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Athletes and Sports Competitors — wages and employment

Athletes and Sports Competitors earned a median annual wage of $62,360 in the United States in May 2024, with 14,370 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $62,360SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Athletes and Sports Competitors earned a median annual wage of $62,360 in the United States in May 2024, with 14,370 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $24,960 or less, the best-paid tenth at least $239,200 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $70,280 to $62,360, -11.3 %. The best-paying state is New Jersey at $214,630; the lowest Arizona at $33,640. Among metropolitan areas, New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ pays the highest median, $214,630. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
New Jersey$214,630360
Utah$178,920290
Texas$94,6601,380
New York$86,890400
Connecticut$84,460150
Iowa$77,96060
Indiana$75,420120
Georgia$72,1302,390
Missouri$67,930420
Virginia$63,250—
Wisconsin$62,32030
Alabama$61,670370
Kentucky$57,060—
Tennessee$56,470—
Pennsylvania$51,340420
Florida$45,570990
Oklahoma$41,680—
Maine$39,590160
Ohio$36,750630
Kansas$36,650190
Arizona$33,640—

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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