Australian Athletes

Top ten highest-paid Australian male sport stars in 2023

Five Australians made more than $20 million last year

Published by
Amy Bonthorne

Money is a subject which often sees Australian sports getting left behind.

It's not a surprise of course. The country down under doesn't quite have the global audience of some of the powerhouse sports around the world.

That hasn't stopped Australians chasing their dreams overseas though, with a number of our top sports stars being paid millions overseas.

According to GQ below are the top 10 highest-paid Australian male sports stars in 2023.

  1. Ben Simmons - Basketball $51,000,000

  2. Daniel Ricciardo - Motorsport $36,000,000

  3. Cameron Smith - Golf $30,000,000 *excludes LIV contract

  4. Jordan Mailata - American football $21,500,000

  5. Liam Hendriks - Baseball $20,000,000

  6. Patty Mills - Basketball $9,300,000

  7. Joe Ingles - Basketball $9,300,000

  8. Josh Giddey - Basketball $9,000,000

  9. Dyson Daniels - Basketball $7,800,000

  10. Adam Scott - Golf $7,800,000
Published by
Amy Bonthorne