All players
2027 Season

NBA Average Salary

The average NBA salary in 2027 is $14,915,029, based on 352 players with active contracts. The median salary is $8,475,000. Total league payroll across all teams is $5,250,090,200.

Average Salary Over Time

League-wide average across reported player contracts

Year-over-year
+9%
2026 → 2027
Average Salary
$14,915,029
Median Salary
$8,475,000
Highest Salary
$62,841,702
Lowest Salary
$268,032

Average Salary by Contract Type

DesignationPlayersAvg SalaryMax Salary
Signed188$18,475,035$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
#53Walker Kessler$31,614,262
#54Dejounte Murray$30,751,504
#55Jarrett Allen$30,240,000
#56Jalen Johnson$30,000,000
#57Jalen Suggs$29,600,000
#58Trey Murphy$29,000,000
#59Jaden McDaniels$28,006,898
#60Myles Turner$27,850,077
#61Jakob Poeltl$27,300,000
#62Keegan Murray$26,068,965
#63Devin Vassell$25,108,696
#64Naz Reid$25,000,000
#65Isaiah Hartenstein$25,000,000
#66Dyson Daniels$25,000,000
#67Josh Giddey$25,000,000
#68Coby White$24,666,667
#69Christian Braun$23,275,863
#70Norman Powell$22,575,000
#71Josh Hart$22,375,280
#72Jabari Smith$21,751,940
#73Shaedon Sharpe$21,696,429
#74Malik Monk$21,582,451
#75PJ Washington$21,398,088
#76Brandon Miller$21,221,290
#77Nicolas Claxton$21,099,720
#78Alex Caruso$20,998,320
#79Ivica Zubac$20,998,320
#80Andrew Nembhard$20,998,320
#81Herb Jones$20,858,300
#82Ayo Dosunmu$20,855,173
#83Kristaps Porzingis$20,000,000
#84Wendell Carter$19,550,160
#85Toumani Camara$19,526,786
#86Aaron Nesmith$19,418,000
#87Bradley Beal$19,383,010
#88Grayson Allen$19,375,000
#89Scoot Henderson$19,182,676
#90Daniel Gafford$18,126,763
#91Patrick Williams$18,000,000
#92Zaccharie Risacher$17,434,636
#93Amen Thompson$17,394,270
#94Santiago Aldama$17,007,043
#95John Collins$17,000,000
#96Onyeka Okongwu$16,880,000
#97Andrew Wiggins$16,510,000
#98Gary Trent Jr$16,400,000
#99Obi Toppin$16,025,000
#100Terance Mann$16,000,000
#101Ausar Thompson$15,854,453
#102Mitchell Robinson$15,796,200
#103Tobias Harris$15,796,200
#104Alex Sarr$15,611,798
#105Bobby Portis$15,597,074
#106Dennis Schroeder$15,514,400
#107AJ Dybantsa$15,485,760
#108Cooper Flagg$15,208,680
#109Tari Eason$15,177,624
#110Nickeil Alexander-Walker$15,161,800
#111Duncan Robinson$15,151,222
#112Julian Champagnie$15,000,000
#113Isaiah Stewart$15,000,000
#114Nikola Jovic$14,904,000
#115Quentin Grimes$14,651,163
#116Jonathan Isaac$14,500,000
#117Robert Williams$14,500,000
#118Anthony Black$14,491,998
#119Damian Lillard$14,104,000
#120Reed Sheppard$14,041,624
#121Rui Hachimura$14,000,000
#122Darryn Peterson$13,855,320
#123Dylan Harper$13,607,760
#124Moses Moody$13,425,925
#125Dorian Finney-Smith$13,335,000
#126Bilal Coulibaly$13,315,007
#127Jarred Vanderbilt$13,285,714
#128Corey Kispert$13,050,000
#129Stephon Castle$12,670,139
#130Mark Williams$12,666,667
#131Neemias Queta$12,500,000
#132Cameron Boozer$12,441,840
#133Sandro Mamukelashvili$12,350,000
#134Jarace Walker$12,276,717
#135VJ Edgecombe$12,219,720
#136Deni Avdija$11,875,000
#137Steven Adams$11,869,566
#138TJ McConnell$11,800,000
#139Sam Hauser$11,651,785
#140Royce O'Neale$11,625,000
#141Collin Gillespie$11,571,429
#142Ron Holland$11,491,183
#143Taylor Hendricks$11,357,175
#144Isaiah Joe$11,323,006
#145Caleb Wilson$11,217,960
#146Kon Knueppel$11,017,560
#147Cason Wallace$10,849,678
#148AJ Green$10,848,215
#149Dereck Lively$10,684,611
#150Gradey Dick$10,575,645
#151Jusuf Nurkic$10,541,667
#152Jordan Hawkins$10,469,414
#153Tidjane Salaun$10,445,632
#154Keaton Wagler$10,158,240
#155Buddy Hield$10,097,560
#156Day'Ron Sharpe$10,000,000
#157Ace Bailey$9,976,560
#158Luke Kornet$9,900,000
#159Keyonte George$9,878,230
#160Sam Merrill$9,839,285
#161Collin Sexton$9,834,000
#162Caleb Martin$9,731,351
#163Ty Jerome$9,659,100
#164Donovan Clingan$9,550,298
#165Moritz Wagner$9,500,000
#166Dean Wade$9,450,000
#167Mikel Brown Jr.$9,226,440
#168Tre Johnson$9,061,680
#169Jaime Jaquez$9,021,541
#170Keon Ellis$9,000,000
#171Max Christie$8,857,143
#172Rob Dillingham$8,763,215
#173Kevin Huerter$8,746,479
#174Brandin Podziemski$8,666,111
#175Quinten Post$8,550,000
#176Zach Collins$8,500,000
#177Kelly Oubre$8,450,000
#178Darius Acuff Jr.$8,422,920
#179Cameron Whitmore$8,368,099
#180Noah Clowney$8,342,451
#181Payton Pritchard$8,303,571
#182Jeremiah Fears$8,271,960
#183Kris Murray$8,265,502
#184Aaron Wiggins$8,168,226
#185Marcus Sasser$8,156,386
#186Zach Edey$8,067,936
#187Tre Mann$8,000,000
#188Tre Jones$8,000,000
#189Ben Sheppard$7,930,389
#190Jaylin Williams$7,774,648
#191Brice Sensabaugh$7,730,095
#192Julian Strawther$7,722,940
#193Kingston Flemings$7,716,120
#194Cody Williams$7,669,890
#195Matas Buzelis$7,584,283
#196Egor Demin$7,578,240
#197Nikola Topic$7,482,209
#198Zeke Nnaji$7,466,667
#199Devin Carter$7,370,896
#200Clint Capela$7,370,000
#201Carlton Carrington$7,257,729
#202Al Horford$7,163,100
#203Kel'el Ware$7,135,992
#204Morez Johnson Jr.$7,093,080
#205Collin Murray-Boyles$6,966,000
#206Jared McCain$6,784,268
#207Brayden Burries$6,738,000
#208Khaman Maluach$6,617,160
#209Dalton Knecht$6,452,859
#210Yaxel Lendeborg$6,401,280
#211Isaiah Jackson$6,400,000
#212Marcus Smart$6,367,200
#213Luke Kennard$6,367,200
#214Jordan Goodwin$6,333,333
#215Anfernee Simons$6,300,000
#216Cedric Coward$6,286,920
#217Tristan da Silva$6,138,466
#218Aday Mara$6,081,480
#219Jaden Hardy$6,000,000
#220Jaxson Hayes$6,000,000
#221Josh Okogie$6,000,000
#222Noa Essengue$5,972,760
#223Khris Middleton$5,870,678
#224Ja'Kobe Walter$5,870,172
#225Nate Ament$5,777,280
#226De'Anthony Melton$5,750,850
#227Precious Achiuwa$5,750,850
#228Ousmane Dieng$5,750,000
#229Spencer Jones$5,750,000
#230Landry Shamet$5,737,500
#231Derik Queen$5,673,840
#232Jaylon Tyson$5,641,500
#233Yves Missi$5,595,827
#234DaRon Holmes$5,547,137
#235AJ Johnson$5,493,393
#236Hannes Steinbach$5,488,560
#237Kyshawn George$5,435,892
#238Carter Bryant$5,390,640
#239Pacome Dadiet$5,373,608
#240Dailyn Swain$5,213,760
#241Thomas Sorber$5,120,400
#242Terrence Shannon Jr.$5,054,159
#243Ryan Dunn$5,025,553
#244Gui Santos$5,000,000
#245Jordan Miller$5,000,000
#246Jordan Walsh$5,000,000
#247Isaiah Collier$4,988,948
#248Bennett Stirtz$4,953,240
#249Baylor Scheierman$4,952,992
#250Hansen Yang$4,864,920
#251Jose Alvarado$4,794,828
#252Ebuka Okorie$4,705,440
#253Joan Beringer$4,621,200
#254Josh Minott$4,500,000
#255Christian Anderson$4,470,000
#256Walter Clayton Jr$4,390,320
#257Allen Graves$4,268,880
#258Nolan Traore$4,193,040
#259Jayden Quaintance$4,097,880
#260DeAndre Jordan$4,070,355
#261LeBron James$4,070,355
#262Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk$4,025,000
#263Kasparas Jakucionis$4,024,440
#264Ryan Rollins$4,000,000
#265Karim Lopez$3,934,320
#266Will Riley$3,864,000
#267Labaron Philon Jr.$3,776,760
#268Drake Powell$3,709,320
#269Mo Bamba$3,700,320
#270Cole Anthony$3,700,000
#271Zuby Ejiofor$3,626,160
#272Asa Newell$3,560,880
#273Cameron Carr$3,481,080
#274Ron Harper Jr$3,465,828
#275Nique Clifford$3,418,800
#276Sergio De Larrea$3,341,280
#277Jaylen Clark$3,333,334
#278Jase Richardson$3,282,000
#279Tarris Reed Jr.$3,230,520
#280Ben Saraf$3,172,920
#281Chris Cenac Jr.$3,137,640
#282Joshua Jefferson$3,118,560
#283Nassir Little$3,107,143
#284Alex Karaban$3,095,640
#285Danny Wolf$3,081,840
#286Koa Peat$3,073,080
#287Hugo Gonzalez$3,062,640
#288Liam McNeeley$3,040,320
#289Yanic Niederhauser$3,018,480
#290Justin Champagnie$3,005,085
#291Vit Krejci$3,005,085
#292Jay Huff$3,005,085
#293Tristan Vukcevic$3,000,000
#294Kyle Filipowski$3,000,000
#295Tarik Biberovic$3,000,000
#296Bryce McGowens$2,934,742
#297Quenton Jackson$2,934,742
#298Dru Smith$2,934,742
#299Ajay Mitchell$2,850,000
#300Scotty Pippen Jr$2,789,215
#301Pete Nance$2,756,912
#302Kobe Sanders$2,753,246
#303Mohamed Diawara$2,753,246
#304Daeqwon Plowden$2,664,401
#305Isaiah Crawford$2,664,401
#306Justin Edwards$2,616,754
#307Cam Spencer$2,616,754
#308Alijah Martin$2,571,895
#309Moussa Cisse$2,571,895
#310Tyrese Proctor$2,525,901
#311Will Richard$2,525,901
#312Adou Thiero$2,525,901
#313Johni Broome$2,525,901
#314Maxime Raynaud$2,525,901
#315Dylan Cardwell$2,525,901
#316Micah Peavy$2,525,901
#317Rasheer Fleming$2,525,901
#318Noah Penda$2,525,901
#319Kam Jones$2,525,901
#320Myron Gardner$2,525,901
#321Sion James$2,525,901
#322Ryan Kalkbrenner$2,525,901
#323Chaz Lanier$2,525,901
#324Tyler Kolek$2,486,995
#325Bronny James$2,486,995
#326Adem Bona$2,486,995
#327Cam Christie$2,486,995
#328Oso Ighodaro$2,486,995
#329Johnny Furphy$2,486,995
#330Jaylen Wells$2,486,995
#331Emanuel Sharp$2,294,370
#332Bogoljub Markovic$2,294,370
#333Henri Veesaar$2,294,370
#334Meleek Thomas$2,294,370
#335Ryan Conwell$2,294,370
#336Bruce Thornton$2,294,370
#337Trevon Brazile$2,294,370
#338Baba Miller$2,294,370
#339Isaiah Evans$2,294,370
#340JaVale McGee$2,208,856
#341Olivier-Maxence Prosper$1,002,360
#342Jonathan Mogbo$716,081
#343Izaiyah Nelson$716,081
#344Adam Flagler$716,081
#345Tamar Bates$716,081
#346Michael Ajayi$716,081
#347Kylan Boswell$716,081
#348Nick Martinelli$716,081
#349Ugonna Onyenso$716,081
#350John Tonje$716,081
#351Vasilije Micic$666,667
#352Didi Louzada$268,032
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