WNBA players’ median salary is 2% of their NBA counterparts

Women's median annual earnings as a percentage of men’s

Percent

of mens’

Women

Men

$78k

$3.4m

WNBA/NBA players

2%

77k

116k

Financial managers

67%

27k

39k

Taxi drivers

68%

86k

122k

Sales managers

71%

136k

175k

Chief executives

78%

86k

110k

Architects

79%

158k

200k

Dentists

79%

50k

61k

Electricians

83%

135k

163k

Lawyers

83%

35k

41k

Bartenders

85%

116k

135k

Physician assistants

86%

115k

129k

Software developers

90%

58k

63k

K-8 teachers

92%

59k

61k

Therapists

96%

Percent

of mens’

Women

Men

$78k

$3.4m

WNBA/NBA players

2%

77k

116k

Financial managers

67%

27k

39k

Taxi drivers

68%

86k

122k

Sales managers

71%

136k

175k

Chief executives

78%

86k

110k

Architects

79%

158k

200k

Dentists

79%

50k

61k

Electricians

83%

135k

163k

Lawyers

83%

35k

41k

Bartenders

85%

116k

135k

Physician assistants

86%

115k

129k

Software developers

90%

58k

63k

K-8 teachers

92%

59k

61k

Therapists

96%

Percent of mens’

Women

Men

$78k

$3.4m

WNBA/NBA players

2%

77k

116k

Financial managers

67%

27k

39k

Taxi drivers

68%

86k

122k

Sales managers

71%

136k

175k

Chief executives

78%

86k

110k

Architects

79%

158k

200k

Dentists

79%

50k

61k

Electricians

83%

135k

163k

Lawyers

83%

35k

41k

Bartenders

85%

116k

135k

Physician assistants

86%

115k

129k

Software developers

90%

58k

63k

K-8 teachers

92%

59k

61k

Therapists

96%

Equal pay

Women

Men

$78k

$3.4m

WNBA/NBA players

2%

77k

116k

Financial managers

67%

27k

39k

Taxi drivers

68%

86k

122k

Sales managers

71%

136k

175k

Chief executives

78%

86k

110k

Architects

79%

158k

200k

Dentists

79%

50k

61k

Electricians

83%

135k

163k

Lawyers

83%

35k

41k

Bartenders

85%

116k

135k

Physician assistants

86%

115k

129k

Software developers

90%

58k

63k

K-8 teachers

92%

59k

61k

Therapists

96%

Equal pay

Women

Men

$78k

$3.4m

WNBA/NBA players

2%

77k

116k

Financial managers

67%

27k

39k

Taxi drivers

68%

86k

122k

Sales managers

71%

136k

175k

Chief executives

78%

86k

110k

Architects

79%

158k

200k

Dentists

79%

50k

61k

Electricians

83%

135k

163k

Lawyers

83%

35k

41k

Bartenders

85%

116k

135k

Physician assistants

86%

115k

129k

Software developers

90%

58k

63k

K-8 teachers

92%

59k

61k

Therapists

96%

Equal pay

Women

Men

$78k

$3.4m

WNBA/NBA players

2%

77k

116k

Financial managers

67%

27k

39k

Taxi drivers

68%

86k

122k

Sales managers

71%

136k

175k

Chief executives

78%

86k

110k

Architects

79%

158k

200k

Dentists

79%

50k

61k

Electricians

83%

135k

163k

Lawyers

83%

35k

41k

Bartenders

85%

116k

135k

Physician assistants

86%

115k

129k

Software developers

90%

58k

63k

K-8 teachers

92%

59k

61k

Therapists

96%