FOOTBALL · SAUDI PRO LEAGUE · 237 SENIOR PLAYERS

How much does a Saudi Pro League player earn?

The median Saudi Pro League player earns £16,000 a week — £832,000 a year — across the 237 senior players at 18 clubs whose wages we hold. The mean is £63,476.

MEDIAN WEEKLY £16,000

MEAN WEEKLY £63,476

MEDIAN YEARLY £832k

BEST PAID £3,000,000

Ten players take 46% of the league's entire senior wage bill, Cristiano Ronaldo at £3,000,000 among them — 187.5 times the median. Strip those contracts out and the league still pays a typical senior player £16,000 a week, more than the Championship does.

What a Saudi Pro League player actually earns

Senior players by weekly wage band

Median £16,000 · mean £63,476

£0-£50,000

182 77%

£50,000-£100,000

24 10%

£100,000-£150,000

10 4%

£150,000-£200,000

5 2%

£200,000-£250,000

5 2%

£250,000+

11 5%

A quarter earn £11,000 or less, half earn £16,000 or less, and a tenth clear £133,000. The lowest senior wage we hold is £2,600.

Every Saudi Pro League club, by median wage

The middle senior earner at each club — not the wage bill

18 clubs

Neom Sports Club

£107,000 Diriyah Sport Club

£40,000

Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club

£38,000

Al-Qadsiah Football Club

£34,000 Al-Fayha Club

£29,500

Al-Nassr Football Club

£27,500

Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club

£27,000

Al-Ettifaq Football Club

£18,000

Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)

£18,000 Al-Khaleej FC

£16,000

Al-Shabab Football Club

£15,500

Al-Taawoun Football Club

£15,000

Al-Faisaly Football Club

£12,000 Al-Kholood Club

£12,000

Al-Fateh Football Club

£9,200 Al-Hazem Saudi Club

£3,300

The 20 best paid in the Saudi Pro League

Weekly wage, senior players

#	Player	Weekly	Yearly	Club	Age
01	Cristiano Ronaldo	£3,000,000	£156,000,000	Al-Nassr Football Club	40
02	Sadio Mané	£625,000	£32,500,000	Al-Nassr Football Club	33
03	João Félix	£580,000	£30,160,000	Al-Nassr Football Club	25
04	Kalidou Koulibaly	£497,000	£25,844,000	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club	34
05	Otávio	£472,000	£24,544,000	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	30
06	Rúben Neves	£414,000	£21,528,000	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club	28
07	Kingsley Coman	£414,000	£21,528,000	Al-Nassr Football Club	29
08	Ivan Toney	£331,000	£17,212,000	Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club	29
09	Théo Hernández	£331,000	£17,212,000	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club	27
10	Mateo Retegui	£331,000	£17,212,000	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	26
11	Youssef En-Nesyri	£261,000	£13,572,000	Al-Ittihad Club (KSA)	28
12	Mohamed Simakan	£249,000	£12,948,000	Al-Nassr Football Club	25
13	Sergej Milinkovic-Savic	£239,000	£12,428,000	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club	30
14	Íñigo Martínez	£232,000	£12,064,000	Al-Nassr Football Club	34
15	Yannick Carrasco	£215,000	£11,180,000	Al-Shabab Football Club	31
16	Merih Demiral	£207,000	£10,764,000	Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club	27
17	Édouard Mendy	£170,000	£8,840,000	Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club	33
18	Roger Ibañez	£166,000	£8,632,000	Al-Ahli Saudi Sport Club	26
19	Yassine Bounou	£166,000	£8,632,000	Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club	34
20	Nacho	£166,000	£8,632,000	Al-Qadsiah Football Club	35

By position

Average weekly wage, senior players

Goalkeepers

£40,756

Defenders

£40,351

Midfielders

£49,687

Attackers

£99,591

By age

Average weekly wage — every age we hold, not just seniors

16-19

£0

20-22

£14,818

23-25

£33,923

26-28

£48,348

29-31

£62,921

32-34

£96,796

35+

£471,786

How that compares

Median senior wage, the leagues we have published so far

Premier League

£61,000 Bundesliga

£25,000 Saudi Pro League

£16,000 Championship

£13,000 Major League Soccer

£7,100 League One

£4,100 League Two

£2,300

Where these numbers come from

Averages count only players aged 22 and over. Our squad lists run down to academy age — the Saudi Pro League carries 618 players, of whom 352 are senior — and averaging all of them measures how deep a club's youth data goes rather than what the league pays.

We hold no wage for 115 of the 352 senior players in these squads (33%). Every figure above describes the 237 we hold a wage for, not the whole division.

Frequently asked questions

Saudi Pro League wages

How much does the average Saudi Pro League player earn?

The median is £16,000 a week (£832,000 a year) and the mean is £63,476, taken across the 237 players aged 22 or over whose wages we hold. The median is the better answer: a small number of very large contracts pull the mean above what a typical player earns.

Who is the highest paid player in the Saudi Pro League?

Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club, on £3,000,000 a week — £156,000,000 a year.

What does the lowest paid Saudi Pro League player earn?

The lowest senior wage we hold in the Saudi Pro League is £2,600 a week. A quarter of the division earns £11,000 or less.

Which Saudi Pro League club pays the best?

Neom Sports Club, on a median senior wage of £107,000 a week. Al-Hazem Saudi Club has the lowest at £3,300.

Why do these figures only count players aged 22 and over?

Our squad lists run down to academy age — the Saudi Pro League carries 618 players, of whom 352 are aged 22 and over. Averaging all of them measures how deep a club's youth data goes rather than what the league pays, and it is not comparable between leagues, so every average here is taken over senior players only.