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$482,000
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If you are Emily Heskey then nothing
$80-95k from several job postings that are hiring.
$110 million paid to Tiger Woods in 2010.
Starting salary for professional athlete is $500,000 a year on average.
Maria Sharapova, $20 M last year
The boxer Floyd Mayweather is the highest paid athlete of all time, with a salary of 105 million dollars a year. The next highest paid athlete is soccer player Christiano Ronaldo. His salary is 80 million dollars a year.
None, The Athletes have always been amateur
Currently, the highest paid athlete in the world is Floyd Mayweather Junior, with an annual salary of $75.5 million. The second highest paid athlete is Christiano Ronaldo, with an annual salary of $50 million.
The rankings of the highest paid athletes can change from year to year. However, Floyd Mayweather was the highest paid athlete of 2013 with 105 million dollars in salary/winnings.