27 Series · SOC 27-2021

Athletes and Sports Competitors

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$62,360

per year

Median Hourly

N/A

per hour

Mean Salary

$259,750

average

Employment

14,370

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th Percentile

$24,960

25th Percentile

$36,750

Median

$62,360

75th Percentile

$130,770

90th Percentile

N/A

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 New Jersey $214,630 +244% above national
2 Utah $178,920 +187% above national
3 Texas $94,660 +52% above national
4 New York $86,890 +39% above national
5 Connecticut $84,460 +35% above national
6 Iowa $77,960 +25% above national
7 Indiana $75,420 +21% above national
8 Georgia $72,130 +16% above national
9 Missouri $67,930 +9% above national
10 Virginia $63,250 +1% above national
11 Wisconsin $62,320 same as national
12 Alabama $61,670 1% below national
13 Kentucky $57,060 8% below national
14 Tennessee $56,470 9% below national
15 Pennsylvania $51,340 18% below national
16 Florida $45,570 27% below national
17 Oklahoma $41,680 33% below national
18 Maine $39,590 37% below national
19 Ohio $36,750 41% below national
20 Kansas $36,650 41% below national
21 Arizona $33,640 46% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $214,630 +244% above national
2 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX $213,470 +242% above national
3 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $210,860 +238% above national
4 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT $197,140 +216% above national
5 Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT $166,250 +167% above national
6 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $94,660 +52% above national
7 Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $84,460 +35% above national
8 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $76,070 +22% above national
9 St. Louis, MO-IL $74,960 +20% above national
10 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $73,800 +18% above national
11 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $72,240 +16% above national
12 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $63,720 +2% above national
13 Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL $61,530 1% below national
14 Baton Rouge, LA $60,400 3% below national
15 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $59,220 5% below national
16 Kansas City, MO-KS $58,330 6% below national
17 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $49,990 20% below national
18 Pittsburgh, PA $46,860 25% below national
19 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $46,430 26% below national
20 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $44,260 29% below national
21 Oklahoma City, OK $41,350 34% below national
22 Gainesville, GA $39,700 36% below national
23 Wichita, KS $38,060 39% below national
24 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $33,000 47% below national
25 Columbus, OH $29,860 52% below national

Related Occupations

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.