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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LIGA MX · CLUB BY CLUB

Highest paid player at every Liga MX club

One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Carlos Gruezo of CD Santos Laguna leads on AU$120,960 a week. At the other end, Atlante pays its own best paid player, Joaquín Esquivel, AU$11,529 — a gap of 10×.

BIGGEST SINGLE WAGE AU$121k Carlos Gruezo · CD Santos Laguna
LOWEST TOP EARNER AU$12k Joaquín Esquivel · Atlante
TOP TO BOTTOM 10× CD Santos Laguna over Atlante
BIGGEST SINGLE SHARE 46% CD Necaxa's bill taken by Julián Carranza
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The best paid at each club

Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most

Carlos Gruezo CD Santos Laguna AU$121k Julián Carranza CD Necaxa AU$117k Diego Rossi CF Monterrey AU$96k Alan Pulido CD Guadalajara AU$64k Keylor Navas Pumas de la UNAM AU$55k Jordy Caicedo CD Atlas AU$53k Erick Sánchez Club América AU$47k Alexis Vega Deportivo Toluca AU$47k Kenedy Pachuca CF AU$47k Juan Brunetta Tigres de la UANL AU$43k Felipe Mora Club Atlético San Luis AU$43k Agustín Palavecino CD Cruz Azul AU$40k

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

CD Necaxa Julián Carranza 46% CD Santos Laguna Carlos Gruezo 32% Atlante Joaquín Esquivel 25% CD Atlas Jordy Caicedo 22% Club Atlético San Luis Felipe Mora 19% Querétaro FC Diego Reyes 19% CF Puebla de la Franja Lucas Cavallini 18% Pumas de la UNAM Keylor Navas 16% CD Guadalajara Alan Pulido 15% Pachuca CF Kenedy 15% CF Monterrey Diego Rossi 14% Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana Ignacio Rivero 14%

Every club's top earner

All 18 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 CD Santos Laguna Carlos Gruezo
AU$120,960
AU$6,289,920 30 DM AU$373k 31/54
02 CD Necaxa Julián Carranza
AU$117,180
AU$6,093,360 25 ST AU$254k 30/68
03 CF Monterrey Diego Rossi
AU$96,390
AU$5,012,280 27 AM RLC, F C AU$679k 38/56
04 CD Guadalajara Alan Pulido
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 34 AM/F C AU$427k 31/65
05 Pumas de la UNAM Keylor Navas
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 38 GK AU$333k 36/46
06 CD Atlas Jordy Caicedo
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 27 AM R, ST AU$237k 30/47
07 Club América Erick Sánchez
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 25 M C AU$500k 47/58
08 Deportivo Toluca Alexis Vega
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 27 AM RLC, F C AU$490k 33/62
09 Pachuca CF Kenedy
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 29 WB L, AM RL AU$316k 31/34
10 Tigres de la UANL Juan Brunetta
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 28 AM LC, F C AU$408k 30/49
11 Club Atlético San Luis Felipe Mora
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 31 ST AU$223k 30/45
12 CD Cruz Azul Agustín Palavecino
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 28 AM C AU$415k 29/49
13 Club León Diber Cambindo
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 29 ST AU$305k 33/67
14 Fútbol Club Juárez Diego Valoyes
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 28 AM RL AU$267k 37/54
15 Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana Ignacio Rivero
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 33 AM RL AU$166k 33/72
16 CF Puebla de la Franja Lucas Cavallini
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 32 ST AU$96k 27/36
17 Querétaro FC Diego Reyes
AU$13,986
AU$727,272 32 D C, DM AU$74k 23/73
18 Atlante Joaquín Esquivel
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 27 D C, DM AU$46k 9/34
A club's weekly bill is the wages we hold for its squad, so WAGES HELD is what that figure and the share beside it are taken over.

Frequently asked questions

Liga MX club top earners

Which Liga MX club pays the biggest single wage?

CD Santos Laguna. Carlos Gruezo earns AU$120,960 per week there, AU$6,289,920 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.

Which Liga MX club has the lowest paid top earner?

Atlante, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Joaquín Esquivel on AU$11,529 per week. CD Santos Laguna pays 10 times that for its own top earner.

Which Liga MX club leans hardest on one player?

CD Necaxa. Julián Carranza takes 46% of the AU$254,247 a week the club pays across the 30 squad members we hold a wage for.

How many Liga MX clubs are on this list?

All 18 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.