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Brasileirão Série A player wages

The 23 clubs we track in Brasileirão Série A pay a combined AU$8,686,225 a week. Arthur is the best paid, on AU$187,110 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$8.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$451.7m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$19k
CLUBS TRACKED23
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Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 181.3× the bottom club
Flamengo
AU$1.1m Fluminense
AU$860k Atlético Mineiro
AU$849k Grêmio
AU$676k Palmeiras
AU$656k Botafogo
AU$510k São Paulo
AU$509k Internacional
AU$498k EC Bahia
AU$474k Corinthians
AU$383k Vasco da Gama
AU$374k Red Bull Bragantino
AU$325k Santos
AU$312k Fortaleza
AU$212k Athletico Paranaense
AU$198k Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF
AU$191k Sport Recife
AU$173k Coritiba
AU$165k Ceará
AU$95k Esporte Clube Vitória
AU$48k Clube do Remo
AU$26k Associação Chapecoense de Futebol
AU$15k Mirassol Futebol Clube
AU$6k

Highest paid in Brasileirão Série A

Top 10 earners take 15% of the league's wage bill

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01 Arthur Grêmio
AU$187,110
02 Jorginho Flamengo
AU$171,990
03 Fred Atlético Mineiro
AU$160,650
04 Bruno Henrique Flamengo
AU$124,740
05 Luis Sinisterra Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF
AU$122,850
06 Everton Ribeiro EC Bahia
AU$122,850
07 Luciano Acosta Fluminense
AU$117,180
08 Hulk Fluminense
AU$107,730
09 Guillermo Maripán Internacional
AU$100,170
10 Antonio Sanabria Internacional
AU$98,280
11 Allan Botafogo
AU$94,500
12 Júnior Santos Atlético Mineiro
AU$94,500
13 Tetê Grêmio
AU$92,610
14 Danilo Botafogo
AU$85,050
15 Alex Sandro Flamengo
AU$83,160
16 Gustavo Gómez Palmeiras
AU$73,710
17 Thiago Silva Fluminense
AU$68,040
18 Gustavo Scarpa Atlético Mineiro
AU$66,150
19 Giorgian De Arrascaeta Flamengo
AU$66,150
20 Domingos Duarte São Paulo
AU$66,150

What a Brasileirão Série A player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 421 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,296 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
11% 48 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
5% 19 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
18% 75 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
36% 151 players MEDIAN
AU$19k-AU$47k
23% 96 players AVERAGE
AU$47k-AU$189k
8% 32 players

Median AU$13,514 a week against an average of AU$19,492, across the 421 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$10,828 · 6%
Defenders
AU$15,657 · 25%
Midfielders
AU$20,491 · 22%
Attackers
AU$23,982 · 47%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$176 16-19
AU$3k 20-22
AU$11k 23-25
AU$13k 26-28
AU$18k 29-31
AU$25k 32-34
AU$18k 35+

Where Brasileirão Série A players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Brazil
1,083 players Argentina
52 players Uruguay
34 players Colombia
33 players Paraguay
14 players Ecuador
13 players Portugal
10 players Chile
5 players Venezuela
5 players Italy
4 players

Every Brasileirão Série A club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Brasileirão Série A club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Flamengo AU$1,130,636 AU$58,793,062AU$58.8m AU$40,601 63 Jorginho AU$171,990
Fluminense AU$860,256 AU$44,733,321AU$44.7m AU$24,925 72 Luciano Acosta AU$117,180
Atlético Mineiro AU$848,890 AU$44,142,265AU$44.1m AU$33,013 71 Fred AU$160,650
Grêmio AU$675,845 AU$35,143,945AU$35.1m AU$24,525 54 Arthur AU$187,110
Palmeiras AU$655,817 AU$34,102,472AU$34.1m AU$30,259 65 Gustavo Gómez AU$73,710
Botafogo AU$509,945 AU$26,517,123AU$26.5m AU$23,971 55 Allan AU$94,500
São Paulo AU$509,179 AU$26,477,320AU$26.5m AU$19,900 86 Domingos Duarte AU$66,150
Internacional AU$498,327 AU$25,912,996AU$25.9m AU$24,417 57 Guillermo Maripán AU$100,170
EC Bahia AU$474,209 AU$24,658,845AU$24.7m AU$17,343 56 Everton Ribeiro AU$122,850
Corinthians AU$382,903 AU$19,910,938AU$19.9m AU$17,248 65 Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) AU$64,260
Vasco da Gama AU$374,330 AU$19,465,140AU$19.5m AU$15,642 56 Paulo Henrique AU$34,020
Red Bull Bragantino AU$324,821 AU$16,890,696AU$16.9m AU$11,767 59 Fernando AU$30,240
Santos AU$311,727 AU$16,209,812AU$16.2m AU$15,959 64 Neymar AU$56,700
Fortaleza AU$212,092 AU$11,028,785AU$11m AU$9,802 58 Deyverson AU$51,030
Athletico Paranaense AU$198,167 AU$10,304,658AU$10.3m AU$8,562 65 Kerwin Vargas AU$18,900
Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF AU$191,480 AU$9,956,943AU$10m - 52 Luis Sinisterra AU$122,850
Sport Recife AU$173,201 AU$9,006,477AU$9m AU$6,866 52 Sérgio Oliveira AU$34,020
Coritiba AU$164,636 AU$8,561,073AU$8.6m AU$7,475 45 Breno Lopes AU$26,460
Ceará AU$94,974 AU$4,938,668AU$4.9m AU$6,630 37 Luiz Otávio AU$13,230
Esporte Clube Vitória AU$47,730 AU$2,481,963AU$2.5m AU$9,546 55 Tomás Pochettino AU$16,254
Clube do Remo AU$26,082 AU$1,356,264AU$1.4m - 31 Matheus Alexandre (Matheus Alexandre Anastácio de Souza) AU$14,931
Associação Chapecoense de Futebol AU$14,742 AU$766,584AU$767k - 46 Yago Felipe AU$6,237
Mirassol Futebol Clube AU$6,237 AU$324,324AU$324k - 32 Fernandinho AU$6,237

Frequently asked questions

Brasileirão Série A wages

What is the total Brasileirão Série A wage bill?

The 23 clubs we track in Brasileirão Série A pay a combined AU$8,686,225 per week, or AU$451,683,676 per year, across 1,296 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Brasileirão Série A?

Arthur of Grêmio, on AU$187,110 per week — AU$9,729,720 a year.

Which Brasileirão Série A club has the biggest wage bill?

Flamengo, at AU$1,130,636 per week across 63 players.

What is the average Brasileirão Série A salary?

AU$19,492 a week across the 422 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$13,514.

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