Shahzeb “ShahZaM” Khan, a Valorant player and Sentinels’ in-game leader, has revealed the average salary of Valorant players on his Twitch stream. While hosting a watch party for the VCT NA Stage 1 Challengers Open Qualifier 1, ShahZaM shared this information. Despite not disclosing his salary with Sentinels, he stated that there are Valorant teams and pro players whose earnings far exceed his. ShahZaM on Valorant pro salary, Sentinel, ShahZam, Twitch, Tyson, Valorant, Valorant Earnings
Typically, Valorant pros make between US$5,000 to US$20,000 in the North American region, which is a pretty wide range. Nevertheless, the best players likely earn even more.
In June 2021, Tyson “TenZ” Ngo was transferred from Cloud9 to Sentinels in an undisclosed “seven-figure-deal. Despite TenZ never disclosing how much his Valorant Pro salary is, if Sentinels paid him about $1 million for the transfer, his contract should be over US$20,000 a month.
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According to the former Twitch superstar streamer, companies are willing to pay high salaries because they take anywhere from 5 to 20 percent of a team’s prize money earnings from tournaments.
Kyedae “Kyedae” Shymko made the same statement in April 2021, when she accidentally leaked the Valorant salaries of Nicholas “nitr0” Cannella and Jay “sinatraa” Won. As reported by Kyedae, they both earned US$25,000 a month, probably based on their success in CS:GO and Overwatch.
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Valorant’s Competitive scene has grown exponentially considering Riot Games launched the sport in 2020. Buoyed with the aid of Riot’s revel in growing a successful event circuit for League of Legends, the tactical first person shooter is truly a lucrative career option for gamers who’ve the skills to compete at the very best level.
