Staking yields compared: Avalanche at 3.44% a year, Ethereum at 1.73%

Yields range from 1.46% to 3.44%

Staking yields on four well-known proof-of-stake networks differ by more than a factor of two, according to a BTC-ECHO report published on 12 November. The article puts Ethereum at about 1.73% a year, Solana at about 3.43%, Avalanche at about 3.44% and SUI at about 1.46%.

On a hypothetical $10,000 position, the report calculates annual rewards of roughly $173 in ether, $343 in SOL, $344 in AVAX and $146 in SUI. Rewards are paid in the staked coin, not in dollars or euros, so their dollar value moves with the price.

What staking is

Proof of stake is a consensus mechanism in which validators lock part of a network's coin as collateral instead of spending computing power as in mining. They confirm transactions and are expected to follow the network's rules.

Mirko Schmiedl, co-founder of Staking Rewards, told BTC-ECHO that staking adds yield to coins an investor already holds and strengthens the network's security. He also warned about price risk, lock-up periods and, depending on the protocol, slashing or smart-contract risk in liquid staking.

Schmiedl said many investors look only at the nominal annual yield. In his view, the figure that matters is the real yield after subtracting token inflation.

Ethereum: lower yield, larger network

The report describes Ethereum as the best-known proof-of-stake blockchain and the main infrastructure for tokenisation and much of the stablecoin market. It notes that Ethereum is one of the few altcoins with its own ETF and that its lower volatility compared with other large altcoins comes with a lower staking yield.

Solana, SUI and Avalanche

Solana is presented as a high-speed network with low fees that has become one of Ethereum's largest competitors. The report also recalls its past outages and the attention it drew during the memecoin boom at the end of 2024, and says technical improvements have since been made.

SUI is described as a younger network that has gained ground through its stablecoin ecosystem. The report calls it more volatile than Ethereum or Solana, notes past outages and little institutional involvement, and says SUI has fallen 37.55% since the start of the year.

Avalanche is described as a layer-1 network that lets companies build their own blockchains inside its ecosystem, which the report links to its role in tokenisation. Its yield is the highest of the four at about 3.44%. The source text ends mid-sentence in the Avalanche section.