Highest Paid Athletes for 2024: Ronaldo, Curry, Fury, Messi, LeBron, Neymar, Usyk, Bensema, Mbappe, Rahm #1-10
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| Nationality | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | ⚽ | Al-Nassr |  |
$215M | $45M | $260M | |
| 2 | Stephen Curry | Golden State Warriors |  |
$53.8M | $100M | $153.8M | ||
| 3 | Tyson Fury | $140M | $7M | $147M | ||||
| 4 | Lionel Messi | ⚽ | Inter Miami |  |
$60M | $75M | $135M | |
| 5 | LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers |  |
$48.2M | $85M | $133.2M | ||
| 6 | Neymar | ⚽ | Santos |  |
$108M | $25M | $133M | |
| 7 | Oleksandr Usyk | $120M | $2M | $122M | ||||
| 8 | Karim Benzema | ⚽ | Al-Ittihad |  |
$108M | $8M | $116M | |
| 9 | Kylian Mbappé | ⚽ | Real Madrid |  |
$85M | $25M | $110M | |
| 10 | Jon Rahm | ️♂️ | $85.8M | $20M | $105.8M | |||
| 11 | Scottie Scheffler | ️♂️ | $76.3M | $28M | $104.3M | |||
| 12 | Dak Prescott | Dallas Cowboys |  |
$86.4M | $14M | $100.4M | ||
| 13 | Giannis Antetokounmpo | Milwaukee Bucks |  |
$47.8M | $50M | $97.8M | ||
| 14 | Kevin Durant | Phoenix Suns |  |
$48.1M | $45M | $93.1M | ||
| 15 | Jared Goff | Detroit Lions |  |
$80.8M | $5M | $85.8M | ||
| 16 | Jordan Love | Green Bay Packers |  |
$79.1M | $2.5M | $81.6M | ||
| 17 | Rory McIlroy | ️♂️ | $34.8M | $45M | $79.8M | |||
| 18 | Max Verstappen | ️ | Red Bull Racing |  |
$70M | $6M | $76M | |
| 19 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs |  |
$46.1M | $27M | $73.1M | ||
| 20 | Canelo Álvarez | $65M | $8M | $73M | ||||
| 21 | Shohei Ohtani | ⚾ | Los Angeles Dodgers |  |
$2.5M | $70M | $72.5M | |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton | ️ | Ferrari |  |
$41.1M | $19M | $60.1M | |
| 23 | Joe Burrow | Cincinnati Bengals |  |
$65.7M | $5M | $70.7M | ||
| 24 | Erling Haaland | ⚽ | Manchester City |  |
$45M | $25M | $70M | |
| 25 | Justin Herbert | Los Angeles Chargers |  |
$56.6M | $11M | $67.6M | ||
| 26 | Damian Lillard | Milwaukee Bucks | |
$47.8M | $18M | $65.8M | ||
| 27 | Kirk Cousins | Atlanta Falcons |  |
$62.5M | $2.5M | $65M | ||
| 27 | Tiger Woods | ️♂️ | $10.1M | $52M | $62.1M | |||
| 29 | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | ⚾ | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
$55.5M | $5.5M | $61M | |
| 30 | Anthony Joshua | $50M | $10M | $60M | ||||
| 31 | Joel Embiid | Philadelphia 76ers |  |
$48.4M | $10M | $58.4M | ||
| 32 | Nikola Jokic | Denver Nuggets |  |
$49.5M | $8M | $57.5M | ||
| 33 | Jimmy Butler | Golden State Warriors | |
$46.9M | $10M | $56.9M | ||
| 34 | Luka Dončić | Los Angeles Lakers |  |
$41.9M | $14M | $55.9M | ||
| 34 | Bradley Beal | Phoenix Suns | |
$48.4M | $7.5M | $55.9M | ||
| 36 | Paul George | Philadelphia 76ers | |
$47.3M | $8.5M | $55.8M | ||
| 36 | Xander Schauffele | ️♂️ | $33.8M | $22M | $55.8M | |||
| 38 | Mohamed Salah | ⚽ | Liverpool |  |
$35M | $20M | $55M | |
| 38 | Vinícius Júnior | ⚽ | Real Madrid | |
$40M | $15M | $55M | |
| 40 | Kawhi Leonard | Los Angeles Clippers |  |
$47.3M | $7.5M | $54.8M | ||
| 41 | Max Scherzer | ⚾ | Toronto Blue Jays |  |
$52M | $2M | $54M | |
| 42 | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander | Oklahoma City Thunder |  |
$34.9M | $18M | $52.9M | ||
| 43 | Jannik Sinner | $25.3M | $27M | $52.3M | ||||
| 44 | Riyad Mahrez | ⚽ | Al-Ahli |  |
$50M | $2M | $52M | |
| 45 | James Harden | Los Angeles Clippers | |
$34.8M | $17M | $51.8M | ||
| 46 | Devin Booker | Phoenix Suns | |
$42.1M | $9M | $51.1M | ||
| 47 | Zion Williamson | New Orleans Pelicans |  |
$35.3M | $15M | $50.3M | ||
| 48 | Kyrie Irving | Dallas Mavericks |  |
$39.8M | $10M | $49.8M | ||
| 49 | Trevor Lawrence | Jacksonville Jaguars |  |
$39M | $10M | $49M | ||
| 50 | Klay Thompson | Dallas Mavericks | |
$30.8M | $18M | $48.8M | ||
| 51 | Jayson Tatum | Boston Celtics |  |
$34.6M | $14M | $48.6M | ||
| 52 | Jake Paul | $38M | $10M | $48M | ||||
| 53 | Trae Young | Atlanta Hawks |  |
$41.7M | $6M | $47.7M | ||
| 54 | Travis Kelce | Kansas City Chiefs | |
$17.4M | $30M | $47.4M | ||
| 54 | Aaron Judge | ⚾ | New York Yankees |  |
$40.4M | $7M | $47.4M | |
| 56 | Aaron Rodgers | New York Jets |  |
$38.2M | $9M | $47.2M | ||
| 57 | Tyrrell Hatton | ️♂️ | $44.1M | $3M | $47.1M | |||
| 57 | Josh Allen | Buffalo Bills |  |
$35.1M | $12M | $47.1M | ||
| 59 | Russell Wilson | Pittsburgh Steelers |  |
$39M | $8M | $47M | ||
| 60 | Anthony Davis | Dallas Mavericks | |
$41.9M | $5M | $46.9M | ||
| 61 | Deshaun Watson | Cleveland Browns |  |
$46M | $750K | $46.8M | ||
| 61 | Anthony Edwards | Minnesota Timberwolves |  |
$26.8M | $20M | $46.8M | ||
| 63 | Tua Tagovailoa | Miami Dolphins |  |
$43.2M | $3.5M | $46.7M | ||
| 64 | Zach LaVine | Sacramento Kings |  |
$41.4M | $5M | $46.4M | ||
| 65 | Jalen Hurts | Philadelphia Eagles |  |
$40.1M | $6M | $46.1M | ||
| 66 | Joaquin Niemann | ️♂️ | $41.9M | $4M | $45.9M | |||
| 67 | Sadio Mané | ⚽ | Al-Nassr | |
$43M | $2.5M | $45.5M | |
| 68 | Justin Jefferson | Minnesota Vikings |  |
$38.3M | $7M | $45.3M | ||
| 69 | Karl-Anthony Towns | New York Knicks |  |
$42.1M | $3M | $45.1M | ||
| 70 | Justin Verlander | ⚾ | San Francisco Giants |  |
$43.3M | $1.2M | $44.5M | |
| 71 | CeeDee Lamb | Dallas Cowboys | |
$39.3M | $5M | $44.3M | ||
| 72 | Rudy Gobert | Minnesota Timberwolves |  |
$42.5M | $1.5M | $44M | ||
| 73 | Brian Burns | New York Giants |  |
$43.5M | $400K | $43.9M | ||
| 74 | Donovan Mitchell | Cleveland Cavaliers |  |
$33.8M | $10M | $43.8M | ||
| 75 | Jaylen Brown | Boston Celtics | |
$42.2M | $1.5M | $43.7M | ||
| 76 | Jose Altuve | ⚾ | Houston Astros |  |
$41.1M | $2.5M | $43.6M | |
| 77 | Ja Morant | Memphis Grizzlies |  |
$35.2M | $8M | $43.2M | ||
| 78 | Collin Morikawa | ️♂️ | $30.1M | $13M | $43.1M | |||
| 79 | Fred VanVleet | Houston Rockets |  |
$41.8M | $750K | $42.6M | ||
| 80 | Kyler Murray | Arizona Cardinals |  |
$38.9M | $3.5M | $42.4M | ||
| 81 | Naoya Inoue | $35M | $7M | $42M | ||||
| 81 | Harry Kane | ⚽ | Bayern Munich |  |
$30M | $12M | $42M | |
| 81 | Pascal Siakam | Indiana Pacers |  |
$40M | $2M | $42M | ||
| 84 | Jrue Holiday | Boston Celtics | |
$36.2M | $5M | $41.2M | ||
| 85 | Ben Simmons | Los Angeles Clippers | |
$39M | $2M | $41M | ||
| 86 | Mike Trout | ⚾ | Los Angeles Angels |  |
$35.5M | $5M | $40.5M | |
| 87 | Carlos Alcaraz | $10.4M | $30M | $40.4M | ||||
| 88 | Jacob deGrom | ⚾ | Texas Rangers |  |
$40M | $300K | $40.3M | |
| 89 | Matthew Stafford | Los Angeles Rams |  |
$36M | $3.5M | $39.5M | ||
| 89 | Kevin De Bruyne | ⚽ | Manchester City | |
$35M | $4.5M | $39.5M | |
| 91 | Jamal Murray | Denver Nuggets | |
$34.9M | $4M | $38.9M | ||
| 92 | CJ McCollum | New Orleans Pelicans | |
$34.7M | $4M | $38.7M | ||
| 93 | De’Aaron Fox | San Antonio Spurs |  |
$33.6M | $5M | $38.6M | ||
| 94 | Corey Seager | ⚾ | Texas Rangers | |
$34.5M | $4M | $38.5M | |
| 95 | Gerrit Cole | ⚾ | New York Yankees | |
$36.4M | $2M | $38.4M | |
| 96 | Anthony Rendon | ⚾ | Los Angeles Angels | |
$38M | $250K | $38.3M | |
| 97 | Bryson DeChambeau | ️♂️ | $33.7M | $4.5M | $38.2M | |||
| 98 | Michael Porter Jr. | Denver Nuggets | |
$34.7M | $3M | $37.7M | ||
| 99 | Baker Mayfield | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |  |
$32.6M | $5M | $37.6M | ||
| 100 | Daniel Jones | Minnesota Vikings | |
$36M | $1.5M | $37.5M |
Highest-Paid Athlete in Each Sport in 2024
| 1 | Cristiano Ronaldo | ⚽ | $215M | $45M | $260M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Stephen Curry | $53.8M | $100M | $153.8M | |
| 3 | Tyson Fury | $140M | $7M | $147M | |
| 10 | Jon Rahm | ️♂️ | $85.8M | $20M | $105.8M |
| 12 | Dak Prescott | $86.4M | $14M | $100.4M | |
| 18 | Max Verstappen | ️ | $70M | $6M | $76M |
| 21 | Shohei Ohtani | ⚾️ | $2.5M | $70M | $72.5M |
| 43 | Jannik Sinner | $25.3M | $27M | $52.3M |
100 Highest-Paid Athletes 2024: Breakdown by Sport
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David Keech is a retired teacher and works as a sportswriter, sports official and as an educational consultant. He has reported on amateur sports since 2011, known as 'KeechDaVoice.' David can be reached at [email protected]
