Top WNBA players set to make more than $1m a year after new CBA agreed in principle
Mar 18, 2026
Union and league reach verbal agreement on new dealAverage annual salary expected to be $600,000Sign up for WNBA 30: a limited run women’s basketball newsletterThe WNBA and its players’ union reached an agreement in principle on a new collective bargaining agreement early Wednesday morning.Speci
fics still need to be finalized over the next few weeks as lawyers on both sides work on the new deal. A term sheet should be completed in the next day or two. It will then need to be ratified by the players and then approved by the league’s Board of Governors. Continue reading... ...read more read less