Los Angeles Lakers career earnings
$2,572,097,026 across 29 careers, led by LeBron James on $530,882,395.
Every man on the roster, ranked by what his contracts have been worth across his whole career rather than by what this franchise is paying him now. It comes to 5.8% of the money in the NBA file.
Los Angeles Lakers at a glance
What the roster has been paid
- Career money
- $2,572,097,026
- Careers
- 29
- Per career
- $88,693,001
- Paid through 2026-27
- $2,572,097,026
- Still to be paid
- $0
- Rank
- 1 of 30 franchises
The Los Angeles Lakers squad page carries the current roster and what each man is paid this season. What follows is the other question: what those same men have earned across every season of their careers.
The fifteen richest Los Angeles Lakers careers
Total contract money, 2003 to 2026
Every Los Angeles Lakers career
Ranked by total contract money
| # | Player | Position | Seasons | Span | Still owed | Career earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | LeBron James | Power Forward | 22 | 2003 to 2024 | - | $530,882,395$530.9m |
| 02 | Anthony Davis | Center | 13 | 2012 to 2024 | - | $309,827,834$309.8m |
| 03 | Carmelo Anthony | Power Forward | 19 | 2003 to 2021 | - | $262,523,093$262.5m |
| 04 | Dwight Howard | Center | 18 | 2004 to 2021 | - | $245,142,483$245.1m |
| 05 | Marc Gasol | Center | 14 | 2008 to 2021 | - | $181,665,456$181.7m |
| 06 | D'Angelo Russell | Point Guard | 10 | 2015 to 2024 | - | $174,638,166$174.6m |
| 07 | Trevor Ariza | Small Forward | 18 | 2004 to 2021 | - | $116,874,668$116.9m |
| 08 | Wesley Matthews | Shooting Guard | 12 | 2009 to 2020 | - | $108,834,329$108.8m |
| 09 | J.R. Smith | Shooting Guard | 18 | 2004 to 2021 | - | $90,294,854$90.3m |
| 10 | Kent Bazemore | Shooting Guard | 10 | 2012 to 2021 | - | $78,779,703$78.8m |
| 11 | Rui Hachimura | Power Forward | 7 | 2019 to 2025 | - | $71,062,026$71.1m |
| 12 | Dion Waiters | Shooting Guard | 9 | 2012 to 2020 | - | $67,522,926$67.5m |
| 13 | Jared Dudley | Small Forward | 14 | 2007 to 2020 | - | $61,332,969$61.3m |
| 14 | Austin Reaves Paid in 2026-27 | Shooting Guard | 6 | 2021 to 2026 | - | $56,316,648$56.3m |
| 15 | Taurean Prince | Power Forward | 8 | 2016 to 2023 | - | $47,732,417$47.7m |
| 16 | Gabe Vincent | Point Guard | 6 | 2020 to 2025 | - | $36,534,855$36.5m |
| 17 | Jaxson Hayes | Center | 6 | 2019 to 2024 | - | $26,747,438$26.7m |
| 18 | Cam Reddish | Small Forward | 6 | 2019 to 2024 | - | $23,957,280$24.0m |
| 19 | Jalen Hood-Schifino Paid in 2026-27 | Point Guard | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $17,882,808$17.9m |
| 20 | Jarred Vanderbilt | Power Forward | 6 | 2018 to 2023 | - | $16,983,177$17.0m |
| 21 | Kendrick Nunn | Shooting Guard | 5 | 2018 to 2022 | - | $13,246,897$13.2m |
| 22 | Alfonzo McKinnie | Small Forward | 6 | 2017 to 2022 | - | $10,302,187$10.3m |
| 23 | Quinn Cook | Point Guard | 5 | 2016 to 2020 | - | $7,796,674$7.8m |
| 24 | Maxwell Lewis Paid in 2026-27 | Small Forward | 4 | 2023 to 2026 | - | $7,639,302$7.6m |
| 25 | Max Christie | Shooting Guard | 2 | 2022 to 2023 | - | $2,737,645$2.7m |
| 26 | Devontae Cacok | Center | 2 | 2019 to 2021 | - | $1,499,215$1.5m |
| 27 | Kostas Antetokounmpo | Power Forward | 1 | 2021 | - | $1,489,065$1.5m |
| 28 | Chaundee Brown | Small Forward | 1 | 2021 | - | $925,258 |
| 29 | Mac McClung | Point Guard | 1 | 2021 | - | $925,258 |
Los Angeles Lakers money by season
What these careers were paid, year by year
2018-19 is the biggest year on this chart at $221,903,656. A roster assembled recently draws a spike rather than a run: the chart follows the men who are here now, wherever they were paid it.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid Los Angeles Lakers player?
LeBron James. His contracts are worth $530,882,395 across 22 seasons from 2003 to 2024.
What have Los Angeles Lakers players earned in total?
$2,572,097,026 across 29 careers, an average of $88,693,001 each. That is 5.8% of every dollar in the NBA file.
How does that rank?
Los Angeles Lakers is 1 of 30 franchises by total career money and ahead of Los Angeles Clippers on $2,412,286,387.
How many are still being paid?
3 of the 29 have a figure against the 2026-27 season.
Is this the Los Angeles Lakers payroll?
No. It is career money carried by the current roster: everything each man's contracts have been worth across every season, at this franchise or anywhere else. A payroll is one season and this is every one of them.
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