The Incredible Salaries of American Sports League Mascots Revealed: How They Compare to Other Professions

In any country, and even more so in the United States, All children dream of being great sports stars. However, after discovering this information, many will surely want to rethink their future. According to ‘The Grueling Truth’, The mascots of the major competitions in the North American country would be receiving an average salary of 65,000 dollars per year.

Denver Nuggets mascot Rocky before a game

To give us an idea, the salary is much higher than what a teacher ($57,600)and police ($63,600)and firefighter ($65,800) o one journalist ($56,700). Perhaps it may sound exaggerated and exorbitant. But these pets, in addition to having very high skills and physical abilities, are part of the franchise assets. Many of them have become symbols and Its value to fans is incalculable.

The Denver Nuggets mascot is another star of the team

Los Nuggetscurrent NBA champion defending ring this season, They have in their ranks Nikola Jovic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon… and Rocky ‘The Mountain Lion’. Denver’s mascot is the highest paid in the United States with a salary of… $625,000 annually! That is, $52,000 each month.

Nikola Jokic tries to penetrate Valanciunas

Currently, the minimum salary set by the NBAwhich usually applies to ‘rookie’ players, is just over $900,000 a year. Therefore, Rocky is not that far from what some rookie on his team earns. Awesome.

The NBA is the one that pays the best

Among the six mascots that earn the most among all the major American leagues, The NBA is, by far, the one that offers the best salaries.Rocky, ‘The Mountain Lion’ (Denver Nuggets) is the one with the highest salary $625,000 annually. However, the $600,000 what win Harry, ‘The Hawk’the mascot of the Atlanta Hawks, is not far from Rocky.

  • Rocky, ‘The Mountain Lion’ (Denver Nuggets/NBA): 625.000 $
  • Harry, ‘The Hawk’ (Atlanta Hawks/NBA): 600.000 $
  • Benny, ‘The Bull’ (Chicago Bulls/NBA): 400.000 $
  • Wally, ‘The Green Monster’ (Boston Red Sox/MLB): 250.000 $
  • Go, ‘The Gorilla’ (Phoenix Suns/NBA): $200,000
  • Both make a very notable difference with respect to Benny, who represents the Chicago Bulls and receives a salary of $400,000. It follows Go, ‘The Gorilla’ (Phoenix Suns) with $200,000 and closes the top-5 with $100,000 Hugo, the charismatic mascot of the Charlotte Hornets.

    An intruder in the top-5

    Among the five mascots that earn the most money in the United States, there is an ‘intruder’ who does not belong to the NBA. Is about Wally, ‘The Green Monster’. Represents the Boston Red Sox of the MLB (baseball) and receives a salary of $250,000.

    Wally is, by far, MLB’s most acclaimed mascot and his salary, in relation to that of the rest of the teams, is exuberant. Especially when compared to those who earn the least. Is about the mascots of the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays and Oakland Athletics, which earn a salary of $65,000 annually.

    A la NFLnow that it is so fashionable just a few days before the Super Bowl final, Pet fever hasn’t hit yet. Rowdy, who represents the Dallas Cowboys, earns the most. But His salary is just $65,000. That is, the one who earns the least in the MLB receives more salary than the one who earns the most in the NFL.

    2024-02-09 17:28:41
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