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LIGA MX · TOP 100

Highest paid Liga MX players

Carlos Gruezo leads on AU$120,960 per week. These 100 players take AU$3,247,020 a week between them - 58% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 554 of the 964 players in Liga MX.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$3.2m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL58%
MEDIAN AGE28
MOST IN THE LIST13 Club América
Liga MX 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

CF Monterrey 12 AU$514k Club América 13 AU$382k CD Cruz Azul 11 AU$327k CD Guadalajara 10 AU$308k Deportivo Toluca 10 AU$287k Tigres de la UANL 8 AU$236k Pachuca CF 6 AU$198k Club León 8 AU$180k Pumas de la UNAM 6 AU$178k CD Santos Laguna 3 AU$172k CD Necaxa 3 AU$164k CD Atlas 4 AU$140k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 3 AU$74k
23-26 25 AU$798k
27-30 50 AU$1.7m
Over 30 22 AU$692k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$121k #10 AU$47k #100 AU$19k

Carlos Gruezo earns 2.6× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 6.4× the 100th. Half of the AU$3.2m a week on this page goes to the first 34 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Carlos Gruezo
AU$120,960
AU$6,289,920 CD Santos Laguna Ecuador 30 DM
02 Julián Carranza
AU$117,180
AU$6,093,360 CD Necaxa Argentina 25 ST
03 Hugo Cuypers
AU$96,390
AU$5,012,280 CF Monterrey Belgium 28 ST
04 Diego Rossi
AU$96,390
AU$5,012,280 CF Monterrey Uruguay 27 AM RLC, F C
05 Alan Pulido
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 CD Guadalajara Mexico 34 AM/F C
06 Keylor Navas
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 Pumas de la UNAM Costa Rica 38 GK
07 Jordy Caicedo
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 CD Atlas Ecuador 27 AM R, ST
08 Lucas Ocampos
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 CF Monterrey Argentina 31 AM RL, ST
09 Erick Sánchez
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 Club América Mexico 25 M C
10 Alexis Vega
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 Deportivo Toluca Mexico 27 AM RLC, F C
11 Kenedy
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 Pachuca CF Brazil 29 WB L, AM RL
12 Sergio Ramos
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 CF Monterrey Spain 39 D C
13 Orbelín Pineda
AU$45,360
AU$2,358,720 CF Monterrey Mexico 29 AM LC
14 Felipe Mora
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Club Atlético San Luis Chile 31 ST
15 Juan Brunetta
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Tigres de la UANL Argentina 28 AM LC, F C
16 Alejandro Zendejas
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Club América United States 27 AM RLC
17 Agustín Palavecino
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 CD Cruz Azul Argentina 28 AM C
18 Luis Malagón
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Club América Mexico 28 GK
19 Carlos Moreno
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Pachuca CF Mexico 27 GK
20 Jorge Sánchez
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 CD Atlas Mexico 27 D/WB RL
21 Kevin Mier
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 CD Cruz Azul Colombia 25 GK
22 José Rangel
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 CD Guadalajara Mexico 25 GK
23 Roberto Alvarado
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 CD Guadalajara Mexico 26 AM RL
24 Paulinho
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 Deportivo Toluca Portugal 32 ST
25 Erik Lira
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 CD Cruz Azul Mexico 25 D C, DM
26 Henry Martín
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Club América Mexico 32 ST
27 Carlos Rotondi
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 CD Cruz Azul Argentina 28 WB/AM L
28 César Huerta
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Pumas de la UNAM Mexico 24 AM RL
29 William Carvalho
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Pachuca CF Portugal 33 M C
30 Fernando Gorriarán
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Tigres de la UANL Uruguay 30 M RLC
31 Diego Lainez
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 Tigres de la UANL Mexico 25 AM RL
32 José Paradela
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 CD Cruz Azul Argentina 26 AM LC
33 Carlos Rodríguez
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 CD Cruz Azul Mexico 28 AM C
34 Diber Cambindo
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Club León Colombia 29 ST
35 Brian Rodríguez
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Club América Uruguay 25 AM RLC
36 Sebastián Vegas
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 CF Monterrey Chile 28 D LC
37 Jesús Corona
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 CF Monterrey Mexico 32 WB R, AM RL
38 Marcel Ruiz
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Deportivo Toluca Mexico 24 AM C
39 Oussama Idrissi
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Pachuca CF Morocco 29 AM RL
40 Gonzalo Piovi
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 CD Cruz Azul Argentina 30 D LC
41 Israel Reyes
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Club América Mexico 25 D C, DM
42 Kevin Álvarez
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Club América Mexico 26 D R
43 Óliver
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 CF Monterrey Spain 30 AM LC
44 Helinho
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Deportivo Toluca Brazil 25 AM RC
45 Jesús Ricardo Angulo
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Deportivo Toluca Mexico 28 WB L, AM LC
46 Alan Mozo
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Pachuca CF Mexico 28 D/WB R
47 Jesús Angulo
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Tigres de la UANL Mexico 27 D LC
48 Adonis Frías
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 CD Atlas Argentina 27 D C
49 Willer Ditta
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 CD Cruz Azul Colombia 27 D C
50 Chicharito
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 CD Guadalajara Mexico 37 ST
51 Bryan González
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 CD Guadalajara Mexico 22 AM L
52 Carlos Acevedo
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 CD Santos Laguna Mexico 29 GK
53 Alan Cervantes
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Club América Mexico 27 DM
54 Andrés Sánchez
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Club Atlético San Luis Mexico 27 GK
55 Jesús Gallardo
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Deportivo Toluca Mexico 30 D/WB/AM L
56 Federico Viñas
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Deportivo Toluca Uruguay 27 ST
57 Nahuel Guzmán
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Tigres de la UANL Argentina 39 GK
58 Nicolás Ibáñez
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CD Cruz Azul Argentina 30 ST
59 Diego Campillo
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CD Guadalajara Mexico 23 D C
60 Brian Gutiérrez
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CD Guadalajara Mexico 22 AM RLC
61 Luis Romo
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CD Guadalajara Mexico 30 D C, DM
62 Ismael Díaz
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Club León Panama 28 AM L, ST
63 Alexis Peña
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CD Necaxa Mexico 29 D C
64 Aldo López
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CD Santos Laguna Mexico 25 D/WB R, DM, AM RC
65 Gerardo Arteaga
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CF Monterrey Mexico 26 D/WB L
66 Esteban Andrada
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 CF Monterrey Argentina 34 GK
67 Diego Valoyes
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Fútbol Club Juárez Colombia 28 AM RL
68 Uriel Antuna
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Pumas de la UNAM Mexico 27 AM RL, ST
69 Joaquim
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Tigres de la UANL Brazil 26 D C
70 Alan Franco
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Tigres de la UANL Argentina 28 D C
71 César Araújo
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Tigres de la UANL Uruguay 24 DM
72 Camilo Vargas
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 CD Atlas Colombia 36 GK
73 Ángel Sepúlveda
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 CD Guadalajara Mexico 34 AM RL, ST
74 Fernando Beltrán
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Club León Mexico 27 DM
75 Jaine Barreiro
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Club León Colombia 31 D RC
76 Lorenzo Faravelli
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 CD Necaxa Argentina 32 AM C
77 Cristián Borja
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Club América Colombia 32 D/WB L
78 Miguel Vázquez
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Club América Mexico 21 D C
79 Gilberto Sepúlveda
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Fútbol Club Juárez Mexico 26 D C
80 Nathan Silva
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Pumas de la UNAM Brazil 28 D C
81 Ignacio Rivero
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Xoloitzcuintles de Tijuana Uruguay 33 AM RL
82 Jesús Orozco Chiquete
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 CD Cruz Azul Mexico 23 D C
83 Rodrigo Echeverría
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Club León Chile 30 D C, DM
84 Iván Rodríguez
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Club León Mexico 29 DM, AM LC
85 Javairo Dilrosun
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Club América Netherlands 27 AM RL
86 Jorge Rodríguez
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 CF Monterrey Argentina 29 DM
87 Víctor Guzmán
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Deportivo Toluca Mexico 30 AM C
88 Luan
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Deportivo Toluca Brazil 32 D C
89 Érick Gutiérrez
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Deportivo Toluca Mexico 30 DM
90 Rodrigo Dourado
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Fútbol Club Juárez Brazil 31 DM
91 Salomón Rondón
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Pachuca CF Venezuela 35 ST
92 Juninho
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Pumas de la UNAM Brazil 28 AM R, ST
93 Rubén Duarte
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Pumas de la UNAM Spain 29 D LC
94 Jeremy Márquez
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 CD Cruz Azul Mexico 25 M C
95 Richard Ledezma
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 CD Guadalajara Mexico 24 D/WB R, DM, M RC
96 Jordi Cortizo
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Club León Mexico 29 AM RL
97 Nicolás Fonseca
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Club León Uruguay 26 DM
98 Ramón Juárez
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Club América Mexico 24 D C
99 Víctor Dávila
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Club América Chile 27 AM RLC
100 Stefan Medina
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 CF Monterrey Colombia 33 D RC

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in Liga MX?

Carlos Gruezo of CD Santos Laguna, on AU$120,960 per week — AU$6,289,920 a year.

How much do the top 100 Liga MX players earn between them?

AU$3,247,020 per week and AU$168,845,040 per year, which is 58% of the entire Liga MX wage bill.

Which Liga MX club has the most players in the top 100?

CF Monterrey, with 12 of them, paying AU$514,080 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$18,900 per week — that is what Stefan Medina earns in 100th place.