What do the LCS Players actually make from their teams, as far as salaries go? Is there a place to find the salaries of players like Doublelift or Hai? Does anyone know concretely what the average player in the LCS earns from their teams??
TurquoiseYoshi2 votesIt's very different from player to player. The top pros make up to hundreds of thousands. They also live with their team, so a lot of living expenses and food and other things are provided for them.
YumScrumptious962 votesLowest salary is around 25k per year from their organization, which is not very much mind you.
B00B002 votesits pretty standard and you can have a mortgage and live on this on your own and have a comfortable style, atleast in the UK so i'd say this is ok, i can't say about US though obviously as i do not live there.
i heard most are on 30k in EU, huni and Reignover went to immortals for money as did yellowstar sp im assuming they must be 35-40k +.
then do not forget endorsements and sponsers, also if they stream they can make easily 50k+ if they are popular, for League streamers a succesfull streamer seems to get around 30k+ per year.
nvrdone2 votesIn the US $25k a year is livable, but not comfortably. I think it amounts to $10-12/hr. Its comparable to lower skill jobs.
Obviously I don't know what Huni/reignover got for crossing the pond but I would assume its better then $50k, preferably $75-90k range. I would bet yellowstar is getting 6 figures from tsm.
LUS Montplaisir1 votesI guess since room and board is included that isn't awful, but it still isn't all that great. I'm always curious about this kind of stuff, since I'm a hybrid nerd/jock. In the NHL/NFL/NBA you can access most of the player salaries because its mandated that they be public. It'd be really interesting to see how big the gap is between the "elite" players and those newer to the scene.
TBakes1 votesTeam Ember announced their players' salaries publicly recently, and I believe they are the first to do it: [(http://www.liquidlegends.net/forum/lol-general/500844-ember-publishes-their-player-salaries)]
LUS Montplaisir2 votesYo, the salary set is wicked. I know the minimum salary is 12,500 though, so that upkeep is pretty insane. Are you aware of any moves towards an increased minimum or possibly a player's union?
TBakes1 votesNo clue. The only reason I found this is because I was searching to learn more about the new teams and rosters and came across several news articles about it. I also know that Immortals' CEO said that he was not the one to offer the highest salaries to Huni or Reignover, which is significant since they changed regions to join the NA LCS.