LeBron James Salary and Career Earnings

How much does LeBron James make a year? Check out the LeBron James salary, contract and total career earnings

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For LeBron James basketball has always been as important as business. LeBron in 2018 accepted the move to the Los Angeles Lakers not only to chase another title, obtained in the 2019/20 season, but also to start working on his future off the pitch for when he retires.

Thanks to his ability on the field and his skills as a businessman, his salary as a player and the endorsements have grown year on year reaching astronomical numbers.

LeBron James Salary

The salary paid by the Los Angeles Lakers to LeBron James in the 2020/2021 season is 39.2 million dollars.

In 2018 LeBron James signed a 4-year contract with the Lakers worth a total of $ 153,312,846 and an average annual salary of $ 38,328,212. Despite the numbers, however, he is only 7th in the NBA salary rankings.

Additionally, James recently agreed on a two-year maximum renewal through 2023 for an additional $ 85 million starting in the 2021-22 season.

SeasonTeamSalary
2020/21Los Angeles Lakers$39,219,566
2021/22Los Angeles Lakers$41,180,544
2022/23Los Angeles Lakers$44,474,988

How much does LeBron James make a year?

Considering salary and endorsements, in 2020/21 LeBron James will gross $ 94.2 million, confirming himself for the eighth time in a row as the highest paid NBA player ever.

In 2016 LeBron signed a lifetime contract with Nike for the value of about 1 billion dollars. But this is not the only deal: he has deals with many other companies that allow him to earn about 64 million dollars a season only from endorsements.

In addition to Nike, its main sponsors include: Samsung, Blaze Pizza, Beats Electronics, Sprite, Upper Deck, State Farm Insurance, Audemars Piguet, Dunkin ‘Donuts, Kia, Verizon, Intel.

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LeBron James Career earnings

It’s estimated that by the end of 2023 LeBron will have earned a total of almost $ 432 million from the salaries derived from his activity as a player.

SeasonTeamSalary ($)
2003-04Cleveland Cavaliers4,018,290
2004-05Cleveland Cavaliers4,320,360
2005-06Cleveland Cavaliers4,621,800
2006-07Cleveland Cavaliers5,828,090
2007-08Cleveland Cavaliers13,041,250
2008-09Cleveland Cavaliers14,410,581
2009-10Cleveland Cavaliers15,779,912
2010-11Miami Heat14,500,000
2011-12Miami Heat12,896,159
2012-13Miami Heat17,545,000
2013-14Miami Heat19,067,500
2014-15Cleveland Cavaliers20,644,400
2015-16Cleveland Cavaliers22,970,500
2016-17Cleveland Cavaliers30,963,450
2017-18Cleveland Cavaliers33,285,709
2018-19Los Angeles Lakers35,654,150
2019-20Los Angeles Lakers37,436,858
2020-21Los Angeles Lakers39,219,565
2021-22Los Angeles Lakers41,180,544
2022-23Los Angeles Lakers44,474,988
TOTALE431,859,106

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