That $5,000 reward for Rookie of the Year is notable because the 2019 NWSL Rookie of the Year, Bethany Balcer, received a $50 Chipotle gift card and that was it. The new CBA outlines minimum bonuses for specific awards ranging from winning the NWSL Championship to being named to the Best XI. Soon after the CBA was announced, 2021 NWSL Rookie of the Year Trinity Rodman signed the richest contract in league history, a four-year deal with $1.1 million (about $275,000 per year).Įmbed from Getty Images NWSL Salaries - Bonuses Finally, an NWSL club can legitimately afford to sign a Sam Kerr, with clubs capable of spending up to $575,000 on a player, though that would limit the ability for other players on the team to be paid more than $75,000. The new CBA sees the salary cap nearly doubled to $1.1 million in 2022, with $500,000 in allocation money. NWSL clubs can use allocation money to pay one or more players above the maximum or for transfer fees. By 2021, the NWSL salary cap was $682,500, not including the $400,000 in allocation money permitted. The 2020 season was the first to allow allocation spending. At the time, the most an NWSL club could pay a player was $350,000, having just approved $300,000 in allocation spending per club on top of $50,000 maximum salaries. In 2019, one of the world’s best players, Sam Kerr, left the league to sign with Chelsea, which was able to pay her a reported $410,000 per year. With allocation money, the max a player could receive is $575,000.Īdditionally, national team players receive money from their federations for appearances in international matches, allowing the top players in each country to supplement their income. The maximum salary in 2022 is $75,000, not including Allocation Money (more on that below). The average total compensation was raised to $54,000, which is significant considering the maximum salary in 2020 was $50,000 (not including players paid by the USWNT or Canadian national team). For those making north of $99,000, that increase was just $1,000. For players making the previous minimum of $22,000, that increase was $13,000. NWSL salaries have increased across the board, both to ensure they all were above the $35,000 minimum and to give all players a raise. The NWSL minimum salaries will increase by four percent each season moving forward. Maximum NWSL Salaries (Before Allocation Money) That all changed with the new CBA, which guaranteed a salary of $35,000 for all players. Many players were forced to take second or third jobs to survive. About a third of players made the minimum in 2021, with 75 percent making under a living wage. Minimum salaries were miniscule, below $13,000 in many cases even as late as 2005. The NWSL has been similar.īefore the CBA was agreed to, NWSL minimum salaries were $22,000, $10,000 below what is considered a living wage. In the early days of MLS, not all players made a living wage. A post shared by The18 Salaries - What Do Women’s Soccer Players Make?

Hot women soccer players