Kalidou Koulibaly vs Karim Benzema - salary comparison
Karim Benzema earns £332,000 a week more than Kalidou Koulibaly — £829,000 against £497,000, a difference of £17,264,000 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
Kalidou Koulibaly 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 | KALIDOU KOULIBALY | KARIM BENZEMA | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £497,000 | £829,000 | £332,000 |
| Yearly salary | £25,844,000 | £43,108,000 | £17,264,000 |
| Net worth | £160m | £367m | £207m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 34 | 37 | 3 yr |
| Position | D C | ST | - |
| Club | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club | team-mates |
| League | Saudi Pro League | Saudi Pro League | same league |
| Nationality | Senegal | 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
Karim Benzema is paid £332,000 a week more than Kalidou Koulibaly — £17,264,000 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 Queens Park Rangers, whose 69 players cost £325k a week between them.
what Kalidou Koulibaly is paid. Put another way, Karim Benzema earns Kalidou Koulibaly's entire week in 4.2 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: Kalidou Koulibaly · Karim Benzema
Frequently asked questions
Kalidou Koulibaly vs Karim Benzema
Who earns more, Kalidou Koulibaly or Karim Benzema?
Karim Benzema earns more. Karim Benzema is on £829,000 per week against Kalidou Koulibaly's £497,000, a gap of £332,000 a week.
What is the difference between Kalidou Koulibaly's and Karim Benzema's salary?
£332,000 per week, which comes to £17,264,000 over a year. Karim Benzema is paid 1.7 times what Kalidou Koulibaly is paid.
How much does Kalidou Koulibaly earn per week?
Kalidou Koulibaly earns £497,000 per week at Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club, or £25,844,000 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, Kalidou Koulibaly or Karim Benzema?
Karim Benzema is older, at 37 to 34.
Whose contract runs longer, Kalidou Koulibaly's or Karim Benzema's?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 30 June 2027.
Who has earned more over their career, Kalidou Koulibaly or Karim Benzema?
Karim Benzema, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Kalidou Koulibaly has earned £160,368,000 across 11 seasons, Karim Benzema £367,120,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Kalidou Koulibaly and Karim Benzema?
£332,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 773 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Queens Park Rangers on £324,940 a week.