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Salary of the highest paid NBA player from 1984 to 2027, by season (in million U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Salary in million U.S. dollars
1984-85 - Magic Johnson	2.5
1985-86 - Magic Johnson	2.5
1986-87 - Magic Johnson	2.5
1987-88 - Patrick Ewing	2.8
1988-89 - Patrick Ewing	3.3
1989-90 - Patrick Ewing	3.8
1990-91 - Patrick Ewing	4.3
1991-92 - Larry Bird	7.1
1992-93 - David Robinson	5.7
1993-94 - David Robinson	5.7
1994-95 - Magic Johnson	14.7
1995-96 - Patrick Ewing	18.7
1996-97 - Michael Jordan	30.1
1997-98 - Michael Jordan	33.1
1998-99 - Patrick Ewing	18.5
1999-00 - Shaquille O'Neal	17.1
2000-01 - Kevin Garnett	19.6
2001-02 - Kevin Garnett	22.4
2002-03 - Kevin Garnett	25.2
2003-04 - Kevin Garnett	28
2004-05 - Shaquille O'Neal	27.7
2005-06 - Shaquille O'Neal	20
2006-07 - Kevin Garnett	21
2007-08 - Kevin Garnett	23.8
2008-09 - Kevin Garnett	24.8
2009-10 - Tracy McGrady	23.2
2010-11 - Kobe Bryant	24.8
2011-12 - Kobe Bryant	25.2
2012-13 - Kobe Bryant	27.8
2013-14 - Kobe Bryant	30.5
2014-15 - Kobe Bryant	23.5
2015-16 - Kobe Bryant	25
2016-17 - LeBron James	31
2017-18 - Stephen Curry	34.7
2018-19 - Stephen Curry	37.5
2019-20 - Stephen Curry	40.2
2020-21 - Stephen Curry	43
2021-22 - Stephen Curry	45.8
2022-23 - Stephen Curry	48.1
2023-24 - Stephen Curry*	51.9
2024-25 - Stephen Curry*	55.8
2025-26 - Stephen Curry*	59.6
2026-27 - Damian Lillard*	63.2

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March 2023

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United States

Survey time period

1984 to 2023

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* Forecast, including player options

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Back in the 1984-85 NBA season, Magic Johnson was the highest earning player in the league, with his Los Angeles Lakers salary earning him 2.5 million U.S. dollars annually. In the 2022-23 NBA season, Stephen Curry's contract at the Golden State Warriors was worth an estimated 48.1 million U.S. dollars annually.