How much money does a musher get if he or she wins the iditarod race?

In 2011 the purse was $50,400 +a Dodge Ram 1500.

The first ten mushers to finish the 2011 Iditarod get these prize money payouts:

1. $50,400
2. $46,300
3. $42,500
4. $38,900
5. $35,600
6. $32,600
7. $29,800
8. $27,300
9. $24,900
10. $22,700

That prize money scale continues down until the Iditarod musher who finishes in 30th place takes home a purse of $1,500.