1997-1998 NBA Rookie Scale

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

Pick1st Year Salary2nd Year Salary3rd Year Salary
1$2,473,200$2,844,200$3,215,200
2$2,212,800$2,544,700$2,876,600
3$1,987,200$2,285,300$2,583,400
4$1,791,600$2,060,300$2,329,100
5$1,622,400$1,865,800$2,109,100
6$1,473,600$1,694,600$1,915,700
7$1,345,200$1,547,000$1,748,800
8$1,232,400$1,417,300$1,602,100
9$1,132,800$1,302,700$1,472,600
10$1,076,200$1,237,600$1,399,000
11$1,022,400$1,175,700$1,329,100
12$971,200$1,116,900$1,262,600
13$922,700$1,061,100$1,199,500
14$876,500$1,008,000$1,139,500
15$832,700$957,600$1,082,500
16$791,100$909,700$1,028,400
17$751,500$864,300$977,000
18$713,900$821,000$928,100
19$681,800$784,100$886,400
20$654,500$752,700$850,900
21$628,400$722,600$816,900
22$603,200$693,700$784,200
23$579,100$666,000$752,800
24$555,900$639,300$722,700
25$533,700$613,800$693,800
26$516,000$593,400$670,800
27$501,100$576,300$651,500
28$498,000$572,700$647,400
29$494,400$568,600$642,700