Male Athletes                                                                     Female Athletes

1. Tiger Woods – $115 million                                    1. Maria Sharapova – $26 million

2. David Beckham – $50 million                                  2. Serena Williams – $14 million

3. Michael Jordan – $45 million                                   3. Venus Williams – $13 million

4. Phil Mickelson – $45 million                                    4. Justine Henin – $12.5 million

5. Kimi Raikkonen – $44 million                                  5. Michelle Wie -$12 million

6. Kobe Bryant – $39 million                                       6. Annika Sorenstam – $11 million

7. LeBron James – $38 million                                    7. Lorena Ochoa – $10 million

8. Ronaldinho – $37 million                                         8. Danica Patrick – $8 million

9. Valentino Rossi – $35 million                                  9. Ana Ivanovic – $6 million

10. Roger Federer – $35 million                                 10. Paula Creamer – $6 million

Not Bad for a years worth of playing your favorite pastime sport in front of millions of viewers. I wouldn’t mind trading salaries with any of these athletes for a couple of years. Hell, I’d be down to do it for even a couple of weeks!