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Serie B player wages

The 24 clubs we track in Serie B pay a combined AU$5,048,810 a week. Lorenzo Insigne is the best paid, on AU$173,880 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$5m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$262.5m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$15k
CLUBS TRACKED24
Transfers

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Hellas Verona FC
AU$620k U.S. Cremonese
AU$598k Palermo F.C.
AU$551k Unione Calcio Sampdoria
AU$537k Pisa Sporting Club
AU$371k Benevento
AU$288k Lanerossi Vicenza
AU$222k Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L
AU$203k Empoli Football Club
AU$194k Catanzaro 1929
AU$192k Società Sportiva Calcio Bari
AU$150k Virtus Entella
AU$143k FC Südtirol
AU$137k Spezia Calcio
AU$134k Ascoli Calcio 1898
AU$126k S.S. Juve Stabia 1907
AU$124k AC Reggiana 1919
AU$113k Calcio Padova
AU$94k Delfino Pescara
AU$90k Cesena F.C.
AU$76k Carrarese Calcio 1908
AU$58k Mantova 1911
AU$19k S.S. Arezzo
AU$8k U.S. Avellino 1912
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Highest paid in Serie B

Top 10 earners take 16% of the league's wage bill

FULL TOP 100 →
01 Lorenzo Insigne Unione Calcio Sampdoria
AU$173,880
02 Ali Al Musrati Hellas Verona FC
AU$103,950
03 Mattia Perin Palermo F.C.
AU$85,050
04 Andrea Petagna Pisa Sporting Club
AU$73,710
05 Gastón Ramírez Unione Calcio Sampdoria
AU$69,930
06 Federico Baschirotto U.S. Cremonese
AU$62,370
07 Federico Bonazzoli U.S. Cremonese
AU$62,370
08 Domagoj Bradaric Hellas Verona FC
AU$62,370
09 Suat Serdar Hellas Verona FC
AU$60,480
10 Amin Sarr Hellas Verona FC
AU$58,590
11 Sebastiano Luperto U.S. Cremonese
AU$54,810
12 Gabriel Strefezza Palermo F.C.
AU$52,920
13 Antoine Bernede Hellas Verona FC
AU$49,140
14 Stefano Moreo Pisa Sporting Club
AU$49,140
15 Alberto Grassi U.S. Cremonese
AU$47,250
16 Emmanuel Gyasi Palermo F.C.
AU$45,360
17 Nicolas Viola Benevento
AU$43,470
18 Antonio Candela Catanzaro 1929
AU$39,690
19 Faris U.S. Cremonese
AU$37,800
20 Filippo Bandinelli Empoli Football Club
AU$37,800

What a Serie B player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 319 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,203 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
9% 30 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
9% 29 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
30% 96 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
29% 91 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
AU$19k-AU$47k
18% 58 players
AU$47k-AU$189k
5% 15 players

Median AU$10,206 a week against an average of AU$14,623, across the 319 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$11,518 · 8%
Defenders
AU$12,996 · 29%
Midfielders
AU$15,770 · 26%
Attackers
AU$16,252 · 37%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$208 16-19
AU$4k 20-22
AU$9k 23-25
AU$12k 26-28
AU$17k 29-31
AU$15k 32-34
AU$8k 35+

Where Serie B players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

Italy
965 players Albania
27 players France
23 players Romania
16 players Brazil
13 players Argentina
7 players Norway
6 players Denmark
6 players Slovenia
6 players Nigeria
5 players

Every Serie B club

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

Every Serie B 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
Hellas Verona FC AU$620,483 AU$32,265,127AU$32.3m AU$30,380 83 Ali Al Musrati AU$103,950
U.S. Cremonese AU$598,425 AU$31,118,102AU$31.1m AU$30,004 78 Federico Baschirotto AU$62,370
Palermo F.C. AU$550,740 AU$28,638,497AU$28.6m AU$27,292 46 Mattia Perin AU$85,050
Unione Calcio Sampdoria AU$537,026 AU$27,925,377AU$27.9m AU$29,166 48 Lorenzo Insigne AU$173,880
Pisa Sporting Club AU$371,279 AU$19,306,516AU$19.3m AU$17,751 68 Andrea Petagna AU$73,710
Benevento AU$287,989 AU$14,975,415AU$15m AU$12,115 62 Nicolas Viola AU$43,470
Lanerossi Vicenza AU$222,083 AU$11,548,293AU$11.5m AU$10,501 69 Riccardo Marchizza AU$37,800
Modena F.C. 2018 S.R.L AU$203,065 AU$10,559,400AU$10.6m AU$10,805 66 Giuseppe Caso AU$24,570
Empoli Football Club AU$193,706 AU$10,072,717AU$10.1m AU$12,826 50 Filippo Bandinelli AU$37,800
Catanzaro 1929 AU$191,616 AU$9,964,020AU$10m AU$12,614 42 Antonio Candela AU$39,690
Società Sportiva Calcio Bari AU$149,764 AU$7,787,707AU$7.8m AU$10,369 43 Francesco Vicari AU$32,130
Virtus Entella AU$143,175 AU$7,445,103AU$7.4m AU$6,829 42 Luca Vignali AU$20,790
FC Südtirol AU$137,091 AU$7,128,740AU$7.1m AU$8,571 46 Andrea Giorgini AU$17,955
Spezia Calcio AU$133,827 AU$6,959,010AU$7m AU$9,800 43 Aleš Matějů AU$32,130
Ascoli Calcio 1898 AU$126,432 AU$6,574,441AU$6.6m AU$6,003 41 Andrea Oliveri AU$16,065
S.S. Juve Stabia 1907 AU$124,415 AU$6,469,576AU$6.5m AU$5,963 30 Davide Buglio AU$13,986
AC Reggiana 1919 AU$113,028 AU$5,877,439AU$5.9m AU$7,524 44 Thomas Henry AU$14,364
Calcio Padova AU$94,164 AU$4,896,506AU$4.9m AU$15,560 53 Matteo Lovato AU$26,460
Delfino Pescara AU$89,520 AU$4,655,032AU$4.7m AU$6,847 35 Davide Faraoni AU$28,350
Cesena F.C. AU$75,623 AU$3,932,379AU$3.9m AU$11,760 56 Cristian Shpendi AU$26,460
Carrarese Calcio 1908 AU$58,333 AU$3,033,314AU$3m - 29 Semuel Pizzignacco AU$16,254
Mantova 1911 AU$18,900 AU$982,800AU$983k - 35 Eman Kospo AU$6,237
S.S. Arezzo AU$8,127 AU$422,604AU$423k - 44 Emiliano Pattarello AU$8,127
U.S. Avellino 1912 - - - 50 Armando Izzo -

Frequently asked questions

Serie B wages

What is the total Serie B wage bill?

The 24 clubs we track in Serie B pay a combined AU$5,048,810 per week, or AU$262,538,116 per year, across 1,203 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Serie B?

Lorenzo Insigne of Unione Calcio Sampdoria, on AU$173,880 per week — AU$9,041,760 a year.

Which Serie B club has the biggest wage bill?

Hellas Verona FC, at AU$620,483 per week across 83 players.

What is the average Serie B salary?

AU$14,623 a week across the 319 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$10,206.

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