Current:Home > MarketsCaitlin Clark WNBA salary, contract terms: How much will she earn as No. 1 pick? -ProfitQuest Academy
Caitlin Clark WNBA salary, contract terms: How much will she earn as No. 1 pick?
View
Date:2025-04-14 16:54:19
It's official: Former Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark is off to the WNBA, as the NCAA's all-time scoring leader was selected No. 1 overall by the Indiana Fever in Monday's WNBA draft.
Clark, the game's brightest star, already was reportedly among the top earners in all of college sports with various NIL deals. She will still make lots of money on her sponsorships as she joins the WNBA. Her sponsorships include State Farm, Gatorade, Nike, Xfinity, H&R Block, and Panini America among others. Clark also already has a regional sponsor in the Indianapolis area. She signed a deal with Gainbridge, an insurance and annuity company.
Clark's season ended with a national championship loss for the second consecutive season, when the Hawkeyes fell to undefeated South Carolina on April 7. Just eight days later, Clark is a professional. The first four selected players of the WNBA draft earn the same contract, so Clark, Cameron Brink, Kamilla Cardoso and Rickea Jackson — who rounded out the top four picks — will each make the same amount of money next season.
MORE:WNBA commissioner sidesteps question on All-Star Game in Arizona - an anti-abortion state
MORE:How Angel Reese will fit in with the Chicago Sky. It all starts with rebounding
Here's Clark's contract, according to the value of the pick set by the WNBA:
Caitlin Clark contract details
Caitlin Clark will receive a four-year contract worth a total of $338,056, according to the WNBA's CBA.
The first four picks of the WNBA draft are each slotted at the same value, meaning Clark, Brink, Cardoso and Jackson will each receive the same amount of money. Here's the year-by-year breakdown of Clark's contract (it has not been announced if she has signed):
- 2024: $76,535
- 2025: $78,066
- 2026: $85,873
- 2027 (fourth-year option): $97,582
Contributing: Chloe Peterson, Indianapolis Star
veryGood! (3)
Related
- The Daily Money: Spending more on holiday travel?
- 3 dead, 15 injured in crash between charter bus with high schoolers and semi-truck in Ohio
- Two Big Ten playoff teams? Daniels for Heisman? College football Week 11 overreactions
- New York City Mayor ducks questions on FBI investigation, but pledges to cooperate with inquiry
- Paula Abdul settles lawsuit with former 'So You Think You Can Dance' co
- Will there be a ManningCast tonight during Broncos-Bills Monday Night Football game?
- Las Vegas teen dies after being attacked by mob near high school, father says
- Why do nurses suffer from burnout? Forced overtime, understaffing and workplace violence.
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- Friends' Courteney Cox Shares Touching Memory of Matthew Perry After His Death
Ranking
- DoorDash steps up driver ID checks after traffic safety complaints
- New 'NCIS: Sydney' takes classic show down under: Creator teases release date, cast, more
- Watch Chris Pine Defend His Iconic Short Shorts—With a Reference to This Friends Star
- University of Minnesota issues safety alert after man kidnapped, robbed at gunpoint
- Scoot flight from Singapore to Wuhan turns back after 'technical issue' detected
- More than 20 toddlers sickened by lead linked to tainted applesauce pouches, CDC says
- House blocks Alejandro Mayorkas impeachment resolution
- You're First in Line to Revisit King Charles III's Road to the Throne
Recommendation
Hackers hit Rhode Island benefits system in major cyberattack. Personal data could be released soon
Will there be a ManningCast tonight during Broncos-Bills Monday Night Football game?
Leonardo DiCaprio Raps for A-List Guests at Star-Studded 49th Birthday Party
The legendary designer of the DeLorean has something to say about Tesla's Cybertruck
Charges tied to China weigh on GM in Q4, but profit and revenue top expectations
The legendary designer of the DeLorean has something to say about Tesla's Cybertruck
Hamas' tunnels: Piercing a battleground beneath Gaza
Drake announces new It's All a Blur 2024 concert tour with J. Cole: Tickets, dates, more