Athletes and Sports Competitors Salary in the US
A athletes and sports competitors earns a national median of $66,710 a year (mean $206,180) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #344 of 825.
How much does a athletes and sports competitors earn in the US?
A athletes and sports competitors in the United States earns a median of $66,710 a year (mean $206,180), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 15,070 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-2021), ranked #344 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$66,710
per year
Mean
$206,180
per year
Employment
15,070
US workers
National rank
#344
of 825 by median
What a athletes and sports competitors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a athletes and sports competitors (SOC 27-2021) earns a median annual wage of $66,710 and a mean (average) of $206,180. The median is the midpoint — half of athletes and sports competitors earn more and half earn less — and is 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a athletes and sports competitors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for athletes and sports competitors is $66,710, and the mean (average) is $206,180. The median is the midpoint — half of athletes and sports competitors earn more and half earn less.
- How does athletes and sports competitors pay compare to the US average?
- At $66,710, a athletes and sports competitors earns 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many athletes and sports competitors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 15,070 athletes and sports competitors employed nationally (SOC 27-2021), across all industries.
- Where does this athletes and sports competitors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-2021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-2021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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