Now, let’s first recall when Angel Reese didn’t sugarcoat things and hopped on IG Live last year to drop the truth: “The WNBA don’t pay my bills at all. I don’t even think it pays one of my bills. Literally. I’m living beyond my means.” And she wasn’t exaggerating. Just her rent alone sits at a hefty $8,000 a month, which adds up to $96,000 per year. That is undoubtedly more than her actual WNBA rookie contract salary.

Back then, Reese was upfront about how she viewed her paycheck from the league: “That check that I do get here is a bonus. Being able to play for what, four to five months, and get $75,000 on top of the other endorsements that I’m doing, I think it’s a plus for me.” So what’s really a plus and what’s not for Reese today? Let’s break it down properly…

What is Angel Reese’s Net Worth?

Angel Reese isn’t just surviving on “bonus checks,” though. She has successfully built a whole empire. The Chicago Sky forward now boasts an estimated net worth hovering between $1.5 million and $2 million. Additionally, most reports pin it neatly at around $1.7 million, but we speculate it to be much more than that. It’s because her wealth is stitched together from multiple threads: a steady league salary, multiple endorsement deals with big brands, podcast revenue, smart investments, and partnerships that keep her face in campaigns as often as her name is in box scores.

In short, the league paychecks will not pay her more than $93,636 until at least the 2027 WNBA season. But she is still not worried about paying her $8,000 monthly rent in Chicago. How? First, let’s break down her contract…

Angel Reese’s Contract Breakdown

According to Spotrac, on April 19th, 2024, “Angel Reese signed a 4 year, $324,383 contract with the Chicago Sky, including an average annual salary of $81,096. In 2025, Reese will earn a base salary of $74,909, while carrying a cap hit of $74,909.” Here’s a complete breakdown of it-

Here’s a summary-

• Contract Terms: 4 years / $324,383
• Average Salary: $81,096
• Signing Bonus: N/A
• Free Agent: 2028 (RFA)

 Angel Reese’s Career Earnings

• Since she has gone pro, Angel Reese’s career earnings with the W can be assumed to be $73,439, which will become $148,348 by the end of this season.
• Apart from the W, Reese also played for the 3-on-3 league Unrivaled. The same league that is famous for paying its players six-figure salaries ranging from $100K to $250K. Although it wasn’t revealed how much she made from the league, Angel’s Rose Basketball Club won the inaugural title. So, this earned her an additional $50,000 championship bonus.
• Looking back on her NCAA days, Angel Reese’s reported NIL/endorsement value was around $1.7M–$1.8M during her late college years. This came with major partners like Reebok, Amazon, PlayStation, Calvin Klein, JanSport, Beats, and McDonald’s, among others.
• Now, apart from basketball, she also has a podcast, Unapologetically Angel.
• She has smart business investments like ownership in DC Power FC and the Unrivaled league.
• Then there is also licensing and merchandise, including trademarked slogans. Like “Mebounds,” and more.

What is Angel Reese’s Endorsements Income Now?

“I love that the brands want to work with us and continue to want to work with us,” Reese once shared. “I want people to know the deals don’t stop in college. When you go to the pros, they continue, and I feel like they’ve even grown even more.” And she’s being as honest as one can get-

• Her biggest deal yet is the one that’s been continued since her NIL days. It was a multi-year one with Reebok, with Shaquille O’Neal as the President of Basketball Operations. And Allen Iverson, Vice President of Basketball Operations of Reebok.

• Apart from Reebok, Angel Reese endorsement deals include brands like: Goldman Sachs, Topps, Beats by Dre, Tampax, Airbnb, Amazon, Playstation, Zoa Energy, SI Swimsuit, Starry, Bose, JanSport, Campus Ink (jerseys), Raising Cane’s, Bose, Sonic, Caktus AI, Intuit TurboTax, Mielle Organics, TOGETHXR, Hancock Whitney, DTLR, Banter by Piercing Pagoda and Gordon McKernan Injury Attorneys, according to On3. In October 2024, Reese also signed a deal with Cash App, as per Bleacher Report.

Blown away? Maybe. But should you really be? After all, what else would you expect from the WNBA’s social media queen? With 5 million Instagram followers, she’s sitting on the throne as the league’s most-followed player, even outpacing Caitlin Clark’s impressive 3.6 million.

Angel Reese’s NCAA career…

• Maryland (2020-2022): Angel Reese launched her college career at the University of Maryland. There, she entered as one of the program’s most celebrated recruits. She soon earned a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman Team and collected All-Big Ten recognition.
• LSU Lady Tigers (2022-2024): Then, to expand her horizons, Angel transferred to LSU, where she immediately rose to national stardom.
• NCAA Champion (2023): She even guided LSU to its first-ever women’s basketball championship and was named the NCAA Tournament’s Most Outstanding Player.

Angel Reese’s Historic 2022-23 Season:

1. She established the NCAA single-season record with 34 double-doubles.
2. Broke the SEC’s single-season rebounding record and set LSU’s all-time mark for most rebounds in a season.
3. Consensus First-Team All-American: Honored by the AP and other top outlets.
4. SEC Player of the Year (2024): Crowned the best player in the Southeastern Conference.
5. Collected numerous weekly and seasonal conference awards, solidifying her dominance at the college level.

So yes, Angel Reese is cashing in bigger than most of her WNBA peers. But here’s the part that makes her stand out even more: she’s not keeping the spotlight (or the checks) all to herself. On August 19, 2023, she launched the Angel C. Reese Foundation. It is a platform dedicated to uplifting the next wave of female athletes. Through it, she’s channeling resources into education, sports, and financial literacy, making sure young women get the tools to chase their dreams on and off the court…