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Identifying basketball’s greatest of all time is a debate with some mileage but when it comes to huge NBA salaries, one man stands alone.<\/p>\n
Michael Jordan<\/a> is a sporting icon and one of the NBA’s most successful players ever.<\/p>\n Now 62, Jordan led the Chicago Bulls to six NBA<\/a> championships in seven years in the 1990s.<\/p>\n Chicago Bulls<\/a> baseball caps became a fashionable accessory around the world and Jordan was the man at the forefront of their fame, collecting the MVP award for all six of their finals triumphs.<\/p>\n MJ was named MVP for the NBA overall on five occasions. He was, and is, a big deal.<\/p>\n He was handsomely rewarded for his renown and his impact too, and it’ll be a while before anyone’s NBA salary catches up.<\/p>\n According to Basketball Reference, Jordan received a salary of $33,140,000<\/a> in 1997-98.<\/p>\n That’s a healthy chunk in anyone’s money but it amounts to an unbelievable $65,019,257 in 2025, almost double the book value of his Jordan’s actual salary 27 years ago.<\/p>\n A player receiving the same salary today could buy 14 Bugatti Divo cars and have enough left over to last a lifetime of leisure.<\/p>\n Nobody is quite on that level. The highest paid player in the NBA for the past eight seasons has been Golden State Warriors point guard Steph Curry<\/a>, whose salary is $55,761,216 in 2024-25.<\/p>\n Steph Curry (Image: Getty)<\/p>\n Curry is also the third-highest career earner in the history of the NBA behind LeBron James<\/a> and Kevin Durant.<\/p>\n![\"Steph](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0b08400280f4bfaf4947446b10205422.jpeg\"\/)
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