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Jewell Loyd of the Aces takes the top spot earning $245,508. Loyd is in the second year of a two-year $491,016 contract. She signed a contract extension with the Storm in 2023, but was traded to Las Vegas in February as part of a three-team deal.
Kahleah Copper of the Mercury is second earning $245,059. The nine-year vet was traded last year from the Sky to Phoenix. She had signed an extension in 2023 worth $490,118.
Wings star Arike Ogunbowale comes in third taking in $241,984 annually.
The former fifth overall pick is coming off a season where she averaged 22.2 ppg, second-highest in her career. Ogunbowale signed a 3-year extension worth $725.9K with Dallas in 2022. She was their fifth overall pick in the 2019 draft.
Fourth is Marina Mabrey of the Sun earning $206,667 annually. Mabrey has made $639,881 with four teams in her six-year career.
Rounding out the top five is Kayla McBride earning $205,000. McBride signed a two-year, $413,000 contract extension in 2023 with the Lynx. She was drafted third overall in the 2014 draft and earned $115,000 annually on her rookie deal.
The Sky lead all teams with four shooting guards featured among the league’s highest-paid.
Ranking The Highest-Paid Shooting Guards in the WNBA
Here is the entire list of the highest-paid WNBA shooting guards. The list was compiled with data from Spotrac.
- Updated: February 28, 2025
| Rank | Player | Team | Salary |
| 1 | Jewell Loyd | Las Vegas Aces | $245,508 |
| 2 | Kahleah Copper | Phoenix Mercury | $245,059 |
| 3 | Arike Ogunbowale | Dallas Wings | $241,984 |
| 4 | Marina Mabrey | Connecticut Sun | $206,667 |
| 5 | Kayla McBride | Minnesota Lynx | $206,500 |
| T-6 | Tiffany Hayes | Golden State Valkyries | $200,000 |
| T-6 | DiJonai Carrington | Dallas Wings | $200,000 |
| T-6 | Ariel Atkins | Chicago Sky | $200,000 |
| 9 | Brittney Sykes | Washington Mystics | $191,667 |
| 10 | Betnijah Laney | New York Liberty | $182,700 |
| 11 | Courtney Williams | Minnesota Lynx | $177,500 |
| 12 | Allisha Gray | Atlanta Dream | $164,800 |
| 13 | Rebecca Allen | Chicago Sky | $160,000 |
| 14 | Shatori Walker-Kimbrough | Atlanta Dream | $150,000 |
| 15 | Kia Nurse | Chicago Sky | $145,000 |
| 16 | Natisha Hiedeman | Minnesota Lynx | $135,000 |
| 17 | Odyssey Sims | Los Angeles Sparks | $130,000 |
| T-18 | Sami Whitcomb | Phoenix Mercury | $125,000 |
| T-18 | Bridget Carleton | Minnesota Lynx | $125,000 |
| 20 | Karlie Samuelson | Washington Mystics | $116,725 |
| 21 | Diamond DeShields | Connecticut Sun | $115,000 |
| 22 | Tiffany Mitchell | Las Vegas Aces | $101,123 |
| 23 | Sophie Cunningham | Indiana Fever | $100,000 |
| 24 | Lexie Brown | Seattle Storm | $97,613 |
| 25 | Rachel Banham | Chicago Sky | $95,000 |
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