Every one of us dreams for earning high incomes for which we go through immense pressure and workload to earn some lucrative income and to live a good standard of life.
Except for the business and entrepreneurship the incomes of the people working for other people are thought to be the incomes of those who work for the private health and the related sectors.
According to a report published by the Forbes Magazine in 2009, the highest paying jobs in the United States are those of surgeons who earn an average income of approximately $200,000 a year. The list goes on to Anesthesiologists, Obstetricians, CEOs, Lawyer,
Natural Science Managers, and Engineers and so on with the Air Traffic Controllers who earn an income of almost $100,000 in a year. But, this list does not include the sports which as a profession brings immense income and wealth for those who are able to
perform at the top.
The sports arena is an area of life which almost tops every other profession in earning the annual incomes and the sums of money these professionals get is unimaginable. In sports, the highest earning contract was signed by Alex Rodriguez, an American Baseball
player who player for New York Yankees, in 2008. The contract was for a period of ten years with a net worth of a hefty $ 275,000,000 which is one of the richest contracts in the history of the Baseball. This contract earns Alex an amount of $ 27,500,000 in
a single year. On the highest net worth contract list is a bunch of Baseball players and teams on the top who earn millions. These Baseball players include Derek Jeter, Joe Mauer, Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, and Manny Ramirez.
In the Auto Racing category the highest earning member of the profession is Kimi-Matias Raikkonen, the Finnish World Rally Champion who is also considered as the fastest driver in the planet, earned an income of $ 51,000,000 per year until 2009 which was
the result of a contract signed with Ferrari in 2007. The net worth of this contract with Ferrari amounted $153,000,000 for a period of three years starting in 2007.
The other high earning members in the Auto racing profession are Fernando Alonso with $40,000,000 per year, and Michael Schumacher with a yearly income of $31,000,000. These contracts were signed with McLaren and Ferrari respectively. The other categories
of the sports earning high incomes for their successful professions are Basketball, American Football, Ice Hockey and a score of other sports which are famous around the world.
The total earning of these high income sports professionals does not end with the contracts but goes beyond realm of contracts they sign with the teams and Companies around the world. The other sources of income for these players are endorsements, prize
money, and fees from the appearances.
A recent report which shows the total earnings of these individuals includes Roger Federer who has earned a total income of $61 million in 2009 with Lionel Messi earning $44 million as second, David Beckham with $40.5 million as third and Cristiano Ronaldo
with $40 million as the fourth highest earning member of the sports world.
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