Celebrity & Real People Salary Comparison (2013 and 2014)
compiled by David Pleacher


In November 2014, I read in the newspaper that the Miami Marlins signed outfielder Giancarlo Stanton to a record 13-year, $325 million contract.   Upset at why our society pays such exorbitant salaries to professional ball players, I decided to look at various stars and then regular people to compare salaries.   Teachers could use these salaries to have their students compute a daily wage or a wage per game/per movie/per school day/etc.   These wages (especially for the real people) might be useful for students to study as they prepare for their own jobs.   Here are some of the results from the newspaper (The Coloradoan), the internet (www.mywage.org, www. aflcio.org, www.spotrac.com), and Parade magazine:

Professional Athletes and College Coaches

Name Profession Salary

Giancarlo Stanton
   Baseball Player (Miami Marlins)
   $325 million for 13 years
	   
Mike Trout 
   Baseball Player  (Miami Marlins)
   $144.5 million for 6 years
	   
Colin Kaepernick
   Football Player (San Francisco)
   $61 million for 1 year
   
Carmello Anthony
   Basketball Player (New York Knicks)
   $124 million for 5 years
   
Alex Ovechkin
   Hockey Player (Washington Capitals)
   $124 million for 13 years

Micheal Essien
   Soccer Player (Milan)
   $3,400,000 per year
   
Jay Cutler
   Football Player (Chicago Bears)
   $126.7 million for 7 years
   
Gerald McCoy
   Football Player (Tampa Bay)
   $92.5 million for 6 years
   
Eli Manning
   Football Player (New York Giants)
   $97.5 million for 6 years
   
Peyton Manning
   Football Player (Denver Broncos)
   $96 million for 5 years

Johnny Manziel
   Football Player (Cleveland Browns)
   $8.25 million for 4 years
   
Clayton Kershaw
   Baseball Player (L.A. Dodgers)
   $215 million for 7 years
   
Justin Verlander
   Baseball Player (Detroit Tigers)
   $180 million for 7 years
   
Kobe Bryant
   Basketball Player (L.A. Lakers)
   $48.5 million for 2 years
   
LeBron James
   Basketball Player (Cleveland Cavaliers)
   $42.22 million for 2 years

Kevin Durant
   Basketball Player (Oklahoma City Thunder)
   $89,163,134 for 5 years
   
Shea Weber
   Hockey Player (Nashville Predators)
   $110 million for 14 years
   
Ricardo Kaka
   Soccer Player (Orlando City)
   $6,600,000 per year
   
Nick Saban
   Football Coach (Alabama)
   $7.2 million per year
   
Mark Dantonio
   Football Coach (Michigan State)
   $5.6 million per year

Bob Stoops
   Football Coach (Oklahoma)
   $5 million per year
   
Kevin Sumlin
   Football Coach (Texas A&M)
   $5 million per year
   
Charlie Strong
   Football Coach (Texas)
   $5 million per year
   
Urban Meyer
   Football Coach (Ohio State)
   $4.5 million per year
	

Public Figures

Name Profession Salary
Barack Obama
   President of the United States
   $400,000 per year
   
John Boehner
   Speaker of the House of Representatives
   $174,000 per year
   
Pope Francis
   Pope of the Catholic Church
   $0.00 per year
   
Hillary Clinton
   Public Speaker (former Secretary of State)
   $5,000,000 per year
   
Vladimir Putin
   President of Russia
   $280,395 per year
   
John McClain
   U.S. Senator (Arizona)
   $174,000 per year	
	

Actors and Musicians

Name Profession Salary
Angelina Jolie
   Actress
   $18,000,000 per year
   
Harrison Ford
   Actor
   $65,000,000 per year
   
Daniel Radcliffe
   Actor
   $86,888,889 per year
   
Jennifer Aniston
   Actress
   $32,000,000 per year
   
Madonna
    Singer
	$125,000,000 per year

Beyonce Knowles
   Singer
   $115,000,000 per year
   
Oprah Winfrey
   Talk Show Host
   $82,000,000 per year
   
50 Cent
   Musician
   $8,000,000 per year
   
J.K. Rowling
   Writer
   $14,000,000 per year
	

CEOs of Corporations

Name Profession Salary
Charif Souki
   CEO of CHENIERE ENERGY INC
   $141,949,280 per year
   
Mario J. Gabelli
   CEO of GAMCO INVESTORS INC
   $85,049,800 per year
   
Leslie Moonves
   CEO of CBS CORP
   $66,932,581 per year
   
Jeffrey Weiner
   CEO of LINKEDIN CORP
   $49,071,363 per year
   
Robert A. Iger
   CEO of WALT DISNEY CO
   $34,321,055 per year

Hock E. Tan
   CEO of AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES LTD
   $31,867,129 per year
   
Brian L. Roberts
   CEO of COMCAST CORP
   $31,367,254 per year
   
Marillyn A. Hewson
   CEO of LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP
   $25,155,799 per year
   
Marissa A. Mayer
   CEO of YAHOO INC
   $24,935,712 per year
   
Steve Ells
   CEO of CHIPOTLE MEXICAN GRILL INC
   $25,116,871 per year

Bill Gates
   Co-founder of Microsoft
   $8,000,000 per year
   
Warren Buffett
   CEO of Berkshire Hathaway
   $100,000 per year
	

Real People (from Parade Magazine 2014)

Name Profession Salary
Alex Denison
   Trout Farm Owner (Nantahala, NC)
   $12,700 per year
   
Anne Carole Butler
   Costume Designer (Atlanta, GA)
   $30,000 per year
   
AnnMarie McCoy
   Special Education Teacher  (Riverside, CA)
   $80,800 per year
   
Betsy Chapman
   Communication Manager (Oxford, MS)
   $20,800 per year
   
Bob Jensen
   Glazier (Lewiston, ID)
   $29,000 per year

Anna Norton
   Operations Manager (Cary, NC)
   $40,000 per year
   
Brenda Thomas
   Windjammer Captain (Rockland, ME)
   $12,000 per year
   
Charley Vannice
   Railroad Conductor (Molalla, OR)
   $120,000 per year
   
Cheryl McPherson
   Pediatric Nurse (Sayreville, NJ)	
   $85,000 per year
Colin T. McDonald
   Fashion Publicist (New York City, NY)
   $75,000 per year

Craig Whipple
   State Parks Director (Barre, VT)
   $73,749 per year
   
Joseph Ortiz
   Food and Beverage Worker (Orlando, FL)
   $23,000 per year
   
Dawn Hoover
   Relief Veterinarian (Fairhope, AL)
   $65,000 per year
                                                                                                                                                         
Donald Ricklin
   Museum Exhibit Builder (Worcester, MA)
   $29,000 per year
   
Donna DeForbes
   Writer and Designer (Warwick, RI)
   $30,000 per year
   
Dorothy Thompson
   Director of Marketing (Richland Center, WI)
   $48,357 per year
   
Gerry Smith
   Oil Industry Inspector (Fairbanks, AK)
   $130,000 per year
   
Gil Rodriguez
   Fire Chief (Murray, UT)
   $110,000 per year

Gloria Ross
   Obituary Writer (St. Louis, MO)
   $13,000 per year
   
Harry Pecci
   Stadium Beer Vendor (Richboro, PA)
   $12,000 per year
   
Heather Proctor	
   Short-Order Cook (Malvern, AR)
   $19,000 per year
   
Janette McCalvy	
   School Supervisor (Cottage Grove, MN) 
   $25,000 per year
   
Jeanie Forrester
   State Senator (Meredith, NH)	
   $100 per year

Jerry Li
   Aircraft Maintenance Tech. (New York, NY)
   $75,000 per year
   
Jerry McKenna
   Sculptor (Boerne, TX)
   $85,000 per year
   
Joe Commodore
   Oil and Gas Consultant (Boulder, WY)
   $50,000 per year
   
Jeremy Hurd
   School Principal (Box Elder, SD) 
   $60,500 per year
   
Joseph Hughes
   Accordionist (Abingdon, MD)	
   $6,000 per year

Karla Turney
   Clinical Pharmacist (North Liberty, IA)
   $104,472 per year
   
Karleen Hultquist
   Office Manager (Wailuku, HI)
   $41,040 per year
   
Ken Howatt
   Driving Instructor (Las Vegas, NV)
   $40,850 per year
   
Kindle Shaw
   Assistant to the Mayor (Seattle, WA)
   $80,000 per year
   
Kristin Schuett
   Riding Instructor (Loveland, CO)	
   $18,000 per year

Lara Kibler
   English Teacher (Lincoln, NE)	
   $48,248 per year
   
Lee Chapman
   Firefighter (Bloomington, IN)	
   $52,000 per year
   
Leslie Lindsay
   ESL Coordinator and Teacher (Round Rock, TX)
   $46,500 per year
   
Linda Mitchell
   Parent Educator (O'Fallon, IL) 	
   $23,795 per year
   
Lyn Barela
   Speech & Language Pathologist (Berthold, ND)
   $52,500 per year

Mark McDevitt
   Banquet Captain (Phoenix, AZ)
   $66,000 per year
   
Martin Leake
   Riverboat Captain (Ashland, KY)
   $133,357 per year
   
Mary Stenger
   Library Director (Lost Creek, WV)
   $8,840 per year
   
Matthew Wolfe
   Fisheries Biologist (North Canton, OH)
   $56,000 per year
   
Mike Kuzma
   Justice of the Peace (Newport News, VA)
   $12,500 per year

Michelle Ernsdorff
   Founder of compasstocare.org (Chicago, IL)
   $48,000 per year
   
Monica Johnson
   Deputy Sheriff (Columbia, SC)
   $44,200 per year
   
Nancy Chavez-Berg
   Owner, Retail Fish Market (Albuquerque, NM)
   $40,000 per year
   
Caleb Ogborn
   Sign Technician (Lawrence, KS)
   $28,000 per year
   
Patrick Garner
   Thomas Edison Impersonator (Montclair, NJ)
   $75,000 per year
                                                                                                                                                         
Peter Waugh	
   Municipal Recreation Director (Ossipee, NH)
   $46,916 per year
   
Randye Kaye	
   Voice Actress (Trumbull, CT)
   $90,000 per year
   
Richard Lizerbram
   Podiatrist (Newtown, PA) 
   $145,000 per year
   
Roslyn Guillory Phillip
   Security Guard (Lake Charles, LA)
   $25,000 per year
   
Shaun Hoolahan
   Petroleum Engineer (Opportunity, MT)	
   $134,100 per year

Starr Mikkelson
   Montessori Teacher (Idaho Falls, ID)
   $26,000 per year
   
Stefanie Juliano
   Mental Health Counselor (Rio Rancho, NM)
   $31,200 per year
   
Terri Rees
   Personal Chef (Wyoming, MI)
   $10,000 per year
   
Thad Balkman
   District Judge (Norman, OK)		
   $124,373 per year
   
Tom Egly
   Background Actor (Alexandria, VA)
   $5,000 per year

Tracey M. Phillips
   College Professor (Summerville, S.C.) 
   $96,771 per year
   
Valerie Leffler	
   Cheese Worker (Richland Center, WI)
   $46,800 per year
   
W.L. McMicheal
   Veterans Employment Rep. (Cordova, TN)
   $34,034 per year
   
Yvonne Lander
   Truck Driver (Dayton, OH)
   $75,000 per year
   
Karen DeBoer
   Non-Union Voiceover Talent (Lincoln, NE)
   $50,000 per year
	

Here are the daily salaries for some of the people mentioned above:

Name    Salary    Daily Earnings
1. Giancarlo Stanton 
   $325 million for 13 years
   $68,493
   
2. Alex Ovechkin
   $124 million for 13 years
   $26,132
   
3. Peyton Manning 
   $96 million for 5 years
   $52,603
   
4. Johnny Manziel
   $8.25 million for 4 years
   $5,651
   
5. LeBron James
   $42.22 million for 2 years	
   $57,836

6. Barack Obama
   $400,000 per year
   $1,096

7. Daniel Radcliffe
   $86,888,889 per year
   $238,052
   
8. Beyonce Knowles
   $115,000,000 per year	
   $315,068
   
9. Oprah Winfrey
   $82,000,000 per year
   $224,658
   
10. J.K. Rowling
    $14,000,000 per year	
    $38,356

11. Charif Souki
    $141,949,280 per year
	$388,902
	
12. Marissa A. Mayer
    $24,935,712 per year
	$68,317
	
13. Bill Gates
    $8,000,000 per year	
	$21,918

14. Lara Kibler	
    $48,248 per year
	$132
	
15. Alex Denison
    $12,700 per year
	$35
	
16. Charley Vannice
    $120,000 per year
	$329
	
17. Heather Proctor
    $19,000 per year    
	$52

  Giancarlo Stanton is 
  paid $154,320 per game!
	


Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher