Sam Merrill Salary
Cleveland Cavaliers • #192 highest paid in the NBA (2025-26)
$8,482,144
Annual Salary (2025-26)
💰 Earnings Breakdown
Per Game
$103,441
Per Month
$706,845
Per Week
$163,118
Per Day
$23,239
Per Hour
$4,078
Per Minute
$68
📊 How Does This Compare?
Sam Merrill earns more per game ($103,441) than a registered nurses earns in a year ($86,070)
Registered Nurses: $86,070/yr
99×Sam Merrill ($8.5M) earns 64× a software developers's annual salary
Software Developers: $132,270/yr
64×Sam Merrill earns more per game ($103,441) than a teachers (elementary) earns in a year ($61,690)
Teachers (Elementary): $61,690/yr
137×Sam Merrill earns more per game ($103,441) than a police officers earns in a year ($74,910)
Police Officers: $74,910/yr
113×Sam Merrill earns more per game ($103,441) than a firefighters earns in a year ($57,120)
Firefighters: $57,120/yr
148×Sam Merrill earns more per game ($103,441) than a accountants earns in a year ($79,880)
Accountants: $79,880/yr
106×Data Source: Basketball Reference (2025-26). Occupation salary data from BLS OEWS.