Michael Jordan salary by Year

Michael Jordan became a billionaire this season, thanks mostly on image he produced regarding court in addition to company choices he made off of it. That combination was so powerful that he is however one of several earth's highest-paid athletes a lot more than ten years after playing inside the final NBA online game.

That is a lot more than every other athlete, energetic or retired, tends to make in endorsements. It's also adequate to position Jordan as the third-highest-paid athlete in the field, behind just Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao.

• Jordan's 2015 recommendation profits: ~$100 million
• Michael Jordan's career profits in the NBA: ~$94 million

Things look some various whenever we adjust Jordan's profits for inflation, as their profession NBA earnings would convert to about $145 million in 2015. In regards to sheer volume, Jordan is raking it in more than ever before.

Additionally, assuming their earnings don't recede, Jordan will in all probability ascend towards the top of the listing of the planet's highest-paid athletes, except if Mayweather and Pacquiao surprise society and consent to a rematch.