Jamaica athletics prize money
Jamaica has taken $4,659,750 out of athletics, 2nd of the 121 countries the sport has paid. Shericka Jackson is the biggest earner on $428,750, 9.2% of the national total.
$4,419,750 of that belongs to 93 athletes by name. The other $240,000 is the federation's, won by ten teams whose purse is paid to the country rather than split between the runners.
Every Jamaica athlete athletics has paid
93 of them, biggest first
| # | ATHLETE | PAID | WINS | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shericka Jackson | 43 | 19 | $428,750 |
| 2 | Oblique Seville | 8 | 6 | $291,000 |
| 3 | Shanieka Ricketts | 34 | 8 | $256,750 |
| 4 | Tajay Gayle | 23 | 4 | $186,750 |
| 5 | Danielle Williams | 28 | 7 | $175,250 |
| 6 | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce | 17 | 8 | $154,500 |
| 7 | Rushell Clayton | 28 | 5 | $145,250 |
| 8 | Elaine Thompson-Herah | 14 | 9 | $136,500 |
| 9 | Ackera Nugent | 14 | 3 | $118,000 |
| 10 | Kishane Thompson | 8 | 2 | $116,250 |
| 11 | Jordan Scott | 13 | 4 | $110,500 |
| 12 | Natoya Goule | 26 | 1 | $106,500 |
| 13 | Hansle Parchment | 18 | 4 | $106,000 |
| 14 | Nickisha Pryce | 11 | 2 | $104,500 |
| 15 | Tina Clayton | 9 | 2 | $104,500 |
| 16 | Rajindra Campbell | 17 | 2 | $102,500 |
| 17 | Janieve Russell | 32 | — | $97,000 |
| 18 | Ronald Levy | 10 | 3 | $75,250 |
| 19 | Ackeem Blake | 15 | 1 | $75,000 |
| 20 | Wayne Pinnock | 14 | 2 | $75,000 |
| 21 | Stephenie Ann McPherson | 19 | 2 | $71,250 |
| 22 | Fedrick Dacres | 16 | 2 | $69,750 |
| 23 | Andrenette Knight | 18 | 1 | $66,250 |
| 24 | Danniel Thomas-Dodd | 29 | — | $65,000 |
| 25 | Orlando Bennett | 12 | — | $63,500 |
| 26 | Rasheed Broadbell | 7 | 4 | $59,250 |
| 27 | Yohan Blake | 17 | 1 | $58,250 |
| 28 | Megan Tapper | 18 | 1 | $56,250 |
| 29 | Romaine Beckford | 14 | — | $56,000 |
| 30 | Kimberly Williams | 17 | — | $52,750 |
| 31 | Tia Clayton | 6 | 2 | $48,250 |
| 32 | Shiann Salmon | 10 | 1 | $44,250 |
| 33 | Omar McLeod | 8 | 2 | $41,000 |
| 34 | Candice McLeod | 16 | — | $38,750 |
| 35 | Rojé Stona | 10 | — | $37,500 |
| 36 | Rusheen McDonald | 6 | 1 | $36,000 |
| 37 | Megan Simmonds | 6 | 1 | $32,000 |
| 38 | Ackelia Smith | 13 | — | $31,250 |
| 39 | Akeem Bloomfield | 3 | 2 | $30,000 |
| 40 | Bryan Levell | 4 | — | $28,500 |
| 41 | Raymond Richards | 6 | — | $27,500 |
| 42 | Carey McLeod | 8 | 1 | $27,250 |
| 43 | Natasha Morrison | 10 | — | $24,000 |
| 44 | Britany Anderson | 6 | — | $23,500 |
| 45 | Ralford Mullings | 3 | 1 | $22,500 |
| 46 | Roshawn Clarke | 5 | 1 | $22,500 |
| 47 | Tyler Mason | 1 | — | $22,000 |
| 48 | Kemba Nelson | 1 | 1 | $20,000 |
| 49 | Jonielle Smith | 6 | — | $19,000 |
| 50 | Lamara Distin | 10 | — | $18,750 |
| 51 | Demario Prince | 4 | — | $17,500 |
| 52 | Natoya Goule-Toppin | 6 | — | $16,000 |
| 53 | Rohan Watson | 8 | — | $15,250 |
| 54 | Brianna Lyston | 3 | — | $13,000 |
| 55 | Stacey-Ann Williams | 4 | — | $13,000 |
| 56 | Jaydon Hibbert | 3 | — | $12,500 |
| 57 | Malik James-King | 5 | — | $10,250 |
| 58 | Nathon Allen | 4 | — | $10,000 |
| 59 | Nia Robinson | 2 | — | $10,000 |
| 60 | Novlene Williams-Mills | 1 | 1 | $10,000 |
| 61 | Kemar Mowatt | 3 | — | $7,000 |
| 62 | Simone Facey | 2 | — | $7,000 |
| 63 | Aisha Praught-Leer | 4 | — | $6,000 |
| 64 | Asafa Powell | 1 | — | $6,000 |
| 65 | Jaheel Hyde | 5 | — | $6,000 |
| 66 | Lavanya Williams | 1 | — | $6,000 |
| 67 | Navasky Anderson | 1 | — | $6,000 |
| 68 | Christopher Taylor | 3 | — | $5,500 |
| 69 | Janeek Brown | 2 | — | $5,500 |
| 70 | Adelle Tracey | 4 | — | $5,250 |
| 71 | Demisha Roswell | 3 | — | $5,000 |
| 72 | Rasheed Dwyer | 2 | — | $5,000 |
| 73 | Demish Gaye | 2 | — | $4,500 |
| 74 | Anastasia Le-Roy | 2 | — | $4,000 |
| 75 | Andrew Hudson | 3 | — | $4,000 |
| 76 | Leah Nugent | 4 | — | $3,500 |
| 77 | Shashalee Forbes | 2 | — | $2,500 |
| 78 | Veronica Campbell Brown | 1 | — | $2,500 |
| 79 | Christania Williams | 1 | — | $2,000 |
| 80 | Nigel Ellis | 1 | — | $2,000 |
| 81 | Ryiem Forde | 1 | — | $2,000 |
| 82 | Tissanna Hickling | 1 | — | $2,000 |
| 83 | Traves Smikle | 1 | — | $2,000 |
| 84 | Tyquendo Tracey | 1 | — | $2,000 |
| 85 | Briana Williams | 2 | — | $1,750 |
| 86 | Ashanti Moore | 1 | — | $1,500 |
| 87 | Assinie Wilson | 1 | — | $1,500 |
| 88 | Christoff Bryan | 2 | — | $1,250 |
| 89 | Sandrey Davison | 1 | — | $1,250 |
| 90 | Junelle Bromfield | 1 | — | $1,000 |
| 91 | Jura Levy | 1 | — | $1,000 |
| 92 | Ronda Whyte | 1 | — | $750 |
| 93 | Zandrion Barnes | 1 | — | $500 |
Career totals across all six competitions, not a single season. PAID is how many finishing places were paid for, which is a different count from wins: a second place in a Diamond League final and a world title are both one payment. 91 of these athletes have a page of their own here.
The biggest earners
The top twelve of 93
Shericka Jackson holds 9.2% of everything Jamaica has won in athletics. The three biggest hold 21% of it between them, and $47,524 is what the national total works out at per paid athlete.
Where the money comes from
All six competitions, and what each has sent Jamaica
| COMPETITION | ATHLETES | WINS | TO ATHLETES | TO FEDERATION | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond League | 91 | 116 | $3,799,750$3.8m | — | $3,799,750$3.8m |
| World Championships | 17 | 1 | $364,000 | $86,000 | $450,000 |
| Indoor Championships | 11 | — | $141,000 | $30,000 | $171,000 |
| Ultimate Championship | 2 | — | $115,000 | — | $115,000 |
| World Relays | — | 2 | — | $124,000 | $124,000 |
| Cross Country | — | — | — | — | — |
| All six | 93 | 119 | $4,419,750$4.4m | $240,000 | $4,659,750$4.7m |
The Diamond League is the biggest of the six for Jamaica on $3,799,750, 81.5% of the national total. Five of the six have paid Jamaica. Jamaica has won nothing at the World Cross Country Championships.
The ATHLETES column counts the people each competition paid, so it does not add up to 93: 24 athletes have been paid by more than one of the six, and are counted in every row that paid them and once in the national total. Shericka Jackson has been paid by two of them: the Diamond League and the World Championships.
The cheques that went to the federation
10 team payments, paid to Jamaica rather than to anyone who ran
| RACE | PLACE | WHO RAN | PURSE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2026 | 1st | Briana Williams, Jodean Williams, Lavanya Williams, Elaine Thompson-Herah | $40,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay, 2026 | 1st | Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton, Kadrian Goldson, Tia Clayton | $40,000 |
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 2nd | Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Tia Clayton, Tina Clayton, Jonielle Smith | $40,000 |
| Women's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 2nd | Dejanea Oakley, Stacey-Ann Williams, Andrenette Knight, Nickisha Pryce | $40,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay, 2026 | 2nd | Deandre Watkin, Shana Kaye Anderson, Antonio Watson, Rushell Clayton | $20,000 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 2nd | Rusheen McDonald, Jasauna Dennis, Kimar Farquharson, Demar Francis | $20,000 |
| Mixed 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 2nd | Serena Cole, Krystal Sloley, Javari Thomas, Bryan Levell | $14,000 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2026 | 3rd | Reheem Hayles, Delano Kennedy, Tyrice Taylor, Kimar Farquharson | $10,000 |
| Women's 4 × 100 metres relay, 2025 | 3rd | Natasha Morrison, Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Tina Clayton, Shericka Jackson | $10,000 |
| Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, 2025 | 7th | Delano Kennedy, Jevaughn Powell, Jasauna Dennis, Rusheen McDonald | $6,000 |
None of this is in any athlete's total above, here or anywhere else on the site. A relay purse is paid to the team whole, a World Relays ladder place is a country's, and a cross country team standing pays the federation behind the first four runners home.
Jamaica against the rest
Where $4,659,750 puts Jamaica
That is 6.2% of the $74,963,667 athletics has paid to a country, and 2nd out of 121. Jamaica has the United States above on $16,292,792 and Kenya below on $4,636,250.
The biggest of the 121 is the United States on $16,292,792, which is 21.7% of everything the sport has paid to a country. The full money list ranks every one of them, and the six competitions behind these figures each have a section of their own.
Countries either side of Jamaica
- United States
- Kenya
- Great Britain
- Ethiopia
- Australia
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Sweden
- Germany
- Norway
- Ukraine
- Canada
- Switzerland
- France
- Cuba
- Poland
- Botswana
- South Africa
- Greece
- China
- Brazil
- Spain
- New Zealand
- Dominican Republic
- Portugal
- Japan
- Nigeria
- Bahrain
- Belgium
- Slovenia
- Uganda
- Czechia
- Morocco
- Algeria
- Bahamas
- Serbia
- Grenada
- Saint Lucia
- Authorised Neutral Athletes
- Ivory Coast
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Jamaica won in athletics?
$4,659,750 across the six competitions this section holds: the Diamond League, the World Championships, the World Indoor Championships, the Ultimate Championship, the World Relays and the World Cross Country Championships. That is 2nd of the 121 countries athletics has paid, and 6.2% of the $74,963,667 the sport has sent to a country.
Which Jamaica athlete earns the most prize money?
Shericka Jackson, on $428,750 from 43 paid finishes and 19 wins. That is 9.2% of everything Jamaica has won. Oblique Seville is next on $291,000.
Does prize money won by Jamaica go to the athlete or the federation?
$4,419,750 of that belongs to 93 athletes by name. The other $240,000 is the federation's, won by ten teams whose purse is paid to the country rather than split between the runners.
How many athletes from Jamaica have won athletics prize money?
93, sharing $4,419,750 between them, which is $47,524 each. 36 of them have won a title, 119 in all. 24 have been paid by more than one of the six competitions.
Where to next
The competitions that paid Jamaica
Every figure on this page comes out of one of the six below, and each has its own section here, event by event and edition by edition, with the full ladder of what each finishing place was worth. The country money list puts Jamaica against the other 120 the sport has paid.