Highest Paid Athletes 2012

#1. Floyd Mayweather

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $85 million
Salary/winnings: $85 million
Endorsements: $0
Sport: Boxing , Age: 35

#2. Manny Pacquaio

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $62 million
Salary/winnings: $56 million
Endorsements: $6 million (Monster Energy, Hennessy, Nike, Hewlett-Packard)
Sport: Boxing , Age: 33

#3. Tiger Woods

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $59.4 million
Salary/winnings: $4.4 million
Endorsements: $55 million (Nike)
Sport: Golf, Age: 36
Net Worth: $500 million – As of September 2010, according to Forbes

#4. LeBron James

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $53 million
Salary/winnings: $13 million
Endorsements: $40 million ( Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, State Farm and others)
Sport: Basketball, Age: 27

#5. Roger Federer

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.7 million
Salary/winnings: $7.7 million
Endorsements: $45 million (Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Credit Suisse)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 30

#6. Kobe Bryant

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $52.3 million
Salary/winnings: $20.3 million
Endorsements: $32 million
Sport: Basketball, Age: 33

#7. Phil Mickelson

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $47.8 million
Salary/winnings: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $43 million (Callaway, Barclay’s, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex, Amgen/Pfizer)
Sport: Golf, Age: 41

#8. David Beckham

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $46 million
Salary/winnings: $9 million
Endorsements: $37 million (Burger King, Sainsbury’s, Samsung)
Net Worth: £160 million ($260m) – As of April 2012, according to the Sunday Times Rich List
Sport: Football, Age:37

#9 Cristiano Ronaldo

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.5 million
Salary/winnings: $20.5 million
Endorsements: $22 million (Nike, Castrol, Konami and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 27

#10 Peyton Manning

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $42.4 million
Salary/winnings: $32.4 million
Endorsements: $10 million (Reebok, Sony, Wheaties, DirecTV, Gatorade, Papa John’s)
Sport: Football (NFL)  , Age: 36

#11. Lionel Messi

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $39 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $19 million (PepsiCo, Herbalife, EA Sports, Cherry, Audemars Piguet, Dolce & Gabanna and others)
Sport: Football, Age: 24

#12 Haloti Ngata

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $37.3 million
Salary/winnings: $37.1 million
Endorsements: $200,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#13 Larry Fitzgerald

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $36.8 million
Salary/winnings: $35.3 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million (Nike, EAS, University of Phoenix, AT&T and others)
Sport: Football (NFL)

#14 Ndamukong Suh

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $36 million
Salary/winnings: $35.5 million
Endorsements: $500,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#15 Charles Johnson

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $34.4 million
Salary/winnings: $34.3 million
Endorsements: $100,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#16= Rafael Nadal

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $8.2 million
Endorsements: $25 million ( Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Richard Mille and Bacardi)
Sport: Tennis, Age: 26

#16= Mario Williams

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33.2 million
Salary/winnings: $32.9 million
Endorsements: $250,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#18. Alex Rodriguez

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $33 million
Salary/winnings: $31 million
Endorsements: $2 million (Nike, Rawlings, Topps and Vita Coco)
Sport: Baseball, Age: 36

#19 Fernando Alonso

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $32 million
Salary/winnings: $29 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)

#20= Valentino Rossi

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $13 million
Sport: Motorcycle racing

#20= Michael Schumacher

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $30 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $10 million
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)

#22 Darrelle Revis

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28.3 million
Salary/winnings: $27 million
Endorsements: $1.3 million (Nike and Range Rover)
Sport: Football (NFL)

#23 Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28.2 million
Salary/winnings: $13.2 million
Endorsements: $15 million
Sport: Race Car

#24= Wladimir Klitschko

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $24 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Sport: Boxing

#24= Lewis Hamilton

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $28 million
Salary/winnings: $25 million
Endorsements: $3 million (Reebok)
Sport: Race Car (Formula One)

#26 Maria Sharapova

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27.9 million
Salary/winnings: $5.9 million
Endorsements: $22 million
Sport: Tennis, Age: 25

#27 Sam Bradford

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27.8 million
Salary/winnings: $26.8 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Sport: Football (NFL)

#14. Tom Brady

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27.1 million
Salary/winnings: $23.1 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Sport: Football (NFL), Age: 34

#29 Joe Mauer

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $27 million
Salary/winnings: $23 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Sport: Baseball

#30 Eli Manning

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $26.6 million
Salary/winnings: $18.6 million
Endorsements: $8 million
Sport: Football (NFL)

#31 Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $3.5 million
Endorsements: $23 million
Sport: Cricket

#31 LaMarr Woodley

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $26.5 million
Salary/winnings: $26.3 million
Endorsements: $150,000
Sport: Football (NFL)

#33 Dwight Howard

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $25.6 million
Salary/winnings: $14.6 million
Endorsements: $11 million
Sport:  Basketball (NBA)

#34 Kevin Durant

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $25.5 million
Salary/winnings: $12.5 million
Endorsements: $13 million
Sport:  Basketball (NBA)

#35 Dwyane Wade

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.7 million
Salary/winnings: $12.7 million
Endorsements: $12 million
Sport:  Basketball (NBA)

#36 Derek Jeter

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.5 million
Salary/winnings: $15.5 million
Endorsements: $9 million
Sport:  Baseball (MLB)

#37 Wayne Rooney

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.3 million
Salary/winnings: $17.8 million
Endorsements: $6.5 million
Sport:  Football

#38 Mark Sanchez

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24.2 million
Salary/winnings: $23.2 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Sport: Football (NFL)

#39 Ichiro Suzuki

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $24 million
Salary/winnings: $17 million
Endorsements: $7 million
Sport:  Baseball (MLB)

#40= CC Sabathia

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.8 million
Salary/winnings: $23 million
Endorsements: $800,000
Sport:  Baseball (MLB)

#40= Johan Santana

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.8 million
Salary/winnings: $23.3 million
Endorsements: $500,000
Sport:  Baseball (MLB)

#42 Jeff Gordon

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.6 million
Salary/winnings: $13.6 million
Endorsements: $10 million
Sport:  Race Car

#43 Ben Roethlisberger

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $23.3 million
Salary/winnings: $22.3 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Sport: Football (NFL)

#44 Carmelo Anthony

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.9 million
Salary/winnings: $14.9 million
Endorsements: $8 million
Sport:  Basketball (NBA)

#45 Mark Teixeira

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.8 million
Salary/winnings: $22.5 million
Endorsements: $250,000
Sports:  Baseball (MLB)

#46 Amar’e Stoudemire

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.7 million
Salary/winnings: $14.7 million
Endorsements: $8 million
Sport:  Basketball (NBA)

#47 Tony Stewart

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.3 million
Salary/winnings: $15.3 million
Endorsements: $7 million
Sport:  Race Car

#48 Luke Donald

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.2 million
Salary/winnings: $13.2 million
Endorsements: $9 million
Sport:  Golf

#49 Vernon Wells

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22.1 million
Salary/winnings: $22 million
Endorsements: $100,000 million
Sport:  Baseball (MLB)

#50 Michael Vick

Total Earnings between June 2011 to June 2012: $22 million
Salary/winnings: $20 million
Endorsements: $2 million
Sport: Football (NFL)