Russell Wilson's net worth

Russell Wilson's net worth is estimated at $165 million.

How did Russell Wilson build his net worth?

Russell Wilson made his money as an NFL football quarterback.

Wilson signed an extension contract for $87.6 million in 2015 with a signing bonus of $31 million and another $60 million in guaranteed money. His base jumped to $12.34 million in 2016, $12.6 million in 2017, $15.5 million in 2018, and $17 million in 2019.

In April 2019, the legendary quarterback signed a $140 million contract extension over four years with the Seahawks. This catapulted him to be the highest-paid player in the NFL at the time. He has broken a fantastic 23 records with the Seattle Seahawks from 2014 to 2018, earning him a stratospheric salary.

In 2020, he became just the third quarterback in NFL history to throw for 30 touchdowns in four consecutive seasons. Wilson is regarded as one of the greatest dual-threat quarterbacks in NFL history.

He played for the Seattle Seahawks from 2012 to 2021 and moved to the Broncos before the following season. He was traded from the Seattle Seahawks to the Denver Broncos during the offseason, where he’s set to rake in $24 million. This is due to his leaving behind a “dead money” cap of $26 million, but the Denver Broncos will pay him a salary of $19 million plus a bonus of $5 million. Not chump change.

In the two years before 2023, Russell Wilson earned $35 million from the Seahawks. Since his contract was carried over, the deal was again extended for the 2022 and 2023 seasons. 

According to Forbes, Russell Wilson’s signed a contract with the Denver Broncos for $245 million, making him the second-highest-paid quarterback in the league. This has locked him in through the 2028 season at just shy of $49 million per annum. This has become a problem for the Broncos as they are not doing that well, but that’s not Wilson’s problem.

Russell Wilson has a slew of endorsements for Amazon, Bose, Mercedes Benz, Alaska Air Group, Nike, Wilson Sporting Goods, Microsoft, Duracell, Braun, United Way, Levi’s, Pepsi, American Family Insurance, Larson Automotive Group, Reliant Recovery Water which have added to his coffers to the tune of a tidy $14 million,

How has Russell Wilson spent his wealth?

Wilson is trying to offload his and his philanthropist wife Ciara’s deluxe Seattle home for $36 million. They have moved to Englewood, an affluent suburb in Denver. The mansion boasts six bedrooms and seven bathrooms. Guests will have apartments over the garage. Biz journals report that they paid $25 million for the sumptuous estate in the Cherry Hills Village area.

Wilson is as famous for his spending as he is for his generosity. This has taken the form of him presenting his mom with a beautiful house and giving $156,000 worth of Amazon stock to his teammates, and with a rise in Amazon stocks, $12,000 per player has turned into $270,000 per player. His teammates also received a new Xbox 1, and he donated $1,065,000 to the Seattle Children’s Hospital for cancer patients.

What would an NFL star be without garages full of expensive cars? Wilson is no exception. He is reported to own a Dodge Ram 2500, a 2015 Range Rover with a customized sound system, matching Mercedes G wagons — one silver and one black for himself and his wife worth $300,000, an MG antique convertible, and a rare $325,000 Rolls Royce Colman.

He also bought his baby stepson a matching G wagon.

A $109 million customized Boeing jet commissioned in 2013 and the purchase of the Seattle Sounders Ownership group, for which he paid $2 million, are several other significant expenditures.

FAQs

How rich is Russell Wilson?

Russell Wilson, at one time the second-highest-paid quarterback in the league, is worth an estimated $165 million.

Was Russell Wilson born rich?

No. Russell Wilson's wealth was not inherited and can be attributed to his successful NFL career.