Zion Williamson's Net Worth (Updated 2022) | Wealthy Gorilla

Net Worth:	$18 Million
Age:	25
Born:	July 7, 2000
Gender:	Male
Height:	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Country of Origin:	United States of America
Source of Wealth:	Professional NBA Player
Last Updated:	Dec 20, 2025

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• Introduction
• Net Worth History
• NBA Salary
• Endorsements
• Real Estate

Introduction

Zion Williamson is an American professional NBA player for the New Orleans Pelicans with an estimated net worth of $18 Million.

Williamson is still relatively fresh into his NBA career, having just completed his rookie contract. With five seasons under his belt, Zion has averaged 22.9 points per game and a salary of $15.5 million per year. Thus far, Williamson has earned $77.6 million in base salary and an estimated $50-$60 million in endorsements.

Quick Facts

• Projected to earn $36.7 million in salary for the 2024/25 season
• Earned $77.6 million in salary thus far
• Signed a five-year, $197.2 million extension with the Pelicans in 2023
• Typically earns $12 million/year from endorsements
• Signed a seven-year, $77 million endorsement deal with Jordan

Net Worth History

We first researched Zion Williamson’s net worth in 2020. He was estimated to be worth $8 million back then, but that was when he earned only $9 million a year. Since then, he’s earned an additional $68 million in salary and roughly $50-$60 million in endorsements.

In 2025, Zion Williamson’s net worth is estimated to be $18 Million.

NBA Salary

Year	Team	Salary
2019/20	New Orleans Pelicans	$9,757,440
2020/21	New Orleans Pelicans	$10,245,480
2021/22	New Orleans Pelicans	$10,733,400
2022/23	New Orleans Pelicans	$13,534,817
2023/24	New Orleans Pelicans	$34,005,250
Total Career Earnings:		$78,276,387

In 2019, Zion Williamson signed a four-year rookie contract worth $44.3 million with the New Orleans Pelicans. The deal was initially guaranteed at $20 million at signing and was fully guaranteed overall.

Williamson earned $9.15 million for his first season in the NBA, which is incredibly high for a rookie’s first season. His annual salary increased to $10.2 million in 2020 and $10.7 million in 2021, reaching $13.5 million for the final year of his contract.

In 2023, Williamson signed his five-year rookie extension with the Pelicans, valued at $197.2 million. Again, the deal is fully guaranteed and increases Williamson’s average annual salary from $11.1 million to $39.5 million. He earned $34 million last season and is estimated to earn $36.7 million in the upcoming 2024/25 season.

Thus far in his NBA career, Zion Williamson has already earned $77.7 million with an additional $157.7 million in guarantees remaining.

Endorsements

As the number one pick in the 2019 NBA draft, brands lined up to sign high-value endorsement deals with Zion Williamson. In the year the Pelicans selected him, a bidding war broke out over a shoe endorsement contract with Zion, with Nike winning out over the competition.

Williamson signed a 7-year deal with Nike Jordan worth $75 million, averaging $10.8 million/year. It was recorded as the most valuable NBA shoe deal since Nike signed LeBron in 2003. Zion released his first signature shoe, the Jordan Zion 1, in April 2021, and he has since released two more.

In the same year he signed with Nike, it was reported that Williamson had signed a multi-year deal with Gatorade, estimated to earn him a 7-figure sum annually. Thanks to his big brand deals with Nike and Gatorade, Forbes estimated Zion Williamson’s endorsement income to be $20 million in 2020. Estimates of Zion’s annual endorsement income fell significantly to $12 million for 2023.

Williamson has also worked with brands such as:

• Bolt 24
• Mountain Dew (Commercial with Zach LaVine)
• NBA2K
• Slam
• Starry

Real Estate

In May 2020, Zion Williamson reportedly paid $730,000 for a 5,954-square-foot, five-bedroom home in New Orleans, Louisiana. The property had previously been listed for $874,500 and was pending sale at $839,900. Williamson still owns the house.