A-LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid A-League players
Chris Ikonomidis leads on £17,000 per week. These 100 players take £211,106 a week between them - 68% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 281 of the 338 players in the A-League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £211k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL68%
MEDIAN AGE30
MOST IN THE LIST13 Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £17k #10 £4k #100 £793
Chris Ikonomidis earns 4.9× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 21× the 100th. Half of the £211k 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 | £17,000 | £884,000 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 02 | Ryan Fraser | £8,000 | £416,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Scotland | 31 | Winger |
| 03 | Piero Quispe | £6,800 | £353,600 | Sydney Football Club | Peru | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 04 | Jacob Farrell | £6,100 | £317,200 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 22 | Left-back |
| 05 | Nikos Vergos | £5,900 | £306,800 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Greece | 29 | Striker |
| 06 | Hiroki Sakai | £4,200 | £218,400 | Auckland Football Club | Japan | 35 | Centre-back |
| 07 | Jake Girdwood-Reich | £4,100 | £213,200 | Auckland Football Club | Australia | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 08 | Anselmo | £3,500 | £182,000 | Adelaide United | Brazil | 36 | Defensive midfielder |
| 09 | Andrew Nabbout | £3,500 | £182,000 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 10 | Adam Taggart | £3,500 | £182,000 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 32 | Striker |
| 11 | Brandon Borrello | £3,500 | £182,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 29 | Winger |
| 12 | Jake Brimmer | £3,100 | £161,200 | Auckland Football Club | Malta | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 13 | Juan Mata | £3,100 | £161,200 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Spain | 37 | Attacking midfielder |
| 14 | Joe Lolley | £3,100 | £161,200 | Sydney Football Club | England | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 15 | Josh Brillante | £3,100 | £161,200 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 32 | Defensive midfielder |
| 16 | Lachlan Jackson | £3,000 | £156,000 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 30 | Centre-back |
| 17 | Kota Mizunuma | £3,000 | £156,000 | Newcastle Jets FC | Japan | 35 | Right winger |
| 18 | Marius Lode | £2,900 | £150,800 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Norway | 32 | Centre-back |
| 19 | Mathew Leckie | £2,900 | £150,800 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 34 | Winger |
| 20 | Roderick Miranda | £2,700 | £140,400 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Portugal | 34 | Centre-back |
| 21 | Adama Traoré | £2,500 | £130,000 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Côte d’Ivoire | 35 | Left-back |
| 22 | Apostolos Stamatelopoulos | £2,500 | £130,000 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 26 | Striker |
| 23 | Craig Goodwin | £2,400 | £124,800 | Adelaide United | Australia | 33 | Left wing-back, winger |
| 24 | Daniel Arzani | £2,400 | £124,800 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 25 | Denis Genreau | £2,400 | £124,800 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 26 | Central midfielder |
| 26 | Daniel Wilmering | £2,400 | £124,800 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 24 | Left-back |
| 27 | Filip Kurto | £2,300 | £119,600 | Macarthur Football Club | Poland | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Elba Rashani | £2,300 | £119,600 | Melbourne City FC | Kosovo | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 29 | Harrison Devenish-Meares | £2,200 | £114,400 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 30 | James McGarry | £2,100 | £109,200 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | New Zealand | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 31 | Jay O'Shea | £2,100 | £109,200 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Ireland | 36 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 32 | Joshua Risdon | £2,100 | £109,200 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 32 | Right-back |
| 33 | Joel King | £2,100 | £109,200 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 24 | Left-back |
| 34 | Joshua Oluwayemi | £2,100 | £109,200 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | England | 24 | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Jordan Holmes | £2,100 | £109,200 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 36 | Keegan Jelacic | £2,000 | £104,000 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | New Zealand | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 37 | Louis D'Arrigo | £2,000 | £104,000 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 38 | Lachlan Rose | £2,000 | £104,000 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 39 | Lawrence Thomas | £2,000 | £104,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 33 | Goalkeeper |
| 40 | Max Burgess | £1,900 | £98,800 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 41 | Marcel Tisserand | £1,900 | £98,800 | Sydney Football Club | Congo - Kinshasa | 32 | Centre-back |
| 42 | Patrick Wood | £1,800 | £93,600 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 22 | Striker |
| 43 | Paulo Retre | £1,800 | £93,600 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | Australia | 32 | Defensive midfielder |
| 44 | Ryan Kitto | £1,700 | £88,400 | Adelaide United | Australia | 30 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 45 | Rhyan Grant | £1,700 | £88,400 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 34 | Right-back, central midfielder |
| 46 | Ruon Tongyik | £1,700 | £88,400 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 28 | Centre-back |
| 47 | Samuel Souprayen | £1,600 | £83,200 | Melbourne City FC | France | 36 | Centre-back |
| 48 | Santos | £1,600 | £83,200 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Brazil | 23 | Left winger, striker |
| 49 | Tom Lawrence | £1,600 | £83,200 | Perth Glory Football Club | Wales | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 50 | Sander Kartum | £1,600 | £83,200 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | Norway | 29 | Left wing-back, attacking midfielder |
| 51 | Bart Vriends | £1,500 | £78,000 | Adelaide United | Netherlands | 34 | Centre-back |
| 52 | Ben Halloran | £1,500 | £78,000 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Australia | 33 | Winger |
| 53 | Alessandro Lopane | £1,500 | £78,000 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 21 | Central midfielder |
| 54 | Aziz Behich | £1,500 | £78,000 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 34 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 55 | Andreas Kuen | £1,500 | £78,000 | Melbourne City FC | Austria | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 56 | Brandon O'Neill | £1,500 | £78,000 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 57 | Víctor Campuzano | £1,500 | £78,000 | Sydney Football Club | Spain | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 58 | Ahmet Arslan | £1,500 | £78,000 | Sydney Football Club | Türkiye | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 59 | Alex Rufer | £1,500 | £78,000 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | New Zealand | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 60 | Bill Tuiloma | £1,500 | £78,000 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | New Zealand | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 61 | Angus Thurgate | £1,500 | £78,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 62 | Alex Gersbach | £1,500 | £78,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 28 | Left-back |
| 63 | Bozhidar Kraev | £1,500 | £78,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Bulgaria | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 64 | Aidan Simmons | £1,500 | £78,000 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Australia | 22 | Right-back, winger |
| 65 | Christian Theoharous | £1,400 | £72,800 | Central Coast Mariners | Australia | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 66 | Damien Da Silva | £1,400 | £72,800 | Macarthur Football Club | France | 37 | Centre-back |
| 67 | Corey Hollman | £1,400 | £72,800 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 68 | Dylan Scicluna | £1,400 | £72,800 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Malta | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 69 | Germán Ferreyra | £1,200 | £62,400 | Melbourne City FC | Argentina | 29 | Centre-back |
| 70 | Harrison Delbridge | £1,200 | £62,400 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 33 | Centre-back |
| 71 | Jay Barnett | £1,100 | £57,200 | Adelaide United | Australia | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 72 | Juan Muñiz | £1,100 | £57,200 | Adelaide United | Spain | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 73 | Ji Dong-Won | £1,100 | £57,200 | Macarthur Football Club | South Korea | 34 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 74 | Jordi Valadon | £1,100 | £57,200 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 75 | Jason Davidson | £1,100 | £57,200 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 34 | Centre-back |
| 76 | Al Hassan Touré | £1,072 | £55,744 | Sydney Football Club | Australia | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 77 | Kaito Taniguchi | £1,000 | £52,000 | Central Coast Mariners | Japan | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 78 | Kosta Grozos | £1,000 | £52,000 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 79 | Zach Lisolajski | £1,000 | £52,000 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 19 | Centre-back |
| 80 | Brian Kaltak | £991 | £51,532 | Perth Glory Football Club | Vanuatu | 31 | Centre-back |
| 81 | Šime Gržan | £974 | £50,648 | Macarthur Football Club | Croatia | 31 | Right-back, right winger |
| 82 | Joshua Smits | £970 | £50,440 | Adelaide United | Netherlands | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 83 | Anthony Cáceres | £966 | £50,232 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 84 | Kosta Barbarouses | £931 | £48,412 | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | New Zealand | 35 | Right winger, striker |
| 85 | Andrew Redmayne | £930 | £48,360 | Central Coast Mariners | Australia | 36 | Goalkeeper |
| 86 | Mitchell Duke | £900 | £46,800 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 34 | Striker |
| 87 | Nathaniel Atkinson | £900 | £46,800 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 26 | Right-back |
| 88 | Max Caputo | £900 | £46,800 | Melbourne City FC | Australia | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 89 | Nishan Velupillay | £900 | £46,800 | Melbourne Victory Football Club | Australia | 24 | Winger |
| 90 | Luke Brattan | £892 | £46,384 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 35 | Defensive midfielder |
| 91 | Sarpreet Singh | £880 | £45,760 | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | New Zealand | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 92 | Tomislav Uskok | £870 | £45,240 | Macarthur Football Club | Australia | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 93 | Jonny Yull | £860 | £44,720 | Adelaide United | Australia | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 94 | Dylan Peraić-Cullen | £855 | £44,460 | Central Coast Mariners | Australia | 18 | Goalkeeper |
| 95 | Dylan Pierias | £842 | £43,784 | Adelaide United | Australia | 25 | Right-back, right winger |
| 96 | Henry Hore | £842 | £43,784 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Australia | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 97 | Joe Shaughnessy | £820 | £42,640 | Newcastle Jets FC | Ireland | 33 | Centre-back |
| 98 | Lachlan Wales | £816 | £42,432 | Perth Glory Football Club | Australia | 27 | Winger |
| 99 | Nick D'Agostino | £802 | £41,704 | Brisbane Roar Football Club | Australia | 27 | Striker |
| 100 | Thomas Aquilina | £793 | £41,236 | Newcastle Jets FC | Australia | 24 | Full-back |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the A-League?
Chris Ikonomidis of Macarthur Football Club, on £17,000 per week — £884,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 A-League players earn between them?
£211,106 per week and £10,977,512 per year, which is 68% of the entire A-League wage bill.
Which A-League club has the most players in the top 100?
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club, with 13 of them, paying £34,831 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£793 per week — that is what Thomas Aquilina earns in 100th place.
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