Payroll by club
Total weekly spend on player salaries
Highest paid in Brasileirão Série A
Top 10 earners take 15% of the league's payroll
What a Brasileirão Série A player actually earns
Weekly salary across the 421 players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for, of the 1,296 in the squad lists
Median $9,510 a week against an average of $13,716, across the 421 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the payroll, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Where Brasileirão Série A players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every Brasileirão Série A club
Payroll, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $795,633 | $41,372,895$41.4m | $28,571 | 63 | Jorginho | $121,030 |
 | $605,365 | $31,479,004$31.5m | $17,540 | 72 | Luciano Acosta | $82,460 |
 | $597,367 | $31,063,076$31.1m | $23,231 | 71 | Fred | $113,050 |
 | $475,595 | $24,730,924$24.7m | $17,258 | 54 | Arthur | $131,670 |
 | $461,501 | $23,998,036$24m | $21,293 | 65 | Gustavo Gómez | $51,870 |
 | $358,850 | $18,660,198$18.7m | $16,868 | 55 | Allan | $66,500 |
 | $358,311 | $18,632,188$18.6m | $14,004 | 86 | Domingos Duarte | $46,550 |
 | $350,674 | $18,235,071$18.2m | $17,182 | 57 | Guillermo Maripán | $70,490 |
 | $333,702 | $17,352,521$17.4m | $12,204 | 56 | Everton Ribeiro | $86,450 |
 | $269,450 | $14,011,401$14m | $12,138 | 65 | Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) | $45,220 |
 | $263,417 | $13,697,691$13.7m | $11,007 | 56 | Paulo Henrique | $23,940 |
 | $228,578 | $11,886,045$11.9m | $8,281 | 59 | Fernando | $21,280 |
 | $219,364 | $11,406,905$11.4m | $11,231 | 64 | Neymar | $39,900 |
 | $149,250 | $7,760,997$7.8m | $6,897 | 58 | Deyverson | $35,910 |
 | $139,451 | $7,251,426$7.3m | $6,025 | 65 | Kerwin Vargas | $13,300 |
| Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | $134,745 | $7,006,738$7m | - | 52 | Luis Sinisterra | $86,450 |
 | $121,883 | $6,337,892$6.3m | $4,832 | 52 | Sérgio Oliveira | $23,940 |
 | $115,855 | $6,024,458$6m | $5,260 | 45 | Breno Lopes | $18,620 |
 | $66,834 | $3,475,359$3.5m | $4,666 | 37 | Luiz Otávio | $9,310 |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | $33,588 | $1,746,567$1.7m | $6,718 | 55 | Tomás Pochettino | $11,438 |
| Clube do Remo | $18,354 | $954,408$954k | - | 31 | Matheus Alexandre (Matheus Alexandre Anastácio de Souza) | $10,507 |
| Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | $10,374 | $539,448$539k | - | 46 | Yago Felipe | $4,389 |
| Mirassol Futebol Clube | $4,389 | $228,228$228k | - | 32 | Fernandinho | $4,389 |
Frequently asked questions
Brasileirão Série A salaries
What is the total Brasileirão Série A payroll?
The 23 clubs we track in Brasileirão Série A pay a combined $6,112,528 per week, or $317,851,476 per year, across 1,296 players.
Who is the highest paid player in Brasileirão Série A?
Arthur of Grêmio, on $131,670 per week — $6,846,840 a year.
Which Brasileirão Série A club has the biggest payroll?
Flamengo, at $795,633 per week across 63 players.
What is the average Brasileirão Série A salary?
$13,716 a week across the 422 players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for. The median is $9,510.