Do you ever wonder which Houston athlete gets paid the most? Well continue to read and you will find out the 20 highest paid athletes in Houston, based off their average annual salary:

1.  Chris Paul (Houston Rockets)- $39.93 million
2. Jose Altuve (Houston Astros)- $30.20 million
3. James Harden (Houston Rockets)- $29.49 million
4. Justin Verlander (Houston Astros)- $27.00 million
5. Clint Capella (Houston Rockets)- $18.00 million
6. Brian McCann (Houston Astros)- $17.00 million
7. J.J. Watt (Houston Texans)- $16.67 million
8. DeAndre Hopkins (Houston Texans)- $16.20 million
9. Brandon Knight (Houston Rockets)- $14.00 million
10. Eric Gordon (Houston Rockets)- $13.22 million
11. Dallas Keuchel (Houston Astros)- $13.20 million
12. Josh Reddick (Houston Astros)- $13.00 million
13. George Springer (Houston Astros)- $12.00 million
14. Benardrick McKinney (Houston Texans)- $10 million
15. Yulieski Gurriel (Houston Astros)- $9.50 million
16. Aaron Colvin (Houston Texans)- $8.50 million
17. Kareem Jackson (Houston Texans)- $8.50 million
18. PJ Tucker (Houston Rockets)- $ 7.97 million
19. Joe Smith (Houston Astros)- $7.50 million
20. Zach Fulton (Houston Texans)- $7.00 million