Wnba vs Nba
Kyonne Birdsong
Mr.Peterson
English IV
Febuary 16, 2012
WNBA vs NBA
You would think that athletes playing the same sport would make the same amount of money, right? Wrong. When it comes to male and female basketball, there is no greater incomparision the pay rate for players from the NBA versus those from the WNBA is something that is not fairly recognized NBA players are able to negotiate huge deals and with enough sponsorships they can make millions a year. However, players for the WNBA have their salaries initially capped at $42,000--that's after three years. That's less than what a rookie NBA player makes! But I guess it's only fair since the WNBA doesn't get nearly as many viewers as the NBA. Maybe if it did than women would be paid more. The men of the NBA are among the highest paid employees on the planet, making an average of almost $4 million each for the 2004-05 season, The women of the WNBA, on the other hand, earned on average between $46,000. Discussion on this subject has been brought upon many of numerous times, the equality an issue in men and women’s sports is an ongoing debate.
WNBA Minimum Team Salary Scale
Years of Service 2008 2010 2010 2011 2012 2013
0- 2 $34,500 $35,190 $35,880 $36,570 $37,260 $37,950
3+ $50,000 $51,000 $52,000 $53,000 $54,000 $55,000
Years of Service 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
0 398,762 412,718 427,163 442,114 457,588 473,604 490,180
1 641,748 664,209 687,456 711,517 736,420 762,195 788,872
2 719,373 744,551 770,610 797,581 825,497 854,389 884,293
3 745,248 771,331 798,328 826,269 855,189 885,120 916,100
4 771,123 798,112 826,046 854,957 884,881 915,852 947,907
5 835,810 865,063 895,341 926,678 959,111 992,680 1,027,424
6 900,498 932,015 964,636 998,398 1,033,342 1,069,509 1,106,941
7 965,185 998,967 1,033,930 1,070,118 1,107,572 1,146,337 1,186,459
8 1,029,873 1,065,918 1,103,225 1,141,838 1,181,803 1,223,166 1,265,976
9 1,035,000 1,071,225 1,108,718 1,147,523
Mr.Peterson
English IV
Febuary 16, 2012
WNBA vs NBA
You would think that athletes playing the same sport would make the same amount of money, right? Wrong. When it comes to male and female basketball, there is no greater incomparision the pay rate for players from the NBA versus those from the WNBA is something that is not fairly recognized NBA players are able to negotiate huge deals and with enough sponsorships they can make millions a year. However, players for the WNBA have their salaries initially capped at $42,000--that's after three years. That's less than what a rookie NBA player makes! But I guess it's only fair since the WNBA doesn't get nearly as many viewers as the NBA. Maybe if it did than women would be paid more. The men of the NBA are among the highest paid employees on the planet, making an average of almost $4 million each for the 2004-05 season, The women of the WNBA, on the other hand, earned on average between $46,000. Discussion on this subject has been brought upon many of numerous times, the equality an issue in men and women’s sports is an ongoing debate.
WNBA Minimum Team Salary Scale
Years of Service 2008 2010 2010 2011 2012 2013
0- 2 $34,500 $35,190 $35,880 $36,570 $37,260 $37,950
3+ $50,000 $51,000 $52,000 $53,000 $54,000 $55,000
Years of Service 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12
0 398,762 412,718 427,163 442,114 457,588 473,604 490,180
1 641,748 664,209 687,456 711,517 736,420 762,195 788,872
2 719,373 744,551 770,610 797,581 825,497 854,389 884,293
3 745,248 771,331 798,328 826,269 855,189 885,120 916,100
4 771,123 798,112 826,046 854,957 884,881 915,852 947,907
5 835,810 865,063 895,341 926,678 959,111 992,680 1,027,424
6 900,498 932,015 964,636 998,398 1,033,342 1,069,509 1,106,941
7 965,185 998,967 1,033,930 1,070,118 1,107,572 1,146,337 1,186,459
8 1,029,873 1,065,918 1,103,225 1,141,838 1,181,803 1,223,166 1,265,976
9 1,035,000 1,071,225 1,108,718 1,147,523