Ligue 1 player wages
The 18 clubs we track in Ligue 1 pay a combined $12,581,854 a week. Ousmane Dembélé is the best paid, on $448,200 a week.
Wage bill by club
Total weekly spend on player wages
Highest paid in Ligue 1
Top 10 earners take 23% of the league's wage bill
What a Ligue 1 player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 290 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,370 in the squad lists
Median $18,900 a week against an average of $37,379, across the 290 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 wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Where Ligue 1 players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every Ligue 1 club
Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | $3,952,128 | $205,510,640 | $186,011 | 83 | Ousmane Dembélé | $448,200 |
 | $1,359,086 | $70,672,446 | $70,002 | 83 | Ansu Fati | $186,300 |
 | $1,136,398 | $59,092,675 | $49,468 | 78 | Séko Fofana | $187,650 |
 | $1,038,494 | $54,001,701 | $43,654 | 82 | Loïs Openda | $133,650 |
 | $876,290 | $45,567,101 | $38,760 | 83 | Geoffrey Kondogbia | $122,850 |
 | $595,845 | $30,983,963 | $27,548 | 79 | Tanguy Nianzou | $89,100 |
 | $561,649 | $29,205,727 | $28,520 | 85 | Filip Jörgensen | $97,200 |
 | $504,812 | $26,250,237 | $19,849 | 77 | Kevin Trapp | $78,300 |
 | $470,545 | $24,468,350 | $23,204 | 69 | Amadou Haïdara | $59,400 |
 | $456,130 | $23,718,755 | $27,639 | 72 | Terem Moffi | $70,200 |
 | $349,632 | $18,180,887 | $16,675 | 82 | Lucas Tousart | $33,750 |
 | $331,737 | $17,250,316 | $23,235 | 63 | Branco van den Boomen | $56,700 |
 | $308,656 | $16,050,107 | $14,143 | 80 | Romain Faivre | $44,550 |
 | $212,902 | $11,070,891 | $10,851 | 80 | Amir Richardson | $54,000 |
 | $204,710 | $10,644,917 | $9,867 | 78 | Souleymane Faye | $28,350 |
 | $153,549 | $7,984,548 | $11,502 | 73 | Mark McKenzie | $33,750 |
 | $69,291 | $3,603,155 | $4,201 | 73 | Renaud Ripart | $12,150 |
| Le Mans FC | - | - | - | 50 | Harold Voyer | - |
Frequently asked questions
Ligue 1 wages
What is the total Ligue 1 wage bill?
The 18 clubs we track in Ligue 1 pay a combined $12,581,854 per week, or $654,256,418 per year, across 1,370 players.
Who is the highest paid player in Ligue 1?
Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain, on $448,200 per week — $23,306,400 a year.
Which Ligue 1 club has the biggest wage bill?
Paris Saint-Germain, at $3,952,128 per week across 83 players.
What is the average Ligue 1 salary?
$37,379 a week across the 291 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is $18,900.