<p>NBA stars create more money (ticket prices, jersey sales, merchandising, branding). However, only few basketball players play in the NBA, the 99% of basketball players are amateurs. But all the doctors earn realitively well.</p>

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Übel Yildmar
<p>Doctors average salary is around \$110,000 a year, whereas NBA stars salary may well cross \$5,000,000 a season. </p>

<p>Why do sports players and television stars make more than doctors and politicians? </p>

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2018-04-10T10:14:11.017Z
Also a possible duplicate of https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/10742/why-do-celebrities-get-high-wages
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Incomes of different professions
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# Incomes of different professions

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-04-09)

Doctors average salary is around \$110,000 a year, whereas NBA stars salary may well cross \$5,000,000 a season.

Why do sports players and television stars make more than doctors and politicians?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Also a possible duplicate of https://economics.stackexchange.com/questions/10742/why-do-celebrities-get-high-wages  

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### Answer by username_2 on 2018-04-09. Score: 0

NBA stars create more money (ticket prices, jersey sales, merchandising, branding). However, only few basketball players play in the NBA, the 99% of basketball players are amateurs. But all the doctors earn realitively well.


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