Erling Haaland vs Karim Benzema - salary comparison
Karim Benzema earns £379,000 a week more than Erling Haaland — £829,000 against £450,000, a difference of £19,708,000 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
Erling Haaland 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 | ERLING HAALAND | KARIM BENZEMA | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £450,000 | £829,000 | £379,000 |
| Yearly salary | £23,400,000 | £43,108,000 | £19,708,000 |
| Net worth | £122m | £367m | £245m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| Age | 24 | 37 | 13 yr |
| Position | ST | ST | same |
| Club | Manchester City | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | - |
| League | Premier League | Saudi Pro League | - |
| Nationality | Norway | France | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2034 | JUN 2027 | 2557 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Karim Benzema is paid £379,000 a week more than Erling Haaland — £19,708,000 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 Los Angeles Football Club, whose 22 players cost £377k a week between them.
what Erling Haaland is paid. Put another way, Karim Benzema earns Erling Haaland's entire week in 3.8 days.
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: Erling Haaland · Karim Benzema
Frequently asked questions
Erling Haaland vs Karim Benzema
Who earns more, Erling Haaland or Karim Benzema?
Karim Benzema earns more. Karim Benzema is on £829,000 per week against Erling Haaland's £450,000, a gap of £379,000 a week.
What is the difference between Erling Haaland's and Karim Benzema's salary?
£379,000 per week, which comes to £19,708,000 over a year. Karim Benzema is paid 1.8 times what Erling Haaland is paid.
How much does Erling Haaland earn per week?
Erling Haaland earns £450,000 per week at Manchester City, or £23,400,000 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, Erling Haaland or Karim Benzema?
Karim Benzema is older, at 37 to 24.
Whose contract runs longer, Erling Haaland's or Karim Benzema's?
Erling Haaland. Erling Haaland's deal runs to 30 June 2034, against 30 June 2027 for Karim Benzema.
Who has earned more over their career, Erling Haaland or Karim Benzema?
Karim Benzema, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Erling Haaland has earned £122,001,360 across 12 seasons, Karim Benzema £367,120,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Erling Haaland and Karim Benzema?
£379,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 790 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Los Angeles Football Club on £377,400 a week.