Mohamed Salah vs N'Golo Kanté - salary comparison
Mohamed Salah earns £52,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £400,000 against £348,000, a difference of £2,704,000 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
Mohamed Salah vs N'Golo Kanté, line by line
The better figure in each row is picked out in gold. A dash is a figure we do not hold.
| MEASURE | MOHAMED SALAH | N'GOLO KANTÉ | DIFFERENCE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekly wage | £400,000 | £348,000 | £52,000 |
| Yearly salary | £20,800,000 | £18,096,000 | £2,704,000 |
| Net worth | £151m | £152m | £728k |
| Seasons we hold a wage for | 11 | 11 | - |
| Age | 33 | 34 | 1 yr |
| Position | AM RL, ST | DM | - |
| Club | Trabzonspor A.Ş. | Fenerbahçe A.Ş. | - |
| League | Süper Lig | Süper Lig | same league |
| Nationality | Egypt | France | - |
| Contract expiry | JUN 2027 | JUN 2028 | 366 days |
What the gap buys
The difference between these two, put next to figures the rest of the site holds
Mohamed Salah is paid £52,000 a week more than N'Golo Kanté — £2,704,000 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 Club Atlético Barracas Central, whose 77 players cost £52k a week between them.
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: Mohamed Salah · N'Golo Kanté
Frequently asked questions
Mohamed Salah vs N'Golo Kanté
Who earns more, Mohamed Salah or N'Golo Kanté?
Mohamed Salah earns more. Mohamed Salah is on £400,000 per week against N'Golo Kanté's £348,000, a gap of £52,000 a week.
What is the difference between Mohamed Salah's and N'Golo Kanté's salary?
£52,000 per week, which comes to £2,704,000 over a year. Mohamed Salah is paid 1.1 times what N'Golo Kanté is paid.
How much does Mohamed Salah earn per week?
Mohamed Salah earns £400,000 per week at Trabzonspor A.Ş., or £20,800,000 per year.
How much does N'Golo Kanté earn per week?
N'Golo Kanté earns £348,000 per week at Fenerbahçe A.Ş., or £18,096,000 per year.
Who is older, Mohamed Salah or N'Golo Kanté?
N'Golo Kanté is older, at 34 to 33.
Whose contract runs longer, Mohamed Salah's or N'Golo Kanté's?
N'Golo Kanté. N'Golo Kanté's deal runs to 30 June 2028, against 30 June 2027 for Mohamed Salah.
Who has earned more over their career, Mohamed Salah or N'Golo Kanté?
N'Golo Kanté, on the seasons we hold a wage for. Mohamed Salah has earned £150,904,000 across 11 seasons, N'Golo Kanté £151,632,000 across 11 seasons.
How big is the gap between Mohamed Salah and N'Golo Kanté?
£52,000 a week. That is more than the entire first-team wage bill at 406 of the 904 clubs whose squads we hold wages for, the biggest of them Club Atlético Barracas Central on £51,975 a week.