As Cheat Sheet notes, Megan Rapinoe kicked off her soccer career playing in college for the Portland Pilots. She was subsequently selected by the Chicago Red Stars, in the 2009 WPS Draft, following up with impressive stints with the Philadelphia Independence, the MagicJack, Sydney FC, the Seattle Sounders Women, and the Olympique Lyon. Rapinoe has been with the OL Reign since 2013. Her wages are difficult to ascertain. The top salary for a NWSL player is $50,000 per year, however Rapinoe demanded equal pay in 2020, as noted by NPR at the time. According to SBNation, the in-demand athlete earned $168,000 for her time playing in Europe, too, while The New York Times advises team salaries are generally between $100,000 and $400,000 per year.
Rapinoe has several lucrative endorsement deals supplementing her income, particularly with Nike, who made one-of-a-kind sneakers to celebrate her 2019 Ballon d'Or win (via Insider). As Insider notes, in 2019, the athlete signed a two-book deal with Penguin Press. She and partner Sue Bird have several joint ventures going, too. The couple shares lavish properties in Seattle and Connecticut, with both ladies confessing to having a fashion addiction — Bird for sneakers, Rapinoe for clothes in general. Regardless of their strong activist convictions, they regularly enjoy eating in top restaurants, driving luxury cars, and jetting off to stunning destinations. They can certainly afford it as, to date, Rapinoe has earned $3 million, as per Celebrity Net Worth.
