Highest paid players from Australia
Harry Souttar is the best paid player from Australia at AU$69,120 a week. We hold a wage for 285 of the 334 players in the squads we track who give Australia, and they earn AU$1,228,756 a week between them, across 26 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Australia
The eleven highest-paid players from Australia that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club wage alone.
- GK Joe Gauci AU$19,200 Lincoln City
- D Harry Souttar AU$69,120 Leicester City
- D Cameron Burgess AU$38,400 Swansea City
- D Alessandro Circati AU$34,560 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- D Callum Elder AU$16,128 Lincoln City
- M Jackson Irvine AU$32,640 Cerezo Osaka
- M Connor Metcalfe AU$28,800 FC St. Pauli
- M Massimo Luongo AU$26,880 Millwall
- A Riley McGree AU$36,480 Middlesbrough
- A Chris Ikonomidis AU$32,640 Macarthur Football Club
- A Alex Robertson AU$24,960 Cardiff City
Combined AU$359,808 per week · AU$18,710,016 per year
Highest paid from Australia
Top 50 by weekly wage, 67% of every Australia wage we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Harry Souttar | AU$69,120 | AU$3,594,240 | Leicester City | League One | 26 | D C |
| 02 | Cameron Burgess | AU$38,400 | AU$1,996,800 | Swansea City | Championship | 29 | D C |
| 03 | Riley McGree | AU$36,480 | AU$1,896,960 | Middlesbrough | Championship | 26 | AM LC |
| 04 | Alessandro Circati | AU$34,560 | AU$1,797,120 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Primeira Liga | 21 | D C |
| 05 | Chris Ikonomidis | AU$32,640 | AU$1,697,280 | Macarthur Football Club | A-League | 30 | AM RLC |
| 06 | Jackson Irvine | AU$32,640 | AU$1,697,280 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 32 | DM |
| 07 | Connor Metcalfe | AU$28,800 | AU$1,497,600 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | DM, AM RC |
| 08 | Massimo Luongo | AU$26,880 | AU$1,397,760 | Millwall | Championship | 32 | DM |
| 09 | Alex Robertson | AU$24,960 | AU$1,297,920 | Cardiff City | Championship | 22 | AM C |
| 10 | Dimitri Petratos | AU$24,960 | AU$1,297,920 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 11 | Nestory Irankunda | AU$23,040 | AU$1,198,080 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 19 | AM RL |
| 12 | Nestory Irankunda | AU$23,040 | AU$1,198,080 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 19 | AM RL |
| 13 | Joe Gauci | AU$19,200 | AU$998,400 | Lincoln City | Championship | 25 | GK |
| 14 | Jason Cummings | AU$17,472 | AU$908,544 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 29 | ST |
| 15 | Mohamed Touré | AU$17,280 | AU$898,560 | Norwich City | Championship | 21 | AM RLC, F C |
| 16 | Aiden O'Neill | AU$16,320 | AU$848,640 | New York City FC | Major League Soccer | 27 | DM |
| 17 | Callum Elder | AU$16,128 | AU$838,656 | Lincoln City | Championship | 30 | D/WB L |
| 18 | Lewis Miller | AU$15,360 | AU$798,720 | Blackburn Rovers | Championship | 24 | D RC |
| 19 | Samuel Silvera | AU$15,360 | AU$798,720 | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 24 | AM RL |
| 20 | Patrick Yazbek | AU$14,976 | AU$778,752 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | 23 | DM |
| 21 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | AU$14,784 | AU$768,768 | Burton Albion | League One | 21 | AM RLC |
| 22 | Adrian Segecic | AU$14,400 | AU$748,800 | Portsmouth | Championship | 21 | AM RLC |
| 23 | Hayden Matthews | AU$13,824 | AU$718,848 | Bradford City | League One | 21 | D C |
| 24 | Jamie Maclaren | AU$13,632 | AU$708,864 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 31 | ST |
| 25 | Kye Rowles | AU$13,440 | AU$698,880 | D.C. United | Major League Soccer | 27 | D LC |
| 26 | Jacob Farrell | AU$11,712 | AU$609,024 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | A-League | 22 | D/WB L |
| 27 | Jacob Farrell | AU$11,712 | AU$609,024 | Portsmouth | Championship | 22 | D/WB L |
| 28 | Kai Trewin | AU$11,520 | AU$599,040 | New York City FC | Major League Soccer | 24 | D RC, DM |
| 29 | Mathew Ryan | AU$11,328 | AU$589,056 | Levante | La Liga | 33 | GK |
| 30 | Thomas Deng | AU$10,752 | AU$559,104 | F Marinos | J1 League | 28 | D RC |
| 31 | Archie Goodwin | AU$10,560 | AU$549,120 | Charlotte Football Club | Major League Soccer | 20 | ST |
| 32 | Ariath Piol | AU$10,560 | AU$549,120 | Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 33 | Curtis Good | AU$10,368 | AU$539,136 | Buriram United | Thai League | 32 | D C |
| 34 | Gethin Jones | AU$9,984 | AU$519,168 | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 29 | D RC |
| 35 | Jordan Bos | AU$9,792 | AU$509,184 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 22 | D/WB L |
| 36 | Kealey Adamson | AU$9,600 | AU$499,200 | Queens Park Rangers | Championship | 22 | D RL |
| 37 | Kenny Dougall | AU$9,600 | AU$499,200 | Buriram United | Thai League | 32 | DM |
| 38 | Martin Boyle | AU$9,408 | AU$489,216 | Hibernian | Scottish Premiership | 32 | AM R, ST |
| 39 | Paul Izzo | AU$9,216 | AU$479,232 | Randers Football Club | Danish Superliga | 30 | GK |
| 40 | Thomas Waddingham | AU$8,832 | AU$459,264 | Portsmouth | Championship | 20 | AM LC, F C |
| 41 | Caleb Watts | AU$8,448 | AU$439,296 | Plymouth Argyle | League One | 23 | AM RLC |
| 42 | Cameron Devlin | AU$8,448 | AU$439,296 | Rangers | Scottish Premiership | 27 | DM |
| 43 | Jake Girdwood-Reich | AU$7,872 | AU$409,344 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 21 | D C, DM |
| 44 | Kusini Yengi | AU$7,680 | AU$399,360 | Aberdeen | Scottish Premiership | 26 | ST |
| 45 | Marco Tilio | AU$7,488 | AU$389,376 | Sportklub Rapid | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | AM LC |
| 46 | Andrew Nabbout | AU$6,720 | AU$349,440 | Melbourne City FC | A-League | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 47 | Adam Taggart | AU$6,720 | AU$349,440 | Perth Glory Football Club | A-League | 32 | ST |
| 48 | Brandon Borrello | AU$6,720 | AU$349,440 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | A-League | 29 | AM RL |
| 49 | Ajdin Hrustic | AU$6,720 | AU$349,440 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | 29 | AM RC |
| 50 | Awer Mabil | AU$6,720 | AU$349,440 | Castellón | La Liga 2 | 29 | AM RL |
Where Australia players play
Players we hold a wage for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the Australia wage total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Clubs with the most Australia players
Current squads, counting players we hold a wage for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Australia
Who is the highest paid footballer from Australia?
Harry Souttar of Leicester City is the highest paid player from Australia in our data, on AU$69,120 per week (AU$3,594,240 per year).
How much do players from Australia earn?
The 165 players from Australia aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for earn AU$5,612 per week on average. The median is AU$2,112, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from Australia?
A-League has the most, with 196 players from Australia on wages we hold, ahead of Championship on 14.
How many players from Australia do you cover?
334 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Australia, and we hold a weekly wage for 285 of them (85%). Figures are club wages: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Australia?
Adelaide United, with 23 players from Australia in its current squad.
Every player from Australia
55 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for