Highest paid player at every A-League club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Chris Ikonomidis of Macarthur Football Club leads on AU$32,130 a week. At the other end, Central Coast Mariners pays its own best paid player, Christian Theoharous, AU$2,646 — a gap of 12×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner at every club
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 12 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Macarthur Football Club | Chris Ikonomidis | AU$32,130 | AU$1,670,760 | 30 | AM RLC | AU$68k | 26/30 | 48% |
| 02 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Ryan Fraser | AU$15,120 | AU$786,240 | 31 | AM RL | AU$76k | 21/22 | 20% |
| 03 | Sydney Football Club | Piero Quispe | AU$12,852 | AU$668,304 | 23 | AM C | AU$65k | 25/31 | 20% |
| 04 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Nikos Vergos | AU$11,151 | AU$579,852 | 29 | ST | AU$68k | 25/29 | 16% |
| 05 | Auckland Football Club | Hiroki Sakai | AU$7,938 | AU$412,776 | 35 | D RC | AU$24k | 8/26 | 33% |
| 06 | Melbourne City FC | Andrew Nabbout | AU$6,615 | AU$343,980 | 32 | AM RLC, F C | AU$53k | 25/31 | 12% |
| 07 | Adelaide United | Anselmo | AU$6,615 | AU$343,980 | 36 | DM | AU$45k | 28/31 | 15% |
| 08 | Perth Glory Football Club | Adam Taggart | AU$6,615 | AU$343,980 | 32 | ST | AU$42k | 25/29 | 16% |
| 09 | Newcastle Jets FC | Kota Mizunuma | AU$5,670 | AU$294,840 | 35 | AM R | AU$39k | 22/27 | 15% |
| 10 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Marius Lode | AU$5,481 | AU$285,012 | 32 | D C | AU$42k | 27/29 | 13% |
| 11 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | Joshua Oluwayemi | AU$3,969 | AU$206,388 | 24 | GK | AU$34k | 26/27 | 12% |
| 12 | Central Coast Mariners | Christian Theoharous | AU$2,646 | AU$137,592 | 25 | AM RL, ST | AU$29k | 23/26 | 9% |
Frequently asked questions
A-League club top earners
Which A-League club pays the biggest single wage?
Macarthur Football Club. Chris Ikonomidis earns AU$32,130 per week there, AU$1,670,760 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which A-League club has the lowest paid top earner?
Central Coast Mariners, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Christian Theoharous on AU$2,646 per week. Macarthur Football Club pays 12 times that for its own top earner.
Which A-League club leans hardest on one player?
Macarthur Football Club. Chris Ikonomidis takes 48% of the AU$67,515 a week the club pays across the 26 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many A-League clubs are on this list?
All 12 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.