Cristiano Ronaldo vs Vinícius Júnior - salary comparison
Cristiano Ronaldo earns £2,655,000 a week more than Vinícius Júnior — £3,000,000 against £345,000, a difference of £138,060,000 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 Vinícius Júnior, 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 | VINÍCIUS JÚNIOR | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £3,000,000 | £345,000 | £2,655,000 |
| Yearly salary | £156,000,000 | £17,940,000 | £138,060,000 |
| Net worth | £968m | £110m | £858m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 40 | 25 | 15 yr |
| Position | ST | AM L, ST | - |
| Club | Al-Nassr Football Club | Real Madrid | - |
| League | Saudi Pro League | La Liga | - |
| Nationality | Portugal | Brazil | - |
| 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 £2,655,000 a week more than Vinícius Júnior — £138,060,000 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 Inter Milan, whose 74 players cost £2.4m a week between them.
what Vinícius Júnior is paid. Put another way, Cristiano Ronaldo earns Vinícius Júnior's entire week in 19 hours.
a week, in 2024 — 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 · Vinícius Júnior
Frequently asked questions
Cristiano Ronaldo vs Vinícius Júnior
Who earns more, Cristiano Ronaldo or Vinícius Júnior?
Cristiano Ronaldo earns more. Cristiano Ronaldo is on £3,000,000 per week against Vinícius Júnior's £345,000, a gap of £2,655,000 a week.
What is the difference between Cristiano Ronaldo's and Vinícius Júnior's salary?
£2,655,000 per week, which comes to £138,060,000 over a year. Cristiano Ronaldo is paid 8.7 times what Vinícius Júnior 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 Vinícius Júnior earn per week?
Vinícius Júnior earns £345,000 per week at Real Madrid, or £17,940,000 per year.
Who is older, Cristiano Ronaldo or Vinícius Júnior?
Cristiano Ronaldo is older, at 40 to 25.
Whose contract runs longer, Cristiano Ronaldo's or Vinícius Júnior's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 30 June 2027.
Who has earned more over their career, Cristiano Ronaldo or Vinícius Júnior?
Cristiano Ronaldo, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Cristiano Ronaldo has earned £967,512,000 across 11 seasons, Vinícius Júnior £109,540,080 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Cristiano Ronaldo and Vinícius Júnior?
£2,655,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 892 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Inter Milan on £2,420,665 a week.