What is Charlotte Hornets total payroll in 2025/26?

Hornets current payroll is around $178 million which is 24th highest in the league.

Charlotte Hornets

NBA

$180.7m

Total Payroll

$9.5m

Avg Salary

Roster Size

Player Salaries

#	Player	Avg / Year	Contract Type	Age	Duration
1	LaMelo Ball	$38m	Designated Rookie	24	(2024/29)
2	Miles Bridges	$25m	Standard	27	(2024/27)
3	Collin Sexton	$17.7m	Standard	26	(2022/26)
4	Josh Green	$13.7m	Veteran Extension	25	(2024/27)
5	Grant Williams	$13.3m	Standard	27	(2023/27)
6	Brandon Miller	$12.3m	Rookie	23	(2023/27)
7	Kon Knueppel	$11.4m	Rookie	20	(2025/29)
8	Pat Connaughton	$9.4m	Veteran Extension	32	(2023/26)
9	Tidjane Salaun	$8.5m	Rookie	20	(2024/28)
10	Tre Mann	$8m	Standard	24	(2025/28)
11	Moussa Diabate	$5.7m	Standard	23	(2025/26)
12	S. Dinwiddie	$3.6m	Standard	32	(2025/26)
13	Mason Plumlee	$3.6m	Standard	35	(2025/26)
14	Liam McNeeley	$3.5m	Rookie	20	(2025/29)
15	Sion James	$2.5m	Rookie	23	(2025/29)
16	Ryan Kalkbrenner	$2.5m	Rookie	23	(2025/29)
17	Antonio Reeves	$636.4k	Two-Way	25	(2025/26)
18	Drew Peterson	$636.4k	Two-Way	26	(2025/26)
19	KJ Simpson	$636.4k	Two-Way	23	(2024/26)

Player	Avg / Yr	Age	Duration
LaMelo Ball	$38m	24	(2024/29)
Miles Bridges	$25m	27	(2024/27)
Collin Sexton	$17.7m	26	(2022/26)
Josh Green	$13.7m	25	(2024/27)
Grant Williams	$13.3m	27	(2023/27)
Brandon Miller	$12.3m	23	(2023/27)
Kon Knueppel	$11.4m	20	(2025/29)
Pat Connaughton	$9.4m	32	(2023/26)
Tidjane Salaun	$8.5m	20	(2024/28)
Tre Mann	$8m	24	(2025/28)
Moussa Diabate	$5.7m	23	(2025/26)
S. Dinwiddie	$3.6m	32	(2025/26)
Mason Plumlee	$3.6m	35	(2025/26)
Liam McNeeley	$3.5m	20	(2025/29)
Sion James	$2.5m	23	(2025/29)
Ryan Kalkbrenner	$2.5m	23	(2025/29)
Antonio Reeves	$636.4k	25	(2025/26)
Drew Peterson	$636.4k	26	(2025/26)
KJ Simpson	$636.4k	23	(2024/26)

About Charlotte Hornets

Charlotte Hornets current roster payroll is $178 million in 2025/26 NBA season which put them 24th in terms of NBA payroll ranking. Average player salary is around $10 million/year.