10 Wrestling Facts We Didn't Know Last Week (May 6)
5. The Average WWE Performer Earns $500,000 Per Year
During a study in March, it was revealed by Forbes SportsMoney that John Cena earns in excess of $9.5 million annually for his work in WWE. Slightly behind him were names like Brock Lesnar ($6 million) and Triple H ($2.8 million). Propping up the top 10 stars was Dean Ambrose, who supposedly pockets a cool $1.1 million.
Obviously, the 10 top names on the promotion's payroll are all major in-ring stars. Not everybody who works for the company earns that kind of money, but Forbes did reveal this week that the average salary in WWE (for full-time wrestlers) sits at around $500,000 each year.
That's before various bonuses, paid out for pay-per-view appearances, action figure royalties or merchandise payments. The latest episode of the SportsMoney show was very flattering for WWE, discussing the financial success of WrestleMania 32, as well as the WWE Network.
Naturally, road expenses are incurred by most WWE performers. They do an awful lot of travelling around, but it seems the annual wage is still pretty decent.