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In an effort to promote transparency, the PWHL Players Association disclosed players\u2019 salaries to the public for the first time. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A \u201cPlayer Salary Guide\u201d went live on the union\u2019s website on Tuesday, offering a glimpse into players\u2019 compensation across the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

The decision to fully disclose salaries \u2014 potentially creating a more competitive market and driving up pay league-wide \u2014 makes the PWHL unique among women\u2019s sports leagues, including the WNBA and NWSL, which keep salary information largely under wraps.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Players recently voted to approve the public disclosure of salaries, according to The Athletic\u2019s Hailey Salvian, who cited a statement from PWHLPA executive director Malaika Underwood.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis decision reflects our belief that greater salary transparency gives players clearer information and stronger context in individual negotiations, while also supporting a more transparent and credible marketplace for the league overall,\u201d the statement read.<\/span><\/p>\n

Before the guide went public, salary details in the PWHL were scant, available only in a framework available through the collective bargaining agreement that was signed in July 2023, just before the league\u2019s inaugural season. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the CBA, the league-minimum salary for the 2025-26 season was $37,131.50, which was up from $35,000 in 2024. Each year of the current CBA, which runs through 2031, the minimum base salary will increase by 3 percent, meaning next season\u2019s minimum will be $38,245.45.<\/span><\/p>\n

There are no maximum salaries outlined in the current CBA, and there is no traditional salary cap. Instead, each team\u2019s average salary needs to reach a certain mark, which this season was $58,349.50. <\/span><\/p>\n

Seventeen players across the league, including Boston reserves Mia Biotti and Loren Gabel, earned the league minimum in 2025-26, according to the guide. Forty-five players earned less than $40,000.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Defender Megan Keller was the highest-paid member of the Fleet and the eighth-highest earner in the league, with $105,000 in base salary this past season. <\/span><\/p>\n

According to the guide, the three highest-paid Boston players this season were Keller, forward Alina M\u00fcller ($95,000), and goaltender Aerin Frankel ($92,500) \u2014 all of whom signed three-year contract extensions prior to the 2025-26 season. <\/span><\/p>\n

The figures included in the PWHLPA\u2019s guide are strictly the players\u2019 base salaries and don\u2019t include bonuses, incentives, or other forms of compensation such as benefits and housing stipends. <\/span><\/p>\n

PWHL player salaries were previously available only to players and their agents \u2014 until March, when The Hockey News published player salaries from the 2024-25 season, sparking a debate over whether that information should be public. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI think that was a bit of a shock for us and not something that we necessarily wanted or the way we wanted it to come out,\u201d Laura Stacey, a Montreal Victoire forward and president of the players\u2019 union, said at the time. \u201cBut with that being said, ultimately, at the end of the day, we want the players to be able to push for more and ask for more based on what other people are doing around them.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The league will soon expand by four teams \u2014 Las Vegas, Detroit, San Jose, and Hamilton, Ontario \u2014 bringing its total to 12. With expansion will come a shifting of rosters across the league. There will be no traditional expansion draft, but rather multiple signing windows aimed at giving players more choice in the process.<\/span><\/p>\n

Boston has eight players under contract through next season: forwards M\u00fcller, Liz Schepers, Ella Huber, and Shay Maloney; defenders Keller, Haley Winn, and Daniela Pejsova; and goaltender Frankel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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