Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone prize money
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone has been paid $6,000 by the Diamond League, which ranks 1058th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid. It came from one paid finish in the women's 400 m, and it was 2nd.
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.
The payment
Where she finished, and what the card paid for it
| MEETING | DISCIPLINE | PLACE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meeting de Paris 2023 | 400 m | 2nd | $6,000 |
The one paid figure add up because none of them contains another: a place is paid once, at that meeting, so $6,000 is one separate amounts rather than a running total. It is 0.01% of the $53,753,250 the 104 meetings on this site paid out between them.
The World Championships
What Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone did in Tokyo, 2025
| EVENT | PLACE | MARK | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 metres | 1st | 47.78 | $70,000 |
The 2025 World Championships paid Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone $70,000 for one finish in Tokyo, against $6,000 from one Diamond League start in 2023. A world title paid $70,000, which is more than the Diamond League has paid her in any single season. She ran on the United States team that won the women's 4 × 400 metres relay, $80,000 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 Olympic Games
What Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won in Paris
| EVENT | MEDAL | EARNED |
|---|---|---|
| Women's 400 metres hurdles | Gold | $50,000 |
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay | Gold | — |
Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone was paid $50,000 for the women's 400 metres hurdles in Paris, the first Games at which an athletics title carried prize money at all. Every one of the 48 golds paid the same $50,000. The women's 4 × 400 metres relay gold was worth $50,000 and was paid to the federation as a single cheque, with nothing published about how it was split between the runners. It is not hers and is not added to the $6,000 at the top of this page. The Olympic page holds all 48 golds, the $2,400,000 they paid and what the circuit pays the same champions.
Around Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone on the money list
Ranks 1038 to 1078
| # | ATHLETE | DISCIPLINE | WINS | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1038 | Elle Purrier St. Pierre | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1039 | Festus Lagat | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1040 | Innes FitzGerald | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1041 | Jaheel Hyde | Men's 400 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1042 | Janeth Chepngetich | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1043 | Jenn Suhr | Women's pole vault | — | $6,000 |
| 1044 | Kim Amb | Men's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1045 | Kimani Jack | Men's high jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1046 | Kipyegon Bett | Men's 800 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1047 | Kristi Castlin | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $6,000 |
| 1048 | LaShawn Merritt | Men's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1049 | Laura Galván | two disciplines | — | $6,000 |
| 1050 | Lavanya Williams | Women's 100 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1051 | Madara Palameika | Women's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1052 | Nick Ponzio | Men's shot put | — | $6,000 |
| 1053 | Nicolas-Marie Daru | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $6,000 |
| 1054 | Paulina Guba | Women's shot put | — | $6,000 |
| 1055 | Plamena Mitkova | Women's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1056 | Russell Robinson | Men's triple jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1057 | Sadik Mikhou | Men's mile | — | $6,000 |
| 1058 | Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone | Women's 400 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1059 | Tero Pitkämäki | Men's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1060 | Tuğba Danışmaz | Women's triple jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1061 | Tynia Gaither | Women's 200 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1062 | Wesley Vázquez | Men's 800 m | — | $6,000 |
| 1063 | Yulenmis Aguilar | Women's javelin throw | — | $6,000 |
| 1064 | Zarck Visser | Men's long jump | — | $6,000 |
| 1065 | Abraham Kibiwott | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $5,750 |
| 1066 | Aurel Manga | Men's 110 m hurdles | — | $5,750 |
| 1067 | Axelina Johansson | Women's shot put | — | $5,750 |
| 1068 | Bassant Hemida | two disciplines | — | $5,750 |
| 1069 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | Men's pole vault | — | $5,750 |
| 1070 | Cornelius Tuwei | Men's 800 m | — | $5,750 |
| 1071 | Isiah Young | two disciplines | — | $5,750 |
| 1072 | Karissa Schweizer | three disciplines | — | $5,750 |
| 1073 | Meghan Beesley | Women's 400 m hurdles | — | $5,750 |
| 1074 | Rohan Browning | Men's 100 m | — | $5,750 |
| 1075 | Ahmed Abdelwahed | Men's 3000 m steeplechase | — | $5,500 |
| 1076 | Alia Armstrong | Women's 100 m hurdles | — | $5,500 |
| 1077 | Alonso Edward | Men's 200 m | — | $5,500 |
| 1078 | Aman Wote | two disciplines | — | $5,500 |
A slice of the same list the Diamond League hub ranks in full. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is 1058th of the 2,112 athletes the 104 meetings on this site paid, on $6,000.
Who else was in the money
The rest of the eight, at the meetings that paid Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone most
Meeting de Paris 2023 paid $6,000 for 2nd in the 400 m, one of eight in the field. Also paid that afternoon: Salwa Eid Naser, Natalia Kaczmarek, Lieke Klaver, Candice McLeod, Anna Hall and Ama Pipi.
Frequently asked questions
How much Diamond League prize money has Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won?
$6,000, which ranks 1058th of the 2,112 athletes the series has paid across the 104 meetings on this site. It came from one paid finish in 2023.
What is Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone's biggest Diamond League payday?
$6,000, for finishing 2nd in the 400 m at the 2023 Meeting de Paris. The Diamond League pays by place rather than by performance, so that figure is what the card in force that season paid for 2nd and would have paid anybody who finished there.
How does the Diamond League decide what Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 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 place 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 much did Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone win at the 2025 World Championships?
$70,000, 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.
Is this everything Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone earns from athletics?
No. This is the Diamond League, which is one series of 104 meetings. The World Championships and Olympic 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 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is Sadik Mikhou on $6,000, and one below Tero Pitkämäki on $6,000. Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone is one of 352 United States athletes athletics has paid, and United States athletics prize money adds them up to $16,292,792 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 Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone 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 Meeting de Paris 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.