THE SPORTS WAGE MARKET · 2026/27
How much do sports teams pay their players?
The most comprehensive sports salary database - 943 football clubs across 49 leagues, plus the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, golf, tennis, cricket and motorsport. We hold a weekly wage for 25,696 of the 37,721 players in those squads, with every contract and wage bill.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £30.8m Combined wages, 100 best paid
TOP 100 YEARLY £1.6bn Combined annual wages
HIGHEST PAID £3m Cristiano Ronaldo, per week
PLAYERS TRACKED 37,721 At 943 clubs worldwide
Richest leagues
Combined weekly wage bill of every club we track
Biggest spending clubs
Weekly wage bill, all leagues
What each position earns
Average weekly wage by position group, and share of total spend, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
£606 16-19
£4k 20-22
£9k 23-25
£12k 26-28
£13k 29-31
£13k 32-34
£13k 35+
Highest paid players in world football
Weekly basic wage, every league we track
£3,000,000
02 Sadio Mané Al-Nassr Football Club £625,000
03 João Félix Al-Nassr Football Club £580,000
04 Kylian Mbappé Real Madrid £497,000
05 Kalidou Koulibaly Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club £497,000
06 Otávio Al-Qadsiah Football Club £472,000
07 Erling Haaland Manchester City £450,000
08 Victor Osimhen Galatasaray A.Ş. £436,000
09 Robert Lewandowski Chicago Fire FC £432,000
10 Jamal Musiala FC Bayern München £414,000
Every other sport we cover
Pittsburgh SteelersTampa Bay BuccaneersCincinnati BengalsKansas City ChiefsSeattle SeahawksDallas CowboysLos Angeles RamsBaltimore RavensChicago BearsCarolina PanthersNew England PatriotsDetroit LionsTennessee TitansDenver BroncosWashington CommandersLos Angeles ChargersNew York GiantsIndianapolis ColtsMinnesota VikingsBuffalo BillsLas Vegas RaidersJacksonville JaguarsGreen Bay PackersSan Francisco 49ersArizona CardinalsPhiladelphia EaglesAtlanta FalconsHouston TexansNew Orleans SaintsCleveland BrownsNew York JetsMiami Dolphins
New York KnicksGolden State WarriorsDenver NuggetsMinnesota TimberwolvesOklahoma City ThunderOrlando MagicPhiladelphia 76ersIndiana PacersLos Angeles LakersHouston RocketsBoston CelticsMiami HeatSan Antonio SpursToronto RaptorsAtlanta HawksDallas MavericksPhoenix SunsNew Orleans PelicansPortland Trail BlazersSacramento KingsWashington WizardsCleveland CavaliersUtah JazzCharlotte HornetsMilwaukee BucksLos Angeles ClippersChicago BullsBrooklyn NetsDetroit PistonsMemphis Grizzlies
New York MetsLos Angeles DodgersNew York YankeesPhiladelphia PhilliesToronto Blue JaysAtlanta BravesChicago CubsHouston AstrosSan Diego PadresBoston Red SoxDetroit TigersArizona DiamondbacksSan Francisco GiantsTexas RangersLos Angeles AngelsSeattle MarinersBaltimore OriolesKansas City RoyalsMilwaukee BrewersCincinnati RedsMinnesota TwinsColorado RockiesTampa Bay RaysPittsburgh PiratesChicago White SoxWashington NationalsAthleticsSt. Louis CardinalsMiami MarlinsCleveland Guardians
Vegas Golden KnightsFlorida PanthersToronto Maple LeafsDallas StarsWashington CapitalsMinnesota WildColorado AvalancheNew York RangersLos Angeles KingsTampa Bay LightningSt Louis BluesNew Jersey DevilsUtah MammothNew York IslandersWinnipeg JetsBoston BruinsOttawa SenatorsEdmonton OilersPittsburgh PenguinsChicago BlackhawksAnaheim DucksCarolina HurricanesNashville PredatorsBuffalo SabresColumbus Blue JacketsPhiladelphia FlyersMontreal CanadiensSan Jose SharksCalgary FlamesSeattle KrakenDetroit Red WingsVancouver Canucks
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Highest paid players in the Premier League
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Al-Nassr Football ClubAl-Hilal Saudi Football ClubAl-Qadsiah Football ClubAl-Ahli Saudi Sport ClubAl-Ittihad Club (KSA)Al-Shabab Football ClubNeom Sports ClubAl-Ettifaq Football ClubAl-Faisaly Football ClubAl-Taawoun Football ClubDamac Football ClubAl-Fateh Football ClubAbha ClubDiriyah Sport ClubAl-Fayha ClubAl-Khaleej FCAl-Kholood ClubAl-Hazem Saudi ClubAl-Riyadh Saudi Club
Fenerbahçe A.Ş.Galatasaray A.Ş.Beşiktaş A.Ş.Trabzonspor A.Ş.Rizespor A.Ş.Başakşehir Futbol KulübüKonyasporKocaelisporGençlerbirliğiAlanyasporGöztepe A.Ş.Gaziantep Futbol Kulübü A.Ş.Ahlatcı Çorum Futbol KulübüSamsunspor A.Ş.Kasımpaşa A.Ş.Fatih Karagümrük A.Ş.Amed Sportif FaaliyetlerAntalyasporErzurumspor Futbol KulübüKayserisporİKAS Eyüpspor
FlamengoFluminenseAtlético MineiroGrêmioPalmeirasBotafogoSão PauloInternacionalEC BahiaCorinthiansVasco da GamaRed Bull BragantinoSantosFortalezaAthletico ParanaenseCruzeiro Esporte Clube SAFSport RecifeCoritibaCearáEsporte Clube VitóriaClube do RemoAssociação Chapecoense de FutebolMirassol Futebol Clube
VfL WolfsburgFC St. PauliHertha BSC1. FC Heidenheim 1846Hannover 961. FC KaiserslauternSV Darmstadt 981. FC NürnbergDynamo DresdenDSC Arminia BielefeldFortuna Düsseldorf 1895Holstein KielVfL Bochum 1848SpVgg Greuther FürthEintracht Braunschweig1. FC MagdeburgVfL OsnabrückKarlsruher SCFC Energie Cottbus
Leicester CityLuton TownSheffield WednesdayMilton Keynes DonsOxford UnitedBlackpoolLeyton OrientReadingWycombe WanderersPlymouth ArgyleHuddersfield TownStockport CountyMansfield TownBradford CityDoncaster RoversStevenagePeterborough UnitedWigan AthleticNotts CountyCambridge UnitedBurton AlbionBarnsleyAFC WimbledonBromley
Club Atlético River PlateClub Atlético Boca JuniorsClub Estudiantes de La PlataRacing Club de AvellanedaClub Atlético Rosario CentralClub Atlético Talleres de CórdobaClub Atlético IndependienteClub Atlético Vélez SarsfieldClub Atlético San Lorenzo de AlmagroAsociación Atlética Argentinos JuniorsClub Atlético LanúsClub Atlético Newell's Old BoysClub Social y Deportivo Defensa y JusticiaClub Atlético Unión de Santa FeClub Atlético BelgranoClub Atlético TucumánClub Atlético HuracánClub de Gimnasia y Esgrima La PlataClub Atlético PlatenseClub Atlético TigreClub Atlético Barracas CentralClub Deportivo Godoy Cruz Antonio TombaInstituto Atlético Central CórdobaClub Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de MendozaClub Atlético AldosiviAsociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río CuartoClub Atlético Sarmiento de JunínClub Atlético BanfieldClub Sportivo Independiente RivadaviaClub Deportivo RiestraClub Central Córdoba de Santiago del Estero
Hellas Verona FCU.S. CremonesePalermo F.C.Unione Calcio SampdoriaPisa Sporting ClubBeneventoLanerossi VicenzaModena F.C. 2018 S.R.LEmpoli Football ClubCatanzaro 1929Società Sportiva Calcio BariVirtus EntellaFC SüdtirolSpezia CalcioAscoli Calcio 1898S.S. Juve Stabia 1907AC Reggiana 1919Calcio PadovaDelfino PescaraCesena F.C.Carrarese Calcio 1908Mantova 1911S.S. ArezzoU.S. Avellino 1912
Salford CityPort ValeRotherham UnitedNorthampton TownBristol RoversSwindon TownColchester UnitedCheltenham TownTranmere RoversShrewsbury TownGillinghamExeter CityFleetwood TownChesterfieldCrawley TownGrimsby TownNewport CountyRochdaleCrewe AlexandraOldham AthleticWalsallAccrington StanleyBarnetYork City
Al-Wehda ClubAl-Ain Football Club (KSA)Al-Batin Football ClubHokkaido Consadole SapporoWiesbadenUral YekaterinburgAl-Ra'ed Saudi Football ClubF.C. Hansa RostockSagan TosuRotor VolgogradTokushima VortisSSV Jahn RegensburgGoiásArsenal TulaFC Erzgebirge AueVegalta SendaiSivassporFC Würzburger KickersA.S. Cittadella S.R.L.Aalborg BoldspilklubFC Girondins de BordeauxCartagenaStade Malherbe CaenLugo +82 more →