Introduction

Sidney Crosby is a Canadian professional NHL player with an estimated net worth of $75 Million.

During his 20-season NHL career, Sidney Crosby has played exclusively for the Pittsburgh Penguins, making 1,352 game appearances, scoring 625 goals and 1062 assists. As a result, Sidney Crosby earned an estimated $152.89 million, which translates to roughly $7.64 million/year.

That said, the above figures only incorporate his income from salary and bonuses. Let’s not forget his earnings from lucrative endorsement deals with brands such as Gatorade and Tim Horton, which provide him with an additional $4 million/year. 

Quick Facts

• Projected to earn $3 million in salary for the 2024/25 season
• Career Earnings total $152.9 million from salary
• Recently signed a 2-year, $17.4 million extension with the Pittsburgh Penguins
• Highest total career earnings in NHL history

NHL Salary

Pittsburgh Penguins Salary

In 2005, Sidney Crosby signed a three-year rookie contract worth $11.1 million with the Pittsburgh Penguins, which included a $255,000 signing bonus. Under the deal, Crosby earned $3.7 million/year for his first three seasons in the NHL.

In 2008, he signed a new five-year, $43.5 million deal with Pittsburgh, increasing his average annual salary from $3.7 million to $8.7 million. Crosby earned $9 million/year for 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011. The contract’s final year was the 2012/13 NHL lockout, and Sidney was paid $4.4 million based on the agreement that players would only be paid for games played. Up to this point, Crosby had earned $51.5 million during his career.

In 2013, Sidney Crosby inked the most lucrative deal of his career: a twelve-year, $104.4 million extension with the Penguins. To this day, it remains the third-highest value contract of all time, bested only by Alex Ovechkin ($124 million) and Shea Weber ($110 million).

Although the deal’s significant length kept Crosby’s average annual salary at roughly the same figure, the agreement was structured to pay Crosby more during the first six years. He earned $12 million/year for 2013, 2014, and 2015, followed by $10.9 million/year for 2016 and 2017 and $10 million in 2018. It then tapered down to $9 million for a few years and finally $3 million for the final two years. 

During his NHL career, Sidney Crosby has earned $152.9 million in salary, making him the highest-earning player in NHL history. Crosby recently signed a two-year contract worth $17.4 million with the Penguins, which will commence in 2025.

Endorsement Deals

In addition to his salary with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Crosby also typically earned several million dollars annually from lucrative endorsement deals. His most notable contracts were with Reebok and Adidas, earning him at least $1 million per year throughout his career.

Beginning in the early 2000s, Crosby signed a three-year contract with Gatorade, which paid him $100,000 CAD ($77,000 USD). He appeared in numerous television commercials to help promote the brand in both Canada and the United States. Crosby endorsed Gatorade for well over a decade, but his involvement with the company gradually declined toward the end of his career.

Sidney signed a seven-year, $10 million contract with Reebok, worth approximately $1.43 million annually. At the time, it was the most valuable endorsement contract ever signed by an NHL player. He later moved over to Adidas, earning between $1 million and $1.5 million annually.

Some of Sidney Crosby’s additional endorsements include:

• Tim Hortons
• Bell Canada
• CCM
• Norqain

At the peak of his career, Forbes regularly listed Crosby’s annual endorsement income at between $4 million and $4.5 million per year, representing a third of his overall income. He was last listed by Forbes in 2018, earning $4 million CAD ($2.9 million USD) for the year from his brand sponsors.

Introduction

Swizz Beatz is an American record producer, rapper, DJ, art collector, and entrepreneur with an estimated net worth of $150 Million. 

Earnings History

Between 2007 and 2019, Swizz Beatz earned a combined $145 million through music production, royalties, endorsement deals, and other business ventures. In 2007 and 2008, he earned $12 million and $17 million, respectively. In the 2010s, his earnings declined, but Beatz was still earning between $4 million and $9 million annually. His income began picking up again in 2016, earning $10 million that year.

The most lucrative year for Beatz was in 2019, when he earned an estimated $24 million. While he should have earned a much higher figure in 2022 after the sale of Verzuz, the deal fell through.

Verzuz Sale

In March 2020, when everyone was living through the lockdowns, Swizz Beatz and Timbaland created Verzuz, perhaps somewhat by accident. The duo began beat battling each other on Instagram Live, and it then quickly grew into a YouTube channel where other artists battled each other.

A year later, the social video platform Triller paid $50 million in a combination of cash and equity to acquire Verzuz from Beatz and Timbaland. At the time, each artist owned 50% of the company; however, they stated that they would share their new equity interest in Triller with all 43 artists who appeared on the platform before the acquisition. 

Triller Lawsuit

In 2022, the two producers filed a $28 million lawsuit against Triller for defaulting on the agreed payment plan. According to the documents, the terms of the contract were for Triller to pay a lump sum of $18 million upfront, followed by monthly payments of $1 million. Presumably, the equity stake they received in Triller accounted for the other $22 million of the deal’s value.

In September 2022, the lawsuit was settled on undisclosed terms, and Swizz later stated that the duo had regained 100% ownership of Verzuz. In other words, they never received the $50 million, but could have potentially received a lump sum of cash as a settlement for the breach of contract.

Real Estate

New Jersey Mansion

In 2013, Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys paid $10.4 million for Eddie Murphy‘s 25,000-square-foot mansion in Englewood, New Jersey. The couple also spent an additional $1.7 million on adjoining land, bringing the total to $12.1 million. After increasing the lot size to 3.91 acres, they spent even more money to significantly renovate the property.

In 2015, they listed the newly improved mansion for sale with an asking price of $14.9 million. The listing was removed at the end of 2016 and relisted five years later for $9.9 million. It eventually sold for just $6 million in 2022.

Considering everything, including the additional land acquisition, renovations, property taxes, and agent fees, the couple potentially lost between $8.4 million and $9 million on the investment. The property taxes alone were $2.09 million during the nine years they owned the property.

La Jolla Razor House

In 2019, after losing millions in New Jersey, Swizz and Alicia paid $20.8 million to buy the iconic Razor House in La Jolla, California. The 11,545-square-foot house has a fascinating history, as the original owner filed for bankruptcy before construction could be completed. In 2011, Donald Burns purchased the unfinished property for $14.1 million and subsequently spent an additional $3 million to complete the construction.

Introduction

Carlos Correa is a Puerto Rican professional baseball player with an estimated net worth of $50 Million. 

Carlos Correa has played 11 seasons of Major League Baseball for two teams, the Houston Astros and the Minnesota Twins. Holding a 0.274 batting average, he’s hit 1,185 times for 189 home runs. From salary and bonuses alone, he’s earned approximately $97.9 million, equating to an average of $8.9 million/year.

Quick Facts

• Projected to earn $36 million for the 2025 season
• Lifetime earnings total $134 million from salary & bonuses
• Signed a 6-year, $200 million contract with the Minnesota Twins in 2023

Net Worth History

When we first discussed Carlos Correa’s net worth in 2021, it was approximately $7 million. That might seem like a low number for a guy who recently signed a $200 million contract with Minnesota. However, Correa’s net worth figures for 2021 were evaluated midway through the year, at which point his career earnings totaled roughly $15.1 million. That year, he earned $11.7 million, and from 2022 to 2024, he earned an additional $107.2 million from salary and bonuses.

As a result, recent calculations place Carlos Correa’s estimated net worth in the ballpark of $50 Million. With projected annual earnings of at least $30 million for the next four years, his wealth should continue increasing significantly in the short term.

MLB Salary

When Carlos Correa was first signed by the Houston Astros in 2012, he received a $4.8 million signing bonus. He spent three years in the minor leagues before signing a one-year, $330,000 contract with the Astros in 2015.

From 2015 to 2021, all of Correa’s contracts were one year long, and his annual salary gradually increased with each subsequent agreement. Correa’s first seven-figure salary came in 2018; by 2019, he was earning $5 million/year. This figure increased to $8 million in 2020, and $11.7 million in 2021.

In 2022, Carlos signed his first multiple-year deal: a three-year, $105.3 million contract with the Minnesota Twins. He earned $35.1 million for the year, but opted out of the two final seasons to become a free agent.

In 2023, Correa secured a new deal with Minnesota valued at $200 million over six years. While the contract had a slightly lower AAV, its six-year length provided more security. Carlos has earned $72.1 million under the deal, with a further $127.9 million remaining.

Thus far in his MLB career, Carlos Correa has earned $134 million in salary and bonuses. This figure should increase to $262 million by 2028. 

Endorsements

Carlos Correa also earns a decent chunk of change off the field. Still, it’s difficult to estimate precisely how much, considering that the financials of his primary endorsement contract are unknown.

In the very early days of his career, back in the minor leagues, Correa earned just $2,500 for his first deal with Nike. He switched to Adidas in 2016, signing a lucrative five-year contract for an undisclosed sum. However, reports suggest that the agreement was “record-breaking”, which leads us to believe he likely earned between $3 million and $5 million per year from the deal. This would be in line with other prominent MLB stars’ contracts.

Additionally, in 2015, Carlos Correa signed a multi-year, $1 million contract with Topps, allowing the brand to exclusively sell autographed trading cards, jerseys, and wall art. While Topps already has a group licensing agreement with the Major League Baseball Players Association, various players are given specialized contracts.

Forbes estimated Correa’s current endorsement income at $500,000 per year. Still, since his deal with Adidas is no longer active, this figure likely represents a significant decline from the several years prior. 

Real Estate

In March 2023, Carlos Correa paid $7.5 million for a 9,475-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-bedroom home in Wayzata, Minneapolis. This is Correa’s current residence, which costs him roughly $50,000 in annual property taxes.