Olympic medal bonuses
Here's how much money athletes get for finishing on the podium.
A table showing how much athletes in 12 countries including the United States earn for winning gold, silver and bronze medals at the Olympics.
Countries
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Singapore
$737,000
$369,000
$184,000
Kazakhstan
$250,000
$150,000
$75,000
Malaysia
$236,000
$71,000
$24,000
Italy
$213,000
$107,000
$71,000
The Philippines
$200,000
$99,000
$40,000
Hungary
$168,000
$126,000
$96,000
Brazil
$49,000
$29,000
$20,000
Japan
$45,000
$18,000
$9,000
USA
$37,500
$22,500
$15,000
South Africa
$37,000
$19,000
$7,000
Canada
$16,000
$12,000
$8,000
Australia
$15,000
$11,000
$7,000