A-LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid A-League players
Chris Ikonomidis leads on $22,610 per week. These 100 players take $280,771 a week between them - 68% of the league's entire payroll. We hold a salary for 281 of the 338 players in A-League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY $281k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL68%
MEDIAN AGE30
MOST IN THE LIST13 Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly salaries of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly salaries of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly salary by rank #1 $23k #10 $5k #100 $1k
Chris Ikonomidis earns 4.9× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 21× the 100th. Half of the $281k a week on this page goes to the first 26 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Chris Ikonomidis | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 30 | AM RLC |
| 02 | Ryan Fraser | $10,640 | $553,280 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Scotland | 31 | AM RL |
| 03 | Piero Quispe | $9,044 | $470,288 | Sydney Football Club | Peru | 23 | AM C |
| 04 | Jacob Farrell | $8,113 | $421,876 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 22 | D/WB L |
| 05 | Nikos Vergos | $7,847 | $408,044 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Greece | 29 | ST |
| 06 | Hiroki Sakai | $5,586 | $290,472 | Auckland Football Club | Japan | 35 | D RC |
| 07 | Jake Girdwood-Reich | $5,453 | $283,556 | Auckland Football Club | Australia | 21 | D C, DM |
| 08 | Anselmo | $4,655 | $242,060 | Adelaide United | Brazil | 36 | DM |
| 09 | Andrew Nabbout | $4,655 | $242,060 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 10 | Adam Taggart | $4,655 | $242,060 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 32 | ST |
| 11 | Brandon Borrello | $4,655 | $242,060 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 29 | AM RL |
| 12 | Jake Brimmer | $4,123 | $214,396 | Auckland Football Club | Malta | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 13 | Juan Mata | $4,123 | $214,396 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Spain | 37 | AM C |
| 14 | Joe Lolley | $4,123 | $214,396 | Sydney Football Club | England | 32 | AM RLC |
| 15 | Josh Brillante | $4,123 | $214,396 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 32 | DM |
| 16 | Lachlan Jackson | $3,990 | $207,480 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 30 | D C |
| 17 | Kota Mizunuma | $3,990 | $207,480 | Newcastle Jets FC | Japan | 35 | AM R |
| 18 | Marius Lode | $3,857 | $200,564 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Norway | 32 | D C |
| 19 | Mathew Leckie | $3,857 | $200,564 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 34 | AM RL |
| 20 | Roderick Miranda | $3,591 | $186,732 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Portugal | 34 | D C |
| 21 | Adama Traoré | $3,325 | $172,900 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Côte d’Ivoire | 35 | D/WB L |
| 22 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | $3,325 | $172,900 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 26 | ST |
| 23 | Craig Goodwin | $3,192 | $165,984 | Adelaide United | Australia | 33 | WB L, AM RL |
| 24 | Daniel Arzani | $3,192 | $165,984 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 26 | AM RLC, F C |
| 25 | Denis Genreau | $3,192 | $165,984 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 26 | M C |
| 26 | Daniel Wilmering | $3,192 | $165,984 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 24 | D L |
| 27 | Filip Kurto | $3,059 | $159,068 | Macarthur Football Club | Poland | 34 | GK |
| 28 | Elba Rashani | $3,059 | $159,068 | Melbourne City FC | Kosovo | 32 | AM RLC |
| 29 | Harrison Devenish-Meares | $2,926 | $152,152 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 28 | GK |
| 30 | James McGarry | $2,793 | $145,236 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | New Zealand | 27 | D/WB/M L |
| 31 | Jay O'Shea | $2,793 | $145,236 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Ireland | 36 | DM, AM C |
| 32 | Joshua Risdon | $2,793 | $145,236 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 32 | D R |
| 33 | Joel King | $2,793 | $145,236 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 24 | D L |
| 34 | Joshua Oluwayemi | $2,793 | $145,236 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | England | 24 | GK |
| 35 | Jordan Holmes | $2,793 | $145,236 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 28 | GK |
| 36 | Keegan Jelacic | $2,660 | $138,320 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | New Zealand | 22 | AM RLC |
| 37 | Louis D'Arrigo | $2,660 | $138,320 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 23 | DM |
| 38 | Lachlan Rose | $2,660 | $138,320 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 39 | Lawrence Thomas | $2,660 | $138,320 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 33 | GK |
| 40 | Max Burgess | $2,527 | $131,404 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 30 | AM LC, F C |
| 41 | Marcel Tisserand | $2,527 | $131,404 | Sydney Football Club | Congo - Kinshasa | 32 | D C |
| 42 | Patrick Wood | $2,394 | $124,488 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 22 | ST |
| 43 | Paulo Retre | $2,394 | $124,488 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | Australia | 32 | DM |
| 44 | Ryan Kitto | $2,261 | $117,572 | Adelaide United | Australia | 30 | D/WB/M L |
| 45 | Rhyan Grant | $2,261 | $117,572 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 34 | D/WB R, M C |
| 46 | Ruon Tongyik | $2,261 | $117,572 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 28 | D C |
| 47 | Samuel Souprayen | $2,128 | $110,656 | Melbourne City FC | France | 36 | D C |
| 48 | Santos | $2,128 | $110,656 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Brazil | 23 | AM L, ST |
| 49 | Tom Lawrence | $2,128 | $110,656 | Perth Glory Football Club | Wales | 31 | AM RLC |
| 50 | Sander Kartum | $2,128 | $110,656 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | Norway | 29 | WB L, AM LC |
| 51 | Bart Vriends | $1,995 | $103,740 | Adelaide United | Netherlands | 34 | D C |
| 52 | Ben Halloran | $1,995 | $103,740 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Australia | 33 | AM RL |
| 53 | Alessandro Lopane | $1,995 | $103,740 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 21 | M C |
| 54 | Aziz Behich | $1,995 | $103,740 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 34 | D/WB/M L |
| 55 | Andreas Kuen | $1,995 | $103,740 | Melbourne City FC | Austria | 30 | AM RLC |
| 56 | Brandon O'Neill | $1,995 | $103,740 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 31 | DM |
| 57 | Víctor Campuzano | $1,995 | $103,740 | Sydney Football Club | Spain | 28 | AM RC, F C |
| 58 | Ahmet Arslan | $1,995 | $103,740 | Sydney Football Club | Türkiye | 31 | AM/F C |
| 59 | Alex Rufer | $1,995 | $103,740 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | New Zealand | 29 | DM |
| 60 | Bill Tuiloma | $1,995 | $103,740 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | New Zealand | 30 | D RC, DM |
| 61 | Angus Thurgate | $1,995 | $103,740 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 25 | DM, AM LC |
| 62 | Alex Gersbach | $1,995 | $103,740 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 28 | D/WB L |
| 63 | Bozhidar Kraev | $1,995 | $103,740 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Bulgaria | 28 | AM LC |
| 64 | Aidan Simmons | $1,995 | $103,740 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 22 | D/WB R, AM RL |
| 65 | Christian Theoharous | $1,862 | $96,824 | Central Coast Mariners | Australia | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 66 | Damien Da Silva | $1,862 | $96,824 | Macarthur Football Club | France | 37 | D C |
| 67 | Corey Hollman | $1,862 | $96,824 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 21 | DM |
| 68 | Dylan Scicluna | $1,862 | $96,824 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Malta | 21 | DM |
| 69 | Germán Ferreyra | $1,596 | $82,992 | Melbourne City FC | Argentina | 29 | D RC |
| 70 | Harrison Delbridge | $1,596 | $82,992 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 33 | D C |
| 71 | Jay Barnett | $1,463 | $76,076 | Adelaide United | Australia | 24 | DM |
| 72 | Juan Muñiz | $1,463 | $76,076 | Adelaide United | Spain | 33 | AM LC |
| 73 | Ji Dong-Won | $1,463 | $76,076 | Macarthur Football Club | South Korea | 34 | AM LC, F C |
| 74 | Jason Davidson | $1,463 | $76,076 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 34 | D LC |
| 75 | Jordi Valadon | $1,463 | $76,076 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 22 | DM |
| 76 | Al Hassan Touré | $1,426 | $74,140 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 77 | Kaito Taniguchi | $1,330 | $69,160 | Central Coast Mariners | Japan | 29 | AM LC, F C |
| 78 | Kosta Grozos | $1,330 | $69,160 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 24 | AM C |
| 79 | Zach Lisolajski | $1,330 | $69,160 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 19 | D LC |
| 80 | Brian Kaltak | $1,318 | $68,538 | Perth Glory Football Club | Vanuatu | 31 | D C |
| 81 | Šime Gržan | $1,295 | $67,362 | Macarthur Football Club | Croatia | 31 | D/WB/AM R |
| 82 | Joshua Smits | $1,290 | $67,085 | Adelaide United | Netherlands | 32 | GK |
| 83 | Anthony Cáceres | $1,285 | $66,809 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 32 | AM RC |
| 84 | Kosta Barbarouses | $1,238 | $64,388 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | New Zealand | 35 | AM R, ST |
| 85 | Andrew Redmayne | $1,237 | $64,319 | Central Coast Mariners | Australia | 36 | GK |
| 86 | Mitchell Duke | $1,197 | $62,244 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 34 | ST |
| 87 | Max Caputo | $1,197 | $62,244 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 19 | AM LC, F C |
| 88 | Nathaniel Atkinson | $1,197 | $62,244 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 26 | D/WB R |
| 89 | Nishan Velupillay | $1,197 | $62,244 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 24 | AM RL |
| 90 | Luke Brattan | $1,186 | $61,691 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 35 | DM |
| 91 | Sarpreet Singh | $1,170 | $60,861 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | New Zealand | 26 | AM RLC |
| 92 | Tomislav Uskok | $1,157 | $60,169 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 34 | D C, DM |
| 93 | Jonny Yull | $1,144 | $59,478 | Adelaide United | Australia | 20 | AM C |
| 94 | Dylan Peraić-Cullen | $1,137 | $59,132 | Central Coast Mariners | Australia | 18 | GK |
| 95 | Dylan Pierias | $1,120 | $58,233 | Adelaide United | Australia | 25 | D/WB/AM R |
| 96 | Henry Hore | $1,120 | $58,233 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Australia | 25 | AM RLC |
| 97 | Joe Shaughnessy | $1,091 | $56,711 | Newcastle Jets FC | Ireland | 33 | D C |
| 98 | Lachlan Wales | $1,085 | $56,435 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 27 | AM RL |
| 99 | Nick D'Agostino | $1,067 | $55,466 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Australia | 27 | ST |
| 100 | Thomas Aquilina | $1,055 | $54,844 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 24 | D/WB RL |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in A-League?
Chris Ikonomidis of Macarthur Football Club, on $22,610 per week — $1,175,720 a year.
How much do the top 100 A-League players earn between them?
$280,771 per week and $14,600,091 per year, which is 68% of the entire A-League payroll.
Which A-League club has the most players in the top 100?
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club, with 13 of them, paying $46,325 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$1,055 per week — that is what Thomas Aquilina earns in 100th place.