What is Russell Wilson’s net worth?

Net Worth:	$200 Million
Age:	36
Born:	November 29, 1988
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional NFL Player
Last Updated:	Feb 14, 2025

Introduction 

Russell Wilson is an American professional NFL quarterback with an estimated net worth of $200 Million.

He holds many records in the NFL and is one of the best-paid players in the sport’s history. In April 2019, Wilson became the highest-paid player in the NFL after agreeing to a four-year, $140 million contract extension with the Seahawks. Football experts say Wilson is among the best quarterbacks in NFL history because of his combined passing and running ability.

Quick Facts

• Projected to earn $39 million for the 2024 season
• Lifetime earnings total $305.4 million from salary & bonuses
• Signed a 5-year, $242.6 million contract with the Denver Broncos in 2022
• Typically earns $10 million/year from endorsement income

Net Worth History

When we began tracking Russell Wilson’s net worth in 2023, he was worth approximately $165 million. While that wasn’t too long ago, it’s important to mention that Wilson had earned over $266 million in salary and bonuses up until that point. He’s also among the highest-endorsed NFL players, typically earning him roughly $10 million/year.

If we rewind and look at the timeline of his NFL earnings, his rookie contract ended in 2014, earning him his first $2 million in the league. The following year was pivotal for Wilson, after he inked an $87.6 million extension and took home a $31 million signing bonus. This potentially placed his net worth at around $15 million in 2015.

Other notable years include earnings of roughly $63 million in 2020 from all sources, skyrocketing his net worth to between $110 million and $120 million. Since then, he’s earned approximately an additional $143 million from the NFL, plus a potential $40 million from endorsements and sponsors. As of 2024, Wilson’s net worth is estimated to be roughly $200 Million.

Early Life 

Russell Carrington Wilson was born November 29, 1988, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

Wilson was born at Cincinnati’s Christ Hospital and was raised in Richmond, Virginia. His parents are Tammy Wilson, a nurse director and lawyer Harrison Benjamin Wilson III.

Harrison IV is his older brother, while Anna is his younger sister and one of his biggest fans. Wilson began playing football with his father and brother when he was four years old. In sixth grade, he played his first official game for the Tuckahoe Tomahawks minor football club.

Wilson participated in the Manning Passing Academy during high school. This summer football camp for promising players was directed by Peyton Manning, a future Hall of Fame quarterback and multiple NFL MVP winner.

Manning recognized Wilson several years later when he flew to Denver to discuss the possibility of being picked by the Denver Broncos, with whom Manning had recently signed.

Wilson enjoyed participating in other sports too, and played baseball and basketball for the Collegiate School. His baseball abilities were first recognized while at school, and rather than pursue a career in football, he turned his attention to baseball and college education.

Career Overview

The Baltimore Orioles, one of the wealthiest MLB teams, selected Russell in the first round of the Major League Baseball draft right out of high school.

After enrolling at North Carolina State, Russell continued to play football for the university with great success but was never granted access to the NFL Scouting Combine. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he declared his intent to play baseball professionally and reported to the Colorado Rockies’ spring training camp in 2011.

Russell played minor league baseball for the next two summers with mediocre success. He also changed schools, spending an additional year at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Russell revealed in January 2012 that he would start preparing for the forthcoming NFL Scouting Combine, which stunned his family and friends. When he declared for the 2012 NFL draft, he was viewed as a middle-round prospect.

The Seattle Seahawks selected Russell Wilson as the 75th overall pick in the third round. Russell won numerous awards while playing for the Seahawks, including Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Year. He joins Marcus Trufant, Bobby Wagner, and Matt Hasselbeck as the team’s most outstanding players.

He is one of just two quarterbacks in NFL history to have a career passer rating over 100, and he currently holds the record for the most wins by a quarterback through seven seasons.

Russell and the Seattle Seahawks signed a four-year, $140 million contract in 2019, including a $65 million signing bonus – the most expensive in NFL history. As part of his contract, a total of $107 million was guaranteed as his payout, and when he transferred, the Broncos carried over Russell’s Seahawks contract when they acquired him before the 2022 campaign.

NFL Salary

In 2012, Russell Wilson signed a 4-year rookie contract worth $3 million with the Seattle Seahawks. The deal was fully guaranteed and included a $619,400 signing bonus. Wilson earned $1 million in his first NFL season.

In 2015, Wilson signed a new 4-year contract worth $87.6 million with the Seahawks. The deal was guaranteed $31.7 million at signing, $61.5 million overall, and a $31 million signing bonus. Wilson earned $31.7 million in his first year under the contract. He would earn just over $72 million out of the $87.6 million before the contract finished in 2019.

In 2019, Wilson signed a 4-year extension worth $140 million, increasing his average annual value from $21.9 million to $35 million.

The most lucrative contract of Wilson’s career came in 2022 when the Denver Broncos signed him under a five-year, $245 million deal. Wilson earned $85 million in just two years with the Broncos before they released him. There was still $160 million left on the agreement, which effectively became dead money.

Thus far in his NFL career, Russell Wilson has earned $266.4 million, $181.4 million of which came from his time with the Seattle Seahawks.

Net Worth Timeline

Here’s a breakdown of Russell Wilson’s annual net worth:

• 2013 – $500 thousand
• 2014 – $1 million
• 2015 – $15 million
• 2016 – $20 million
• 2017 – $25 Million
• 2018 – $35 Million
• 2019 – $50 Million
• 2020 – $80 Million
• 2021 – $100 Million
• 2022 – $120 Million
• 2023 – $150 Million
• 2024 – $200 Million

Real Estate

Washington Mansion

In August 2015, Russell Wilson and his wife, Ciara, paid $6.7 million for a 10,740-square-foot, seven-bedroom mansion in Bellevue, Washington. This turned out to be an incredible investment, as the couple listed the property in 2022 for $28 million. In 2024, they closed a deal for $21.25 million, which is $14.55 million more than they paid. Even after agent commissions and nine years’ worth of property taxes, they still likely profited between $11.5 and $12.5 million.

Colorado Mansion

In April 2022, while playing for the Broncos, Wilson paid $25 million for a 20,060-square-foot mansion in Cherry Hills Village, Colorado. Unfortunately, when he was traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024, he needed to sell the property. Wilson let it go for just $21.5 million, losing $3.5 million before even considering listing fees and property taxes. 

Investments

Wilson joined the Eat the Ball team as an endorser and co-owner in 2014 and started sponsoring Reliant Recovery Water and the frozen food manufacturer Luvo in 2015.

Russell established the TraceMe fan network platform in 2017, which announced the opening of its public beta and revealed a $9 million Series A investment round with YouTube and Alibaba co-founder Joe Tsai and Jeff Bezos’ Bezos Expeditions.

Personal Life

Wilson holds a strong Christian faith and discusses it often on his social media platforms. In high school, Russell Wilson and Ashton Meem met in Richmond, Virginia, while she attended the University of Georgia. She followed Wilson to Wisconsin in 2010, and in January 2012, the couple got married, but in April 2014, they divorced amicably.

Early in 2015, Wilson started dating Ciara, a musician, and midway through March 2016, they made their engagement public. On July 6, 2016, they were wed in a castle in England, and 2 years later, they welcomed their daughter into the world in April 2017.

Throughout the off-season, he hosts a young football camp called the Russell Wilson Passing Academy and also meets with soldiers at a nearby military installation. Wilson also represents the Charles Ray III Diabetes Association on a national level, and the money raised from his 2012 youth football camp will go to charity.

He and the NASCAR driver Kasey Kahne, co-host an annual charity golf event at the Suncadia Resort in Cle Elum, Washington, east of Seattle.

What do you think about Russell Wilson’s net worth? Leave a comment below.