| Salary/Prize Money | Player | Sport/League |
| $50,000,000* | |
| $40,000,000 | |
| $40,000,000* | |
| $34,000,000 | |
| $30,000,000 | |
| $27,100,000 | |
| $26,845,000 | |
| $26,400,000 | |
| $25,950,000 | |
| $25,244,000 | |
| $24,737,700 | |
| $24,187,500 | |
| $24,024,600* | |
| $24,024,600* | |
| $23,145,011 | |
| $23,125,000 | |
| $23,000,000 | |
| $23,000,000 | |
| $23,000,000 | |
| $22,152,000 | |
| $21,857,142 | |
| $21,500,000 | |
| $21,500,000 | |
| $21,300,000 | |
| $21,200,000 | |
| | Salary/Prize Money | Player | Sport/League |
| $21,038,800 | |
| $21,000,000 | |
| $20,821,300 | |
| $20,357,142 | |
| $20,250,000 | |
| $20,100,000 | |
| $20,000,000 | |
| $20,000,000 | |
| $20,000,000 | |
| $20,000,000 | |
| $20,000,000 | |
| $20,000,000 | |
| $19,700,000 | |
| $19,500,000 | |
| $19,321,200 | |
| $19,269,308 | |
| $19,100,000 | |
| $19,092,873 | |
| $19,000,000 | |
| $19,000,000 | |
| $19,000,000 | |
| $19,000,000 | |
| $19,000,000 | |
| $18,714,150 | |
| $18,520,000 | |
|