The WNBA's new collective bargaining agreement, ratified in March 2026 after players opted out of their previous deal, includes major salary increases — the salary cap jumped $5.5 million, minimum salaries will reach around $300,000, and supermax salaries will hit $2 million over the seven-year term. A'ja Wilson became the league's highest-paid player under the deal, making her earnings comparable to other women's team sport athletes and marking the first time WNBA compensation approached meaningful parity with mid-tier professional benchmarks. The agreement also added parental leave, housing stipends, and revenue sharing — structural changes that set a new standard for women's professional sports. Even with these gains, WNBA superstars still earn less than NBA minimum-salary rookies, and the new WNBA supermax ($1.4 million) doesn't match the NBA minimum for second-year players ($2.05 million).