$111.8 Million

Larry Bird Patrimonio neto 2026

Actualizado July 24, 2026

As of 2026, Larry Bird has an estimated net worth of $111.8 Million, computed year by year from public earnings records and published rates. Every input, rate, and source behind the number is on this page.

Calculation

  • Contratos, carteras y premios en metálico informados, cada uno con una cita
  • Años sin una cifra publicada modelada a partir de informes de contrato para la misma etapa profesional
  • Respaldos modelados a una tasa por marca, participaciones comerciales en valoraciones reportadas
Larry Bird

Fast Facts

BirthdateDecember 7, 1956
BirthplaceWest Baden Springs, Indiana
BreakthroughNBA Draft 1979
Best Known3x NBA MVP / Celtics

Who Is Larry Bird?

Larry Bird was born December 7, 1956 in West Baden Springs, Indiana, best known for 3x NBA MVP, Celtics. The earnings behind Larry's net worth come from NBA salary, Pacers coaching and front-office pay, endorsement deals, and the Post-career holdings.

The model tracks Larry's earning years from 1979 to 2016, with the biggest single year in 1991 at about $7.1 Million of gross income. After representation fees, taxes, and living costs, what stays invested compounds at market returns into an estimated $111.8 Million today.

Data

Cada línea a continuación se calcula a partir de datos públicos y las tablas de tarifas publicadas en nuestro página de metodología. Confianza: Grado C. Las cifras documentadas cubren sólo una pequeña parte de esta cifra, por lo que la mayor parte está modelada a partir de tasas publicadas y comparables (las calificaciones van desde A, en su mayoría documentada, hasta C, en su mayoría modelada).

The Calculation

Larry Bird net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Respaldos, estimados (2 asociaciones de marca)
primary signature $3.5M/yr x 3 yrs from a modeled athlete signature rate, ramped in the early deal years; plus 1 secondary brand(s) at $1.0M/yr x 3 yrs (sport-tier secondary schedule)
$10,416,000
NBA salary (modeled from public salary reporting)
Modeled from public contract and trade reporting for Larry Bird; individual years are estimates, not wire transfers. (basketball-reference.com)
$23,570,000
Pacers coaching and front-office pay (modeled)
Coach then president escalators. (nba.com)
$47,300,000
Rentabilidad de la inversión sobre los ahorros
mixed portfolio: 55% actual 60/40 securities returns (taxed) + 45% US long-run home-price rate on the rest; slight equity tilt on the securities sleeve in brand-heavy years
$88,771,789
Post-career holdings (modeled) equity, estimated
He has kept a deliberately small commercial footprint, with property around French Lick and Naples rather than an operating business.; $5,000,000 x 100% stake; 12% liquidity discount on private majority stake (en.wikipedia.org)
$4,400,000
Expenses
Honorarios de representación
NBA playing-agent 4% on salary/prize income + marketing-agent 12% on endorsements (athlete_rep_fees.csv)
-$4,084,720
Taxes
US-no-income-tax-state home 50%/road-blend jock tax (NBA) effective rates, year by year; US team-sport duty-day jock-tax blend on earned income
-$30,608,100
Gastos personales
athlete savings schedule (cap 40%, early-career haircut and peak-leakage; not household SCF alone)
-$27,955,908
Patrimonio neto estimado$111,809,061

Patrimonio neto Over Time

$50M$100M197919891999200920192026$111.8 Million1979: $641,7871980: $1,501,4721981: $2,583,8171982: $2,779,7091983: $2,979,5681984: $3,557,7631985: $4,436,1321986: $5,238,5011987: $5,862,8891988: $6,763,1221989: $8,301,9891990: $8,915,8481991: $11,827,3851992: $12,434,2631993: $13,196,4061994: $13,436,0531995: $15,367,5191996: $16,644,1561997: $19,039,5921998: $21,461,5881999: $23,352,5602000: $23,987,2492001: $24,418,8422002: $24,125,0092003: $27,136,3512004: $29,168,6212005: $30,746,8232006: $33,395,7752007: $35,459,6382008: $32,965,4212009: $37,054,0612010: $40,459,0712011: $42,788,1042012: $46,538,1812013: $51,764,3012014: $55,875,6752015: $58,022,5082016: $61,966,0562017: $66,979,2222018: $67,370,3812019: $75,037,0222020: $80,960,2352021: $88,220,7322022: $82,209,8132023: $90,056,5912024: $97,718,7682025: $105,277,1982026: $111,809,061

Saldo modelado al final de cada año, que coincide con la tabla año por año a continuación.

Año tras año

Larry Bird year by year model
YearIncomeHonorarios de representanteTasa impositivaSpentSavedBalance
2026$0$037%$0$0$111,809,061
2025$0$037%$0$0$105,277,198
2024$0$037%$0$0$97,718,768
2023$0$037%$0$0$90,056,591
2022$0$037%$0$0$82,209,813
2021$0$037%$0$0$88,220,732
2020$0$037%$0$0$80,960,235
2019$0$037%$0$0$75,037,022
2018$0$037%$0$0$67,370,381
2017$0$043%$0$0$66,979,222
2016$3,500,000$140,00043%$1,155,168$770,112$61,966,056
2015$3,500,000$140,00043%$1,155,168$770,112$58,022,508
2014$3,500,000$140,00043%$1,154,362$769,574$55,875,675
2013$3,000,000$120,00043%$989,453$659,635$51,764,301
2012$3,000,000$120,00039%$1,060,301$706,867$46,538,181
2011$3,000,000$120,00039%$1,060,301$706,867$42,788,104
2010$3,000,000$120,00039%$1,061,683$707,789$40,459,071
2009$3,000,000$120,00039%$1,061,683$707,789$37,054,061
2008$3,000,000$120,00039%$1,061,683$707,789$32,965,421
2007$2,000,000$80,00039%$707,789$471,859$35,459,638
2006$2,000,000$80,00039%$707,789$471,859$33,395,775
2005$2,000,000$80,00039%$707,789$471,859$30,746,823
2004$2,000,000$80,00039%$707,789$471,859$29,168,621
2003$2,000,000$80,00039%$707,789$471,859$27,136,351
2002$2,000,000$80,00042%$662,861$441,907$24,125,009
2001$2,000,000$80,00042%$662,861$441,907$24,418,842
2000$1,200,000$48,00042%$398,753$265,836$23,987,249
1999$1,200,000$48,00042%$398,753$265,836$23,352,560
1998$1,200,000$48,00042%$398,753$265,836$21,461,588
1997$1,200,000$48,00042%$398,753$265,836$19,039,592
1996$0$042%$0$0$16,644,156
1995$0$042%$0$0$15,367,519
1994$0$042%$0$0$13,436,053
1993$0$042%$0$0$13,196,406
1992$0$033%$0$0$12,434,263
1991$7,070,000$282,80033%$2,734,970$1,823,313$11,827,385
1990$1,500,000$60,00033%$580,262$386,842$8,915,848
1989$2,750,000$110,00033%$1,063,814$709,210$8,301,989
1988$1,800,000$72,00033%$696,315$464,210$6,763,122
1987$1,800,000$72,00038%$639,706$426,470$5,862,889
1986$1,800,000$72,00043%$593,672$395,781$5,238,501
1985$1,800,000$72,00043%$595,745$397,164$4,436,132
1984$1,800,000$72,00043%$595,745$397,164$3,557,763
1983$650,000$26,00042%$215,355$143,570$2,979,568
1982$650,000$26,00042%$215,355$143,570$2,779,709
1981$5,130,000$563,60043%$1,574,312$1,049,541$2,583,817
1980$4,122,000$442,64043%$1,268,496$845,664$1,501,472
1979$3,114,000$321,68043%$962,680$641,787$641,787

Model Notes

  • PROXY DE RESIDENCIA: residencia predeterminada hasta que se obtenga de forma individual
  • salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
  • Crédito de la imagen: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia (Larry Bird)
Reproduce este número. Una estimación del patrimonio neto debería ser reproducible del mismo modo que lo es un hallazgo científico: las mismas aportaciones públicas y las mismas tarifas publicadas deberían dar siempre la misma respuesta. Los contratos, las bolsas y los premios en metálico son informes públicos. Cada tasa de tarifa, tasa impositiva, tasa de ahorro y rendimiento de referencia se publica con citas en nuestro página de metodología. Years with no published figure use what the public record shows for the same career stage. Endorsements enter at a modeled per-brand rate, with a reported figure used where a deal is public. Business stakes are carried at reported valuations, or a low revenue multiple where none exists. Apply the rates year by year as shown above and you will land on $111.8 Million.

Metodología

We rebuild Larry’s career as a yearly time series. Reported salaries, purses, and prize money enter as published, with citations. Years with no published figure are modeled from what the public record shows for the same career stage. Representation fees come out at sourced rates, taxes follow the eras actually lived through, spending follows measured household savings behavior unless court documents say otherwise, and what remains compounds at real market returns. Endorsements enter at a modeled per-brand rate, with a reported figure used where a deal is public. Business stakes are carried at reported valuations, or a low revenue multiple where none exists.

El modelo completo, cada tabla de tarifas y cómo nuestras estimaciones se han comparado con ofertas reales están en el sitio. página de metodología.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Larry Bird's net worth in 2026?

As of 2026, Larry Bird's net worth is an estimated $111.8 Million. The estimate is built from reported contracts and career earnings, then year by year: income, minus representation fees and taxes, minus spending, compounded at real market returns.

How does Larry Bird make money?

The calculation above counts NBA salary, Pacers coaching and front-office pay, an endorsement estimate, and the Post-career holdings. Each enters as its own line, with the basis and source next to it.

How is Larry Bird's net worth calculated?

Reported contracts and purses enter as published, with citations. Years with no public figure are modeled from what the record shows for the same career stage. We subtract sourced representation fees, taxes for the years Larry actually earned, and spending from measured savings behavior, then compound at real market returns. Endorsements enter at a modeled per-brand rate, with a reported figure used where a deal is public. Business stakes are carried at reported valuations, or a low revenue multiple where none exists. Every rate and source is published.

How much does Larry Bird earn a year?

Varía según la temporada y el contrato, y la tabla anterior año por año enumera los ingresos contados para cada año. Los contratos y carteras reportados ingresan tal como se publican. Los años sin figura pública se modelan a partir de lo que muestra el historial para la misma etapa de la carrera.

¿Por qué el tipo impositivo es tan alto y los deportistas no lo evitan recurriendo a una empresa de préstamos?

Tax comes out at the effective rate for where Larry lived each year, which is the rate shown in the year-by-year table. In a high-tax state like California, combined federal and state income tax reaches close to half of a top earner's income, so those years run in the mid-40s percent. A loan-out company, the corporation many top earners run their income through, does not lower the tax on the money they take home. Its real advantage is deducting business costs such as agent, manager, and attorney fees, and the model already subtracts those as a separate line before any tax is applied. High earners also fall outside the pass-through business deduction that other company owners can claim, so it buys them no rate cut.

¿Por qué esta cifra es diferente a la de otros sitios de patrimonio neto?

Most sites publish a single number with no way to check it. This estimate is built in the open: every salary, rate, and assumption is on the page, and the página de metodología lists every source.

¿Qué tan precisa es esta estimación?

Ninguna estimación del patrimonio neto de un particular es exacta; éste es un modelo construido a partir de datos públicos. La diferencia es que puedes ver cómo se construyó y comprobar cada paso. El grado de confianza cerca de la parte superior del cálculo muestra qué parte de la cifra se basa en números revelados, y la página indica dónde se apoya un número en una suposición.

Is Larry Bird rich compared to the average person?

Yes. A net worth of $111.8 Million is far above the median American household, which sits near $193,000 according to Federal Reserve data.

What is Larry Bird's biggest source of wealth?

On this page it is pacers coaching and front-office pay, the largest line in the calculation at $47.3 Million. The full breakdown, with every other line and its source, is above.

How much does Larry Bird make from endorsements?

The model counts $10.4 Million in career endorsement income for Larry: primary signature $3.5M/yr x 3 yrs from a modeled athlete signature rate, ramped in the early deal years; plus 1 secondary brand(s) at $1.0M/yr x 3 yrs (sport-tier secondary schedule). It is an estimate, since the individual deal values are not all public, and it sits as its own line in the calculation above.

What businesses does Larry Bird own?

The stake counted on this page is Post-career holdings. It is valued from a reported transaction or a revenue multiple, and shown as its own line in the calculation above with the basis next to it.

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