Here are the Salary Brackets for the WWE Superstars
(note this does not include sponsorships or movie role earnings etc.)
NOTE: This information was taken around the year 2000. Salaries have probably been raised since then, so wrestlers most likely earn more than what you see here.
$50,000-$99,000 per year
Most performers who are employed just for television, such as Terri
Runnels and Tori, are in this wage bracket.
$100,000-$249,000 per year
In this wage bracket are such wrestlers as Jacqueline, Too Cool,
Viscera & Midian. Each of these earns in the neighborhood of
$200,000 a year.
$250,000-$499,999 per year
This is what most mid-card wrestlers in the WWE earn. In this
bracket are Mark Henry ($300,000 per year until 2006), Taka
Michinoku ($250,000), Val Venis, & Chris Jericho.
$500,000-$999,999 per year
This is what some of the bigger stars in the WWE earn. In this
bracket are Mankind, The Undertaker & HHH. Also in this bracket is
The Rock ($600,000 a year 'downside' until 2005) but his actual
earnings exceeded $2 million in 1999.
$1 Million+ per year
These are the big money earners in wrestling. In this bracket are
Big Show ($1 million per year until 2009), Ken Shamrock ($1.1
million per year until 2001) & Steve Austin earned over $6 million
in 1999.
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