Jesse Williams prize money
Jesse Williams has been paid $112,083 by the Diamond League, which ranks 272nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid. It came from 26 paid finishes in the men's high jump, three of them wins.
The Diamond League pays by finishing place and nothing else. A published card sets what first through eighth is worth, the same figure in every discipline at that meeting, and ninth pays nothing.
Every payment
Where he finished, and what the card paid for it
The 26 paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $112,083 is 26 separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.10% of the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out between them.
Season by season
2010 to 2016, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 7 | - | Shanghai Diamond League | $35,000 |
| 2011 | 6 | 1 | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $31,250 |
| 2012 | 6 | 2 | Adidas Grand Prix | $35,250 |
| 2013 | 1 | - | British Grand Prix | $1,000 |
| 2014 | 3 | - | Adidas Grand Prix | $5,500 |
| 2015 | 2 | - | Shanghai Golden Grand Prix | $3,083 |
| 2016 | 1 | - | Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix | $1,000 |
season running total
2012 is the biggest of them, $35,250 from six starts. Every season from 2010 to 2016 paid him something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $112,083.
Around Jesse Williams on the money list
Ranks 252 to 292
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 252 | Brandon Starc | Men's high jump | 3 | $121,000 |
| 253 | Yenew Alamirew | three disciplines | 6 | $121,000 |
| 254 | Muktar Edris | two disciplines | 5 | $120,750 |
| 255 | Yarelis Barrios | Women's discus throw | 6 | $120,500 |
| 256 | Lyu Huihui | Women's javelin throw | 6 | $120,250 |
| 257 | Darrell Hill | Men's shot put | 1 | $119,000 |
| 258 | Andreas Hofmann | Men's javelin throw | 4 | $117,500 |
| 259 | Brimin Kiprop Kipruto | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 6 | $117,500 |
| 260 | JuVaughn Harrison | two disciplines | 4 | $117,250 |
| 261 | Henriette Jæger | two disciplines | 3 | $116,500 |
| 262 | Sha'Carri Richardson | two disciplines | 5 | $116,250 |
| 263 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $116,250 |
| 264 | Malte Mohr | Men's pole vault | 3 | $116,000 |
| 265 | Rumesh Tharanga | Men's javelin throw | 5 | $116,000 |
| 266 | Lorraine Ugen | Women's long jump | 2 | $115,000 |
| 267 | Woo Sang-hyeok | Men's high jump | 5 | $113,750 |
| 268 | Anna Cockrell | Women's 400 m hurdles | 4 | $113,500 |
| 269 | Godfrey Khotso Mokoena | two disciplines | 3 | $113,000 |
| 270 | Kelsey-Lee Barber | Women's javelin throw | 1 | $113,000 |
| 271 | Magnus Kirt | Men's javelin throw | 2 | $112,500 |
| 272 | Jesse Williams | Men's high jump | 3 | $112,083 |
| 273 | Angelica Moser | Women's pole vault | 2 | $111,875 |
| 274 | Darya Klishina | Women's long jump | 3 | $111,500 |
| 275 | Robbie Grabarz | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,458 |
| 276 | Ronnie Baker | Men's 100 m | 6 | $111,250 |
| 277 | Devon Allen | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $111,000 |
| 278 | Erik Kynard | Men's high jump | 2 | $111,000 |
| 279 | Birhanu Balew | two disciplines | 3 | $110,750 |
| 280 | Eilidh Doyle | Women's 400 m hurdles | 2 | $110,500 |
| 281 | Nesta Carter | Men's 100 m | 2 | $110,500 |
| 282 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | 5 | $110,250 |
| 283 | Aleksandr Menkov | Men's long jump | 8 | $110,000 |
| 284 | Wayde van Niekerk | two disciplines | 9 | $110,000 |
| 285 | Angelo Taylor | three disciplines | 5 | $109,500 |
| 286 | Ruth Jebet | Women's 3000 m steeplechase | 5 | $109,000 |
| 287 | Ackera Nugent | Women's 100 m hurdles | 3 | $108,000 |
| 288 | Jenna Prandini | two disciplines | 1 | $107,500 |
| 289 | CJ Ujah | two disciplines | 1 | $106,500 |
| 290 | Jereem Richards | two disciplines | - | $106,500 |
| 291 | Monae' Nichols | Women's long jump | 2 | $106,500 |
| 292 | Kerron Stewart | two disciplines | 3 | $106,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Jesse Williams is 272nd of the 3,683 athletes the 224 meetings on this site paid, on $112,083.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Jesse Williams most
Adidas Grand Prix 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the high jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robbie Grabarz, Jamie Nieto, Trevor Barry, Dimitrios Chondrokoukis, Samson Oni and Donald Thomas.
Herculis 2012 paid $10,000 for 1st in the high jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Robbie Grabarz, Derek Drouin, Erik Kynard, Aleksey Dmitrik, Trevor Barry and Mutaz Barsham.
Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix 2011 paid $10,000 for 1st in the high jump, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Kyriakos Ioannou, Mutaz Barsham, Donald Thomas, Dusty Jonas, Aleksey Dmitrik and Konstantinos Baniotis.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Jesse Williams won?
$112,083, which ranks 272nd of the 3,683 athletes the series has paid across the 224 meetings on this site. It came from 26 paid finishes between 2010 and 2016.
What is Jesse Williams's biggest Diamond League payday?
$10,000, for finishing 1st in the high jump at the 2012 Adidas Grand Prix. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 1st and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Jesse Williams gets paid?
Entirely by where he finishes. The series publishes one rate card a season and applies it to every discipline at every meeting, so a win is worth the same in the men's high jump as it is in the shot put on the same afternoon. Eight places are paid and ninth pays nothing. There is no bonus for a record and no share of a gate.
How many Diamond League meetings has Jesse Williams won?
Three of 26, worth $30,000 between them. He has not been paid at a Diamond League final.
Is this everything Jesse Williams earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 224 meetings. It holds no championship prize money, no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid him, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 3,683 athletes across the $113,397,000 the 224 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Jesse Williams is Magnus Kirt on $112,500, and one below Angelica Moser on $111,875. Jesse Williams is one of 659 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $29,436,125 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see men's high jump prize money. The series has paid out in 21 men's disciplines and Jesse Williams has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are men's 100 m, men's pole vault and men's 800 m. Every meeting he has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix has its own page across every edition of it.