Caitlin Clark‘s earnings for playing just 13 WNBA games in 2025 is shocking!
Caitlin Clark has done it again. And by “it,” we mean she has officially broken everyone’s spirit by earning $16.1 million for playing only 13 WNBA games in 2025. Yes, you read that right. Thirteen games. That is not even half a season. That is barely a warm-up. Some players need a whole career to make that. Caitlin just showed up, laced her shoes, shot a few logo threes, and walked away with enough money to buy a small island.
Fans reacted exactly how you’d expect. Some cheered. Some cried. Some pretended they were happy for her while quietly Googling “how to become a professional hooper at age 32.”
The former Iowa Hawkeye only managed to play in 13 games in 2025, which equates to 30 per cent, and was ruled out out for the rest of the season on September 4 with a groin injury.
But despite her limited game time on the court, and her meagre $114,000 WNBA salary, Clark was still able to rake in a significant amount over the past 12 months.
That’s because Clark’s 2025 earnings were massively supplemented by $16m in off-court ventures.
Clark’s sponsors include Gatorade, State Farm, Wilson, Xfinity and Hy-Vee.
Clark was the only WNBA player to feature in the list of the top-15 world’s best-paid female athletes in 2025.
But here’s the truth behind the jokes: Caitlin Clark is simply a walking business. She brings views. She brings hype. She brings money. And the league knows it. If she made $16.1 million in 13 games, it’s because she turned those 13 games into a national event.
So yes, Caitlin earned more in 13 games than some franchises made in the 1990s.
