Nickisha Pryce prize money
Nickisha Pryce has been paid $59,500 by the Diamond League, which ranks 255th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from nine paid finishes in the women's 400 m, two 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 she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Diamond League 2026 | 400 m | 1st | $20,000 |
| AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 | 400 m | 3rd | $7,000 |
| Kamila Skolimowska Memorial 2026 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
| Golden Gala Pietro Mennea 2026 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| Herculis EBS 2026 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2026 | 400 m | 4th | $3,000 |
| Bislett Games 2026 | 400 m | 5th | $2,500 |
| Herculis EBS 2025 | 400 m | 3rd | $4,000 |
| London Athletics Meet 2024 | 400 m | 1st | $10,000 |
| All nine | Women's 400 m | — | $59,500 |
The nine paid figures add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $59,500 is nine separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.1% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Nickisha Pryce did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 metres | 8th | 49.97 | $5,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Nickisha Pryce $5,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $59,500 from nine Diamond League starts between 2024 and 2026. She ran on the Jamaica team that finished 2nd in the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, $40,000 to the federation rather than to any one of the four. The championships page holds all 49 events and the $8,498,000 they paid out.
The Ultimate Championship
What Nickisha Pryce did in Budapest, 2026
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 metres | 3rd | 49.56 | $40,000 |
The Ultimate Championship paid Nickisha Pryce $40,000 for one finish over three days, against $59,500 from nine Diamond League starts between 2024 and 2026. The championship page holds all 28 events and what each one paid.
Season by season
2024 to 2026, in the order it was won
| SEASON | STARTS | WINS | BIGGEST | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | London Athletics Meet | $10,000 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | Herculis EBS | $4,000 |
| 2026 | 7 | 1 | Shanghai Diamond League | $45,500 |
season running total
2026 is the biggest of them, $45,500 from seven starts. Every season from 2024 to 2026 paid her something. The dimmer column behind each season is the running total, which reaches $59,500.
Around Nickisha Pryce on the money list
Ranks 235 to 275
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 235 | Gabby Thomas | two disciplines | 3 | $66,250 |
| 236 | Fantaye Belayneh | two disciplines | 1 | $65,750 |
| 237 | Rasmus Mägi | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $65,750 |
| 238 | Keshorn Walcott | Men's javelin throw | — | $65,250 |
| 239 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | Women's shot put | — | $65,000 |
| 240 | Elina Tzengko | Women's javelin throw | 3 | $65,000 |
| 241 | Sondre Guttormsen | Men's pole vault | — | $64,250 |
| 242 | Francine Niyonsaba | three disciplines | 4 | $64,000 |
| 243 | Alysha Newman | Women's pole vault | 1 | $63,500 |
| 244 | Dafne Schippers | two disciplines | 2 | $63,500 |
| 245 | Steven Gardiner | two disciplines | 6 | $63,500 |
| 246 | Michael Cherry | Men's 400 m | 2 | $63,250 |
| 247 | Ditaji Kambundji | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $62,250 |
| 248 | Telahun Haile Bekele | two disciplines | 2 | $61,750 |
| 249 | Kishane Thompson | Men's 100 m | 2 | $61,250 |
| 250 | Caterine Ibargüen | two disciplines | 5 | $61,000 |
| 251 | Mujinga Kambundji | two disciplines | 1 | $60,250 |
| 252 | Muzala Samukonga | Men's 400 m | 1 | $60,000 |
| 253 | Prudence Sekgodiso | Women's 800 m | 2 | $60,000 |
| 254 | Jenna Prandini | two disciplines | — | $59,500 |
| 255 | Nickisha Pryce | Women's 400 m | 2 | $59,500 |
| 256 | Rasheed Broadbell | Men's 110 m hurdles | 4 | $59,250 |
| 257 | Azeddine Habz | four disciplines | 2 | $59,000 |
| 258 | Denia Caballero | Women's discus throw | 2 | $59,000 |
| 259 | Grant Fisher | four disciplines | 1 | $59,000 |
| 260 | Yasmani Copello | Men's 400 m hurdles | 1 | $58,250 |
| 261 | Yohan Blake | Men's 100 m | 1 | $58,250 |
| 262 | Addison Wiley | three disciplines | 1 | $58,000 |
| 263 | Amos Serem | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | 1 | $57,250 |
| 264 | Jason Joseph | Men's 110 m hurdles | 1 | $57,000 |
| 265 | Saly Sarr | Women's triple jump | 2 | $57,000 |
| 266 | Oliver Hoare | two disciplines | 1 | $56,750 |
| 267 | Piotr Lisek | Men's pole vault | 2 | $56,625 |
| 268 | Bayapo Ndori | Men's 400 m | 1 | $56,500 |
| 269 | Lázaro Martínez | Men's triple jump | 2 | $56,500 |
| 270 | Zharnel Hughes | two disciplines | — | $56,500 |
| 271 | Charles Dobson | two disciplines | 2 | $56,250 |
| 272 | Hirut Meshesha | five disciplines | 2 | $56,250 |
| 273 | Ilya Ivanyuk | Men's high jump | 2 | $56,250 |
| 274 | Megan Tapper | Women's 100 m hurdles | 1 | $56,250 |
| 275 | Josh Kerr | two disciplines | 2 | $56,000 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Nickisha Pryce is 255th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $59,500.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Nickisha Pryce most
Shanghai Diamond League 2026 paid $20,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of nine in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aaliyah Butler, Roxana Gómez, Stacey-Ann Williams, Sada Williams, Martina Weil and Salwa Eid Naser.
London Athletics Meet 2024 paid $10,000 for 1st in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Natalia Kaczmarek, Lieke Klaver, Amber Anning, Laviai Nielsen, Lynna Irby and Victoria Ohuruogu.
AG Memorial Van Damme 2026 paid $7,000 for 3rd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Aaliyah Butler, Lurdes Gloria Manuel, Roxana Gómez, Natalia Bukowiecka, Helena Ponette and Marileidy Paulino.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Nickisha Pryce won?
$59,500, which ranks 255th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from nine paid finishes between 2024 and 2026.
What is Nickisha Pryce's biggest Diamond League payday?
$20,000, for finishing 1st in the Diamond+ 400 m at the 2026 Shanghai Diamond League. 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 Nickisha Pryce gets paid?
Entirely by where she 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 women's 400 m 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 Nickisha Pryce won?
Two of nine, worth $30,000 between them. One of her appearance came at a final, which paid $7,000.
How much did Nickisha Pryce win at the 2025 World Championships?
$5,000, from one paid final in Tokyo. The championships pay eight places in every event, $70,000 for a title down to $5,000 for 8th.
How much did Nickisha Pryce win at the Ultimate Championship?
$40,000, from one paid final at the 2026 championship in Budapest. World Athletics pays $150,000 for a win there, $75,000 for second and $40,000 for third, the same in all 26 individual events.
Is this everything Nickisha Pryce earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Championships and Ultimate Championship money above is separate money from a separate payer, and none of it is added together here. It holds no national federation payment, no appearance fee and no sponsorship. What it does hold is every dollar the series itself paid her, priced off the card it published.
Where to next
The rest of the Diamond League money
Diamond League prize money ranks all 2,112 athletes across the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out. One place above Nickisha Pryce is Jenna Prandini on $59,500, and one below Rasheed Broadbell on $59,250. Nickisha Pryce is one of 93 Jamaica athletes athletics has paid, and Jamaica athletics prize money adds them up to $4,659,750 across all six competitions. For the event itself, see women's 400 m prize money. The series has paid out in 20 women's disciplines and Nickisha Pryce has been paid in one of them. The biggest of the rest are women's 100 m, women's 100 m hurdles and women's 800 m. Every meeting she has raced is linked in the table at the top of this page, and Shanghai Diamond League has its own page across every edition of it. Away from the series, World Championships prize money is Tokyo 2025, $8,498,000 paid eight places deep in every event, and the full finals are on the women's 400 metres and women's 4 × 400 metres relay pages. Ultimate Championship prize money is the 2026 championship in Budapest, $10,000,000 over three days, and the full final is on the women's 400 metres page.