Luis Muriel vs Nahuel Bustos - salary comparison
Luis Muriel earns £8,000 a week more than Nahuel Bustos — £21,000 against £13,000, a difference of £416,000 over a year. The two best paid players in the Categoría Primera A.
Side by side
Current weekly wage, and where each of them earns it
Luis Muriel vs Nahuel Bustos, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | LUIS MURIEL | NAHUEL BUSTOS | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £21,000 | £13,000 | £8,000 |
| Yearly salary | £1,092,000 | £676,000 | £416,000 |
| Net worth | £37m | £9.2m | £28m |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 13 | 13 | - |
| Age | 34 | 27 | 7 yr |
| Position | AM LC, F C | AM RLC, F C | - |
| Club | Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A. | Independiente Santa Fe S.A. | - |
| League | Categoría Primera A | Categoría Primera A | same league |
| Nationality | Colombia | Argentina | - |
| Contract expiry | DEC 2026 | DEC 2026 | same day |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Luis Muriel is paid £8,000 a week more than Nahuel Bustos — £416,000 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 MKE Ankaragücü, whose 31 players cost £8k a week between them.
what Nahuel Bustos is paid. Put another way, Luis Muriel earns Nahuel Bustos' entire week in 4.3 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: Luis Muriel · Nahuel Bustos
Frequently asked questions
Luis Muriel vs Nahuel Bustos
Who earns more, Luis Muriel or Nahuel Bustos?
Luis Muriel earns more. Luis Muriel is on £21,000 per week against Nahuel Bustos' £13,000, a gap of £8,000 a week.
What is the difference between Luis Muriel's and Nahuel Bustos' salary?
£8,000 per week, which comes to £416,000 over a year. Luis Muriel is paid 1.6 times what Nahuel Bustos is paid.
How much does Luis Muriel earn per week?
Luis Muriel earns £21,000 per week at Club Deportivo Popular Junior F.C. S.A., or £1,092,000 per year.
How much does Nahuel Bustos earn per week?
Nahuel Bustos earns £13,000 per week at Independiente Santa Fe S.A., or £676,000 per year.
Who is older, Luis Muriel or Nahuel Bustos?
Luis Muriel is older, at 34 to 27.
Whose contract runs longer, Luis Muriel's or Nahuel Bustos'?
Both deals are recorded as expiring on 31 December 2026.
Who has earned more over their career, Luis Muriel or Nahuel Bustos?
Luis Muriel, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Luis Muriel has earned £37,284,000 across 13 seasons, Nahuel Bustos £9,215,960 across 13 seasons.
How big is the gap between Luis Muriel and Nahuel Bustos?
£8,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 79 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them MKE Ankaragücü on £7,974 a week.