The average pay of players on the PPA Tour and MLP was $260,000, the league said. The unified league, called the United Pickleball Association, has helped create efficiencies and opportunities across the business.The Professional Pickleball Association said on Thursday that the league is seeing growth in everything from attendance to players, and even salary. In fact, the average pay of the more than 60 women on the PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball was $260,000, according to the league.
That is more than the league said pro pickleball players earned more than $30 million collectively. This is based on salary alone and does not include endorsement deals. The PPA Tour and Major League Pickleball retained their own distinct brands. The PPA Tour features an individual bracket-style tour, while MLP is a team-based format. Since the creation of the United Pickleball Association, the off-court drama has died down and the league has been working to refine its product and its business, led by stars like 17-year-old Anna Leigh Water, and top players Federico Staksrud and Ben Johns. 'It's just these immense efficiencies that came about as we were able to merge, and as a result, it was great for our business,' said Samin Odhwani, United Pickleball Association's chief strategy office