[pc4th]

NBA: $4,900,000
MLB: $2,866,544
NHL: $1,460,000 (used to be $1,830,000)
NFL: $1,250,000
EPL: $1,162,720
MLS*: $90,000????
AFL: $85,000
WNBA: $55,000

http://sport.independent.co.uk/footb...icle357006.ece

What The Independent's survey revealed

AVERAGE BASIC WAGE

Premiership £676,000

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slu...v=ap&type=lgns

This year's record $2,866,544 average was up 8.9 percent from last year's figure of $2,632,655.

http://www.answers.com/topic/salary-cap

Average NBA salary is $4.9 million (U.S.), the highest of any major North American sports league.

http://www.dailypennsylvanian.com/vn.../425a1fefa4572

With the average NFL career at only three and a half years, and the average salary at $1.25 million, a pro football career is often not enough to provide

http://proicehockey.about.com/od/col...l_salaries.htm

In November, 2005, the Hockey News calculated the average NHL salary at $1.46 million for the 2005-06 season. That represents a drop of about $370,000 from 2003-04.

In 2003-04, the average NHL salary was $1.83 million.

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacrament...06/story7.html

The average for the WNBA is around $50000

It is reported that it is around $55,000 now.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1143...rts_primary_hs

Happily the AFL, which now boasts an average salary of $85,000, has opened up new opportunities for athletes.

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showt...t=90001&page=3

2004 Season number. Can't find any other.
With the new contract for Eddie Johnson, Landon Donovan, Garcia, Palencia, I think the average went up a bit after 2 seasons. If it is 10k increase, then the average is $90,000 for MLS. However, MLS expanded the roster to 28 players. That will have a negative impact on the average salary.

Originally Posted by kpcthrill

Just for the record (including Adu with DC);

(# players) total salary - avg salary - median salary

League (165 players) $13,342,158 - $80,862 - $52,250
Chicago(17) $1,329,273 - $78,193 - $33,075
Colorado(18) $1,648,250 - $91,569 - $46,463
Columbus(14) $1,394,994 - $99,642 - $72,150
Dallas(15) $741,515 - $49,434 - $44,550
D.C.(21) $2,075,067 - $98,813 - $80,000
Kansas City(14) $1,467,282 - $104,806 - $72,782
L.A.(15) $1,039,241 - $69,283 - $51,975
NY/NJ(15) $1,022,900 - $68,193 - $30,000
New England(14) $1,287,221 - $91,944 - $63,358
San Jose(18) $1,207,415 - $67,079 - $43,500

This is based on the first column or salaries

[silver bullet]

Originally Posted by pc4th

NBA: $4,900,000

Any idea what the median salary is?

[pc4th]

Originally Posted by silver bullet

Any idea what the median salary is?

about half of that, give or take.
So around $2.5 mil a year.

[pc4th]

http://sport.independent.co.uk/footb...icle357006.ece

The average basic salary of a footballer in the English Premiership is £676,000 a year, or £13,000 per week, according to an exclusive survey of professional players by The Independent. That figure typically rises by between 60 and 100 per cent when performance-related bonuses, including for actually playing, are added.

The basic pay represents an average rise in earnings of 65 per cent since 2000, the last occasion that a large-scale study was done. The average then was £409,000 a year, or almost £8,000 a week.

The average basic annual Championship salary is now £195,750, up from £128,000 six years ago, or an increase of 53 per cent. The average in League One is now £67,850 (up from £54,600, or a rise of 24 per cent), and in League Two £49,600 (up from £38,800, up 28 per cent).

2006 season:

Premiership: $1,340,000
Championship: $390,000
League One: $134,000

[scaryice]

From one of your previous threads:

http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/showp...5&postcount=18

[pc4th]

2006:

NBA: $4,900,000
MLB: $2,866,544
NHL: $1,460,000 (used to be $1,830,000)
NFL: $1,250,000
EPL: $1,162,720
MLS*: $90,000????
AFL: $85,000
WNBA: $55,000

2007-2008:

EPL: $2.2 mil (1.1 mil pounds_helps by a stronger pound)

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...435215&cc=5901

The average Premier League footballer will earn around £1.1million a year next season, according to a new report.

[pc4th]

CFL:

http://www.combines.com/leagues/cfl.asp

Minimum Salary
$32,000*

Average Salary
$55,000*

*canadian $

[somnambulist]

Originally Posted by pc4th

NBA: $4,900,000
MLB: $2,866,544
NHL: $1,460,000 (used to be $1,830,000)
NFL: $1,250,000
EPL: $1,162,720
MLS*: $90,000????
AFL: $85,000
WNBA: $55,000

Wow.

[denver_mugwamp]

Originally Posted by pc4th

NBA: $4,900,000
MLB: $2,866,544
NHL: $1,460,000 (used to be $1,830,000)
NFL: $1,250,000
EPL: $1,162,720
MLS*: $90,000????
AFL: $85,000
WNBA: $55,000

To get a fair comparison with MLS, wouldn't you have to include the baseball players who are under contract with major league teams but playing in the minors (for very little money)? And don't NHL teams do the same thing?

[rtung]

Originally Posted by denver_mugwamp

To get a fair comparison with MLS, wouldn't you have to include the baseball players who are under contract with major league teams but playing in the minors (for very little money)? And don't NHL teams do the same thing?

No, because MLS salaries don't include the developmental players who aren't on the full roster either.