Highest paid players from Australia
Harry Souttar is the best paid player from Australia at $47,880 a week. We hold a salary for 285 of the 334 players in the squads we track who give Australia, and they earn $851,169 a week between them, across 26 leagues.
The best-paid XI from Australia
The eleven highest-paid players from Australia that fit a 4-3-3, ranked on club salary alone.
- GK Joe Gauci $13,300 Lincoln City
- D Harry Souttar $47,880 Leicester City
- D Cameron Burgess $26,600 Swansea City
- D Alessandro Circati $23,940 Sport Lisboa e Benfica
- D Callum Elder $11,172 Lincoln City
- M Jackson Irvine $22,610 Cerezo Osaka
- M Connor Metcalfe $19,950 FC St. Pauli
- M Massimo Luongo $18,620 Millwall
- A Riley McGree $25,270 Middlesbrough
- A Chris Ikonomidis $22,610 Macarthur Football Club
- A Alex Robertson $17,290 Cardiff City
Combined $249,242 per week · $12,960,584 per year
Highest paid from Australia
Top 50 by weekly salary, 67% of every Australia salary we hold. Sortable.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | CLUB | LEAGUE | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Harry Souttar | $47,880 | $2,489,760 | Leicester City | League One | 26 | D C |
| 02 | Cameron Burgess | $26,600 | $1,383,200 | Swansea City | Championship | 29 | D C |
| 03 | Riley McGree | $25,270 | $1,314,040 | Middlesbrough | Championship | 26 | AM LC |
| 04 | Alessandro Circati | $23,940 | $1,244,880 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | Primeira Liga | 21 | D C |
| 05 | Chris Ikonomidis | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | Macarthur Football Club | A-League | 30 | AM RLC |
| 06 | Jackson Irvine | $22,610 | $1,175,720 | Cerezo Osaka | J1 League | 32 | DM |
| 07 | Connor Metcalfe | $19,950 | $1,037,400 | FC St. Pauli | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | DM, AM RC |
| 08 | Massimo Luongo | $18,620 | $968,240 | Millwall | Championship | 32 | DM |
| 09 | Alex Robertson | $17,290 | $899,080 | Cardiff City | Championship | 22 | AM C |
| 10 | Dimitri Petratos | $17,290 | $899,080 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 11 | Nestory Irankunda | $15,960 | $829,920 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 19 | AM RL |
| 12 | Nestory Irankunda | $15,960 | $829,920 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | Primeira Liga | 19 | AM RL |
| 13 | Joe Gauci | $13,300 | $691,600 | Lincoln City | Championship | 25 | GK |
| 14 | Jason Cummings | $12,103 | $629,356 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 29 | ST |
| 15 | Mohamed Touré | $11,970 | $622,440 | Norwich City | Championship | 21 | AM RLC, F C |
| 16 | Aiden O'Neill | $11,305 | $587,860 | New York City FC | Major League Soccer | 27 | DM |
| 17 | Callum Elder | $11,172 | $580,944 | Lincoln City | Championship | 30 | D/WB L |
| 18 | Lewis Miller | $10,640 | $553,280 | Blackburn Rovers | Championship | 24 | D RC |
| 19 | Samuel Silvera | $10,640 | $553,280 | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 24 | AM RL |
| 20 | Patrick Yazbek | $10,374 | $539,448 | Nashville SC | Major League Soccer | 23 | DM |
| 21 | Raphael Borges Rodrigues | $10,241 | $532,532 | Burton Albion | League One | 21 | AM RLC |
| 22 | Adrian Segecic | $9,975 | $518,700 | Portsmouth | Championship | 21 | AM RLC |
| 23 | Hayden Matthews | $9,576 | $497,952 | Bradford City | League One | 21 | D C |
| 24 | Jamie Maclaren | $9,443 | $491,036 | Kolkata | Indian Super League | 31 | ST |
| 25 | Kye Rowles | $9,310 | $484,120 | D.C. United | Major League Soccer | 27 | D LC |
| 26 | Jacob Farrell | $8,113 | $421,876 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | A-League | 22 | D/WB L |
| 27 | Jacob Farrell | $8,113 | $421,876 | Portsmouth | Championship | 22 | D/WB L |
| 28 | Kai Trewin | $7,980 | $414,960 | New York City FC | Major League Soccer | 24 | D RC, DM |
| 29 | Mathew Ryan | $7,847 | $408,044 | Levante | La Liga | 33 | GK |
| 30 | Thomas Deng | $7,448 | $387,296 | F Marinos | J1 League | 28 | D RC |
| 31 | Archie Goodwin | $7,315 | $380,380 | Charlotte Football Club | Major League Soccer | 20 | ST |
| 32 | Ariath Piol | $7,315 | $380,380 | Real Salt Lake | Major League Soccer | 20 | AM RL, ST |
| 33 | Curtis Good | $7,182 | $373,464 | Buriram United | Thai League | 32 | D C |
| 34 | Gethin Jones | $6,916 | $359,632 | Milton Keynes Dons | League One | 29 | D RC |
| 35 | Jordan Bos | $6,783 | $352,716 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Eredivisie | 22 | D/WB L |
| 36 | Kealey Adamson | $6,650 | $345,800 | Queens Park Rangers | Championship | 22 | D RL |
| 37 | Kenny Dougall | $6,650 | $345,800 | Buriram United | Thai League | 32 | DM |
| 38 | Martin Boyle | $6,517 | $338,884 | Hibernian | Scottish Premiership | 32 | AM R, ST |
| 39 | Paul Izzo | $6,384 | $331,968 | Randers Football Club | Danish Superliga | 30 | GK |
| 40 | Thomas Waddingham | $6,118 | $318,136 | Portsmouth | Championship | 20 | AM LC, F C |
| 41 | Caleb Watts | $5,852 | $304,304 | Plymouth Argyle | League One | 23 | AM RLC |
| 42 | Cameron Devlin | $5,852 | $304,304 | Rangers | Scottish Premiership | 27 | DM |
| 43 | Jake Girdwood-Reich | $5,453 | $283,556 | Auckland Football Club | A-League | 21 | D C, DM |
| 44 | Kusini Yengi | $5,320 | $276,640 | Aberdeen | Scottish Premiership | 26 | ST |
| 45 | Marco Tilio | $5,187 | $269,724 | Sportklub Rapid | Austrian Bundesliga | 23 | AM LC |
| 46 | Andrew Nabbout | $4,655 | $242,060 | Melbourne City FC | A-League | 32 | AM RLC, F C |
| 47 | Adam Taggart | $4,655 | $242,060 | Perth Glory Football Club | A-League | 32 | ST |
| 48 | Brandon Borrello | $4,655 | $242,060 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | A-League | 29 | AM RL |
| 49 | Ajdin Hrustic | $4,655 | $242,060 | Heracles Almelo | Eredivisie | 29 | AM RC |
| 50 | Awer Mabil | $4,655 | $242,060 | Castellón | La Liga 2 | 29 | AM RL |
Where Australia players play
Players we hold a salary for, and what each league pays them
What each position earns
Average weekly salary, and share of the Australia salary total, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for
Peak earning years
Average weekly salary by age band
Clubs with the most Australia players
Current squads, counting players we hold a salary for
Frequently asked questions
Players from Australia
Who is the highest paid soccer player from Australia?
Harry Souttar of Leicester City is the highest paid player from Australia in our data, on $47,880 per week ($2,489,760 per year).
How much do players from Australia earn?
The 165 players from Australia aged 22 or over that we hold a salary for earn $3,888 per week on average. The median is $1,463, lower, because a small number of very large contracts pull the average up. Squad lists here run down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league has the most players from Australia?
A-League has the most, with 196 players from Australia on salaries we hold, ahead of Championship on 14.
How many players from Australia do you cover?
334 players in the current squads we track give their nationality as Australia, and we hold a weekly salary for 285 of them (85%). Figures are club salaries: this page is not a national-team squad.
Which club has the most players from Australia?
Adelaide United, with 23 players from Australia in its current squad.
Every player from Australia
55 with a page of their own, A-Z, including players we hold no current club for