Sylvia Fowles Net Worth: Career Earnings and Contract Details Explained

Sylvia Fowles is one of the most dominant women’s basketball players to ever enter the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Along with Maya Moore and Sue Bird, she arguably forms the most fearsome trio the league has ever seen. “Put us on a 3×3 team, you’d have some problems, we’d be pretty good,” Bird said, laughing. Well, Fowles would be the head of the snake with Bird dropping dimes from point. The center called it a day in 2022, but it’s her legacy that shines on. With that, let’s look at how much she earned in her 15-year career, along with her final contract with the Minnesota Lynx. 

What is Sylvia Fowles’ net worth in 2025?

According to public estimates, Sylvia Fowles’ net worth in 2025 is estimated to be $1.5 million. That amount is the result of her 15 years in the WNBA, along with her stints overseas. The two-time WNBA champion has also secured multiple endorsements, including Nike and Deloitte, which have contributed to her earnings. Although her basketball career has come to an end, she still has aspirations that extend beyond the sport. Fowles, an aspiring mortician, clocks in hours at a local funeral home run by a family friend, and she dreams of becoming a funeral director. 

What were Sylvia Fowles’ contract details?

Fowles retired in 2022 with the Minnesota Lynx, where she was on a single-year contract that earned her $200,000. It was already one year too many, as Fowles had contemplated retiring in 2021 but chose to come back for a last hurrah. “We are elated that she will spend her final year with the Lynx and look forward to celebrating Syl and her illustrious career throughout the season,” Lynx owner Glenn Taylor had said while re-signing the legend. 

Sylvia Fowles’ career earnings

Here are the publicly available career earnings for Sylvia Fowles according to Spotrac: (Note: data before 2017 is unavailable)

Fowles was selected 2nd overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2008 WNBA draft. She played through her rookie contract for four years at the Sky and even extended for another three years. However, her contract would have increased with each year, so there is no way to estimate her career earnings before 2017. 

When it comes to her career in Chicago, it had a bitter end. After the 2014 season, Fowles declined a Sky extension and formally requested a trade, making it known she wanted Minnesota. “Syl expressed interest in only going to one team,” the coach and general manager at the time, Pokey Chatman, said, “She felt like she wanted to try something new.” However, the deal was not easy, and she had to sit out the first half of the 2015 season to maintain leverage and avoid playing for Chicago. 

Finally, the Sky made a blockbuster 3 team deal that sent Fowles to Minnesota. In hindsight, that turned out to be the correct decision for Fowles as she went on to be part of one of the most dominant dynasties in the league with Maya Moore, Seimone Augustus, and Lindsay Whalen. They won two titles after Fowles’ arrival while reaching another final.