Cristiano Ronaldo vs Karim Benzema - salary comparison
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £2,171,000 a week more than Karim Benzema — £3,000,000 against £829,000, a difference of £112,892,000 over a year. Both inside the twenty best paid footballers in our data.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Karim Benzema, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | CRISTIANO RONALDO | KARIM BENZEMA | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £3,000,000 | £829,000 | £2,171,000 |
| Yearly salary | £156,000,000 | £43,108,000 | £112,892,000 |
| Net worth | £968m | £367m | £600m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 40 | 37 | 3 yr |
| Position | ST | ST | same |
| Club | Al-Nassr Football Club | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | - |
| League | Saudi Pro League | Saudi Pro League | same league |
| Nationality | Portugal | France | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2027 | JUN 2027 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Cristiano Ronaldo is paid £2,171,000 a week more than Karim Benzema — £112,892,000 over a year.
of the 904 clubs we hold squad wages for pay their whole first team less each week than the gap between these two. The biggest of them is Juventus, whose 61 players cost £2.2m a week between them.
what Karim Benzema is paid. Put another way, Cristiano Ronaldo earns Karim Benzema's entire week in 1.9 days.
a week, in 2025 — the widest the two have been apart in any of the 11 seasons below that they both appear in.
Season by season
Weekly wage in each season both men appear in our data, newest at the bottom. Where they were is beside the figure.
Full histories: Cristiano Ronaldo · Karim Benzema
Frequently asked questions
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Karim Benzema
Who earns more, Cristiano Ronaldo or Karim Benzema?
Cristiano Ronaldo earns more. Cristiano Ronaldo is on £3,000,000 per week against Karim Benzema's £829,000, a gap of £2,171,000 a week.
What is the difference between Cristiano Ronaldo's and Karim Benzema's salary?
£2,171,000 per week, which comes to £112,892,000 over a year. Cristiano Ronaldo is paid 3.6 times what Karim Benzema is paid.
How much does Cristiano Ronaldo earn per week?
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £3,000,000 per week at Al-Nassr Football Club, or £156,000,000 per year.
How much does Karim Benzema earn per week?
Karim Benzema earns £829,000 per week at Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, or £43,108,000 per year.
Who is older, Cristiano Ronaldo or Karim Benzema?
Cristiano Ronaldo is older, at 40 to 37.
Whose contract runs longer, Cristiano Ronaldo's or Karim Benzema's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 30 June 2027.
Who has earned more over their career, Cristiano Ronaldo or Karim Benzema?
Cristiano Ronaldo, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Cristiano Ronaldo has earned £967,512,000 across 11 seasons, Karim Benzema £367,120,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema?
£2,171,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 889 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Juventus on £2,155,997 a week.