Rookie salary in the WNBA 2020-2027, by pick position
For the 2024 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), the base salary of the top four rookie picks was set at close to 77 thousand U.S. dollars. For rookies drafted in 2024, this figure was to rise to nearly 86 thousand U.S. dollars by 2026 and, in the case of the contract being extended, 97.58 thousand U.S. dollars by 2027. During the 2024 WNBA draft, college basketball superstar Caitlin Clark was the No.1 rookie pick.
Player salaries in the WNBA are determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA), which is negotiated between the league and the players union, known officially as the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA). The last CBA was concluded in January 2020 and set the league's salary structure for seasons through to 2027.