As WNBA Revenue Doubles, Players’ Wages Remain Stubbornly Low

The Women’s National Basketball Association is at the top of its game. The 2022 season was the most watched since 2006. The league also secured a record number of corporate sponsorships and raised $75 million, the largest amountin women’s sports history, last year.

As the league prepares to enter its 27th season in May, “we’re a growth story,” WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said in an interview. “It’s such a multi-dimensional transformation of what was quite a small league.”

But key stakeholders haven’t been reaping the full fruits of their labor: the players.

The WNBA is projected to bring in ...