Highest paid player at every Eliteserien club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Hrannar Snær Magnússon of Kristiansund BK leads on $17,290 a week. At the other end, FK Haugesund pays its own best paid player, Ismaël Seoné, $1,278 — a gap of 14×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly salary of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly payroll, among clubs where we hold at least 8 salaries
Every club's top earner
All 16 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's salary. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | SALARIES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kristiansund BK | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | $17,290 | $899,080 | 23 | D/WB/M L | $43k | 30/42 | 40% |
| 02 | Fredrikstad FK | Leonard Owusu | $14,630 | $760,760 | 28 | DM | $43k | 31/46 | 34% |
| 03 | SK Brann | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | $13,300 | $691,600 | 26 | AM RLC | $55k | 33/44 | 24% |
| 04 | Vålerenga Fotball | Magnus Westergaard | $10,507 | $546,364 | 27 | DM | $53k | 29/55 | 20% |
| 05 | Molde FK | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | $9,709 | $504,868 | 32 | AM RL, ST | $114k | 38/52 | 9% |
| 06 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Jens Petter Hauge | $9,443 | $491,036 | 25 | AM RLC | $80k | 31/46 | 12% |
| 07 | Rosenborg BK | Ole Kristian Selnæs | $7,714 | $401,128 | 31 | DM | $67k | 32/59 | 12% |
| 08 | Viking FK | Zlatko Tripic | $6,650 | $345,800 | 32 | AM RL | $66k | 31/45 | 10% |
| 09 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Gustav Valsvik | $5,586 | $290,472 | 32 | D C | $42k | 27/46 | 13% |
| 10 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Aimar Sher | $4,655 | $242,060 | 22 | DM | $51k | 30/54 | 9% |
| 11 | Tromsø IL | Mathias Tønnessen | $3,857 | $200,564 | 21 | D LC, DM | $33k | 20/34 | 12% |
| 12 | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Krzysztof Bąkowski | $2,660 | $138,320 | 22 | GK | $24k | 28/57 | 11% |
| 13 | Sandefjord Fotball | Nikolaj Möller | $2,527 | $131,404 | 22 | ST | $19k | 23/41 | 13% |
| 14 | Hamarkameratene | Anders Trondsen | $1,995 | $103,740 | 30 | D/WB L, DM | $24k | 26/35 | 8% |
| 15 | Bryne FK | Lasse Qvigstad | $1,330 | $69,160 | 21 | D RC, DM | $20k | 24/40 | 7% |
| 16 | FK Haugesund | Ismaël Seoné | $1,278 | $66,463 | 20 | ST | $18k | 23/32 | 7% |
Frequently asked questions
Eliteserien club top earners
Which Eliteserien club pays the biggest single salary?
Kristiansund BK. Hrannar Snær Magnússon earns $17,290 per week there, $899,080 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Eliteserien club has the lowest paid top earner?
FK Haugesund, where the best paid player we hold a salary for is Ismaël Seoné on $1,278 per week. Kristiansund BK pays 14 times that for its own top earner.
Which Eliteserien club leans hardest on one player?
Kristiansund BK. Hrannar Snær Magnússon takes 40% of the $43,151 a week the club pays across the 30 squad members we hold a salary for.
How many Eliteserien clubs are on this list?
All 16 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's salary.