2025-2026 NBA Rookie Scale

* First round picks can sign for as much as 120% and as little as 80% of the rookie scale.

Pick	1st Year Salary	2nd Year Salary	3rd Year Option Salary	4th Year Option: Percentage Increased Over 3rd Year Salary	Qualifying Offer: Percentage Increase Over 4th Year Salary
1	$11,521,600	$12,097,900	$12,673,900	26.1%	40.0%
2	$10,308,600	$10,824,200	$11,339,800	26.2%	40.5%
3	$9,257,400	$9,719,900	$10,183,200	26.4%	41.2%
4	$8,346,400	$8,763,800	$9,181,300	26.5%	41.9%
5	$7,558,200	$7,935,900	$8,313,800	26.7%	42.6%
6	$6,864,700	$7,208,000	$7,551,400	26.8%	43.4%
7	$6,266,700	$6,580,200	$6,893,300	27.0%	44.1%
8	$5,741,000	$6,028,100	$6,315,200	27.2%	44.8%
9	$5,277,100	$5,541,300	$5,805,000	27.4%	45.5%
10	$5,013,400	$5,263,900	$5,514,300	27.5%	46.2%
11	$4,762,600	$5,000,900	$5,239,100	32.7%	46.9%
12	$4,524,600	$4,751,000	$4,977,300	37.8%	47.6%
13	$4,298,300	$4,513,400	$4,728,200	42.9%	48.3%
14	$4,083,600	$4,287,800	$4,492,200	48.1%	49.1%
15	$3,879,200	$4,073,100	$4,267,000	53.3%	49.8%
16	$3,685,300	$3,869,600	$4,054,100	53.4%	50.5%
17	$3,500,900	$3,676,000	$3,851,000	53.6%	51.2%
18	$3,326,100	$3,492,100	$3,658,600	53.8%	51.9%
19	$3,176,300	$3,335,000	$3,494,200	54.0%	52.6%
20	$3,049,000	$3,201,400	$3,353,700	54.2%	53.3%
21	$2,927,100	$3,073,600	$3,220,000	59.3%	54.1%
22	$2,810,200	$2,950,500	$3,091,100	64.5%	54.8%
23	$2,697,900	$2,832,900	$2,967,400	69.7%	55.5%
24	$2,590,100	$2,719,500	$2,849,000	74.9%	56.2%
25	$2,486,100	$2,610,300	$2,735,000	80.1%	56.9%
26	$2,403,800	$2,523,800	$2,644,100	80.3%	57.6%
27	$2,334,400	$2,451,200	$2,568,200	80.4%	58.3%
28	$2,319,900	$2,436,300	$2,552,200	80.5%	59.0%
29	$2,303,300	$2,418,400	$2,533,600	80.5%	60.0%
30	$2,286,500	$2,400,800	$2,515,400	80.5%	60.0%