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🤼 How much does a sumo wrestler make?

Answer: The Sumo Association publishes pay rules by rank (details are limited).

Published figures

Sumo wrestler — figures from associations, official sources and the press
Figure	Amount	Reliability	Source
Japan Sumo wrestler (Yokozuna) · set amount	$264,000	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)
Japan Sumo wrestler (Ozeki) · set amount	$220,000	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)
Japan Sumo wrestler (Sekiwake / Komusubi) · set amount	$160,000	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)
Japan Sumo wrestler (Maegashira) · set amount	$124,000	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)
Japan Sumo wrestler (Juryo) · set amount	$96,000	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)
Japan Sumo wrestler (Makushita) · set amount	$7,200	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)
Japan Sumo wrestler (Jonokuchi) · set amount	$3,280	Association figure	Japan Sumo Association pay rules (current)

Pay for a wrestler at the top rank, Yokozuna: a monthly salary of 3.3 million yen times 12, set by official rules.
Pay for an Ozeki-rank wrestler: a monthly salary of 2.75 million yen times 12.
Pay for a Sekiwake or Komusubi-rank wrestler: a monthly salary of 2 million yen times 12.
Pay for a Maegashira-rank wrestler: 1.55 million yen a month times 12, the lowest rank in the top division.
Pay for a Juryo-rank wrestler: 1.2 million yen a month times 12. Ranks below this get no monthly salary.
Makushita-rank wrestlers get no monthly salary, only a 180,000 yen allowance per tournament, six times a year.
The lowest rank, Jonokuchi, gets only an 82,000 yen allowance per tournament, six times a year.