Clark’s low base pay has little to do with’sexism’ or ‘patriarchy.’
Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary just surfaced, creating outrage.
Clark, who easily became the No. 1 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft after leading her University of Iowa team to two consecutive NCAA basketball championship games, is expected to earn just $338,056 over the next four years: $76,535 in 2024, an inflation-adjusted $78,066 in 2025, $85,873 in 2026, and $97,582 in 2027. When portals such as Barstool Sports brought this to light online, there was a near-frenzy.
Dozens of Twitizens and Facebookers rated Clark’s compensation as comparable to what an engineer or a skilled teacher would earn: …
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