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Revenue in the NFL reached an estimated $9.5 billion in 2011-12. That is up $500 million (5.6%) from the year before, and $1.8 billion (23.4%) more than Major League Baseball ($7.7 billion).
Pay for most jobs, however, isn't based on the inherent danger, otherwise loggers and fishermen would be cleaning up. The average NFL salary in 2013 was $2 million, according to Forbes, with the 2014 veteran minimum at $420,000. The rookie wage scale was introduced as one way to spread the wealth more to established veteran players. The biggest reason NFL average salaries are lower than other sports is that the pie is cut so many more ways.