World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has grown into a multi-million dollar industry and is the most important name in the wrestling entertainment industry. Since its inception in 1953, the company’s popularity has continued to grow and its revenue has grown exponentially over the decades. Therefore, WWE usually pays its wrestlers high salaries because WWE’s success is directly related to its superstars.
WWE has over 250 active professional wrestlers and individuals in its three programs: WWE Raw, SmackDown, and NXT.
The salaries of these wrestlers are determined by their popularity and how often they appear in events. While most wrestlers earn six figures annually, top superstars can make as much as seven figures. This list highlights the highest paid WWE wrestlers and their salaries in 2024.
List of the 23 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2024 and their salaries
Here are the salaries of the 23 highest paid WWE wrestlers in 2024
| WWE Wrestler | Current Salary (per annum) |
| Brock Lesnar | $12 million |
| Roman Reigns | $5 million |
| Randy Orton | $4.5 million |
| Triple H | $3.6 million |
| AJ Styles | $3.5 million |
| Becky Lynch | $3 million |
| Seth Rollins | $3 million |
| The Undertaker | $2.5 million |
| The Miz | $2.5 million |
| Stephanie McMahon | $2.5 million |
| Kevin Owens | $2 million |
| Braun Strowman | $1.2 million |
| Sheamus | $1 million |
| Drew McIntyre | $1 million |
| Bobby Lashley | $1 million |
| Jinder Mahal | $900,000 |
| Kane | $900,000 |
| Charlotte Flair | $600,000 |
| Sasha Banks | $550,000 |
| Bianca Belair | $500,000 |
| Alexa Bliss | $350,000 |
| Asuka | $350,000 |
| Liv Morgan | $250,000 |
Top 5 Highest Paid WWE Wrestlers in 2024
Brock Lesnar tops this list as the highest paid WWE wrestler in 2024. He makes a whopping $12 million, more than double the amount paid to the next person on the list. Roman Reigns and Randy Orton follow with annual salaries of $5 million and $4.5 million, respectively.
Brock Lesnar
Salary: $12 million | Titles: WWE Universal Champion (reigned 504 days), 2 Royal Rumble matches, Money in the Bank ladder match (2019), King of the Ring tournament (2002), UFC Heavyweight Championship.
Since his return to WWE in 2012, Brock Lesnar has made millions from his countless in-ring appearances. As a free agent, he is available to compete on both RAW and SmackDown. Lesnar is considered one of the favorites of major sports betting operators in the United States and has an impressive track record. He is also a former mixed martial artist (MMA) and is considered the most prolific fighter. With a career in MMA, Lesnar is by far the highest-paid wrestler in WWE, earning a whopping $12 million per year.
Roman Reigns
Salary: $5 million | Titles: 2x WWE Universal Champion (1,316 days), 4x WWE Champion, Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, WWE United States Champion, WWE Intercontinental Champion, WWE Tag Team Champion, 2014 Superstar of the Year, 2015 Royal Rumble winner.
Roman Reigns is one of the hottest names in the WWE Universe thanks to his evolving Bloodline storyline. Initially, Reigns was portrayed by WWE as a heroic figure, but later as a tribal chief, a character considered to have villainous traits. He is considered one of the best active professional wrestlers today, and his Anoa’i family backstory has made Roman Reigns one of the most important faces in WWE. This will make him the second-highest-paid wrestler in the WWE with a salary of $5 million in 2024.
Randy Orton
Salary: $4.5 million | Titles: Intercontinental Championship, World Heavyweight Championship, World Tag Team Championship, SmackDown Tag Team Championship, United States Championship, 18th Overall Grand Slam Champion, 17th Triple Crown Champion.
Randy Orton’s career spans over 20 years, making him the third most ever world champion. Orton is also considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time. Despite his long years in WWE, Orton is still very active this year, appearing on WWE SmackDown several times and being involved in major storylines. It’s no wonder that a legendary figure like Randy Orton earns the third highest salary in WWE at $4.5 million.
Triple H
Salary: $3.6 Million | Titles: Intercontinental Champion x5, World Tag Team Champion x3, European Champion x2, WWE World Champion x14, 7x WWE Triple Crown Champion, 2x Grand Slam Champion, Royal Rumble match winner x2, King of the Ring tournament winner.
Triple H is one of the most recognizable names in the WWE Universe thanks to the immense fame he achieved during the Attitude Era of the 1990s. He is considered one of the best professional wrestlers of the past decade. Despite suffering from heart failure and retiring from professional wrestling in 2022, Paul Michael Levesque remains involved with WWE as Vice President of Talent. Triple H’s key role in developing WWE into what it is today cannot be denied, which is why he earns the fourth highest annual salary of $3.6 million.
AJ Styles
Salary: $3.5 million | Titles: 2x WWE Championship, 3x United States Championship, Intercontinental Championship, Raw Tag Team Championship, TNA and WWE Triple Crown, Grand Slam Champion, IWGP Champion.
Allen Neal Jones, ring name AJ Styles, has been active since 2016 and signed with the ring name AJ Styles. WWE has been a mainstay of the wrestling world for over two decades. With numerous championship titles in his portfolio, he topped the annual Pro Wrestling Illustrated 500 in 2010. Since then, he has won numerous awards, including three-time Wrestler of the Year, Wrestler of the Decade in 2020, and ten Wrestling Observer Newsletter Awards. For that reason, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2017. He has been very active this year, appearing at WrestleMania XL and Clash at the Castle: Scotland. He is also scheduled to appear in Pro Wrestling NOAH. With such an impressive career and having been involved in major storylines this year, AJ Styles has easily earned himself the position of the fifth highest-paid wrestler in WWE in 2024.