Alicia Sacramone – $8 Million

Anyone cannot help but be impressed when looking at the number of medals that Alicia Sacramone won during her illustrious career. As soon as she joined the United States national team, she started garnering awards, including four gold medals on vault and two gold medals for floor exercise in the U.S. National Championships. Her 10 World medals make Alicia the top U.S. gymnast to date.

The Boston-born athlete was also impressive on the Olympic stage, winning a team silver medal during the Beijing Olympics in 2008. Alicia’s popularity led to endorsements with many big commercial brands, and she was also named a CoverGirl spokesmodel in 2008.