![]() ![]() $70.5 million Kyler Murray On-Field: $67 million | Off-Field: $3.5 million | Age: 25 | Sport: Football | Nationality: U.S.Ĭoming off a second straight Pro Bowl appearance, the Arizona Cardinals quarterback signed a five-year extension worth up to $230.5 million last summer, receiving a $29 million signing bonus in 2022 and an additional $36 million option bonus this year.(Only two golfers-Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, who received huge upfront payments to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour-beat his on-field number this year.) Mbappé, who looks headed for another Ligue 1 championship with PSG this season, also has valuable endorsement deals with partners including Nike, Dior and the cryptocurrency-based fantasy sports game Sorare. With an estimated $100 million from his playing salary and bonuses, he is the highest-paid athlete on the field in any team sport. ![]() Over the last 12 months, though, Mbappé’s earnings hit a new level, jumping from $43 million on the 2022 list to $120 million and propelling him into the top ten for the first time. The Paris Saint-Germain forward first landed a spot among the 50 highest-paid athletes as a 21-year-old in 2020. $120 million Kylian Mbappé On-Field: $100 million | Off-Field: $20 million | Age: 24 | Sport: Soccer | Nationality: France.Here are the world’s highest-paid athletes age 25 and under: Still, three athletes 25 or younger managed to make their debut on the earnings list this year: Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray, Manchester City forward Erling Haaland and Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic.Įxpect plenty more appearances ahead of them. MLB players, meanwhile, generally can’t make big money until they have spent six years in the big leagues and become eligible for free agency. Salary scales in the NFL and the NBA limit how much even the brightest young stars can earn while on their rookie contracts. The barriers keeping out the rest of Generation Z are daunting. ![]()
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