Crazy! WNBA team mascot to make more money per hour than star Caitlin Clark
Caitlin Clark has already become the face of women's basketball, but that hasn't translated into a league paycheck worthy of her influence. As she begins her second season with the Indiana Fever, Clark will earn a salary of $78,066, which breaks down to roughly $40 per hour based on a typical 40-hour work week.Meanwhile, the league's newest team, the Golden State Valkyries, are currently hiring a mascot and offering to pay between $130 and $160 an hour for the gig.Though mascot salaries are calculated differently and don't typically cover a full work year, the rate was enough to get the internet buzzing. "Triple of Caitlin Clark's salary to be a mascot," an X user said.Another joked: "$160 an hour? They definitely shooting you out of a cannon."Clark's marketability vs. WNBA pay scaleThe discussion highlights a long-standing issue in the WNBA-player […]
