Highest paid A-League goalkeepers
Filip Kurto is the best-paid goalkeeper in the A-League, on £2,300 a week at Macarthur Football Club, or £119,600 a year. Harrison Devenish-Meares is next on £2,200 at Sydney Football Club. We hold wages for 28 A-League goalkeepers in 2026/27.
All 28 A-League goalkeepers, best paid first
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Macarthur Football Club | 34 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 2 | Harrison Devenish-Meares | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Sydney Football Club | 28 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 3 | Joshua Oluwayemi | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | 24 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 4 | Jordan Holmes | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | 28 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 5 | Lawrence Thomas | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | 33 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 6 | Joshua Smits | £970£970 | £50,440£50k | Adelaide United | 32 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands |
| 7 | Andrew Redmayne | £930£930 | £48,360£48k | Central Coast Mariners | 36 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 8 | Dylan Peraić-Cullen | £855£855 | £44,460£44k | Central Coast Mariners | 18 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 9 | Matthew Sutton | £730£730 | £37,960£38k | Perth Glory Football Club | 25 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 10 | Patrick Beach | £718£718 | £37,336£37k | Melbourne City FC | 21 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 11 | Cameron Cook | £694£694 | £36,088£36k | Perth Glory Football Club | 23 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 12 | Dean Bouzanis | £684£684 | £35,568£36k | Brisbane Roar Football Club | 34 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 13 | Ethan Cox | £674£674 | £35,048£35k | Adelaide United | 21 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 14 | James Delianov | £672£672 | £34,944£35k | Newcastle Jets FC | 25 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 15 | Noah James | £662£662 | £34,424£34k | Newcastle Jets FC | 24 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 16 | James Nieuwenhuizen | £624£624 | £32,448£32k | Melbourne City FC | 21 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 17 | Jack Warshawsky | £624£624 | £32,448£32k | Melbourne Victory Football Club | 20 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 18 | Jack Duncan | £624£624 | £32,448£32k | Melbourne Victory Football Club | 32 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 19 | Macklin Freke | £594£594 | £30,888£31k | Brisbane Roar Football Club | 26 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 20 | Mark Birighitti | £594£594 | £30,888£31k | Perth Glory Football Club | 34 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 21 | Alex Robinson | £542£542 | £28,184£28k | Macarthur Football Club | 20 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 22 | Alby Kelly-Heald | £542£542 | £28,184£28k | Wellington Phoenix Football Club | 20 | Goalkeeper | New Zealand |
| 23 | Daniel Graskoski | £512£512 | £26,624£27k | Melbourne Victory Football Club | 18 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 24 | George Plusnin | £482£482 | £25,064£25k | Brisbane Roar Football Club | 17 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 25 | Gus Hoefsloot | £482£482 | £25,064£25k | Sydney Football Club | 19 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 26 | Joshua Lakkis | £452£452 | £23,504£24k | Macarthur Football Club | 19 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 27 | Max Vartuli | £422£422 | £21,944£22k | Adelaide United | 20 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
| 28 | Oscar Page | £402£402 | £20,904£21k | Brisbane Roar Football Club | 19 | Goalkeeper | Australia |
What each position earns in the A-League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 7% of what the A-League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each A-League club, added together, a week
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club pay 2 goalkeepers £4,100 a week between them, and Jordan Holmes takes 51% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every A-League club
12 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macarthur Football Club | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | 1 |
| Sydney Football Club | Harrison Devenish-Meares | £2,200£2k | 2 |
| Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club | Jordan Holmes | £2,100£2k | 4 |
| Wellington Phoenix Football Club | Joshua Oluwayemi | £2,100£2k | 3 |
| Adelaide United | Joshua Smits | £970£970 | 6 |
| Central Coast Mariners | Andrew Redmayne | £930£930 | 7 |
| Perth Glory Football Club | Matthew Sutton | £730£730 | 9 |
| Melbourne City FC | Patrick Beach | £718£718 | 10 |
| Brisbane Roar Football Club | Dean Bouzanis | £684£684 | 12 |
| Newcastle Jets FC | James Delianov | £672£672 | 14 |
| Melbourne Victory Football Club | Jack Warshawsky | £624£624 | 17 |
| Auckland Football Club | No wage held | - | - |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. The A-League ranks 39th.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in the A-League?
Filip Kurto of Macarthur Football Club, on £2,300 a week in 2026/27, or £119,600 a year. Harrison Devenish-Meares of Sydney Football Club is second on £2,200 a week.
How much do A-League goalkeepers earn?
The average A-League goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £1,190 a week, and the median one £730. Goalkeepers take 7% of what the A-League pays its players of that age.
Which A-League club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club, £4,100 a week across the 2 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Jordan Holmes on £2,100.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in the A-League ranks 39th of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same A-League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid A-League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what A-League players are paid at every age, or the A-League wage bill, club by club.