2026-2027 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	$12,290,000	$12,904,800	$13,519,200	26.1%	40.0%
2	$10,996,100	$11,546,100	$12,096,100	26.2%	40.5%
3	$9,874,800	$10,368,200	$10,862,400	26.4%	41.2%
4	$8,903,100	$9,348,300	$9,793,600	26.5%	41.9%
5	$8,062,300	$8,465,200	$8,868,300	26.7%	42.6%
6	$7,322,500	$7,688,700	$8,055,000	26.8%	43.4%
7	$6,684,700	$7,019,100	$7,353,000	27.0%	44.1%
8	$6,123,900	$6,430,100	$6,736,400	27.2%	44.8%
9	$5,629,000	$5,910,900	$6,192,200	27.4%	45.5%
10	$5,347,800	$5,615,000	$5,882,100	27.5%	46.2%
11	$5,080,200	$5,334,400	$5,588,500	32.7%	46.9%
12	$4,826,400	$5,067,900	$5,309,300	37.8%	47.6%
13	$4,585,000	$4,814,400	$5,043,500	42.9%	48.3%
14	$4,356,000	$4,573,800	$4,791,800	48.1%	49.1%
15	$4,137,900	$4,344,800	$4,551,600	53.3%	49.8%
16	$3,931,100	$4,127,700	$4,324,500	53.4%	50.5%
17	$3,734,400	$3,921,200	$4,107,800	53.6%	51.2%
18	$3,547,900	$3,725,000	$3,902,600	53.8%	51.9%
19	$3,388,100	$3,557,400	$3,727,200	54.0%	52.6%
20	$3,252,300	$3,414,900	$3,577,400	54.2%	53.3%
21	$3,122,300	$3,278,600	$3,434,800	59.3%	54.1%
22	$2,997,600	$3,147,300	$3,297,300	64.5%	54.8%
23	$2,877,800	$3,021,800	$3,165,300	69.7%	55.5%
24	$2,762,800	$2,900,900	$3,039,000	74.9%	56.2%
25	$2,651,900	$2,784,400	$2,917,400	80.1%	56.9%
26	$2,564,100	$2,692,100	$2,820,400	80.3%	57.6%
27	$2,490,100	$2,614,700	$2,739,500	80.4%	58.3%
28	$2,474,600	$2,598,800	$2,722,400	80.5%	59.0%
29	$2,456,900	$2,579,700	$2,702,600	80.5%	60.0%
30	$2,439,000	$2,560,900	$2,683,200	80.5%	60.0%