How Michael Jordan Made $300 Million in 2024 Michael Jordan hung up his high tops for good more than two decades ago but still earns more than any athlete on the planet. Illustration by Lorenzo Gordon

His 2024 haul pushed his career earnings to $3 billion, or $4.15 billion when adjusted for inflation and highest all-time among athletes before accounting for taxes, expenses and investment gains.

Terms of Jordan’s Nike contract have never been revealed. The club paid him $92 million over 14 years—he also made $2 million during his final two seasons in Washington—but it was almost always Nike that represented the biggest line item on his annual tax return.

After three years at UNC, Jordan was the third pick in the 1984 NBA Draft and was paid $555,000 by the Bulls during his rookie season. Read more about it here.