How much does Jackie Young make?

The 27-year-old guard (as of January 2025), Jackie Young is one of the best perimeter defenders in the league. She is also a two-time consecutive WNBA champion (2022 and 2023) and the Most Improved Player of the Year award winner in 2022. In the 2022 championship run, Young was phenomenal for the Aces as she shot a terrific 47.4% from the deep and averaged 12.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. The dynamic guard improved her numbers both on offense and defense in the 2023 playoffs leading the Aces to their second consecutive title. She averaged 16.7 points, 5.6 rebounds, 5.0 assists, and 1.6 steals per game in 2023 playoffs. (via Basketball Reference)

Before playing in the WNBA, Young played college basketball for Notre Dame and became the second-ever player to be drafted first overall from Notre Dame after Jewell Loyd. She won an Olympic gold medal for Team USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

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Jackie Young Salary

Jackie Young will earn a base salary of $169,950 for the 2025 WNBA season, according to Spotrac. Her contracts earns her an average annual salary of $252,450.

A yearly breakdown of her salary as reported by Spotrac is mentioned below:

Jackie Young signed a two-year contract extension worth $504,950 with the Las Vegas Aces on May 15, 2022. Into her last season of the rookie contract, the Aces secured their All-Star guard by signing her to an extension through 2025. She was signed on a one-year deal worth $169,950. The two-time WNBA champion will become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2025 season. She is the fourth-highest-paid player on the Las Vegas Aces roster.

Before the start of the 2022 WNBA season, Young was headed into the final year of her rookie contract and the Aces then signed her on a bumper contract in May 2022. She repaid them by playing a major role in two consecutive WNBA Championships in 2022 and 2023.

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