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FOOTBALL · 19 CLUBS · 967 PLAYERS

Ekstraklasa player wages

The 19 clubs we track in Ekstraklasa pay a combined AU$2,016,080 a week. Mateusz Klich is the best paid, on AU$115,290 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$2m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$104.8m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$6k
CLUBS TRACKED19
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Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 19.3× the bottom club
Lech Poznań
AU$237k Cracovia
AU$236k Pogoń Szczecin
AU$186k Legia Warszawa
AU$176k Górnik Zabrze
AU$153k Śląsk Wrocław
AU$144k Jagiellonia Białystok
AU$142k Widzew Łódź
AU$136k Raków Częstochowa
AU$118k Wisła Kraków
AU$95k Wisła Płock
AU$86k KGHM Zagłębie Lubin
AU$71k Piast Gliwice
AU$67k Korona Kielce
AU$36k GKS Katowice
AU$35k Lechia Gdańsk
AU$34k Wieczysta Kraków
AU$30k Radomiak Radom
AU$22k Motor Lublin
AU$12k

Highest paid in Ekstraklasa

Top 10 earners take 23% of the league's wage bill

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01 Mateusz Klich Cracovia
AU$115,290
02 Attila Szalai Pogoń Szczecin
AU$68,040
03 Karol Linetty Śląsk Wrocław
AU$47,250
04 Janis Antiste Górnik Zabrze
AU$37,800
05 Bartlomiej Dragowski Widzew Łódź
AU$37,800
06 Gustav Berggren Lech Poznań
AU$32,130
07 Alejandro Pozo Jagiellonia Białystok
AU$30,240
08 Nik Prelec Jagiellonia Białystok
AU$30,240
09 Mikael Ishak Lech Poznań
AU$30,240
10 Allahyar Sayyadmanesh Lech Poznań
AU$30,240
11 Luis Palma Lech Poznań
AU$30,240
12 Damian Szymanski Legia Warszawa
AU$28,350
13 Steve Kapuadi Widzew Łódź
AU$26,460
14 Filip Marchwiński Cracovia
AU$24,570
15 Lukas Lerager Widzew Łódź
AU$24,570
16 Paulo Bernardo Górnik Zabrze
AU$22,680
17 Mahir Emreli Raków Częstochowa
AU$22,680
18 Ondřej Lingr Korona Kielce
AU$20,790
19 Stipe Biuk Widzew Łódź
AU$20,790
20 Kacper Urbański Górnik Zabrze
AU$18,900

What a Ekstraklasa player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 293 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 967 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
26% 77 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
18% 54 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
42% 123 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
AU$9k-AU$19k
6% 19 players
AU$19k-AU$47k
6% 17 players
AU$47k-AU$189k
1% 3 players

Median AU$3,969 a week against an average of AU$6,320, across the 293 players this covers.

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$4,373 · 5%
Defenders
AU$5,449 · 27%
Midfielders
AU$6,445 · 18%
Attackers
AU$6,965 · 49%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$117 16-19
AU$1k 20-22
AU$4k 23-25
AU$6k 26-28
AU$5k 29-31
AU$5k 32-34
AU$14k 35+

Where Ekstraklasa players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Poland
721 players Spain
27 players Ukraine
16 players Portugal
14 players Sweden
12 players France
10 players Croatia
10 players Brazil
9 players Greece
9 players Slovenia
8 players

Every Ekstraklasa club

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

Every Ekstraklasa 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
Lech Poznań AU$236,800 AU$12,313,599AU$12.3m AU$9,987 67 Gustav Berggren AU$32,130
Cracovia AU$235,997 AU$12,271,830AU$12.3m AU$9,949 64 Mateusz Klich AU$115,290
Pogoń Szczecin AU$185,798 AU$9,661,514AU$9.7m AU$8,603 63 Attila Szalai AU$68,040
Legia Warszawa AU$176,146 AU$9,159,598AU$9.2m AU$7,403 73 Damian Szymanski AU$28,350
Górnik Zabrze AU$153,270 AU$7,970,017AU$8m AU$6,853 69 Janis Antiste AU$37,800
Śląsk Wrocław AU$143,769 AU$7,475,963AU$7.5m AU$7,481 38 Karol Linetty AU$47,250
Jagiellonia Białystok AU$142,136 AU$7,391,049AU$7.4m AU$5,655 71 Alejandro Pozo AU$30,240
Widzew Łódź AU$135,849 AU$7,064,170AU$7.1m AU$15,094 40 Bartlomiej Dragowski AU$37,800
Raków Częstochowa AU$117,624 AU$6,116,456AU$6.1m AU$6,044 51 Mahir Emreli AU$22,680
Wisła Kraków AU$95,082 AU$4,944,270AU$4.9m AU$2,867 62 Marcel Łubik AU$14,931
Wisła Płock AU$85,953 AU$4,469,578AU$4.5m AU$3,366 41 Sidnei Tavares AU$14,364
KGHM Zagłębie Lubin AU$70,644 AU$3,673,510AU$3.7m AU$3,542 45 Damian Dąbrowski AU$6,426
Piast Gliwice AU$67,303 AU$3,499,751AU$3.5m AU$4,631 35 Jason Lokilo AU$7,749
Korona Kielce AU$36,246 AU$1,884,814AU$1.9m AU$5,923 47 Ondřej Lingr AU$20,790
GKS Katowice AU$35,154 AU$1,828,008AU$1.8m AU$3,907 41 Bartosz Nowak AU$6,615
Lechia Gdańsk AU$33,566 AU$1,745,453AU$1.7m AU$3,725 38 Kacper Lopata AU$5,670
Wieczysta Kraków AU$30,100 AU$1,565,207AU$1.6m AU$4,300 29 Mikkel Maigaard AU$11,151
Radomiak Radom AU$22,402 AU$1,164,913AU$1.2m AU$2,801 39 Rafał Wolski AU$5,103
Motor Lublin AU$12,240 AU$636,461AU$636k - 54 Tin Plavotic AU$4,914

Frequently asked questions

Ekstraklasa wages

What is the total Ekstraklasa wage bill?

The 19 clubs we track in Ekstraklasa pay a combined AU$2,016,080 per week, or AU$104,836,161 per year, across 967 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Ekstraklasa?

Mateusz Klich of Cracovia, on AU$115,290 per week — AU$5,995,080 a year.

Which Ekstraklasa club has the biggest wage bill?

Lech Poznań, at AU$236,800 per week across 67 players.

What is the average Ekstraklasa salary?

AU$6,320 a week across the 293 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$3,969.

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