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This is a list of the highest-paid athletes in the world for 2015 as ranked by Forbes magazine on their earnings. Amounts in United States dollar.| Rank | Name | Sport | Nation | Total | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. | Boxing |  United States |
$300 million | $285 million | $15 million |
| 2 | Manny Pacquiao | Boxing |  Philippines |
$160 million | $148 million | $12 million |
| 3 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Football |  Portugal |
$79.6 million | $52.6 million | $27 million |
| 4 | Lionel Messi | Football |  Argentina |
$73.8 million | $51.8 million | $22 million |
| 5 | Roger Federer | Tennis |  Switzerland |
$67 million | $9 million | $58 million |
| 6 | LeBron James | Basketball | United States |
$64.8 million | $20.8 million | $44 million |
| 7 | Kevin Durant | Basketball | United States |
$54.1 million | $19.1 million | $35 million |
| 8 | Phil Mickelson | Golf | United States |
$50.8 million | $2.8 million | $48 million |
| 9 | Tiger Woods | Golf | United States |
$50.6 million | $0.6 million | $50 million |
| 10 | Kobe Bryant | Basketball | United States |
$49.5 million | $23.5 million | $26 million |
| 11 | Ben Roethlisberger | American football | United States |
$48.9 million | $46.4 million | $2.5 million |
| 12 | Rory McIlroy | Golf |  Northern Ireland |
$48.3 million | $16.3 million | $32 million |
| 13 | Novak Djokovic | Tennis |  Serbia |
$48.2 million | $17.2 million | $31 million |
| 14 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | Football |  Sweden |
$39.1 million | $33.1 million | $6 million |
| 15 | Lewis Hamilton | Formula 1 |  England |
$39 million | $36 million | $3 million |
| 16 | Ndamukong Suh | American football | United States |
$38.6 million | $38.2 million | $0.4 million |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Formula 1 |  Spain |
$35.5 million | $34 million | $1.5 million |
| 18 | Gareth Bale | Football |  Wales |
$35 million | $25.5 million | $9.5 million |
| 19 | Jon Lester | Baseball | United States |
$34.1 million | $33.7 million | $0.4 million |
| 20 | Derrick Rose | Basketball | United States |
$33.9 million | $18.9 million | $15 million |
| 21 | Sebastian Vettel | Formula 1 |  Germany |
$33 million | $32 million | $1 million |
| 22 | Rafael Nadal | Tennis | Spain |
$32.5 million | $4.5 million | $28 million |
| 23 | Mahendra Singh Dhoni | Cricket |  India |
$31 million | $4 million | $27 million |
| 23 | Neymar | Football |  Brazil |
$31 million | $14 million | $17 million |
| 25 | Carmelo Anthony | Basketball | United States |
$30.5 million | $22.5 million | $8 million |
| 26 | Maria Sharapova | Tennis |  Russia |
$29.7 million | $6.7 million | $23 million |
| 27 | Carson Palmer | American football | United States |
$29 million | $28.5 million | $0.5 million |
| 27 | James Rodríguez | Football |  Colombia |
$29 million | $24.5 million | $4.5 million |
| 29 | J.J. Watt | American football | United States |
$27.9 million | $20.9 million | $7 million |
| 30 | Robinson Canó | Baseball |  Dominican Republic |
$27.6 million | $24.1 million | $3.5 million |
| 31 | Dwyane Wade | Basketball | United States |
$27.2 million | $15.2 million | $12 million |
| 32 | Peyton Manning | American football | United States |
$27 million | $15 million | $12 million |
| 32 | Kimi Räikkönen | Formula 1 |  Finland |
$27 million | $25 million | $2 million |
| 34 | Clayton Kershaw | Baseball | United States |
$26.9 million | $25.7 million | $1.2 million |
| 34 | Wayne Rooney | Football | England |
$26.9 million | $19.9 million | $7 million |
| 36 | Gerald McCoy | American football | United States |
$26.7 million | $26.5 million | $0.2 million |
| 37 | Chris Paul | Basketball | United States |
$26.1 million | $20.1 million | $6 million |
| 38 | Radamel Falcao | Football | Colombia |
$25.9 million | $21.9 million | $4 million |
| 38 | Albert Pujols | Baseball | Dominican Republic |
$25.9 million | $23.4 million | $2.5 million |
| 40 | Ryan Howard | Baseball | United States |
$25.6 million | $25 million | $0.6 million |
| 41 | Dwight Howard | Basketball | United States |
$25.5 million | $21.5 million | $4 million |
| 42 | Cliff Lee | Baseball | United States |
$25.2 million | $25 million | $0.2 million |
| 43 | Miguel Cabrera | Baseball |  Venezuela |
$25.1 million | $22.1 million | $3 million |
| 44 | Amar'e Stoudemire | Basketball | United States |
$25 million | $22 million | $3 million |
| 45 | Sergio Agüero | Football | Argentina |
$24.9 million | $17.9 million | $7 million |
| 46 | Blake Griffin | Basketball | United States |
$24.7 million | $17.7 million | $7 million |
| 47 | Serena Williams | Tennis | United States |
$24.6 million | $11.6 million | $13 million |
| 48 | Prince Fielder | Baseball | United States |
$24.3 million | $24 million | $0.3 million |
| 49 | Joe Johnson | Basketball | United States |
$24.2 million | $23.2 million | $1 million |
| 50 | Joe Mauer | Baseball | United States |
$24 million | $23 million | $1 million |
| 51 | CC Sabathia | Baseball | United States |
$23.9 million | $23 million | $0.9 million |
| 52 | Chris Bosh | Basketball | United States |
$23.8 million | $20.8 million | $3 million |
| 53 | Zack Greinke | Baseball | United States |
$23.7 million | $23.7 million | $0 million |
| 53 | Eli Manning | American football | United States |
$23.7 million | $15.7 million | $8 million |
| 55 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | NASCAR | United States |
$23.6 million | $14.6 million | $9 million |
| 56 | Justin Verlander | Baseball | United States |
$23.4 million | $22.7 million | $0.7 million |
| 57 | Andy Dalton | American football | United States |
$23.3 million | $22.3 million | $1 million |
| 58 | Masahiro Tanaka | Baseball |  Japan |
$23 million | $22 million | $1 million |
| 58 | Mark Teixeira | Baseball | United States |
$23 million | $22.5 million | $0.5 million |
| 60 | Félix Hernández | Baseball | Venezuela |
$22.9 million | $22.7 million | $0.2 million |
| 61 | Cole Hamels | Baseball | United States |
$22.7 million | $22.5 million | $0.2 million |
| 61 | Jimmie Johnson | Auto racing | United States |
$22.7 million | $16.2 million | $6.5 million |
| 63 | Wladimir Klitschko | Boxing |  Ukraine |
$22.5 million | $19 million | $3.5 million |
| 64 | Andy Murray | Tennis |  Scotland |
$22.3 million | $6.3 million | $16 million |
| 65 | Matt Kemp | Baseball | United States |
$22.2 million | $21 million | $1.2 million |
| 66 | LeSean McCoy | American football | United States |
$22.1 million | $21.3 million | $0.8 million |
| 67 | Drew Brees | American football | United States |
$22 million | $11 million | $11 million |
| 67 | Tony Romo | American football | United States |
$22 million | $17 million | $5 million |
| 69 | Adrian Gonzalez | Baseball | United States |
$21.5 million | $21.1 million | $0.4 million |
| 70 | Jacoby Ellsbury | Baseball | United States |
$21.4 million | $21.1 million | $0.3 million |
| 70 | Tyron Smith | American football | United States |
$21.4 million | $21.1 million | $0.3 million |
| 72 | Deron Williams | Basketball | United States |
$21.3 million | $19.8 million | $1.5 million |
| 73 | Usain Bolt | Track and field |  Jamaica |
$21 million | $0 million | $21 million |
| 73 | Luis Suárez | Football |  Uruguay |
$21 million | $16.5 million | $4.5 million |
| 75 | Matt Cain | Baseball | United States |
$20.8 million | $20.4 million | $0.4 million |
| 75 | David Wright | Baseball | United States |
$20.8 million | $20 million | $0.8 million |
| 77 | Carl Crawford | Baseball | United States |
$20.7 million | $20.4 million | $0.3 million |
| 78 | Jayson Werth | Baseball | United States |
$20.6 million | $20.4 million | $0.2 million |
| 79 | Cesc Fàbregas | Football | Spain |
$20.3 million | $15.3 million | $5 million |
| 79 | Hanley Ramírez | Baseball | Dominican Republic |
$20.3 million | $20 million | $0.3 million |
| 79 | Russell Westbrook | Basketball | United States |
$20.3 million | $15.8 million | $4.5 million |
| 82 | Justin Rose | Golf | England |
$20.2 million | $8.2 million | $12 million |
| 83 | Yaya Touré | Football |  Ivory Coast |
$20 million | $17 million | $3 million |
| 84 | Rudy Gay | Basketball | United States |
$19.9 million | $19.3 million | $0.6 million |
| 85 | Jordan Spieth | Golf | United States |
$19.8 million | $8.8 million | $11 million |
| 85 | Adam Wainwright | Baseball | United States |
$19.8 million | $19.7 million | $0.1 million |
| 87 | Frank Lampard | Football | England |
$19.7 million | $15.7 million | $4 million |
| 87 | Kevin Love | Basketball | United States |
$19.7 million | $15.7 million | $4 million |
| 87 | David Ortiz | Baseball | Dominican Republic |
$19.7 million | $15.7 million | $4 million |
| 90 | Eden Hazard | Football |  Belgium |
$19.6 million | $16.1 million | $3.5 million |
| 90 | Alex Smith | American football | United States |
$19.6 million | $19.1 million | $0.5 million |
| 92 | Kei Nishikori | Tennis | Japan |
$19.5 million | $4.5 million | $15 million |
| 93 | Devin McCourty | American football | United States |
$19.3 million | $19.1 million | $0.2 million |
| 93 | Mesut Özil | Football | Germany |
$19.3 million | $12.8 million | $6.5 million |
| 95 | Aaron Rodgers | American football | United States |
$19.1 million | $11.6 million | $7.5 million |
| 96 | Billy Horschel | Golf | United States |
$19 million | $16 million | $3 million |
| 97 | Jeremy Lin | Basketball | United States |
$18.9 million | $14.9 million | $4 million |
| 97 | Maurkice Pouncey | American football | United States |
$18.9 million | $18.8 million | $0.1 million |
| 97 | Max Scherzer | Baseball | United States |
$18.9 million | $18.7 million | $0.2 million |
| 100 | James Harden | Basketball | United States |
$18.8 million | $14.8 million | $4 million |