{"id":583205,"date":"2026-04-05T05:44:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:44:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/583205\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T05:44:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T05:44:09","slug":"7-biggest-wnba-pay-increases-revealed-new-salaries-post-cba-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/583205\/","title":{"rendered":"7 biggest WNBA pay increases revealed, new salaries post-CBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/category\/wnba\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WNBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;WNBA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">WNBA<\/a> CBA is giving players huge pay bumps heading into the 2026 season, but how much are their salaries increasing?<\/p>\n<p>Women\u2019s basketball is at an all-time high in popularity as Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and others prepare for a return to the court in the coming weeks. Meanwhile, top WNBA players are now getting a massive salary boost going into the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/portland-fire-roster-2026-wnba-expansion-draft-results\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Portland Fire roster, 2026 WNBA expansion draft results;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Portland Fire roster, 2026 WNBA expansion draft results&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Portland Fire roster, 2026 WNBA expansion draft results<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/wnba\/rankings\/player\/_\/year\/2026\/sort\/cash_total\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According to Spotrac;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According to Spotrac&quot;}\" class=\"link \">According to Spotrac<\/a>, many women\u2019s basketball stars are earning major pay bumps after the latest CBA went through. Some players are seeing increases in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, including Clark, Paige Bueckers and more.<\/p>\n<p>Notable Projected WNBA Salary Increases per the new CBA<\/p>\n<p>Aliyah Boston: $94k -&gt; $574k<br \/>Caitlin Clark: $85k -&gt; $528k<br \/>Paige Bueckers: $80k -&gt; $500k<br \/>Cameron Brink: $85k -&gt; $493k<br \/>Sonia Citron: $80k -&gt; $436k<br \/>Angel Reese: $75k -&gt; $350k<\/p>\n<p>More: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CUiJdeDw7l\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:https:\/\/t.co\/CUiJdeDw7l;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;https&quot;}\" class=\"link \">https:\/\/t.co\/CUiJdeDw7l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spotrac (@spotrac) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spotrac\/status\/2040525996680462577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:April 4, 2026;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;April 4, 2026&quot;}\" class=\"link \">April 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Last season, Indiana Fever star Kelsey Mitchell was the top-paid player in the league with a $269,000 salary. However, only 26 WNBA players earned yearly payments of $200,000 or greater in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Players are now getting a justified increase given the league\u2019s popularity, which includes 13 superstars earning upwards of $400,000 annually. Aliyah Boston, Diamond Miller and Clark secure the three-largest pay bumps in the league by receiving over half a million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Biggest WNBA pay increases in 2026<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 WNBA season tips off May 8 as the league continues to grow with 15 teams set to compete. The Portland Fire and Toronto Tempo both enter the WNBA as the league\u2019s expansion efforts come to fruition.<\/p>\n<p>MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebiglead.com\/new-connecticut-sun-owner-reveals-stunning-plans-wnba-team\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New Connecticut Sun owner reveals stunning plans for WNBA team;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;New Connecticut Sun owner reveals stunning plans for WNBA team&quot;}\" class=\"link \">New Connecticut Sun owner reveals stunning plans for WNBA team<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, more eyeballs are being drawn to the WNBA based on the massive success of Unrivaled. The women\u2019s three-on-three league features many of the same players that WNBA fans are used to watching.<\/p>\n<p>However, the fast-paced tempo of games gives more recognition to the stars when the WNBA isn\u2019t in-season.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"755\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/4100e822e207366147efb2ab1c31a828.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Below are some of the biggest names in the league and their new salaries for the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Notable WNBA stars\u2019 new contracts<\/p>\n<p>Aliyah Boston: $94,000 -&gt; $574,000<\/p>\n<p>Caitlin Clark: $85,000 -&gt; $528,000<\/p>\n<p>Paige Bueckers: $80,000 -&gt; $500,000<\/p>\n<p>Cameron Brink: $85,000 -&gt; $493,000<\/p>\n<p>Sonia Citron: $80,000 -&gt; $436,000<\/p>\n<p>Angel Reese: $75,000 -&gt; $350,000<\/p>\n<p>Diamond Miller: $83,000 -&gt;$536,000<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The new WNBA CBA is giving players huge pay bumps heading into the 2026 season, but how much&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":583206,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[629],"tags":[4655,724,49,735,12189,48,4233,3458,24532,2803,4650,4658,104252,4649,82,45963,630,11043,35520],"class_list":{"0":"post-583205","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wnba","8":"tag-aliyah-boston","9":"tag-angel-reese","10":"tag-ca","11":"tag-caitlin-clark","12":"tag-cameron-brink","13":"tag-canada","14":"tag-cba","15":"tag-connecticut-sun","16":"tag-diamond-miller","17":"tag-indiana-fever","18":"tag-kelsey-mitchell","19":"tag-paige-bueckers","20":"tag-portland-fire","21":"tag-sonia-citron","22":"tag-sports","23":"tag-toronto-tempo","24":"tag-wnba","25":"tag-wnba-players","26":"tag-wnba-salary"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583205","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=583205"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/583205\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/583206"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=583205"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=583205"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=583205"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}