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FOOTBALL · 20 CLUBS · 1504 PLAYERS

Serie A player wages

The 20 clubs we track in Serie A pay a combined AU$34,897,138 a week. Lautaro Martínez is the best paid, on AU$523,530 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$34.9m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$1.81bn
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$74k
CLUBS TRACKED20
Transfers

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 10.9× the bottom club
Inter Milan
AU$4.7m Juventus
AU$4.1m Napoli
AU$3m AC Milan
AU$3m Associazione Sportiva Roma
AU$2.9m Lazio
AU$2.4m Atalanta
AU$1.9m ACF Fiorentina
AU$1.8m Torino
AU$1.6m Como 1907
AU$1.6m Bologna FC 1909
AU$1.3m U.S. Sassuolo Calcio
AU$1.1m Genoa Cricket and Football Club
AU$974k Cagliari Calcio
AU$882k Venezia Football Club
AU$807k Udinese Calcio
AU$730k Parma Calcio 1913
AU$723k Associazione Calcio Monza
AU$642k Unione Sportiva Lecce
AU$494k Frosinone Calcio
AU$429k

Highest paid in Serie A

Top 10 earners take 10% of the league's wage bill

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01 Lautaro Martínez Inter Milan
AU$523,530
02 Paulo Dybala Associazione Sportiva Roma
AU$406,350
03 Nicolò Barella Inter Milan
AU$378,000
04 John Stones Inter Milan
AU$378,000
05 Hakan Çalhanoglu Inter Milan
AU$349,650
06 Kevin De Bruyne Napoli
AU$349,650
07 Kenan Yıldız Juventus
AU$347,760
08 Alessandro Bastoni Inter Milan
AU$319,410
09 Adrien Rabiot AC Milan
AU$291,060
10 Bremer Juventus
AU$291,060
11 Randal Kolo Muani Juventus
AU$281,610
12 Piotr Zielinski Inter Milan
AU$260,820
13 Douglas Luiz Juventus
AU$260,820
14 Nick Woltemade Juventus
AU$255,150
15 Donyell Malen Associazione Sportiva Roma
AU$245,700
16 Manuel Akanji Inter Milan
AU$245,700
17 Marcus Thuram Inter Milan
AU$241,920
18 Benjamin Pavard Inter Milan
AU$238,140
19 Federico Dimarco Inter Milan
AU$232,470
20 Weston McKennie Juventus
AU$226,800

What a Serie A player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 421 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,504 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
1% 4 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
0% 2 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
5% 19 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
15% 62 players
AU$19k-AU$47k
28% 118 players
AU$47k-AU$189k
44% 184 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
AU$189k+
8% 32 players

Median AU$49,140 a week against an average of AU$74,256, across the 421 players this covers.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$46,483 · 8%
Defenders
AU$68,824 · 31%
Midfielders
AU$84,158 · 23%
Attackers
AU$81,109 · 38%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$943 16-19
AU$35k 20-22
AU$57k 23-25
AU$93k 26-28
AU$113k 29-31
AU$78k 32-34
AU$71k 35+

Where Serie A players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Italy
855 players France
52 players Argentina
32 players Spain
31 players Albania
29 players Belgium
26 players Brazil
25 players Romania
25 players Croatia
24 players Netherlands
21 players

Every Serie A club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Serie A club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Inter Milan AU$4,678,440 AU$243,278,872AU$243.3m AU$205,984 73 Lautaro Martínez AU$523,530
Juventus AU$4,065,384 AU$211,399,985AU$211.4m AU$146,997 62 Kenan Yıldız AU$347,760
Napoli AU$3,045,410 AU$158,361,316AU$158.4m AU$126,827 78 Kevin De Bruyne AU$349,650
AC Milan AU$2,951,889 AU$153,498,225AU$153.5m AU$137,373 73 Adrien Rabiot AU$291,060
Associazione Sportiva Roma AU$2,861,885 AU$148,818,033AU$148.8m AU$138,117 76 Paulo Dybala AU$406,350
Lazio AU$2,435,804 AU$126,661,790AU$126.7m AU$80,520 88 Alessio Romagnoli AU$179,550
Atalanta AU$1,874,682 AU$97,483,441AU$97.5m AU$86,808 83 Giacomo Raspadori AU$204,120
ACF Fiorentina AU$1,784,546 AU$92,796,369AU$92.8m AU$67,991 73 Franco Mastantuono AU$196,560
Torino AU$1,618,925 AU$84,184,093AU$84.2m AU$62,517 89 Duván Zapata AU$160,650
Como 1907 AU$1,577,555 AU$82,032,842AU$82m AU$73,003 61 Trevoh Chalobah AU$189,000
Bologna FC 1909 AU$1,259,330 AU$65,485,143AU$65.5m AU$56,025 82 Artem Dovbyk AU$179,550
U.S. Sassuolo Calcio AU$1,060,836 AU$55,163,483AU$55.2m AU$37,883 106 Domenico Berardi AU$177,660
Genoa Cricket and Football Club AU$974,372 AU$50,667,369AU$50.7m AU$42,593 80 Djibril Sow AU$134,190
Cagliari Calcio AU$882,498 AU$45,889,880AU$45.9m AU$36,401 74 Harry Winks AU$115,290
Venezia Football Club AU$807,366 AU$41,983,054AU$42m AU$33,625 67 Gianluca Busio AU$83,160
Udinese Calcio AU$729,990 AU$37,959,471AU$38m AU$30,563 52 Nicolò Zaniolo AU$105,840
Parma Calcio 1913 AU$722,984 AU$37,595,147AU$37.6m AU$36,180 80 Diego Carlos AU$141,750
Associazione Calcio Monza AU$642,052 AU$33,386,699AU$33.4m AU$31,385 71 Andrea Colpani AU$75,600
Unione Sportiva Lecce AU$493,859 AU$25,680,662AU$25.7m AU$22,332 67 Ivan Ilic AU$51,030
Frosinone Calcio AU$429,332 AU$22,325,285AU$22.3m AU$18,116 69 Aleksa Terzic AU$49,140

Frequently asked questions

Serie A wages

What is the total Serie A wage bill?

The 20 clubs we track in Serie A pay a combined AU$34,897,138 per week, or AU$1,814,651,158 per year, across 1,504 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Serie A?

Lautaro Martínez of Inter Milan, on AU$523,530 per week — AU$27,223,560 a year.

Which Serie A club has the biggest wage bill?

Inter Milan, at AU$4,678,440 per week across 73 players.

What is the average Serie A salary?

AU$74,256 a week across the 423 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$49,140.

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