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What sport gives the highest salary?

Highest Paying Sports in the World League Total Salaries Median Salary NBA $3,661,652,248 $4,000,000 IPL $90,893,850 $72,450 (per week) MLB $3,451,005,858 $905,000 EPL $1,967,423,750 $2,925,000 14 more rows

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Not to be outdone, America’s Favorite Pastime also pays out huge salaries, but they come in behind the NFL and NBA with the highest-paid MLB team, the New York Yankees, spending as much as the twenty-sixth highest-paid NBA team when it comes to an average annual salary

This table ranks all thirty MLB teams based on average annual salary:

Rank Team Average Annual Salary 1 New York Yankees $7,692,199 2 Boston Red Sox $6,955,569 3 Chicago Cubs $6,394,536 4 Houston Astros $6,356,051 5 Philadelphia Phillies $5,853,160 6 Los Angeles Angels $5,207,961 7 St. Louis Cardinals $5,185,383 8 Washington Nationals $5,180,900 9 New York Mets $5,107,479 10 Los Angeles Dodgers $5,044,326 11 San Francisco Giants $4,883,050 12 Atlanta Braves $4,766,113 13 Colorado Rockies $4,696,500 14 Milwaukee Brewers $3,914,998 15 Cleveland Indians $3,649,651 16 Minnesota Twins $3,637,734 17 Texas Rangers $3,444,293 18 Seattle Mariners $3,297,977 19 Detroit Tigers $3,123,950 20 Cincinnati Reds $3,074,254 21 San Diego Padres $2,966,369 22 Chicago White Sox $2,821,310 23 Oakland Athletics $2,765,661 24 Arizona Diamondbacks $2,529,110 25 Baltimore Orioles $2,315,417 26 Kansas City Royals $2,232,184 27 Miami Marlins $2,066,086 28 Tampa Bay Rays $1,975,527 29 Toronto Blue Jays $1,926,425 30 Pittsburgh Pirates $1,690,764 If you’re interested in the NBA and want to get an edge on your betting strategies check out our video guide on how to bet on MLB.

Highest Paying NFL Teams

The NFL pays out the highest amount of total salaries in the world with a whopping collective of $5,524,555,998 in 2019! This $5,524,555,998 is shared among all 1,696 players in the NFL making the overall average salary for a player in the NFL $3,257,403. With each team in the NFL playing sixteen games a season that is an average of $203,587 per game played. That kind of income can buy a lot of cheeseburgers. Below is a chart listing the annual salaries of all the teams in the NFL: Rank Team Average Annual Salary 1 Atlanta Falcons $4,706,057 2 Philadelphia Eagles $3,908,900 3 Minnesota Vikings $3,750,110 4 Pittsburgh Steelers $3,745,321 5 New Orleans Saints $3,693,831 6 Green Bay Packers $3,647,120 7 New York Jets $3,633,790 8 Detroit Lions $3,573,515 9 San Francisco 49ers $3,469,837 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers $3,385,163 11 Tennessee Titans $3,342,081 12 Oakland Raiders $3,327,042 13 Buffalo Bills $3,273,291 14 Denver Broncos $3,256,686 15 Jacksonville Jaguars $3,234,333 16 New England Patriots $3,208,486 17 Los Angeles Rams $3,177,835 18 Seattle Seahawks $3,165,824 19 Arizona Cardinals $3,156,908 20 Cleveland Browns $3,151,363 21 Cincinnati Bengals $3,103,443 22 Houston Texans $3,077,228 23 Carolina Panthers $3,051,553 24 Chicago Bears $3,007,179 25 Kansas City Chiefs $2,992,991 26 New York Giants $2,992,702 27 Dallas Cowboys $2,973,979 28 Baltimore Ravens $2,894,360 29 Indianapolis Colts $2,888,681 30 Washington Redskins $2,765,193 31 Los Angeles Chargers $2,630,672 32 Miami Dolphins $2,051,431 If you’re interested in the NBA and want to get an edge on your betting strategies check out our video guide on how to bet on the NFL.

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Highest Paying MLS Teams

Given Major League Soccer’s popularity deficit in the US is it not surprising that financially they are well behind other more established leagues such as the NFL and NBA when it comes to salaries, but when it comes to popularity Soccer is a rising star. According to a study reported on by Forbes MLS has experienced a 27% rise in popularity since 2012 with more and more high schools across the nation opting to create soccer programs every year. This rise in popularity coupled with younger generations having an exciting new alternative to football will continue the growing trend of soccer’s overall popularity in the US The competitive nature of Americans will inevitably lead to MLS teams one day going overseas with greater frequency to test their mettle against the well established “old guard” teams of the European leagues.

Here is a chart listing the overall average annual salaries in MLS:

Rank Team Average Annual Salary 1 Toronto FC $758,346 2 LA Galaxy $654,129 3 Chicago Fire $611,249 4 LAFC $509,998 5 Seattle Sounders FC $488,515 6 Portland Timbers $464,960 7 Montreal Impact $438,409 8 Orlando City SC $418,858 9 Sporting Kansas City $418,858 10 New England Revolution $418,858 11 Atlanta United $404,910 12 Minnesota United $379,732 13 DC United $377,603 14 New York City $371,985 15 Columbus Crew $366,021 16 Real Salt Lake $358,638 17 San Jose Earthquakes $358,638 18 Philadelphia Union $338,887 19 Colorado Rapids $307,143 20 Houston Dynamo $301,547 21 New York Red Bulls $298,929 22 FC Cincinnati $289,846 23 FC Dallas $282,925 24 Vancouver Whitecaps $271,738 If you’re interested in the NBA and want to get an edge on your betting strategies check out our video guide on how to bet on the MLS.

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