$Who Earns What
US NBA player (Los Angeles Lakers)

How much does LeBron James make?

Answer: LeBron James's NBA salary is about $52.63 million; with endorsements his total earnings are about $137.8 million.

Yearly NBA salary (2025)
$52.63M

Media estimate His NBA salary from the Lakers for the 2025-26 season.

LeBron James$52.63M
Typical person in the US$50,980

About 1,030× the Typical person in the US. What a typical person earns in 1,030 years, in one year.

Estimated yearly income

LeBron James — Estimated yearly income
YearAmountReliabilityNote
2026$137.8MMedia estimateAn estimate that adds his NBA pay to income from ads and his own company.

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Sources and data

Sources: spotrac.com / forbes.com. “Estimated” figures come from news or magazines, not from the person. Assets are self-reported at disclosure time, with land counted at its tax value.