Sports stars make a fortune. We all know that. But have you ever watched your favorite players and wondered just how long it would take them to earn your salary?
Well, the folks over at TheGameDay.com built a calculator that reveals just how long it takes the top-earning U.S. athletes to make an average American salary (that’s $52,380 in case you didn’t have the number memorized). The calculator also tells you just how long it would take you to make what these top athletes do.
So, if you want to regret not spending more time practicing those free throws in middle school, keep on reading. Here’s how long it takes the 10 highest earners to make an average American salary (hint: it’s not long):
1. Aaron Rodgers
Average annual salary: $50.27 million
Sports league: NFL
How long to earn average US salary: 9 hours
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2. Deshaun Watson
Average annual salary: $46 million
Sports league: NFL
How long to earn average US salary: 10 hours
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3. Giannis Antetokounmpo
Average annual salary: $45.64 million
Sports league: NBA
How long to earn average US salary: 10 hours
4. Patrick Mahomes
Average annual salary: $45 million
Sports league: NFL
How long to earn average US salary: 10 hours
5. Paul George
Average annual salary: $44.066 million
Sports league: NBA
How long to earn average US salary: 10 hours
6. Damian Lillard
Average annual salary: $44.066 million
Sports league: NBA
How long to earn average US salary: 10 hours
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7. Kawhi Leonard
Average annual salary: $44.066 million
Sports league: NBA
How long to earn average US salary: 10 hours
8. Max Scherzer
Average annual salary: $43.33 million
Sports league: MLB
How long to earn average US salary: 11 hours
9. Josh Allen
Average annual salary: $43.005 million
Sports league: NFL
How long to earn average US salary: 11 hours
10. LeBron James
Average annual salary: $42,827,766
Sports league: NBA
How long to earn average US salary: 11 hours
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Methodology
Data looks at the salaries of the top 10 biggest athletes in the NFL, NBA, MLB & NHL. From this, data shows how much they earn per month right down to how much they earn per second. We then compared this to the average U.S. salary and looked into how much it would take for an athlete to earn the average salary ($52,380) Brocken down into the number of hours, minutes, and seconds. To paint a picture of how much athletes earn we looked into how many Lamborghini Huracan (cost: $200,00) an athlete could buy based on their annual salary.
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