Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr 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. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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MOTHERWELL · ALL-TIME EARNERS

The highest earners in the history of Motherwell

Stephen Welsh has earned AU$1.7m at Motherwell across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.

PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$11.6m
PLAYERS RANKED34
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB30
YEARS2014-2026
Motherwell The highest career earners in football Highest paid

The 20 biggest earners in Motherwell history

Stephen Welsh AU$1.7m Callum Slattery AU$1.2m Rolando Aarons AU$1.2m Jake Hastie AU$637k Andy Halliday AU$592k Jack Vale AU$501k Emmanuel Longelo AU$452k Jordan Roberts AU$413k Liam Shaw AU$393k David Turnbull AU$365k Elijah Just AU$354k Elliot Watt AU$354k James Furlong AU$305k Callum Hendry AU$303k Blair Spittal AU$295k Sam Nicholson AU$275k Stuart McKinstry AU$256k Tawanda Maswanhise AU$216k Jack Aitchison AU$206k Jili Buyabu AU$206k

These 20 players took AU$10.2m between them, 88% of everything Motherwell has paid the players we hold a wage for.

Every Motherwell player we hold a wage for

Every player we hold a Motherwell wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.

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# PLAYER EARNED AT CLUB SEASONS YEARS
1 Stephen Welsh AU$1.7m 2 2025-2026
2 Callum Slattery AU$1.2m 5 2022-2026
3 Rolando Aarons AU$1.2m 1 2020
4 Jake Hastie AU$637k 4 2017-2021
5 Andy Halliday AU$592k 3 2024-2026
6 Jack Vale AU$501k 1 2024
7 Emmanuel Longelo Current squad AU$452k 2 2025-2026
8 Jordan Roberts AU$413k 2 2021-2022
9 Liam Shaw AU$393k 1 2022
10 David Turnbull AU$365k 4 2017-2020
11 Elijah Just AU$354k 2 2025-2026
12 Elliot Watt AU$354k 2 2025-2026
13 James Furlong AU$305k 1 2023
14 Callum Hendry Current squad AU$303k 2 2025-2026
15 Blair Spittal AU$295k 2 2023-2024
16 Sam Nicholson AU$275k 3 2024-2026
17 Stuart McKinstry AU$256k 1 2023
18 Tawanda Maswanhise Current squad AU$216k 2 2025-2026
19 Jack Aitchison AU$206k 1 2023
20 Jili Buyabu AU$206k 1 2024
21 Tom Sparrow Current squad AU$187k 2 2025-2026
22 Mark Gillespie AU$177k 2 2019-2020
23 Cédric Kipré AU$138k 1 2018
24 Devante Cole AU$138k 1 2021
25 Tony Watt AU$118k 2 2020-2021
26 Lennon Miller AU$101k 2 2023-2024
27 Louis Moult AU$92k 1 2017
28 Danny Johnson AU$90k 1 2019
29 Ollie Crankshaw AU$79k 1 2023
30 Shaun Hutchinson AU$71k 1 2014
31 James Scott AU$63k 3 2017-2019
32 Tyler Magloire AU$60k 1 2021
33 Sam Muir AU$51k 2 2020-2021
34 Max Johnston AU$30k 2 2021-2023

Frequently asked questions

Who has earned the most money at Motherwell?

Stephen Welsh, with AU$1.7m across 2 seasons at Motherwell.

How is a career total worked out?

Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.

How far back does this go?

It covers the 34 players we hold a Motherwell wage for, from 2014 to 2026.