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2026 Season

Highest Paid WNBA Players

The 2026 WNBA season features 275 players with active contracts. The highest paid player earns $1,400,000, while the league average salary is $443,257. Salaries sourced from Her Hoop Stats.

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