Brittney Griner's Return Highlights WNBA Salaries and Creates New Normal.
TL;DR
WNBA players continue to go abroad to supplement their salaries, which remain far below what they can make competing in Europe and elsewhere around the world. The average salary among 151 WNBA athletes was $102,751 in 2022, while the league’s top-paid players are earning the maximum of $234,936. The WNBA faces continued questions about why so many of its top stars go abroad to supplement their salaries and make what experts say they are worth. The league's structure and revenue sharing are part of the reason why. WNBA players get a much smaller share of league revenues compared with their NBA counterparts.
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