Average NBA player spends $42,500 a month

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According to data from Personal Capital, the average NBA player spends roughly $42,500 a month on everything from clothes to Uber. By comparison, the average income of U.S. hoseholds was $53,657 in 2014, according to the most recent Census data.

Personal Capital, a Bay Area wealth management company, has a deal with the NBA Players Association and provides a program that allows players to track their spending on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, more than 50 players signed up for the service; 446 players were on NBA rosters when the season opened in October.


The spending snapshot from December through March shows that players spend the bulk of their definable money on clothing and shoes, followed by cars, travel and dining out. There’s a large chunk of cash that goes unaccounted for, though, with 39 percent of their spending falling into the “other” category — rent/mortgage, bills and other spending of that kind likely falls under that umbrella.

WHERE THEY SPEND THEIR MONEY

Express ($221,108)
Whole Foods Market ($73,113)
Neiman Marcus ($59,610)
Delta ($59,154)
LouisVuitton ($57,945)
IRS ($51,382)
American Airlines ($51,243)
Apple ($49,546)
Walmart ($45,902)
Mercedes-Benz ($44,835)
Target ($44,633)
Best Buy ($43,364)
Ally ($39,956)
Uber ($37,023)
Amazon ($36,990)

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