Highest Paid NBA Mascot Paid 862% More Than Highest Paid NFL Mascot
The data analysts at Basketball Insiders have done a deep dive into the salaries of mascots from different sports around the world and have found several huge differences in pay across the sports.
Highlights from the data:
- Highest Paid NBA Mascot Paid 862% More Than Highest Paid NFL Mascot
- Highest Paid NBA Mascot Is Paid 602% More Than Highest Paid Premier League Mascot
- Highest Paid MLB Mascot Is Paid 181% More Than Highest Paid Premier League Mascot
- Arsenal Mascot Gunnersaurus Paid 56% More Than Average WSL Player
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Highest Paid NBA Mascot Paid 862% More Than Highest Paid NFL Mascot
There’s a huge gap in the highest paid mascots in the NBA and NFL. Considering how much money is in football, the highest paid NFL mascot which is the Dallas Cowboys’ Rowdy earns $65,000.
It is a huge difference compared to the highest paid NBA mascot which is Denver Nuggets’ who earns $625,000 per year.
In the NFL, the average salary for a mascot is $60,000, which is around the same as the other leagues that will be mentioned.
Highest Paid NBA Mascot Is Paid 602% More Than Highest Paid Premier League Mascot
NBA stars often make the headlines for signing huge multi-million dollar contracts, however there’s also another part of the team that provides plenty of entertainment for basketball fans and that’s the team mascots, who are also doing pretty well for themselves too.
The newly-crowned NBA champions Denver Nuggets’ mascot Rocky the Mountain Lion earns $625,000 a year compared to Arsenal’s Gunnersaurus who earns $89,000 a year.
However, even though there is a huge gap in the highest paid mascots, the averages for both leagues are roughly the same. The average mascot salary in the NBA is $60,000, and the average over in England for Premier League mascots is $57,000.
Highest Paid MLB Mascot Is Paid 181% More Than Highest Paid Premier League Mascot
The salary domination in the United States doesn’t stop there either, with the MLB’s highest paid mascot earning 181% more than the highest paid in the Premier League.
Wally the Green Monster of the Boston Red Sox earns $250,000 a year compared to Arsenal’s Gunnersaurus who earns $89,000 per year.
And once again, despite the big gaps in the highest paid, the average salary of an MLB mascot is $60,000, which is the same as the NBA and not far off the Premier League.
Arsenal Mascot Gunnersaurus Paid 56% More Than Average WSL Player
For sport over in England, the Arsenal mascot Gunnersaurus still earns a fairly good salary, and is actually paid 56% more than the average Women’s Super League (WSL) player.
The average WSL player earns roughly $57,000 per year, while Gunnersaurus earns $89,000.
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