002,360
#347Sean Pedulla$716,081
#348Jonathan Mogbo$716,081
#349Izaiyah Nelson$716,081
#350Adam Flagler$716,081
#351Tamar Bates$716,081
#352Michael Ajayi$716,081
#353Kylan Boswell$716,081
#354Nick Martinelli$716,081
#355Ugonna Onyenso$716,081
#356John Tonje$716,081
#357Vasilije Micic$666,667
#358Didi Louzada$268,032
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