SMWW Alumni Special Available Now! $500 Off Your Next Course - Email [email protected]
Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
SMWW Alumni Special Available Now! $500 Off Your Next Course - Email [email protected]

Sports Agent Salaries

How much money can I make as a sports agent?

In the sports agent business, you get paid when your athlete gets paid. The amount agents make varies with the athletes they sign. Successful sports agents can make over a million dollars per year.

Sports Management Worldwide provides the academic foundation to help you work as a sports agent. And the Agent Advisor program gives you an immediate entry point into the athlete management world.


Football Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • Arena Football League (AFL)
  • United Football League (UFL)
  • Canadian Football League (CFL)
  • Indoor Football League (IFL)
  • $840,000
  • $400/game
  • $64,005
  • $70,000
  • $250/game
  • $60,000,000
  • $64,000
  • $250,000
  • $455,666
  • $64,000
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $25,200 - $1,800,000
  • $20/game - $3,200
  • $1,920 - $7,500
  • $4,900 - $31,896
  • $12.50/game - $3,200
  •  
Basketball Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • National Basketball Assoc. (NBA)
  • National Basketball G- League (NBGL)
  • Europe Basketball 1st Division (Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, Russia)
  • Australian National Basketball League (NBL)
  • Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
  • $1,157,153
  • $40,500
  • $20,000 
  • $48,990 
  • $66,079
  • $837,357
  • $55,800,000
  • $578,600
  • $1,000,000
  • $657,090
  • $252,450
  • $4,400,000
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $46,285 - $2,232,000
  • $1,620 - $23,120 
  • $2,000 - $100,000 
  • $4,900 - $65,709 
  • $3,300 - $12,623 
  • $8,370 - $440,000
  •  
Baseball Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Major League Baseball* (MLB)
  • Minor League Baseball (USA)
  • $760,000 
  • $19,800 
  • $51,000,000 
  • $576,232 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $38,000 - $2,550,000
  • $990 - $28,811 
  •  
Hockey Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • American Hockey League (AHL)
  • Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
  • $775,000 
  • $52,725 
  • $35,000 
  • $13,500,000 
  • $8,000,000 
  • $80,000 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $38,750 - $675,000 
  • $2,635 - $400,000 
  • $50,000 only: $1,500-$2,400 
  •  
Soccer Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Major League Soccer** (MLS)
  • English Football/Soccer Premier League
  • English Football/Soccer Championship
  • La Liga
  • Bundesliga
  • $104,000 
  • £180,024 
  • £10,000/week 
  • £182,000 
  • £380,000 
  • $20,400,000
  • £27,300,000 
  • £80,000/week
  • £37,500,000 
  • £25,000,000 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $10,400 - $2,040,000 
  • £18,002 - £2,730,000
  • £1,000 - £8,000/week
  • £18,200 - £3,750,000 
  • £38,000 - £2,500,000 
  •  
Cricket Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Cricket - England County
  • Cricket - International
  • Cricket - Indian Premier League
  • £24,000
  • £20,000 
  • $27,000 
  • £200,000
  • £809,300 
  • $3,100,000
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • £2,400 - £20,000 
  • £2,00 - £80,930 
  • $2,700 - $310,000
Rugby Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Rugby – National Rugby League (NRL)
  • Rugby – Top 14 (France)
  • £66,000 
  • $15,000
  • £1,400,000
  • $1,000,000 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • £4,620 - £98,000
  • $1,050 - $70,000 
  •  
Mixed Martial Arts Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Mixed Martial Arts (MMA, UFC/Strikeforce)
  • $10k-$30k/fight
  • $8,000,000/fight
  • Performance of the
  • night bonus:
  • $50,000 - $300,000
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $3,000 - $2,400,000/fight
 

*Revised as of July 7th, 2025

**All amounts are in USD unless otherwise specified.

 

These Commissions Could Be Yours!

In addition to being a provider of sports management education, Sports Management Worldwide is an international full-service sports agency with an extensive network of Agent Advisors serving athletes throughout the world.

SMWW’s Agent Advisor program will jumpstart your sports agent career by connecting you with certified agents in pro sports, showcasing your personal agent webpage on SMWWAgency.com, assisting you with recruiting and representation, and providing you new daily leads of athletes looking for agents.

As an Agent Advisor, you will be an agent-in-training who co-represents Sports Management Worldwide athletes. You will recruit and represent athletes on behalf of Sports Management Worldwide, and share equally in any commission fee paid to the company by clients successfully recruited.

Click here to learn more about the SMWW Agent Advisor Program.

Sports Agent Salaries

How much money can I make as a sports agent?

In the sports agent business, you get paid when your athlete gets paid. The amount agents make varies with the athletes they sing. Successful sports agents can make over a million dollars per year.

Sports Management Worldwide provides the academic foundation to help you work as a sports agent. And the Agent Advisor program gives you an immediate entry point into the athlete management world.


Football Agent Salaries:
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • Low-End: $840,000 
  • High-End: $60,000,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $25,200 - $1,800,000 
  • Arena Football League (AFL)
  • Low-End: $400/game
  • High-End: $64,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $20/game - $3,200
  • United Football League (UFL)
  • Low-End: $64,005
  • High-End: $250,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,920 - $7,500
  • Canadian Football League (CFL)
  • Low-End: $70,000
  • High-End: $455,666
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $4,900 - $31,896 
  • Indoor Football League (IFL)
  • Low-End: $250/game
  • High-End: $64,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $12.50/game - $3,200

 

 
Basketball Agent Salaries:
  • National Basketball Assoc. (NBA)
  • Low-End: $1,157,153 
  • High-End: $55,800,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $46,286.12 - $2,232,000 
  • National Basketball G- League (NBGL)
  • Low-End: $40,500 
  • High-End: $578,600 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,620 - $23,120
  • Europe Basketball 1st Division (Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, Russia)
  • Low-End: $20,000 
  • High-End: $1,000,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $2,000 - $100,000 
  • Australian National Basketball League (NBL)
  • Low-End: $48,990 
  • High-End: $657,090 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $4,899 - $65,709
  • Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • Low-End: $66,079 
  • High-End: $252,450 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $3,304 - $12,623 
  • Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
  • Low-End: $837,357
  • High-End: $4,400,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $8,373 - $440,000
Baseball Agent Salaries:
  • Major League Baseball (MLB)
  • Low-End: $760,000
  • High-End: $51,000,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $38,000 - $2,550,000
  • Minor League Baseball (USA)
  • Low-End: $19,800 
  • High-End: $576,232  
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $990 - $28,811
Hockey Agent Salaries:
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Low-End: $775,000 
  • High-End: $13,500,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $38,750 - $675,000 
  • American Hockey League (AHL)
  • Low-End: $52,725
  • High-End: $8,000,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $2,636 - $400,000 
  • Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL)
  • Low-End: $35,000 
  • High-End: $80,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client for contracts above $50,000 only: $1,500 - $2,400
Soccer Agent Salaries:
  • Major League Soccer (MLS)
  • Low-End: $104,000 
  • High-End: $20,400,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $10,400 - $2,040,000
  • English Football/Soccer Premier League
  • Low-End: £180,024
  • High-End: £27,300,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £18,002 - £2,730,000
  • English Football/Soccer Championship
  • Low-End: £10,000/week
  • High-End: £80,000/week
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £1,000 - £8,000/week
  • La Liga
  • Low-End: £182,000 
  • High-End: £37,500,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £18,200 - £3,750,000 
  • Bundesliga
  • Low-End: £380,000 
  • High-End: £25,000,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £38,000 - £2,500,000 
Cricket Agent Salaries:
  • Cricket – England County
  • Low-End: £24,000
  • High-End: £200,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £2,400 - £20,000
  • Cricket – International
  • Low-End: £20,000 
  • High-End: £809,300
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £2,00 - £80,930
  • Cricket – Indian Premier League
  • Low-End: $27,000 
  • High-End: $3,100,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $2,700 - $310,000 
Rugby Agent Salaries:
  • Rugby – National Rugby League (NRL)
  • Low-End: £66,000 
  • High-End: £1,400,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £4,620 - £98,000 
  • Top 14 (France)
  • Low-End: $15,000 
  • High-End: $1,000,000 
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,050 - $70,000 
Mixed Martial Arts Agent Salaries:
  • Mixed Martial Arts(MMA, UFC/Strikeforce)
  • Low-End: $10,000 - $30,000/fight
  • High-End: $8,000,000/fight
    Performance of the night bonus: $50,000 - $300,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $3,000 - $2,400,000/fight

*Revised as of July 7th, 2025

**All amounts are in USD unless otherwise specified

 

These Commissions Could Be Yours!

In addition to being a provider of sports management education, Sports Management Worldwide is an international full-service sports agency with an extensive network of Agent Advisors serving athletes throughout the world.

SMWW’s Agent Advisor program will jumpstart your sports agent career by connecting you with certified agents in pro sports, showcasing your personal agent webpage on SMWWAgency.com, assisting you with recruiting and representation, and providing you new daily leads of athletes looking for agents.

As an Agent Advisor, you will be an agent-in-training who co-represents Sports Management Worldwide athletes. You will recruit and represent athletes on behalf of Sports Management Worldwide, and share equally in any commission fee paid to the company by clients successfully recruited.

Click here to learn more about the SMWW Agent Advisor Program.