$111.8 Million

Larry Bird Net Worth 2026

Huling na-update 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

  • Iniulat na mga kontrata, pitaka, at premyong pera, bawat isa ay may citation
  • Mga taon na walang nai-publish na figure na namodelo mula sa pag-uulat ng kontrata para sa parehong yugto ng karera
  • Ang mga pag-endorso ay na-modelo sa per-brand rate, mga stake sa negosyo sa mga iniulat na valuation
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

Ang bawat linya sa ibaba ay kinukuwenta mula sa pampublikong data at sa mga na-publish na talahanayan ng rate sa aming pahina ng metodolohiya. Kumpiyansa: Baitang C. Ang mga dokumentadong numero ay sumasaklaw lamang sa isang maliit na bahagi ng figure na ito, kaya karamihan sa mga ito ay na-modelo mula sa mga nai-publish na mga rate at mga maihahambing (mga grado ay tumatakbo mula sa A, karamihan ay nakadokumento, hanggang C, karamihan ay naka-modelo).

The Calculation

Larry Bird net worth line items
LineAmount
Revenue
Mga endorsement, tinantyang (2 brand partnership)
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
Puhunan returns sa savings
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
Mga bayarin sa representasyon
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
Personal na paggasta
athlete savings schedule (cap 40%, early-career haircut and peak-leakage; not household SCF alone)
-$27,955,908
Tinatayang netong halaga$111,809,061

Net Worth Sa Paglipas ng Panahon

$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

Nakamodelong balanse sa katapusan ng bawat taon, na tumutugma sa talahanayan sa bawat taon sa ibaba.

Taon-taon

Larry Bird year by year model
YearIncomeMga bayarin sa RepHalaga ng buwisSpentSavedBalance
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

  • RESIDENCE PROXY: residence default hanggang individual sourced
  • salary comps: 2 disclosed lead fee(s) flagged as non-market outliers (scale / far-below-quote) and excluded from era medians
  • Credit ng larawan: Wikimedia Commons via Wikipedia (Larry Bird)
I-reproduce ang numerong ito. Ang pagtatantya ng netong halaga ay dapat na mai-reproducible sa paraan ng isang siyentipikong paghahanap: ang parehong mga pampublikong input at ang parehong mga nai-publish na mga rate ay dapat palaging magbigay ng parehong sagot. Ang mga kontrata, pitaka, at premyong pera ay pampublikong pag-uulat. Ang bawat rate ng bayad, rate ng buwis, rate ng pagtitipid, at benchmark na pagbabalik ay nai-publish na may mga pagsipi sa aming pahina ng metodolohiya. 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.

Pamamaraan

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.

Ang buong modelo, bawat talahanayan ng rate, at kung paano nasuri ang aming mga pagtatantya laban sa mga tunay na deal ay nasa pahina ng metodolohiya.

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?

Nag-iiba-iba ito ayon sa panahon at kontrata, at ang talahanayan sa bawat taon sa itaas ay naglilista ng kita na binibilang para sa bawat taon. Ang mga naiulat na kontrata at pitaka ay pumasok bilang na-publish. Ang mga taon na walang pampublikong pigura ay ginawa mula sa kung ano ang ipinapakita ng rekord para sa parehong yugto ng isang karera.

Bakit napakataas ng rate ng buwis, at hindi ba ito iniiwasan ng mga atleta sa isang loan-out na kumpanya?

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.

Bakit naiiba ang figure na ito sa ibang net worth na mga site?

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 pahina ng metodolohiya lists every source.

Gaano katumpak ang pagtatantya na ito?

Walang eksaktong pagtatantya ng net worth para sa isang pribadong indibidwal; ang isang ito ay isang modelong binuo mula sa pampublikong data. Ang pagkakaiba ay makikita mo kung paano ito binuo at suriin ang bawat hakbang. Ang grado ng kumpiyansa na malapit sa tuktok ng kalkulasyon ay nagpapakita kung gaano kalaki ang bilang na nakasalalay sa mga ibinunyag na numero, at ang pahina ay nagba-flag kung saan ang isang numero ay nakasandal sa isang pagpapalagay.

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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