
WNBA’s Next-Gen CBA Signals Big Pay, Growth and Benefit Upgrades
After more than a year of negotiations, the WNBA and the WNBPA signed a seven-year CBA described as transformational, delivering a major pay overhaul (salary cap to $7 million; max salaries rising to over $2.4 million; average around $583k), a new revenue-sharing model tied to league growth (roughly 20% of revenue), housing guarantees for 2026–28 with later limits for higher earners, two extra developmental roster spots, potential schedule growth to up to 50–52 games, upgraded travel and facilities, and boosted player bonuses, signaling a new financial era for the league as it heads toward the 2026 season.













