This page will provide information about the salary of a WNBA professional. This salary list will show you how much the best players in the league earn. This will also give you information about their seasons and the leagues in which they compete. The WNBA provides this information.
WNBA salary
The salary of WNBA players varies widely. Some players make between 5-8x and 5-7x more than others in other leagues. Others have opted to forgo the WNBA for more lucrative opportunities overseas. Liz Cambage (Australian hoopster) has opted for five seasons of WNBA in order to pursue other lucrative options. She has said, however, that the WNBA remains the "best league in the world."
Players are often compensated based on their performance. League rules set the WNBA salary caps. Most players earn between $47,000 - $52,000 each season. This is much lower than the average salary for a NBA player. Players can also receive bonus payments, but the difference is minimal. This is especially true for younger players.
The highest paid WNBA players earn over $230,000 per season. Diana Taurasi has been named the league's most highly paid player for this season. She is paid $228,094 while Elena Delle Donne earns $228,000.
WNBA's overseas leagues
Many players are attracted to the WNBA's international leagues. Players have luxury travel perks, as well as salaries that are four to five folds more than WNBA wages. However, not all players can afford the extra money. In certain cases, players may have to leave their homeland in order to pursue better opportunities.
Over the past few years, the league has made great strides in improving its financial performance. Its first cash flow-positive team was formed during the 2010 season. In 2011, the league had three profit-making teams, and six in 2013. It was able to sign television contracts with ESPN and sponsorship agreements with Boost Mobile.
One of the most common complaints about WNBA's overseas leagues, is that players don't get their full salaries. This is a problem that WNBA is trying hard to fix. To prevent this, it is trying aggressively to keep players in the U.S. year round. To achieve this, it implemented controversial "prioritization” rules that would force players into a hard choice: whether they wanted to join a league or stay home.
The long season of the WNBA
This season will be the longest yet for the WNBA. The league will play 36 games per team, a record. The 2021 finals was the most-watched series in four years. ESPN's ratings jumped by 24 percent. But the longer schedule will cause conflicts with other international leagues, which were already in existence prior to 1997 when the WNBA began.
Despite the long season, WNBA managed to achieve a few notable feats during the off-season. First, the league secured a record-breaking capital raise, which will help the league make improvements over the long term. Second, the league is now welcoming new corporate partners and a new head coaching team. Becky Hammon was the assistant coach at the San Antonio Spurs for eight seasons and will be taking over the Las Vegas Aces.
The WNBA has made a few changes to its regular season to make it more competitive. The playoff format now features a three-round bracket with the best-of-five teams in the semifinals or finals. Each team will host two rounds. If a series is tied after three rounds, the higher-seeded team will host games one and two, and the lower-seeded team will host games three and four.