Ekstraklasa player wages
The 19 clubs we track in the Ekstraklasa pay a combined £1,079,414 a week. Mateusz Klich is the best paid, on £61,000 a week.
Wage bill by club
Total weekly spend on player wages
Highest paid in the Ekstraklasa
Top 10 earners take 22% of the league's wage bill
What a Ekstraklasa player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 310 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,015 in the squad lists
Median £2,000 a week against an average of £3,178, across the 310 players this covers.
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
Where Ekstraklasa players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every Ekstraklasa club
Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | £129,291 | £6,723,132 | £5,021 | 69 | Gustav Berggren | £17,000 |
 | £120,266 | £6,253,832 | £5,297 | 63 | Mateusz Klich | £61,000 |
 | £101,206 | £5,262,712 | £4,282 | 65 | Attila Szalai | £36,000 |
 | £93,199 | £4,846,348 | £3,917 | 73 | Damian Szymanski | £15,000 |
 | £89,395 | £4,648,540 | £3,676 | 71 | Janis Antiste | £20,000 |
| Widzew Łódź | £86,578 | £4,502,056 | £9,620 | 47 | Andi Zeqiri | £23,000 |
 | £76,204 | £3,962,608 | £2,909 | 72 | Nik Prelec | £16,000 |
 | £57,735 | £3,002,220 | £3,117 | 50 | Mahir Emreli | £12,000 |
 | £51,068 | £2,655,536 | £2,720 | 37 | Piotr Samiec-Talar | £4,800 |
 | £47,808 | £2,486,016 | £1,476 | 61 | Marcel Łubik | £7,900 |
 | £38,778 | £2,016,456 | £1,513 | 41 | Patryk Kun | £5,800 |
 | £37,378 | £1,943,656 | £1,874 | 45 | Damian Dąbrowski | £3,400 |
 | £35,610 | £1,851,720 | £2,450 | 35 | Jakub Czerwiński | £4,100 |
 | £34,602 | £1,799,304 | £1,876 | 47 | Aleksandar Ćirković | £3,500 |
| Wieczysta Kraków | £25,166 | £1,308,632 | £2,781 | 37 | Mikkel Maigaard | £5,900 |
| GKS Katowice | £20,568 | £1,069,536 | £1,674 | 47 | Bartosz Nowak | £3,500 |
| Radomiak Radom | £19,367 | £1,007,084 | £1,846 | 42 | Salifou Soumah | £4,600 |
| Korona Kielce | £8,178 | £425,256 | £1,561 | 54 | Dawid Błanik | £2,400 |
| Motor Lublin | £7,017 | £364,884 | £1,403 | 59 | Bartosz Wolski | £2,500 |
Frequently asked questions
Ekstraklasa wages
What is the total Ekstraklasa wage bill?
The 19 clubs we track in the Ekstraklasa pay a combined £1,079,414 per week, or £56,129,528 per year, across 1,015 players.
Who is the highest paid player in the Ekstraklasa?
Mateusz Klich of Cracovia, on £61,000 per week — £3,172,000 a year.
Which Ekstraklasa club has the biggest wage bill?
Lech Poznań, at £129,291 per week across 69 players.
What is the average Ekstraklasa salary?
£3,178 a week across the 310 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £2,000.