Ever feel bad about your minimum wage or entry level job? If so this list might either make you feel great or terrible. Listed below are the 50 wealthiest professional athletes, sorted by the state from which they come from. Some of these names will surprise you and some you won’t even recognize. Listed below are the 50 wealthiest athletes in the United States!
Philip Rivers – Alaska
Rivers may not have won a Super Bowl for the Chargers but his $32 million sure looks like he has. We can’t imagine that Rivers has had troubles hiring someone to take over the house painting duties.
Philip Rivers
Andre Ethier – Arizona
When you play in the outfield for the Dodgers you don’t have to worried about bad credit car loans online. Ethier is scoring a neat $18 million per season.
Andre Ethier
Brandon Dubinsky – Arkansas
The NHL makes its first appearance on our list with the Blue Jackets’ Brandon Dubnsky. Dubinsky is earning nearly $6 million per season.
Brandon Dubinsky
Cliff Lee – Arizona
Cliff Lee may be a free agent but he is still getting paid from old contracts. The left handed veteran is bringing in $25 million per season.
Cliff Lee
Nate Solder – Colorado
Solder is an elite lineman for the New England Patriots and he is making almost $14 million per year.
Nate Solder
Prince Fielder – California
Fielder slowed down in a big way last season but he still represented California well, earning $24 million.
Prince Fielder
Paul Goldschmidt – Delaware
Goldschmidt is probably the most well rounded hitter in baseball but he is only getting paid $3 million per season.
Paul Goldschmidt
Jonathan Quick – Connecticut
Jonathan Quick is a 9 year NHL pro playing for the Los Angeles Kings at goalie. Quick is earning $7 million per season.
Jonathan Quick
Zack Greinke – Florida
Pitchers get paid. Greinke had an off year for the Diamondbacks but he’s still making $23 million per season.
Zack Greinke
Cam Newton – Georgia
Despite losing in the Super Bowl Newton comes out a contract winner. Newton earns $31 million per year.
Cam Newton
Paul Kruger – Idaho
The famous Browns linebacker earns $7 million per season. Is that enough to be stuck in Cleveland?
Paul Kruger
Marcus Mariota – Hawaii
Mariota is quickly becoming the most exciting QB in football. Mariota earns $16.3 million playing for Tennessee.
Marcus Mariota
Jayson Werth – Illinois
Werth struggled in 2016 with the Nationals but he still made bank, scoring a $21 million paycheck.
Jayson Werth
Jay Cutler – Indiana
Jay Cutler is the best QB in Chicago Bears history but he’s still probably overpaid. Cutler is earning $21 million per season and is a pending free agent.
Jay Cutler
Brandon Scherff – Iowa
Scherff is a 24 year old lineman for the Washington Redskins in his second season, earning $14.1 million per season.
Brandon Scherff
Charles Johnson – Kentucky
Johnson is a wide out for the Minnesota Vikings. Johnson is earning $10 million per year — a bit too much for a fourth or fifth stringer.
Charles Johnson
Adam LaRoche – Kansas
LaRoche famously quit baseball over his kid not being allowed in the clubhouse. Laroche had been earning $12 million per season.
Adam Laroche
Eli Manning – Louisiana
The Giants are happy to pay Manning $37 million per season thanks to his Super Bowl win.
Eli Manning
Charlie Furbush – Maine
MLB relievers rejoice, you have made our list. Furbush is earning $1.3 million per year.
Charlie Furbush
Mark Teixeira – Maryland
Teixeira spent another dissappointing season with the New York Yankees but he still earned $23 million. Teixeira hasn’t lived up to his contract.
Mark Teixeira
Floyd Mayweather Jr – Michigan
Mayweather earns more than half of this list put together, knocking back $240 million as the highest paid boxer in the world.
Floyd Mayweather Jr
Steve Cishek – Massachusetts
Cishek appeared in 62 games last season, rolling out a 2.81 ERA out of the bullpen for the Mariners. Cishek is earning $6.65 million per year.
Steve Cishek
Joe Mauer – Minnesota
Mauer was 9th in the MLB in walks last season and he earned $23 million from the Minnesota Twins.
Joe Mauer
Al Jefferson – Mississippi
Jefferson is taking a backseat as an Indiana Pacer but he is still paid like an elite forward, earning $10 million per year.
Al Jefferson
Dwan Edwards – Montana
Edwards is retired now but he closed out lat season in style with a Super Bowl appearance. Edwards earned $2.3 million that year.
Dwan Edwards
Ryan Howard – Missouri
Howard is the last of the old hands in Philadelphia. Howard is earning nearly $25 million per season, though he isn’t playing up to that pay.
Ryan Howard
Alex Gordon – Nebraska
Alex Gordon was integral in the Royals title run and he is earning $14 million per season.
Alex Gordon
DeMarco Murray – Nevada
Murray is probably the most dynamic running back currently in the NFL and he is earning $9 million per season.
Demarco Murray
Mark Fayne – New Hampshire
Fayne is a defender for the Edmonton Oilers and he is earning $3.5 million per season.
Mark Fayne
Greg Olsen – New Jersey
Olsen is the most bankable tight end not named Rob Gronkowski and he earns $13 million per year.
Greg Olsen
Arian Foster – New Mexico
Arian Foster recently retired on a salary of $6.4 million per year. Foster was one of the most dynamic backs in the NFL.
Arian-Foster
Carmelo Anthony – New York
Melo is part of the huge 07 draft class and now he’s earning big money in New York, $23 million per season.
Carmelo Anthony
Josh Hamilton – North Carolina
Hamilton is a free agent now but he earned $23 million last season. He has 200 homers in his career.
Josh Hamilton
Paul Gaustad – North Dakota
Gaustad just retired from the NHL but he was played well in his 12 year career, ending on a salary of $3 million per season.
Paul Gaustad
Ben Roethlisberger – Ohio
Big Ben Roethlisberger is a Super Bowl Champion and he is getting paid like it, $35.2 million per season. Talk about heavy hitting NFL paychecks.
Ben Roethlisberger
Matt Kemp – Oklahoma
Sure wish someone forced us to play baseball! Kemp is an outfielder in the MLB, earning $21 million per season.
Matt Kemp
Ndamukong Suh – Oregon
Suh got a hefty paycheck in order to go play for the Miami Dolphins — $26.5 million per season.
Ndamukong Suh
Kobe Bryant – Pennsylvania
Newly retired, Kobe Bryant is a Top 10 NBA player of all time. Bryant was earning a cool $25 million per season.
Kobe Bryant
Chris Ianneta – Rhode Island
Playing catcher in the MLB is a tough job, but Ianneta definitely gets paid well at $5.1 million.
Chris-Ianneta
AJ Green – South Carolina
Green is a Top 5 wide receiver in the NFL and he is certainly getting paid like it, racking up $26.8 million. Green is the cornerstone of the Bengals franchise.
Aj Green
David Price – Tennessee
David Price had an up and down first season with the Boston Red Sox but he still enjoyed that $20 million per year.
David Price
Chad Greenway – South Dakota
Greenway probably isn’t even the best player on the Vikings defense but he’s still getting paid $3.9 million per year.
Chad-Greenway
Clayton Kershaw – Texas
Kershaw makes $30 million per year to be the most dominant lefty in all of baseball. Kershaw just went 12 – 4 with a 1.69 ERA for Los Angeles.
Clayton-Kershaw
Erik Pears – Utah
Pears may have ended his career on a sour note with the failing San Francisco 49ers, but the money sure does look nice.
Erik Pears
Keegan Bradley – Vermont
Bradley is a professional golfer who is doing Vermont proud, earning nearly $1.6 million.
Keegan Bradley
Justin Verlander – Virginia
At $28 million per year Justin Verlander is one of the highest paid pitchers in the game of baseball. He’s still probably worth less than girlfriend Kate Upton.
Justin Verlander
Jon Lester – Washington
Jon Lester just won a World Series with the Chicago Cubs and his salary may be a bargain – $30 million per year. Lester is one of the most dominant lefties in the game.
Jon Lester
Deron Williams – Wyoming
While Deron Williams is definitely past his prime the Brooklyn Nets star is still racking up the paychecks. Williams is earning almost $11 million per year.
Deron-Williams
JJ Watt – Wisconsin
When you’re the best defensive player in the league you sure get paid like it. Watt is earning $19 million per year for the Houston Texans.
JJ-Watt
Kevin Durant – Washington D.C.
Durant is making a cool $20 million per year and now he is on the best team in all of basketball, the Golden State Warriors. Oh, it must hurt to be the King.
Kevin Durant