Having taken control of the WWE in 2022, Triple H has overseen a spike in popularity that the company has not seen in many years. With a collection of primed Superstars, engaging storylines, fantastic matches, and enhanced production changes, the WWE has made itself, once again, the professional wrestling company that everyone is talking about.

This renewed popularity has meant that the WWE has had the chance to join Netflix, as well as merge with the UFC and TKO, in what are two financially jaw-dropping transactions. But it is the finances of the WWE Superstars and who the highest-paid wrestlers are that will truly drop jaws, with 888sport.com having revealed the top 10 highest-paid WWE wrestlers.

Below, we take a look at some of the highest-paid athletes right now in WWE. The numbers mentioned will merely be base salaries, with the minimum base salary of a WWE Superstar already being revealed. This list won’t take into account financial extras, such as merchandise sales. It should also be noted that this list only covers Superstars who are members of the active roster on at least a month-to-month basis. This means that the likes of John Cena and Brock Lesnar are not included due to the fact that they are special attractions with limited dates.

10

Rhea Ripley

$6 million per year

The only female WWE Superstar to be featured on the list is Australia’s own Rhea Ripley. The 29-year-old has been a mainstay of WWE programming for years, having completed the trifecta of having won a World Championship in NXT UK, NXT, and on the main roster. She is the seventh Triple Crown female champion and fifth female Grand Slam champion, with her popularity only rising by the week. A constant in the main event scene, Ripley is one of the few current female superstars to have transcended the business and reached mainstream popularity, so it is no surprise to see her earning as much as she does.

9

Jey Uso

$7 million per year

The first, but not last, former member of The Bloodline to be featured on this list is WWE’s infamous Yeet-er, Jey Uso. A man whose career has gone from strength to strength in recent years, Jey has also been recognised as being half of one of the best TV tag teams of all time, but his work as part of The Bloodline storyline saw him elevated to a main event level. The WWE creative team saw his potential, too, booking him to win the 2025 Royal Rumble. The 40-year-old would go on to defeat Gunther at WrestleMania 41 to become World Heavyweight Champion. Controversially, his reign would only last a few months, but Jey remains a consistent player in the main event scene.

8

Finn Balor

$7 million per year

Judgment Day member Finn Balor has been heavily featured during the Triple H era of WWE. The Irish-born Superstar has been known to be a favourite of the King of Kings following their work in the black and gold NXT days. Having previously had a tumultuous main-roster career, Balor has finally found something that has cemented himself as a featured performer on WWE television, something that many fans believe should have been the case years ago. He is being paid handsomely for his efforts, too.

7

Kevin Owens

$7 million per year

Another man who finds himself in the $7m pay bracket, Kevin Owens, has massively exceeded expectations as to what he could achieve in WWE after debuting on the main roster in 2015. Able to perform effectively as a face or a heel, Owens is a master in either position. With two highly-acclaimed WrestleMania main events to his name, the Canadian proved he can do it all. His classic brawl with Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 38 receives just as much praise as his match against The Usos with Sami Zayn at WrestleMania 39 – a bout that is regarded as one of the best in WWE history. Currently, Owens is on the sidelines recovering from a serious neck injury. The 41-year-old will hope to get healthy and have one last main event run before he hangs up his boots.

6

CM Punk

$8 million per year

The man responsible for one of the greatest returns in WWE history, CM Punk is one of the most polarising Superstars that the industry has ever known. Since making a shock comeback to the company after nearly a decade away at Survivor Series 2023, though, ‘The Second City Saint’ has established himself as a true franchise player for the promotion. Now two years into his latest WWE run, Punk has headlined multiple Premium Live Events and had several memorable feuds, including rivalries with Drew McIntyre and Seth Rollins. As part of his storyline with ‘The Visionary’, the Chicago native even managed to achieve his lifelong dream of headlining WrestleMania when he, Rollins and Roman Reigns contested a Triple Threat match at ‘Mania 41 in Las Vegas earlier this year.

5

Drew McIntyre

$8 million per year

From one-half of WWE’s greatest modern feuds to the other half, Drew McIntyre is now a consistent player in the main event scene, although he has frequently come up short when gold has been on the line. Having initially been brought up to the main roster as ‘The Chosen One’ in 2009, his main roster career gradually petered out and he was released in 2014. To his credit, Drew was rehired by the company in early 2017 and has worked his way up from NXT to become a cornerstone of the main event scene. McIntyre’s commitment to constantly evolving has landed him one of the most lucrative contracts in WWE today. It remains to be seen if he can land another world championship run as he heads towards the back end of his career.

4

Seth Rollins

$9 million per year

One-third of one of WWE’s greatest-ever factions, The Shield, Seth Rollins has never looked back following an infamous heel turn against his stablemates, Dean Ambrose and Roman Reigns. Having essentially been part of the main event scene ever since, he has established himself as a first-ballot future WWE Hall of Famer. A six-time world champion in WWE, Rollins helped carry Raw for years, prior to a shoulder injury that forced him to vacate the World Heavyweight Championship in October 2025. Seth has battled back from injury before and will no doubt be determined to do so again and return to the top of the card.

3

Randy Orton

$10 million per year

The first entrant on the list to make eight figures annually, Randy Orton’s career speaks for itself. From his Legend Killer days to his mid-2000s heel work, Orton is one of the greatest of all time – and he’s still delivering today at the age of 45. ‘The Viper’ has had some of the greatest feuds in company history with his feuds against Mick Foley, Edge, John Cena and Seth Rollins all being standouts in a career that is guaranteed to result in a Hall of Fame ring.

2

Cody Rhodes

$10 million per year

Cody Rhodes’ WWE career has been remarkable. Having left the company in 2016 in pursuit of an opportunity that was more creatively satisfying, his run since returning in early 2022 has been nothing short of an overwhelming success. Over the last three years, ‘The American Nightmare’ has worked opposite John Cena, The Rock and Seth Rollins. His most famous feud, though, was his two-year-long rivalry with Roman Reigns, which saw him finally get his hands on the WWE Championship he had dreamed of since childhood. Now a two-time world champion, Rhodes is the company’s top attraction on a full-time basis, and he’s well-compensated for his efforts.

1

Roman Reigns

$15 million per year

Roman Reigns is WWE’s highest-paid performer. Similar to Seth Rollins, following the break-up of The Shield, ‘The OTC’ never left the company’s main event scene. However, it took until 2020 for Reigns to truly click, as he morphed into his ‘Tribal Chief’ heel character. This transformation would ultimately lead a 1,316-day world title run that smashed every modern record. Reigns’ value to the company means that he earns a fortune despite only working limited dates. It’s a luxury afforded to him because of his immense star power.