In 1998 by contract Michel Jordan's salary from the Chicago Bulls was 36 million dollars. There were no incentives performance related clauses regarding this payout. By far no professional US athlete had a salary greater then the 18 million dollars.
Of all sports the New York Yankees have the highest cap salary
the English football league
MLB Baseball.....I'm pretty sure
i think alex rodriguez 250 million
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All I know is that international athletics people, earn around 25k a year, purely from doing their sports, not including sponsors
Based on individual player or athlete contracts, the top 4 sports that pay the highest are Baseball, American Football, F1 racing and Basketball. But some professional boxers and golf players can earn as much or even more, as evidenced by Tiger Woods, as he was cited as the top money earner for last year among all athletes. However, earning based on more than an annual contract do make the figure seem high. In a recent report per player Soccer have moved in to the highest paying areas with Barcelona of Spain paying more that any other club in wages and has passed The Texas Dodgers in their salary outlay
The boxer Floyd Mayweather is the highest paid athlete of all time, with a salary of 105 million dollars a year. The next highest paid athlete is soccer player Christiano Ronaldo. His salary is 80 million dollars a year.
Some of the higher-paid non-athletic sports jobs are TV Broadcasters, sports doctors, trainers and coaches. How much these jobs pay depend on the sport, the team, the location and level of the sport with professional sports having some of the highest paid jobs.
As of 2014, the average salary of an NFL player is forth highest among the big four sports of basketball, baseball, hockey, and football. The average NFL salary is $1.4 million per year.
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Professional basketball with an the NBA boasting an average salary of $5.356 million dollars.