Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson took to X, formerly Twitter, to share his opinion that Caitlin Clark and her now-fellow WNBA players deserve to earn higher salaries. Folks living in reality who have the simplest understanding of how businesses operate immediately called out Wilson for his statement.

Monday night wasn’t solely reserved for the 2024 WNBA Draft or for Caitlin Clark to be the first-overall pick to the Indiana Fever.   It was an opportunity for anyone who hasn’t been paying attention to learn that salaries for WNBA players are incredibly low compared to those we see given to male athletes in the four major sports.

According to SportRac, there were only 17 WNBA players during the 2023 season who had an average salary of over $200,000 with Jackie Young of the Las Vegas Aces topping the list with a salary of $252,450.

This is news to some, even those who pretend to pay attention to the WNBA. As for Clark, she won’t even be earning a six-figure salary for the first four years of her contract with the Fever. During her rookie season, the all-time leading scorer in women’s hoops will earn a salary $76,535 with that number slightly increasing each season before maxing out at just over $97,000 in 2027 during her contract option year.

Clark will of course make well-over $1 million off of endorsement deals each year, but Wilson simply can’t believe her salary.