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NWSL · CLUB BY CLUB

Highest paid player at every NWSL club

One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Sophia Wilson of Portland Thorns Women leads on AU$22,680 a week. At the other end, San Diego Wave FC Women pays its own best paid player, Didi Haračić, AU$2,646 — a gap of 8.6×.

BIGGEST SINGLE WAGE AU$23k Sophia Wilson · Portland Thorns Women
LOWEST TOP EARNER AU$3k Didi Haračić · San Diego Wave FC Women
TOP TO BOTTOM 8.6× Portland Thorns Women over San Diego Wave FC Women
BIGGEST SINGLE SHARE 37% Portland Thorns Women's bill taken by Sophia Wilson
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The best paid at each club

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

Sophia Wilson Portland Thorns Women AU$23k Barbra Banda Orlando Pride Women AU$14k Mallory Swanson Chicago Stars FC Women AU$13k Jaedyn Shaw Gotham FC Women AU$12k Trinity Rodman Washington Spirit Women AU$11k Gisele Thompson Angel City FC Women AU$8k Mia Fishel Seattle Reign FC Women AU$7k Debinha KC Current Women AU$6k Cece Delkizer Utah Royals Women AU$6k Racheal Kundananji Bay FC Women AU$5k Arin Wright Racing Louisville FC Women AU$5k Ashley Sanchez NC Courage Women AU$5k

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

Portland Thorns Women Sophia Wilson 37% Chicago Stars FC Women Mallory Swanson 21% Angel City FC Women Gisele Thompson 19% Orlando Pride Women Barbra Banda 18% Seattle Reign FC Women Mia Fishel 18% Washington Spirit Women Trinity Rodman 17% Gotham FC Women Jaedyn Shaw 15% San Diego Wave FC Women Didi Haračić 14% NC Courage Women Ashley Sanchez 13% Utah Royals Women Cece Delkizer 12% Bay FC Women Racheal Kundananji 12% KC Current Women Debinha 11%

Every club's top earner

All 14 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 Portland Thorns Women Sophia Wilson
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 24 AM L, ST AU$61k 15/25
02 Orlando Pride Women Barbra Banda
AU$14,175
AU$737,100 25 AM/F C AU$77k 22/25
03 Chicago Stars FC Women Mallory Swanson
AU$13,041
AU$678,132 27 AM RL, ST AU$64k 21/26
04 Gotham FC Women Jaedyn Shaw
AU$11,529
AU$599,508 20 AM RLC, F C AU$78k 21/24
05 Washington Spirit Women Trinity Rodman
AU$10,584
AU$550,368 23 AM RL, ST AU$61k 18/27
06 Angel City FC Women Gisele Thompson
AU$7,938
AU$412,776 19 D/WB RL AU$43k 16/24
07 Seattle Reign FC Women Mia Fishel
AU$7,371
AU$383,292 24 ST AU$41k 18/21
08 KC Current Women Debinha
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 33 AM/F C AU$60k 21/28
09 Utah Royals Women Cece Delkizer
AU$6,426
AU$334,152 27 AM/F C AU$54k 17/22
10 Bay FC Women Racheal Kundananji
AU$5,103
AU$265,356 25 AM RLC, F C AU$44k 18/24
11 Racing Louisville FC Women Arin Wright
AU$4,725
AU$245,700 32 D LC AU$44k 22/25
12 NC Courage Women Ashley Sanchez
AU$4,725
AU$245,700 26 AM RLC, F C AU$37k 17/24
13 Houston Dash Women Christen Westphal
AU$4,536
AU$235,872 31 D R AU$54k 19/26
14 San Diego Wave FC Women Didi Haračić
AU$2,646
AU$137,592 33 GK AU$18k 11/21
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

NWSL club top earners

Which NWSL club pays the biggest single wage?

Portland Thorns Women. Sophia Wilson earns AU$22,680 per week there, AU$1,179,360 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.

Which NWSL club has the lowest paid top earner?

San Diego Wave FC Women, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Didi Haračić on AU$2,646 per week. Portland Thorns Women pays 8.6 times that for its own top earner.

Which NWSL club leans hardest on one player?

Portland Thorns Women. Sophia Wilson takes 37% of the AU$61,285 a week the club pays across the 15 squad members we hold a wage for.

How many NWSL clubs are on this list?

All 14 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.