2026 Season

WNBA Average Salary

The average WNBA salary in 2026 is $443,257, based on 275 players with active contracts. The median salary is $277,500. Total league payroll across all teams is $121,895,627.

Average Salary

$443,257

Median Salary

$277,500

Highest Salary

$1,400,000

Lowest Salary

$100,000

Average Salary by Contract Type

Designation	Players	Avg Salary	Max Salary
Protected Veteran	72	$836,701	$1,400,000
Signed	203	$303,710	$1,000,000

All Players by Salary

#	Player	Team	Salary	vs Avg
#1	Kelsey Mitchell	Indiana Fever	$1,400,000	+216%
#2	A'ja Wilson	Las Vegas Aces	$1,400,000	+216%
#3	Napheesa Collier	Minnesota Lynx	$1,400,000	+216%
#4	Ezi Magbegor	Seattle Storm	$1,250,000	+182%
#5	Kahleah Copper	Phoenix Mercury	$1,200,000	+171%
#6	Alyssa Thomas	Phoenix Mercury	$1,200,000	+171%
#7	Marina Mabrey	Toronto Tempo	$1,200,000	+171%
#8	Allisha Gray	Atlanta Dream	$1,190,000	+168%
#9	Brittney Griner	Connecticut Sun	$1,190,000	+168%
#10	Alanna Smith	Dallas Wings	$1,190,000	+168%
#11	Arike Ogunbowale	Dallas Wings	$1,190,000	+168%
#12	Gabby Williams	Golden State Valkyries	$1,190,000	+168%
#13	Jackie Young	Las Vegas Aces	$1,190,000	+168%
#14	Kayla McBride	Minnesota Lynx	$1,190,000	+168%
#15	Courtney Williams	Minnesota Lynx	$1,190,000	+168%
#16	Sabrina Ionescu	New York Liberty	$1,190,000	+168%
#17	Breanna Stewart	New York Liberty	$1,190,000	+168%
#18	Jonquel Jones	New York Liberty	$1,190,000	+168%
#19	Bridget Carleton	Portland Fire	$1,190,000	+168%
#20	Brittney Sykes	Toronto Tempo	$1,190,000	+168%
#21	Shakira Austin	Washington Mystics	$1,190,000	+168%
#22	Rhyne Howard	Atlanta Dream	$1,100,000	+148%
#23	Dearica Hamby	Los Angeles Sparks	$1,100,000	+148%
#24	Ariel Atkins	Los Angeles Sparks	$1,085,000	+145%
#25	Brionna Jones	Atlanta Dream	$1,000,000	+126%
#26	Azurá Stevens	Chicago Sky	$1,000,000	+126%
#27	Kennedy Burke	Connecticut Sun	$1,000,000	+126%
#28	Jessica Shepard	Dallas Wings	$1,000,000	+126%
#29	Aliyah Boston	Indiana Fever	$1,000,000	+126%
#30	Chelsea Gray	Las Vegas Aces	$1,000,000	+126%
#31	Temi Fagbenle	Toronto Tempo	$1,000,000	+126%
#32	Kelsey Plum	Los Angeles Sparks	$999,999	+126%
#33	Nneka Ogwumike	Los Angeles Sparks	$950,000	+114%
#34	Veronica Burton	Golden State Valkyries	$925,000	+109%
#35	Skylar Diggins	Chicago Sky	$920,000	+108%
#36	Naz Hillmon	Atlanta Dream	$840,000	+90%
#37	Satou Sabally	New York Liberty	$815,000	+84%
#38	Monique Billings	Indiana Fever	$800,000	+80%
#39	Jewell Loyd	Las Vegas Aces	$800,000	+80%
#40	Lexie Hull	Indiana Fever	$765,000	+73%
#41	Courtney Vandersloot	Chicago Sky	$750,000	+69%
#42	Kayla Thornton	Golden State Valkyries	$750,000	+69%
#43	Natisha Hiedeman	Seattle Storm	$750,000	+69%
#44	Stefanie Dolson	Seattle Storm	$750,000	+69%
#45	Olivia Nelson-Ododa	Connecticut Sun	$735,000	+66%
#46	Sami Whitcomb	Phoenix Mercury	$735,000	+66%
#47	Natasha Howard	Minnesota Lynx	$700,000	+58%
#48	Michaela Onyenwere	Washington Mystics	$700,000	+58%
#49	Sophie Cunningham	Indiana Fever	$665,000	+50%
#50	Jordin Canada	Atlanta Dream	$650,000	+47%
#51	DiJonai Carrington	Chicago Sky	$650,000	+47%
#52	Erica Wheeler	Los Angeles Sparks	$625,000	+41%
#53	Elizabeth Williams	Chicago Sky	$600,000	+35%
#54	Kaila Charles	Golden State Valkyries	$600,000	+35%
#55	Tiffany Hayes	Golden State Valkyries	$600,000	+35%
#56	Diamond Miller	Connecticut Sun	$536,588	+21%
#57	Caitlin Clark	Indiana Fever	$528,846	+19%
#58	Awak Kuier	Dallas Wings	$525,000	+18%
#59	Maddy Siegrist	Dallas Wings	$501,080	+13%
#60	Paige Bueckers	Dallas Wings	$500,000	+13%
#61	Azzi Fudd	Dallas Wings	$500,000	+13%
#62	Janelle Salaün	Golden State Valkyries	$500,000	+13%
#63	Cecilia Zandalasini	Golden State Valkyries	$500,000	+13%
#64	Valériane Ayayi	Phoenix Mercury	$500,000	+13%
#65	DeWanna Bonner	Phoenix Mercury	$500,000	+13%
#66	Megan Gustafson	Portland Fire	$500,000	+13%
#67	Jade Melbourne	Seattle Storm	$500,000	+13%
#68	Cameron Brink	Los Angeles Sparks	$493,851	+11%
#69	Olivia Miles	Minnesota Lynx	$466,913	+5%
#70	Dominique Malonga	Seattle Storm	$466,913	+5%
#71	Kamilla Cardoso	Chicago Sky	$461,171	+4%
#72	Iliana Rupert	Golden State Valkyries	$450,000	+2%
#73	NaLyssa Smith	Las Vegas Aces	$450,000	+2%
#74	Nyara Sabally	Toronto Tempo	$436,957	-1%
#75	Awa Fam	Seattle Storm	$436,016	-2%
#76	Sonia Citron	Washington Mystics	$436,016	-2%
#77	Rickea Jackson	Chicago Sky	$430,654	-3%
#78	Rachel Banham	Chicago Sky	$425,000	-4%
#79	Sug Sutton	Portland Fire	$425,000	-4%
#80	Julie Allemand	Toronto Tempo	$425,000	-4%
#81	Katie Lou Samuelson	Seattle Storm	$420,000	-5%
#82	Lindsay Allen	Dallas Wings	$410,000	-8%
#83	Kiki Iriafen	Washington Mystics	$407,163	-8%
#84	Lauren Betts	Washington Mystics	$407,163	-8%
#85	Jacy Sheldon	Chicago Sky	$402,155	-9%
#86	Tyasha Harris	Indiana Fever	$400,000	-10%
#87	Betnijah Laney-Hamilton	New York Liberty	$400,000	-10%
#88	Isabelle Harrison	Toronto Tempo	$400,000	-10%
#89	Stephanie Talbot	Las Vegas Aces	$392,500	-11%
#90	Gabriela Jaquez	Chicago Sky	$380,219	-14%
#91	Justė Jocytė	Golden State Valkyries	$380,219	-14%
#92	Dana Evans	Las Vegas Aces	$380,000	-14%
#93	Aaliyah Edwards	Connecticut Sun	$375,542	-15%
#94	Kiah Stokes	Golden State Valkyries	$375,000	-15%
#95	Karlie Samuelson	Portland Fire	$360,000	-19%
#96	Kiki Rice	Toronto Tempo	$355,058	-20%
#97	Georgia Amoore	Washington Mystics	$355,058	-20%
#98	Angel Reese	Atlanta Dream	$350,692	-21%
#99	Nia Coffey	Minnesota Lynx	$350,000	-21%
#100	Rebecca Allen	New York Liberty	$350,000	-21%
#101	Jordan Horston	Seattle Storm	$332,278	-25%
#102	Aneesah Morrow	Connecticut Sun	$331,563	-25%
#103	Luisa Geiselsöder	Portland Fire	$325,000	-27%
#104	Dorka Juhasz	Minnesota Lynx	$318,910	-28%
#105	Myisha Hines-Allen	Indiana Fever	$315,000	-29%
#106	Saniya Rivers	Connecticut Sun	$309,622	-30%
#107	Flau'jae Johnson	Seattle Storm	$309,622	-30%
#108	Natasha Mack	Phoenix Mercury	$303,600	-32%
#109	Monique Akoa Makani	Phoenix Mercury	$300,000	-32%
#110	Haley Jones	Portland Fire	$300,000	-32%
#111	Kate Martin	Golden State Valkyries	$293,510	-34%
#112	Leonie Fiebich	New York Liberty	$293,510	-34%
#113	Nika Muhl	Portland Fire	$293,510	-34%
#114	Madina Okot	Atlanta Dream	$289,133	-35%
#115	Hailey Van Lith	Chicago Sky	$289,133	-35%
#116	Leila Lacan	Connecticut Sun	$289,133	-35%
#117	Gianna Kneepkens	Connecticut Sun	$289,133	-35%
#118	Nell Angloma	Connecticut Sun	$289,133	-35%
#119	Aziaha James	Dallas Wings	$289,133	-35%
#120	Raven Johnson	Indiana Fever	$289,133	-35%
#121	Sarah Ashlee Barker	Portland Fire	$289,133	-35%
#122	Carla Leite	Portland Fire	$289,133	-35%
#123	Nyadiew Puoch	Portland Fire	$289,133	-35%
#124	Taina Mair	Seattle Storm	$289,133	-35%
#125	Angela Dugalić	Washington Mystics	$289,133	-35%
#126	Cotie McMahon	Washington Mystics	$289,133	-35%
#127	Te-Hina Paopao	Atlanta Dream	$277,500	-37%
#128	Taylor Thierry	Atlanta Dream	$277,500	-37%
#129	Maite Cazorla	Atlanta Dream	$277,500	-37%
#130	Stephanie Jones	Atlanta Dream	$277,500	-37%
#131	Sika Koné	Atlanta Dream	$277,500	-37%
#132	Maddy Westbeld	Chicago Sky	$277,500	-37%
#133	Shey Peddy	Connecticut Sun	$277,500	-37%
#134	Mamignan Touré	Connecticut Sun	$277,500	-37%
#135	Rayah Marshall	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#136	JJ Quinerly	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#137	Grace Berger	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#138	Alysha Clark	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#139	Dulcy Fankam Mendjiadeu	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#140	Odyssey Sims	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#141	Li Yueru	Dallas Wings	$277,500	-37%
#142	Laeticia Amihere	Golden State Valkyries	$277,500	-37%
#143	Kaitlyn Chen	Golden State Valkyries	$277,500	-37%
#144	Makayla Timpson	Indiana Fever	$277,500	-37%
#145	Damiris Dantas	Indiana Fever	$277,500	-37%
#146	Megan McConnell	Indiana Fever	$277,500	-37%
#147	Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	Indiana Fever	$277,500	-37%
#148	Kierstan Bell	Las Vegas Aces	$277,500	-37%
#149	Chennedy Carter	Las Vegas Aces	$277,500	-37%
#150	Cheyenne Parker-Tyus	Las Vegas Aces	$277,500	-37%
#151	Brianna Turner	Las Vegas Aces	$277,500	-37%
#152	Sania Feagin	Los Angeles Sparks	$277,500	-37%
#153	Rae Burrell	Los Angeles Sparks	$277,500	-37%
#154	Emma Cannon	Los Angeles Sparks	$277,500	-37%
#155	Sevgi Uzun	Los Angeles Sparks	$277,500	-37%
#156	Julie Vanloo	Los Angeles Sparks	$277,500	-37%
#157	Anastasiia Olairi Kosu	Minnesota Lynx	$277,500	-37%
#158	Liatu King	Minnesota Lynx	$277,500	-37%
#159	Jaylyn Sherrod	Minnesota Lynx	$277,500	-37%
#160	Rebekah Gardner	New York Liberty	$277,500	-37%
#161	DiDi Richards	New York Liberty	$277,500	-37%
#162	Han Xu	New York Liberty	$277,500	-37%
#163	Kyara Linskens	Phoenix Mercury	$277,500	-37%
#164	Jaime Nared	Phoenix Mercury	$277,500	-37%
#165	Aisha Sheppard	Phoenix Mercury	$277,500	-37%
#166	Kathryn Westbeld	Phoenix Mercury	$277,500	-37%
#167	Kiana Williams	Phoenix Mercury	$277,500	-37%
#168	Chloe Bibby	Portland Fire	$277,500	-37%
#169	Maya Caldwell	Portland Fire	$277,500	-37%
#170	Emily Engstler	Portland Fire	$277,500	-37%
#171	Jaelyn Brown	Seattle Storm	$277,500	-37%
#172	Lexie Brown	Seattle Storm	$277,500	-37%
#173	Zia Cooke	Seattle Storm	$277,500	-37%
#174	Rennia Davis	Seattle Storm	$277,500	-37%
#175	Mackenzie Holmes	Seattle Storm	$277,500	-37%
#176	Beatrice Mompremier	Seattle Storm	$277,500	-37%
#177	Aaliyah Nye	Toronto Tempo	$277,500	-37%
#178	Lexi Held	Toronto Tempo	$277,500	-37%
#179	Kitija Laksa	Toronto Tempo	$277,500	-37%
#180	Nikolina Milić	Toronto Tempo	$277,500	-37%
#181	Kia Nurse	Toronto Tempo	$277,500	-37%
#182	Kristy Wallace	Toronto Tempo	$277,500	-37%
#183	Lucy Olsen	Washington Mystics	$277,500	-37%
#184	Madison Scott	Washington Mystics	$277,500	-37%
#185	Indya Nivar	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#186	Isobel Borlase	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#187	Bella Fontleroy	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#188	Holly Winterburn	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#189	Laila Phelia	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#190	Paige Robinson	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#191	Sacha Washington	Atlanta Dream	$270,000	-39%
#192	Latasha Lattimore	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#193	Tonie Morgan	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#194	Aicha Coulibaly	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#195	Jordan Hobbs	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#196	Megan Nestor	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#197	Sidney Cooks	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#198	Sydney Taylor	Chicago Sky	$270,000	-39%
#199	Charlisse Leger-Walker	Connecticut Sun	$270,000	-39%
#200	Taylor Bigby	Connecticut Sun	$270,000	-39%
#201	Harmoni Turner	Connecticut Sun	$270,000	-39%
#202	Madison Hayes	Connecticut Sun	$270,000	-39%
#203	Raegan Beers	Connecticut Sun	$270,000	-39%
#204	Zee Spearman	Dallas Wings	$270,000	-39%
#205	Costanza Verona	Dallas Wings	$270,000	-39%
#206	Kyla Oldacre	Dallas Wings	$270,000	-39%
#207	Amy Okonkwo	Dallas Wings	$270,000	-39%
#208	Ashlon Jackson	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#209	Marta Suárez	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#210	Caroline Ducharme	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#211	Cate Reese	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#212	Mariella Fasoula	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#213	Miela Sowah	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#214	Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda	Golden State Valkyries	$270,000	-39%
#215	Jessica Timmons	Indiana Fever	$270,000	-39%
#216	Kayana Traylor	Indiana Fever	$270,000	-39%
#217	Janiah Barker	Las Vegas Aces	$270,000	-39%
#218	Jordan Obi	Las Vegas Aces	$270,000	-39%
#219	Ameilia Hassett	Los Angeles Sparks	$270,000	-39%
#220	Chance Gray	Los Angeles Sparks	$270,000	-39%
#221	Ta'Niya Latson	Los Angeles Sparks	$270,000	-39%
#222	Jihyun Park	Los Angeles Sparks	$270,000	-39%
#223	Lani White	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#224	Aubrey Griffin	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#225	Amaya Battle	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#226	Antonia Delaere	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#227	Eliska Hamzova	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#228	Emma Cechova	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#229	Jade Masogayo	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#230	Ra Shaya Kyle	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#231	Reigan Richardson	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#232	Sakima Walker	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#233	Saylor Poffenbarger	Minnesota Lynx	$270,000	-39%
#234	Alex Fowler	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#235	Ashley Owusu	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#236	Derin Erdogan	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#237	Ny'Ceara Pryor	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#238	Pauline Astier	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#239	Raquel Carrera	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#240	Ugonne Onyiah	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#241	Anneli Maley	New York Liberty	$270,000	-39%
#242	Ashten Prechtel	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#243	Jovana Nogic	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#244	Kara Dunn	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#245	Lauren Jensen	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#246	Lee Seul Kang	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#247	Maggie Doogan	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#248	Morgan Maly	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#249	Noemie Brochant	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#250	Quionche Carter	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#251	Shay Ciezki	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#252	Yarden Garzon	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#253	Jillian Alleyne	Phoenix Mercury	$270,000	-39%
#254	Serah Williams	Portland Fire	$270,000	-39%
#255	Jordan Harrison	Portland Fire	$270,000	-39%
#256	Peyton Williams	Portland Fire	$270,000	-39%
#257	Teja Oblak	Portland Fire	$270,000	-39%
#258	Kamiah Smalls	Portland Fire	$270,000	-39%
#259	Grace VanSlooten	Seattle Storm	$270,000	-39%
#260	Elle Ladine	Seattle Storm	$270,000	-39%
#261	Jalyn Brown	Seattle Storm	$270,000	-39%
#262	Teonni Key	Toronto Tempo	$270,000	-39%
#263	Dara Mabrey	Toronto Tempo	$270,000	-39%
#264	Elizabeth Balogun	Toronto Tempo	$270,000	-39%
#265	Laura Juškaitė	Toronto Tempo	$270,000	-39%
#266	Maddison Rocci	Toronto Tempo	$270,000	-39%
#267	Maria Conde	Toronto Tempo	$270,000	-39%
#268	Cassandre Prosper	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#269	Rori Harmon	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#270	Alex Wilson	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#271	Christeen Iwuala	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#272	Kamaria McDaniel	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#273	Mya Hollingshed	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#274	Nyla Harris	Washington Mystics	$270,000	-39%
#275	Kalani Brown	Phoenix Mercury	$100,000	-77%

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