ELITESERIEN · TOP 100
Highest paid Eliteserien players
Hrannar Snær Magnússon leads on £13,000 per week. These 100 players take £329,800 a week between them - 58% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 456 of the 728 players in the Eliteserien.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £330k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL58%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST21 Molde FK
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £13k #10 £6k #100 £2k
Hrannar Snær Magnússon earns 2.2× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 8.1× the 100th. Half of the £330k a week on this page goes to the first 31 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hrannar Snær Magnússon | £13,000 | £676,000 | Kristiansund BK | Iceland | 23 | D/WB/M L |
| 02 | Leonard Owusu | £11,000 | £572,000 | Fredrikstad FK | Ghana | 28 | DM |
| 03 | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000 | £520,000 | SK Brann | Iceland | 26 | AM RLC |
| 04 | Magnus Westergaard | £7,900 | £410,800 | Vålerenga Fotball | Denmark | 27 | DM |
| 05 | Fredrik Gulbrandsen | £7,300 | £379,600 | Molde FK | Norway | 32 | AM RL, ST |
| 06 | Emil Breivik | £7,300 | £379,600 | Molde FK | Norway | 25 | D R, DM, AM C |
| 07 | Jens Petter Hauge | £7,100 | £369,200 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 25 | AM RLC |
| 08 | Patrick Berg | £6,800 | £353,600 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 27 | DM |
| 09 | Mats Møller Dæhli | £5,900 | £306,800 | Molde FK | Norway | 30 | DM, AM LC |
| 10 | Ole Kristian Selnæs | £5,800 | £301,600 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 31 | DM |
| 11 | Fredrik Bjørkan | £5,300 | £275,600 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 26 | D/WB L |
| 12 | Eirik Hestad | £5,300 | £275,600 | Molde FK | Norway | 30 | AM RC |
| 13 | Jonas Svensson | £5,100 | £265,200 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 32 | D/WB R |
| 14 | Kristian Eriksen | £5,000 | £260,000 | Molde FK | Norway | 29 | AM RC, ST |
| 15 | Zlatko Tripic | £5,000 | £260,000 | Viking FK | Norway | 32 | AM RL |
| 16 | Birk Risa | £4,500 | £234,000 | Molde FK | Norway | 27 | D LC |
| 17 | Caleb Zady Sery | £4,400 | £228,800 | Molde FK | Côte d’Ivoire | 25 | AM RLC |
| 18 | Gustav Valsvik | £4,200 | £218,400 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 32 | D C |
| 19 | Jalal Abdullai | £4,100 | £213,200 | Molde FK | Ghana | 20 | ST |
| 20 | Kasper Høgh | £4,000 | £208,000 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Denmark | 24 | ST |
| 21 | Kristoffer Haugen | £4,000 | £208,000 | Viking FK | Norway | 31 | D/WB L |
| 22 | August Mikkelsen | £3,500 | £182,000 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 24 | AM RLC |
| 23 | Aslak Witry | £3,500 | £182,000 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 29 | D/WB R |
| 24 | Bjørn Inge Utvik | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Norway | 29 | D C, DM |
| 25 | Aimar Sher | £3,500 | £182,000 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Iraq | 22 | DM |
| 26 | Bård Finne | £3,500 | £182,000 | SK Brann | Norway | 30 | AM RL, ST |
| 27 | Veton Berisha | £3,500 | £182,000 | Viking FK | Norway | 31 | ST |
| 28 | Dino Islamović | £3,400 | £176,800 | Rosenborg BK | Montenegro | 31 | ST |
| 29 | Dávid Ďuriš | £3,400 | £176,800 | Rosenborg BK | Slovakia | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 30 | Eirik Haugan | £3,300 | £171,600 | Molde FK | Norway | 27 | D LC |
| 31 | Fredrik Kristensen Dahl | £3,300 | £171,600 | Molde FK | Norway | 26 | D LC |
| 32 | Emil Ceïde | £3,300 | £171,600 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 23 | AM RL |
| 33 | Halldor Stenevik | £3,200 | £166,400 | Molde FK | Norway | 25 | D/WB RL, AM R |
| 34 | Herman Stengel | £3,200 | £166,400 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 29 | DM |
| 35 | Gustav Wikheim | £3,200 | £166,400 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 32 | AM RL |
| 36 | Jostein Gundersen | £3,100 | £161,200 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 29 | D C |
| 37 | Jacob Christensen | £3,100 | £161,200 | Molde FK | Denmark | 24 | DM |
| 38 | Isak Helstad Amundsen | £3,100 | £161,200 | Molde FK | Norway | 25 | D RC |
| 39 | Jacob Sørensen | £3,100 | £161,200 | SK Brann | Denmark | 27 | D C, DM |
| 40 | Joe Bell | £3,100 | £161,200 | Viking FK | New Zealand | 26 | DM |
| 41 | Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson | £3,000 | £156,000 | Vålerenga Fotball | Iceland | 25 | D LC, M L |
| 42 | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000 | £156,000 | Viking FK | Slovakia | 23 | GK |
| 43 | Magnus Bech Riisnæs | £2,900 | £150,800 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 20 | D/WB R, AM C |
| 44 | Nikita Haikin | £2,900 | £150,800 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Russia | 30 | GK |
| 45 | Martin Linnes | £2,900 | £150,800 | Molde FK | Norway | 33 | D/WB RL |
| 46 | Mads Bomholt | £2,900 | £150,800 | Rosenborg BK | Denmark | 19 | DM, AM C |
| 47 | Mathias Tønnessen | £2,900 | £150,800 | Tromsø IL | Norway | 21 | D LC, DM |
| 48 | Ole Sæter | £2,800 | £145,600 | Vålerenga Fotball | Norway | 29 | ST |
| 49 | Ruben Alte | £2,700 | £140,400 | Viking FK | Norway | 25 | AM LC |
| 50 | Trent Kone-Doherty | £2,600 | £135,200 | Molde FK | Ireland | 19 | AM RL |
| 51 | Sivert Sira Hansen | £2,600 | £135,200 | Molde FK | Norway | 23 | D C |
| 52 | Sigurd Rosted | £2,600 | £135,200 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Norway | 30 | D RC |
| 53 | Albert Posiadała | £2,500 | £130,000 | Molde FK | Poland | 22 | GK |
| 54 | Vebjørn Hoff | £2,500 | £130,000 | Molde FK | Norway | 29 | DM |
| 55 | Adrian Pereira | £2,500 | £130,000 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 25 | D/WB L |
| 56 | Ulrik Yttergård Jenssen | £2,500 | £130,000 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 28 | D LC |
| 57 | Andreas Nibe | £2,500 | £130,000 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Denmark | 22 | AM RC |
| 58 | Bent Sørmo | £2,500 | £130,000 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 28 | D RC |
| 59 | Anders Bærtelsen | £2,500 | £130,000 | Viking FK | Denmark | 25 | D C |
| 60 | Casper Øyvann | £2,400 | £124,800 | Molde FK | Norway | 25 | D C |
| 61 | Daniel Karlsbakk | £2,400 | £124,800 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Norway | 22 | AM RL, ST |
| 62 | Felix Horn Myhre | £2,300 | £119,600 | SK Brann | Norway | 26 | DM |
| 63 | Elias Hoff Melkersen | £2,300 | £119,600 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 22 | AM R, ST |
| 64 | Elias Sørensen | £2,300 | £119,600 | Vålerenga Fotball | Denmark | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 65 | Elias Hagen | £2,300 | £119,600 | Vålerenga Fotball | Norway | 25 | DM |
| 66 | Haitam Aleesami | £2,200 | £114,400 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 33 | D LC |
| 67 | Håkon Evjen | £2,200 | £114,400 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 25 | AM C |
| 68 | Henrik Bjørdal | £2,200 | £114,400 | Vålerenga Fotball | Norway | 28 | AM C |
| 69 | Hilmir Rafn Mikaelsson | £2,200 | £114,400 | Viking FK | Iceland | 21 | ST |
| 70 | Henrik Falchener | £2,200 | £114,400 | Viking FK | Norway | 22 | D C, DM |
| 71 | Henrik Heggheim | £2,200 | £114,400 | Viking FK | Norway | 24 | D RC |
| 72 | Gianni Stensness | £2,200 | £114,400 | Viking FK | Australia | 26 | D C, DM |
| 73 | Isak Määttä | £2,100 | £109,200 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 23 | D/WB L, AM RL |
| 74 | Johannes Hummelvoll-Nuñez | £2,100 | £109,200 | Fredrikstad FK | Chile | 28 | AM RLC, F C |
| 75 | Johan Bakke | £2,100 | £109,200 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 21 | DM |
| 76 | Iver Fossum | £2,100 | £109,200 | Rosenborg BK | Norway | 28 | AM LC |
| 77 | Jesper Taaje | £2,100 | £109,200 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 27 | D C |
| 78 | Jakob Haugaard | £2,100 | £109,200 | Tromsø IL | Denmark | 33 | GK |
| 79 | Jesper Grundt | £2,100 | £109,200 | Tromsø IL | Norway | 22 | AM C |
| 80 | Krzysztof Bąkowski | £2,000 | £104,000 | KFUM-Kameratene Oslo | Poland | 22 | GK |
| 81 | Lars Vilsvik | £2,000 | £104,000 | Strømsgodset Toppfotball | Norway | 36 | D/WB R |
| 82 | Lars Olden Larsen | £2,000 | £104,000 | Tromsø IL | Norway | 26 | AM RLC |
| 83 | Kristoffer Askildsen | £2,000 | £104,000 | Viking FK | Norway | 24 | DM |
| 84 | Mads Kikkenborg | £1,900 | £98,800 | Molde FK | Denmark | 25 | GK |
| 85 | Nikolaj Möller | £1,900 | £98,800 | Sandefjord Fotball | Sweden | 22 | ST |
| 86 | Menno Koch | £1,900 | £98,800 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Netherlands | 31 | D LC |
| 87 | Noa Williams | £1,900 | £98,800 | Sarpsborg 08 FF | Sweden | 23 | AM RL |
| 88 | Niklas Castro | £1,900 | £98,800 | SK Brann | Chile | 29 | AM RLC |
| 89 | Noah Jean Holm | £1,900 | £98,800 | SK Brann | Norway | 24 | ST |
| 90 | Mathias Dyngeland | £1,900 | £98,800 | SK Brann | Norway | 29 | GK |
| 91 | Martin Ove Roseth | £1,900 | £98,800 | Viking FK | Norway | 27 | D LC |
| 92 | Odin Bjørtuft | £1,800 | £93,600 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 26 | D C, DM |
| 93 | Ole-Didrik Blomberg | £1,800 | £93,600 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 25 | AM R |
| 94 | Oskar Spiten-Nysæter | £1,800 | £93,600 | Molde FK | Norway | 17 | AM RLC, F C |
| 95 | Petter Strand | £1,800 | £93,600 | Vålerenga Fotball | Norway | 30 | DM |
| 96 | Rocco Robert Shein | £1,700 | £88,400 | Fredrikstad FK | Estonia | 22 | DM, AM C |
| 97 | Ruben Yttergård Jenssen | £1,700 | £88,400 | Tromsø IL | Norway | 37 | DM |
| 98 | Sondre Brunstad Fet | £1,600 | £83,200 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 99 | Sondre Auklend | £1,600 | £83,200 | FK Bodø/Glimt | Norway | 22 | DM, AM RC |
| 100 | Samuel Leach Holm | £1,600 | £83,200 | Fredrikstad FK | Sweden | 27 | DM, AM C |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Eliteserien?
Hrannar Snær Magnússon of Kristiansund BK, on £13,000 per week — £676,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Eliteserien players earn between them?
£329,800 per week and £17,149,600 per year, which is 58% of the entire Eliteserien wage bill.
Which Eliteserien club has the most players in the top 100?
Molde FK, with 21 of them, paying £79,000 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£1,600 per week — that is what Samuel Leach Holm earns in 100th place.