Here are the Salary Brackets for the WWE Superstars
(note this does not include sponsorships or movie role earnings etc.)
$50,000-$99,000 per year
Most performers who are employed just for television, such as Terri
Runnels and Tori, are in this wage bracket.
$100,000-$249,000 per year
In this wage bracket are such wrestlers as Jacqueline, Too Cool, Viscera
& Midian. Each of these earns in the neighborhood of $200,000 a year.
$250,000-$499,999 per year
This is what most mid-card wrestlers in the WWF earn. In this bracket are
Mark Henry ($300,000 per year until 2006), Taka Michinoku ($250,000) ,
X-Pac, Val Venis, Road Dogg & Chris Jericho.
$500,000-$999,999 per year
This is what some of the bigger stars in the WWF earn. In this bracket are
Mankind, The Undertaker & HHH. Also in this bracket is The Rock
($600,000 a year 'downside' until 2005) but his actual earnings exceeded
$2 million in 1999.
$ 1 million + per year
These are the big money earners in wrestling. In this bracket are Big Show
($1 million per year until 2009), Ken Shamrock ($1.1 million per year
until 2001) & Steve Austin earned over $6 million in 1999.
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