Wage bill by club
Total weekly spend on player wages
Highest paid in Brasileirão Série A
Top 10 earners take 15% of the league's wage bill
What a Brasileirão Série A player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 421 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,296 in the squad lists
Median £7,150 a week against an average of £10,313, across the 421 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 Brasileirão Série A players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every Brasileirão Série A club
Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | £598,220 | £31,107,440£31.1m | £21,482 | 63 | Jorginho | £91,000 |
 | £455,162 | £23,668,424£23.7m | £13,188 | 72 | Luciano Acosta | £62,000 |
 | £449,148 | £23,355,696£23.4m | £17,467 | 71 | Fred | £85,000 |
 | £357,590 | £18,594,680£18.6m | £12,976 | 54 | Arthur | £99,000 |
 | £346,993 | £18,043,636£18.0m | £16,010 | 65 | Gustavo Gómez | £39,000 |
 | £269,812 | £14,030,224£14.0m | £12,683 | 55 | Allan | £50,000 |
 | £269,407 | £14,009,164£14.0m | £10,529 | 86 | Domingos Duarte | £35,000 |
 | £263,665 | £13,710,580£13.7m | £12,919 | 57 | Guillermo Maripán | £53,000 |
 | £250,904 | £13,047,008£13.0m | £9,176 | 56 | Everton Ribeiro | £65,000 |
 | £202,594 | £10,534,888£10.5m | £9,126 | 65 | Yuri Alberto (Yuri Alberto Monteiro da Silva) | £34,000 |
 | £198,058 | £10,299,016£10.3m | £8,276 | 56 | Paulo Henrique | £18,000 |
 | £171,863 | £8,936,876£8.9m | £6,226 | 59 | Fernando | £16,000 |
 | £164,935 | £8,576,620£8.6m | £8,444 | 64 | Neymar | £30,000 |
 | £112,218 | £5,835,336£5.8m | £5,186 | 58 | Deyverson | £27,000 |
 | £104,850 | £5,452,200£5.5m | £4,530 | 65 | Kerwin Vargas | £10,000 |
| Cruzeiro Esporte Clube SAF | £101,312 | £5,268,224£5.3m | - | 52 | Luis Sinisterra | £65,000 |
 | £91,641 | £4,765,332£4.8m | £3,633 | 52 | Sérgio Oliveira | £18,000 |
 | £87,109 | £4,529,668£4.5m | £3,955 | 45 | Breno Lopes | £14,000 |
 | £50,251 | £2,613,052£2.6m | £3,508 | 37 | Luiz Otávio | £7,000 |
| Esporte Clube Vitória | £25,254 | £1,313,208£1.3m | £5,051 | 55 | Tomás Pochettino | £8,600 |
| Clube do Remo | £13,800 | £717,600£718k | - | 31 | Matheus Alexandre (Matheus Alexandre Anastácio de Souza) | £7,900 |
| Associação Chapecoense de Futebol | £7,800 | £405,600£406k | - | 46 | Yago Felipe | £3,300 |
| Mirassol Futebol Clube | £3,300 | £171,600£172k | - | 32 | Fernandinho | £3,300 |
Frequently asked questions
Brasileirão Série A wages
What is the total Brasileirão Série A wage bill?
The 23 clubs we track in Brasileirão Série A pay a combined £4,595,886 per week, or £238,986,072 per year, across 1,296 players.
Who is the highest paid player in Brasileirão Série A?
Arthur of Grêmio, on £99,000 per week — £5,148,000 a year.
Which Brasileirão Série A club has the biggest wage bill?
Flamengo, at £598,220 per week across 63 players.
What is the average Brasileirão Série A salary?
£10,313 a week across the 422 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £7,150.