{"id":13039,"date":"2025-07-21T13:47:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:47:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13039\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:47:09","slug":"what-is-caitlin-clarks-wnba-salary-how-much-do-players-make","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/13039\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Caitlin Clark\u2019s WNBA salary? How much do players make?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Aside from the skills displayed at the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game and events this weekend in Indianapolis, a major focal point created by the various All-Stars was the need for increased compensation for players across the league.<\/p>\n

As a result of the historic rise in the league’s overall popularity during the 2024 season, the players’ union opted out of the current WNBA collective bargaining agreement<\/a> last October with hopes of striking a new deal that provides improved benefits, with increased player compensation being at the forefront of their agenda.<\/p>\n

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In response to the players’ union classifying their Thursday meeting with the league on a new CBA as a “missed opportunity,”<\/a> players wore t-shirts that read “Pay Us What You Owe Us”<\/a> during warmups of the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

With WNBA player salaries a topic of national discussion, what is Caitlin Clark’s contracted compensation?<\/p>\n

What is Caitlin Clark\u2019s salary?\"Jul<\/p>\n

Jul 19, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Team Clark guard Caitlin Clark (22) and Team Collier guard Kelsey Plum (10) before the 2025 WNBA All Star Game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

According to Spotrac<\/a>, Clark’s four-year rookie contract provides her with an average annual salary of $84,514, totaling $338,056 over the length of the agreement.<\/p>\n

Her season-by-season payout is a slightly different story, as Clark was paid $76,535 in 2024 and is scheduled to earn $78,066 during this current season. Clark’s base pay increases to $85,873 in 2026 and concludes at $97,582 in 2027 during a final club option season of her contract.<\/p>\n

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How much do WNBA players make?\"Indiana<\/p>\n

Indiana Fever’s Aliyah Boston (7), Caitlin Clark (22) and Kelsey Mitchell (0) take a phot before the 2025 WNBA All-Star Game on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n

Currently, each WNBA team works with a salary cap of $1,507,100. There is also a required $1,261,440 minimum to spend.<\/p>\n

Per the current operating CBA and Her Hoop Stats<\/a>, the league’s super-maximum is $249,244. The regular maximum contract is $214,466.<\/p>\n

The minimum contract to players with two or less years of service is $66,079 and $78,831 to WNBA players with three or more years of service.<\/p>\n

Who has the largest contract value in the WNBA?\"Jun<\/p>\n

Jun 28, 2025; Arlington, Texas, USA; Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) reacts to being called for a technical foul during the second half against the Washington Mystics at College Park Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

As of July 20, 2025, Dallas Wings’ guard Arike Ogunbowale is the WNBA’s highest-paid player according to her total contract value. The former Notre Dame star is in the final year of her three-year contract that she signed in 2023 that pays her a total of $725,952.<\/p>\n

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The title for largest average annual value in the league belongs to Las Vegas Aces guard Jackie Young, whose AAV clocks in at $252,450 per Spotrac<\/a>.<\/p>\n

When is the deadline for a new WNBA collective bargaining agreement?\"Jul<\/p>\n

Jul 18, 2025; Indianapolis, IN, USA; New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu receives her trophy from WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert for the three-point contest during the 2025 WNBA All Star Skills Challenge at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

While both the players’ union and the league continue to work on finding common ground to finalize a new CBA, the deadline for an agreement is October 31, 2025.<\/p>\n

If the two sides cannot reach a new CBA beforehand, a work stoppage would commence<\/a> and the start of the 2026 WNBA season would be thrust into jeopardy.<\/p>\n

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