How many WNBA players are making $1 million in 2026?

For some WNBA players, 17 months of negotiations was worth seven figures.

In March, the WNBA and its players struck a deal on a new collective bargaining agreement. Among the several groundbreaking elements of the historic CBA, it paved the way for players to get paid — big time.

The salary cap — the total amount of money each team is allowed to spend on player contracts — more than quadrupled, jumping from $1.5 million last year to $7 million this season. League minimums for salaries were increased from $67,000 to $300,000. With that, the average player salary went from $105,000 to about $600,000.

And, for the first time, the WNBA now has players earning more than $1 million per year. The new annual supermax is $1.4 million — a salary figure that three players will earn this season: A’ja Wilson of the Las Vegas Aces, Napheesa Collier of the Minnesota Lynx, and Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever.

In all, 31 players will make at least $1 million this season. And four-time All-Star guard Kelsey Plum will earn just a hair under at $999,999 with the Sparks.

These are the highest-paid players in the WNBA:

• A'ja Wilson | $1,400,000 (Las Vegas Aces)
• Napheesa Collier | $1,400,000 (Minnesota Lynx)
• Kelsey Mitchell | $1,400,000 (Indiana Fever)
• Ezi Magbegor | $1,250,000 (Seattle Storm)
• Kahleah Copper | $1,200,000 (Phoenix Mercury)
• Alyssa Thomas | $1,200,000 (Phoenix Mercury)
• Marina Mabrey | $1,200,000 (Toronto Tempo)
• Allisha Gray | $1,190,000 (Atlanta Dream)
• Brittney Griner | $1,190,000 (Connecticut Sun)
• Jonquel Jones | $1,190,000 (New York Liberty)
• Kayla McBride | $1,190,000 (Minnesota Lynx)
• Alanna Smith | $1,190,000 (Dallas Wings)
• Breanna Stewart | $1,190,000 (New York Liberty)
• Brittney Sykes | $1,190,000 (Toronto Tempo)
• Courtney Williams | $1,190,000 (Minnesota Lynx)
• Gabby Williams | $1,190,000 (Golden State Valkyries)
• Jackie Young | $1,190,000 (Las Vegas Aces)
• Shakira Austin | $1,190,000 (Washington Mystics)
• Bridget Carleton | $1,190,000 (Portland Fire)
• Sabrina Ionescu | $1,190,000 (New York Liberty)
• Arike Ogunbowale | $1,190,000 (Dallas Wings)
• Dearica Hamby | $1,100,000 (Los Angeles Sparks)
• Rhyne Howard | $1,100,000 (Atlanta Dream)
• Ariel Atkins | $1,085,000 (Los Angeles Sparks)
• Kennedy Burke | $1,000,000 (Connecticut Sun)
• Temi Fágbénlé | $1,000,000 (Toronto Tempo)
• Chelsea Gray | $1,000,000 (Las Vegas Aces)
• Brionna Jones | $1,000,000 (Atlanta Dream)
• Jessica Shepard | $1,000,000 (Dallas Wings)
• Azurá Stevens | $1,000,000 (Chicago Sky)
• Aliyah Boston | $1,000,000 (Indiana Fever)

Salary data was pulled from Spotrac and Her Hoop Stats.