Caitlin Clark’s Shockingly Low WNBA Base Salary Is Revealed
On Monday, the college basketball superstar was selected No. 1 overall in Monday’s WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever
celebratory moment for the star which has now been punctuated by news of a shockingly paltry paycheck.
Clark will be paid a base salary of $338,056 over the next four years, a number which is easily dwarfed by even the one year salaries of her male counterparts.
Victor Wembanyama, the No.1 draft pick in the NBA was set to make $55 million in his first four years, and $12.1 million in his first year alone.
The blatant discrepancy is unfortunately nothing new, as channels like ESPN have never had to pay much to stream women’s basketball.
The charges, they argued, are a matter of policy dispute with the Biden administration’s execution of immigration laws and not ‘high crimes’ as outlined in the constitution.
According to SportsPro Media, the WNBA has an annual broadcast revenue of $60 million, as opposed to the NBA’s $2.7 billion.
Still, the small salary has dismayed those who have followed Clark throughout her season, as she has sold out stadiums and been a tour-de-force on the court.
“Honestly the gap is so jarring,” said co-host Jenna Bush Hager. “We’re talking about equal pay. That ain’t even close.”