Many have been made of the disappointing Caitlin Clark recruit contract in the WNBA, but it has now been developed with the news that even some of the mascots earn more than the league superstar player.
Clark should win $ 78,066 in its second to come with Indiana fever – the standard basic salary for any second -year player who went through the draft.
If you have to convert this into a standard 40 -hour week, Clark’s salary translates into around $ 40 an hour. A very small salary to wear the WNBA on his shoulders, one might claim.
On the west coast, in the meantime, the new WNBA franchise – the Golden State Valkyries – is busy preparing their inaugural season in the League, which involves a lot of hiring of new employees.
Among them is the team mascot of the team, and an employment advertising republished by the sports of the front office shows an extremely higher salary than that earned by Clark.
Incredibly, the San Francisco -based team will pay between $ 130 and $ 160 per hour for the person responsible for pulling a hot and sweaty costume a few days a week.
Caitlin Clark is the largest star in the WNBA but it should win only $ 78,066 next season
The Golden State Valkyries are expected to start their inaugural WNBA season in May. In the photo, the new player is Vende
The Dallas Wings Mascot Dance at the WNBA draft in New York earlier this month
Unsurprisingly, the news left fans amazed on social networks, with a note which is “the salary of Triple Caitlin Clark”.
Another added: ‘$ 160 an hour? They definitely shoot you in a cannon!
A third wrote: “Not the mascot obtaining 130 hours, but the training players get a minimum SMH wage.
Clark, of course, will eventually earn a significant amount more than anyone in the Golden State Valkyries building – player, mascot or other – when you add all its sponsorship earnings, but it has shone a bright light on the low wages of recruit offered by the league.
During her first year as a professional player, Clark won $ 76,535, and in her second, this reached $ 78,066. During her third year, the superstar will collect $ 85,873, and if it takes a fourth year option, it will earn $ 97,582.
The best paid player in the League is currently one of Clark’s teammates in Indiana, Kelsey Mitchell, who picked up $ 249,249 – but that only seems to be time until this honor does not fall for Clark.
