How Much Can a PBA Player Really Earn on a Championship Team?
A Data-Based Look at Max vs. Minimum Contracts in the PBA Winning a championship in the PBA is often seen as the ultimate reward—but does winning pay the same for everyone on the roster? The short answer is no. Behind every title run is a wide financial gap between a maximum-contract superstar and a minimum-contract role player , even when both wear the same jersey, win the same games, and celebrate the same championships. Using adjusted earnings data from the 2015–2016 PBA season , this article breaks down how much a max-contract player and a minimum-contract player can actually earn while playing for a championship team. By comparing June Mar Fajardo , the league’s highest-paid and most decorated player, with Michael Mabulac , a rotation player on the same dominant roster, we see how base salaries, bonuses, and individual awards create a massive earnings gap—even in a season defined by shared success. Same team. Same trophies. Very different paychecks. For context of th...