Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema AU$1,566,810/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş.
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CATEGORÍA PRIMERA A · TOP 100

Highest paid Categoría Primera A players

Luis Muriel leads on AU$39,690 per week. These 100 players take AU$1,240,785 a week between them - 42% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 503 of the 956 players in Categoría Primera A.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$1.2m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL42%
MEDIAN AGE30
MOST IN THE LIST14 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A.
Categoría Primera A league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. 14 AU$187k
Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. 12 AU$161k
Independiente Santa Fe S.A. 12 AU$152k
Atlético Nacional S.A. 10 AU$127k
Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. 10 AU$124k
América de Cali S.A. 11 AU$122k
El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. 10 AU$113k
Club Deportes Tolima S.A. 8 AU$94k
Once Caldas S.A. 4 AU$65k
Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. 3 AU$32k
Club Llaneros S.A. 2 AU$22k
Club Profesional Deportivo Pasto S.A. 1 AU$10k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 6 AU$77k
23-26 20 AU$219k
27-30 25 AU$343k
Over 30 49 AU$603k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$40k #10 AU$17k #100 AU$10k

Luis Muriel earns 2.4× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 4.1× the 100th. Half of the AU$1.2m a week on this page goes to the first 40 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Luis Muriel
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 34 AM LC, F C
02 Emanuel Reynoso
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Argentina 29 AM LC
03 Dayro Moreno
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Once Caldas S.A. Colombia 39 ST
04 Cristian Arango
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 30 AM/F C
05 Nahuel Bustos
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Argentina 27 AM RLC, F C
06 Radamel Falcao
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 39 ST
07 Élan Ricardo
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 21 DM
08 Jean
AU$17,199
AU$894,348 América de Cali S.A. Brazil 29 GK
09 Juan Dinenno
AU$17,199
AU$894,348 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Argentina 30 ST
10 Maximiliano Lovera
AU$16,821
AU$874,692 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Argentina 26 AM RLC
11 Frank Fabra
AU$15,687
AU$815,724 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 34 D/WB L
12 Jorge Cabezas Hurtado
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 21 ST
13 Alejandro Rodríguez
AU$14,175
AU$737,100 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 24 GK
14 Danovis Banguero
AU$13,986
AU$727,272 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 35 D/WB L
15 Carlos Bacca
AU$13,986
AU$727,272 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 38 ST
16 Franco Fagúndez
AU$13,797
AU$717,444 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Uruguay 24 AM/F C
17 Mateus Uribe
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 34 DM
18 Omar Fernández
AU$12,852
AU$668,304 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 32 AM RLC
19 Teo Gutiérrez
AU$12,474
AU$648,648 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 40 AM/F C
20 Adrián Ramos
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 39 ST
21 Bryan Rovira
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 28 DM
22 Anderson Angulo
AU$12,285
AU$638,820 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 29 D C
23 William Tesillo
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 35 D C
24 Deiber Caicedo
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 25 AM RL
25 Cristian Barrios
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 27 AM RL
26 Daniel Londoño
AU$12,096
AU$628,992 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 30 D LC
27 Andrés Román
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 29 D/WB R
28 Fabián Sambueza
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. Argentina 36 AM RLC
29 Francisco Meza
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 Club Llaneros S.A. Colombia 33 D C
30 Francisco Fydriszewski
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Argentina 32 ST
31 Francisco Chaverra
AU$11,907
AU$619,164 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 25 WB/AM L
32 Guillermo Celis
AU$11,718
AU$609,336 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 32 DM
33 Hugo Rodallega
AU$11,718
AU$609,336 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 39 ST
34 Jhon Murillo
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 América de Cali S.A. Venezuela 29 AM RL, ST
35 Jorman Campuzano
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 29 DM
36 Jesús Rivas
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 28 M C
37 Jean Carlos Pestaña
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 27 D C
38 Juan David Ríos
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 33 DM
39 Iván Scarpeta
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 29 D C
40 Leonardo Castro
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 33 ST
41 Luis Orejuela
AU$11,340
AU$589,680 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 29 D/WB R
42 Milton Casco
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 Atlético Nacional S.A. Argentina 37 D/WB RL
43 Michael Barrios
AU$11,151
AU$579,852 Once Caldas S.A. Colombia 34 AM RL, ST
44 Pedro Gallese
AU$10,962
AU$570,024 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Peru 35 GK
45 Rafael Carrascal
AU$10,773
AU$560,196 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 32 DM
46 Samuel Velásquez
AU$10,584
AU$550,368 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 22 D/WB L
47 Andrés Mosquera
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 35 D C
48 Alex Castro
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 31 AM RL
49 Beckham Castro
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 21 AM RL
50 Aldair Quintana
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. Colombia 31 GK
51 Bryan Castrillón
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 26 AM RL
52 Andrés Colorado
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 26 DM
53 Avilés Hurtado
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 38 AM RLC, F C
54 Andrés Correa
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 31 D/WB L
55 Alexis Serna
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 27 DM, AM C
56 Baldomero Perlaza
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 33 M C
57 Andrés Mosquera Marmolejo
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 33 GK
58 Alexis Zapata
AU$10,395
AU$540,540 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 30 AM LC
59 Darwin Machís
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 América de Cali S.A. Venezuela 32 AM RL
60 Daniel Valencia
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 América de Cali S.A. Ecuador 29 AM RC, F C
61 Dylan Borrero
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 23 AM RLC
62 Carlos Sierra
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 34 DM
63 David Ospina
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 36 GK
64 Diego Novoa
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 36 GK
65 David Mackalister Silva
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 38 AM C
66 Cristian Trujillo
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 26 DM
67 Daniel Rivera
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 26 D C
68 Daniel Mantilla
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Club Llaneros S.A. Colombia 28 AM RL
69 Daniel Giraldo
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 33 DM
70 Diego Chávez
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Club Profesional Deportivo Pasto S.A. Argentina 27 DM
71 Didier Moreno
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 33 DM
72 Daniel Cataño
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 33 AM RLC
73 Diego Moreno
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 29 AM C
74 David Ramírez Pisciotti
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Fortaleza Fútbol Club S.A. Colombia 23 D C
75 Daniel Torres
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 35 DM
76 Christian Mafla
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 32 D/WB L
77 Déinner Quiñónes
AU$10,206
AU$530,712 Once Caldas S.A. Colombia 29 AM RLC
78 Edwin Cardona
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Atlético Nacional S.A. Colombia 32 AM C
79 Eduard Bello
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Atlético Nacional S.A. Venezuela 29 AM RL
80 Edgar Elizalde
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Uruguay 25 D LC
81 Emerson Batalla
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Club Atlético Bucaramanga S.A. Colombia 24 AM RL
82 Yimmi Chará
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 34 AM RLC
83 Fernando Álvarez
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 21 D C
84 Fabián Viáfara
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 33 D/WB R
85 Felipe Aguilar
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Club Profesional Deportivo Cali S.A. Colombia 32 D C
86 Esneyder Mena
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 El Equipo del Pueblo S.A. Colombia 27 D/WB/AM R
87 Emanuel Olivera
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Argentina 35 D C
88 Felipe Parra
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Once Caldas S.A. Colombia 25 GK
89 Fabio Delgado
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Sociedad Deportivo Pereira F.C. S.A. Colombia 26 D/WB/AM L
90 Frank Lozano
AU$10,017
AU$520,884 Talento Dorado S.A. Colombia 31 DM
91 Helibelton Palacios
AU$9,828
AU$511,056 Independiente Santa Fe S.A. Colombia 32 D/WB R
92 Josen Escobar
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 20 DM
93 Jorge Soto
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 América de Cali S.A. Colombia 31 GK
94 Jorge Arias
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Azul y Blanco Millonarios Fútbol Club S. A. Colombia 32 D LC
95 Junior Hernández
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 26 D/WB/AM L
96 Jan Carlos Ángulo
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 24 D RC
97 Juan Pablo Nieto
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 32 DM
98 Jader Valencia
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Club Deportes Tolima S.A. Colombia 25 AM L, ST
99 Jermein Peña
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 25 D C
100 Jhomier Guerrero
AU$9,639
AU$501,228 Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. Colombia 24 D/WB R

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Categoría Primera A?

Luis Muriel of Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A., on AU$39,690 per week — AU$2,063,880 a year.

How much do the top 100 Categoría Primera A players earn between them?

AU$1,240,785 per week and AU$64,520,820 per year, which is 42% of the entire Categoría Primera A wage bill.

Which Categoría Primera A club has the most players in the top 100?

Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A., with 14 of them, paying AU$186,543 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$9,639 per week — that is what Jhomier Guerrero earns in 100th place.