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.

Salaries by Sport: Football | Basketball | Baseball | Hockey | Soccer | Cricket | Rugby | MMA

Football Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • Arena Football League (AFL)
  • United States Football League (USFL)
  • XFL
  • Canadian Football League (CFL)
  • Indoor Football League (IFL)
  • $800,000
  • $400 per game
  • $4,700
  • $59,000
  • $65,000
  • $37,470
  • $54,993,000
  • $8,000/ entire season
  • $55,050
  • $59,000
  • $550,000
  • $37,470
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $21,150 - $1,649,790
  • $240
  • $141 - $1,651.50
  • $1,770
  • $1,950 - $16,650
  • $1,124.10
  •  
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)
  • $4,718,300
  • $37,000
  • $60,000
  • $13,000
  • $61,682
  • $25,000
  • $48,070,014
  • $462,629
  • $5,000,000
  • $500,000
  • $234,936
  • $4,400,000
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $188,732 - $1,921,600
  • $1,480 - $18,505
  • $2,400 - $200,000
  • $520 - $20,000
  • $2,467 - $9,397
  • $1,000 - $176,000
  •  
Baseball Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Major League Baseball* (MLB)
  • Minor League Baseball (USA)
  • $570,500
  • $45,300
  • $43,333,333
  • $45,300
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $22,820 - $1,733,333
  • $1,812
  •  
Hockey Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • American Hockey League (AHL)
  • Minor League Hockey
  • $750,000
  • $51,000
  • $10,000
  • $12,500,000
  • $51,000
  • $200,000
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $30,000 - $500,000
  • $2,040
  • $400 - $20,000
  •  
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
  • English Football/Soccer League 1
  • English Football/Soccer League 2
  • $65,000
  • £20,000
  • £20,000
  • £15,000
  • £12,000
  • $14,000,000
  • £26,800,000
  • £235,000
  • £67,850
  • £49,600
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $3,275 - $700,000
  • £1,000 - £1,340,000
  • £1,000 - £11,500
  • £750 - £3,392
  • £600 - £2,480
  •  
Cricket Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Cricket - England County
  • Cricket - International
  • Cricket - Indian Premier League
  • £10,300
  • £25,000
  • $20,000
  • £80,000
  • £400,000
  • $2,400,000
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • £515 - £4,000
  • £1,250 - £20,000
  • $1,000 - $120,000
  •  
Rugby Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Rugby – National Rugby League (NRL)
  • Rugby – Top 14 (France)
  • £20,000
  • $15,000
  • £1,000,000
  • $1,200,000
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • £1,400 - £28,000
  • $7,500 -  $60,000
  •  
Mixed Martial Arts Agent Salaries:
Annual Client Earnings By League: Low-End: High-End:
  • Mixed Martial Arts (MMA, UFC/Strikeforce)
  • $10,000 - $20,000
    per fight
  • $1,500,000 per fight
    Potential bonus:
    Knockout of the night:
    $60 - $80,000
    Submission of the night:
    $60 - $80,000
    Fight of the night:
    $60 - $80,000
 
Sports Agent Commissions Per Client:
  • $250 - $75,000
  •  
 

*Revised as of February 27th, 2023

**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.

Salaries by Sport:

Football | Basketball | Baseball

Soccer | Cricket | Rugby | MMA

Salaries by Sport:

Football | Basketball | Baseball | Soccer | Cricket | Rugby | MMA

Football Agent Salaries:
  • National Football League (NFL)
  • Low-End: $840,000 per year
  • High-End: $60,000,000 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $25,200 - $1,800,00 per year
  • Arena Football League (AFL)
  • Low-End: $400 per game
  • High-End: $64,000 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $20 per game - $3,200 per year
  • United Football League (UFL)
  • Low-End: $64,005 per year
  • High-End: $250,000 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,920.15 - $7,500 per year
  • Canadian Football League (CFL)
  • Low-End: $70,000 per year
  • High-End: $455,666 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $4,900 - $31,896 per year
  • Indoor Football League (IFL)
  • Low-End: $250 per game
  • High-End: $64,000 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $12.50 per game - $3,200 per year

 
Become a Football Agent with our Athlete Management Course
 
Basketball Agent Salaries:
  • National Basketball Assoc. (NBA)
  • Low-End: $1,157,153 per year
  • High-End: $55,800,000 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $46,286.12 - $2,232,000 per year
  • National Basketball G- League (NBGL)
  • Low-End: $40,500 per year
  • High-End: $578,600 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,620 - $23,120 per year
  • Europe Basketball 1st Division (Spain, Italy, Turkey, France, Russia)
  • Low-End: $56,415 per year
  • High-End: $5,078,000 per year
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $5,641 - $507,800 per year
  • Australian National Basketball League (NBL)
  • Low-End: $13,000
  • High-End: $500,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $520 - $20,000
  • Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)
  • Low-End: $61,682
  • High-End: $234,936
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $2,467 - $9,397
  • Chinese Basketball Association (CBA)
  • Low-End: $25,000
  • High-End: $4,400,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,000 - $176,000
Become a Basketball Agent with our Basketball Agent Course
Baseball Agent Salaries:
  • Major League Baseball* (MLB)
  • Low-End: $570,500
  • High-End: $43,333,333
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $22,820 - $1,733,333
  • Minor League Baseball (USA)
  • Low-End: $45,300
  • High-End: $45,300
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,812
Become an MLB Agent with our Baseball Agent Course
Hockey Agent Salaries:
  • National Hockey League (NHL)
  • Low-End: $750,000
  • High-End: $12,500,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $30,000 - $500,000
  • American Hockey League (AHL)
  • Low-End: $51,000
  • High-End: $51,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $2,040
  • Minor League Hockey
  • Low-End: $10,000
  • High-End: $200,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $400 - $20,000
Become an NHL Agent with our Hockey Agent Course
Soccer Agent Salaries:
  • Major League Soccer** (MLS)
  • Low-End: $65,500
  • High-End: $14,000,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $3,275 - $700,000
  • English Football/Soccer Premier League
  • Low-End: £20,000
  • High-End: £26,800,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £1,000 - £1,340,000
  • English Football/Soccer Championship
  • Low-End: £20,000
  • High-End: £235,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £1,000 - £11,500
  • English Football/Soccer League 1
  • Low-End: £15,000
  • High-End: £67,850
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £750 - £3,392
  • English Football/Soccer League 2
  • Low-End: £12,000
  • High-End: £49,600
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £600 - £2,480
Become an Soccer Agent with our Soccer Agent Course
Cricket Agent Salaries:
  • Cricket – England County
  • Low-End: £10,300
  • High-End: £80,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £515 - £4,000
  • Cricket – International
  • Low-End: £25,000
  • High-End: £400,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £1,250 - £20,000
  • Cricket – Indian Premier League
  • Low-End: $20,000
  • High-End: $2,400,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $1,000 - $120,000
Become a Cricket Agent with our Athlete Management Course
Rugby Agent Salaries:
  • Rugby – National Rugby League (NRL)
  • Low-End: £20,000
  • High-End: £1,000,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: £1,400 - £28,000
  • Top 14 (France)
  • Low-End: $15,000
  • High-End: $1,200,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $7,500 - $60,000
Become a Rugby Agent with our Athlete Management Course
Mixed Martial Arts Agent Salaries:
  • Mixed Martial Arts(MMA, UFC/Strikeforce)
  • Low-End: $10,000 - $20,000 per fight
  • High-End: $1,500,000 per fight
    Potential bonus:
    Knockout of the night: $60 - $80,000
    Submission of the night: $60 - $80,000
    Fight of the night: $60 - $80,000
  • Sports Agent Commissions Per Client: $250 - $75,000
Become a MMA with our Athlete Management Course

*Revised as of February 27th, 2023

**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.