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ELITESERIEN · MIDFIELDERS · 2026/27

Highest paid Eliteserien midfielders

Hrannar Snær Magnússon is the best-paid midfielder in the Eliteserien, on £13,000 a week at Kristiansund BK, or £676,000 a year. Leonard Owusu is next on £11,000 at Fredrikstad FK. We hold wages for 117 Eliteserien midfielders in 2026/27.

BEST PAID £13k
AVERAGE WAGE £2,231
SHARE OF WAGE BILL23%
TOP 10 A WEEK £68k
WAGES HELD117

The 50 best-paid Eliteserien midfielders

Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.

The best-paid midfielders in the Eliteserien in 2026/27, ranked by weekly wage, with the yearly wage, club, age, position and nationality.
# PLAYER WEEKLY YEARLY CLUB AGE POSITION NATION
1 Hrannar Snær Magnússon £13,000£13k £676,000£676k Kristiansund BK 23 Left-back, left midfielder Iceland
2 Leonard Owusu £11,000£11k £572,000£572k Fredrikstad FK 28 Defensive midfielder Ghana
3 Magnus Westergaard £7,900£8k £410,800£411k Vålerenga Fotball 27 Defensive midfielder Denmark
4 Emil Breivik £7,300£7k £379,600£380k Molde FK 25 Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Norway
5 Patrick Berg £6,800£7k £353,600£354k FK Bodø/Glimt 27 Defensive midfielder Norway
6 Mats Møller Dæhli £5,900£6k £306,800£307k Molde FK 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Norway
7 Ole Kristian Selnæs £5,800£6k £301,600£302k Rosenborg BK 31 Defensive midfielder Norway
8 Aimar Sher £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Sarpsborg 08 FF 22 Defensive midfielder Iraq
9 Bjørn Inge Utvik £3,500£4k £182,000£182k Sarpsborg 08 FF 29 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
10 Herman Stengel £3,200£3k £166,400£166k Strømsgodset Toppfotball 29 Defensive midfielder Norway
11 Jacob Christensen £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Molde FK 24 Defensive midfielder Denmark
12 Jacob Sørensen £3,100£3k £161,200£161k SK Brann 27 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Denmark
13 Joe Bell £3,100£3k £161,200£161k Viking FK 26 Defensive midfielder New Zealand
14 Kolbeinn Birgir Finnsson £3,000£3k £156,000£156k Vålerenga Fotball 25 Centre-back, left midfielder Iceland
15 Mads Bomholt £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Rosenborg BK 19 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Denmark
16 Mathias Tønnessen £2,900£3k £150,800£151k Tromsø IL 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
17 Vebjørn Hoff £2,500£3k £130,000£130k Molde FK 29 Defensive midfielder Norway
18 Felix Horn Myhre £2,300£2k £119,600£120k SK Brann 26 Defensive midfielder Norway
19 Elias Hagen £2,300£2k £119,600£120k Vålerenga Fotball 25 Defensive midfielder Norway
20 Henrik Falchener £2,200£2k £114,400£114k Viking FK 22 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
21 Gianni Stensness £2,200£2k £114,400£114k Viking FK 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Australia
22 Johan Bakke £2,100£2k £109,200£109k Rosenborg BK 21 Defensive midfielder Norway
23 Kristoffer Askildsen £2,000£2k £104,000£104k Viking FK 24 Defensive midfielder Norway
24 Odin Bjørtuft £1,800£2k £93,600£94k FK Bodø/Glimt 26 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
25 Petter Strand £1,800£2k £93,600£94k Vålerenga Fotball 30 Defensive midfielder Norway
26 Rocco Robert Shein £1,700£2k £88,400£88k Fredrikstad FK 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Estonia
27 Ruben Yttergård Jenssen £1,700£2k £88,400£88k Tromsø IL 37 Defensive midfielder Norway
28 Sondre Auklend £1,600£2k £83,200£83k FK Bodø/Glimt 22 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Norway
29 Sondre Brunstad Fet £1,600£2k £83,200£83k FK Bodø/Glimt 28 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Norway
30 Samuel Leach Holm £1,600£2k £83,200£83k Fredrikstad FK 27 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Sweden
31 Santeri Väänänen £1,600£2k £83,200£83k Rosenborg BK 23 Defensive midfielder Finland
32 Sakarias Opsahl £1,600£2k £83,200£83k SK Brann 25 Defensive midfielder Norway
33 Ulrik Saltnes £1,500£2k £78,000£78k FK Bodø/Glimt 32 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Norway
34 Anders Trondsen £1,500£2k £78,000£78k Hamarkameratene 30 Left-back, defensive midfielder Norway
35 Brice Ambina £1,500£2k £78,000£78k Vålerenga Fotball 23 Defensive midfielder Cameroon
36 Fredrik Sjøvold £1,300£1k £67,600£68k FK Bodø/Glimt 21 Right-back, defensive midfielder Norway
37 Fredrik Sjølstad £1,300£1k £67,600£68k Hamarkameratene 31 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
38 Heine Gikling Bruseth £1,200£1k £62,400£62k Kristiansund BK 21 Central midfielder Norway
39 Ian Hoffmann £1,100£1k £57,200£57k Hamarkameratene 23 Full-back, right midfielder United States
40 Jakob Vester £1,100£1k £57,200£57k Sandefjord Fotball 20 Defensive midfielder Denmark
41 Lasse Qvigstad £1,000£1k £52,000£52k Bryne FK 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
42 Luc Mares £1,000£1k £52,000£52k Hamarkameratene 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Netherlands
43 Kent-Are Antonsen £1,000£1k £52,000£52k Strømsgodset Toppfotball 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
44 Aksel Potur £968£968 £50,336£50k Hamarkameratene 22 Defensive midfielder Türkiye
45 Anders Klynge £965£965 £50,180£50k FK Bodø/Glimt 24 Central midfielder Denmark
46 Fredrik Berglie £918£918 £47,736£48k KFUM-Kameratene Oslo 28 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
47 Max Williamsen £900£900 £46,800£47k Kristiansund BK 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
48 Mikkel Ceïde £900£900 £46,800£47k Rosenborg BK 23 Centre-back, defensive midfielder Norway
49 Kreshnik Krasniqi £832£832 £43,264£43k Strømsgodset Toppfotball 24 Defensive midfielder Kosovo
50 William Osnes-Ringen £817£817 £42,484£42k Hamarkameratene 18 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder Norway

What each position earns in the Eliteserien

Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers £1,145 Defenders £1,630 Midfielders £2,231 Attackers £1,789

Midfielders take 23% of what the Eliteserien pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.

The clubs that pay their midfielders the most

Every midfielder wage we hold at each Eliteserien club, added together, a week

Molde FK £20k Kristiansund BK £18k Vålerenga Fotball £18k FK Bodø/Glimt £16k Fredrikstad FK £16k Rosenborg BK £15k Viking FK £11k Sarpsborg 08 FF £9,620 SK Brann £8,890 Hamarkameratene £7,414

Molde FK pay 7 midfielders £20,355 a week between them, and Emil Breivik takes 36% of it.

The best-paid midfielder at every Eliteserien club

16 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's midfielders

Each Eliteserien club's best-paid midfielder in 2026/27, the weekly wage, and that player's rank among every midfielder in the league.
CLUB PLAYER WEEKLY RANK
Kristiansund BK Hrannar Snær Magnússon £13,000£13k 1
Fredrikstad FK Leonard Owusu £11,000£11k 2
Vålerenga Fotball Magnus Westergaard £7,900£8k 3
Molde FK Emil Breivik £7,300£7k 4
FK Bodø/Glimt Patrick Berg £6,800£7k 5
Rosenborg BK Ole Kristian Selnæs £5,800£6k 7
Sarpsborg 08 FF Aimar Sher £3,500£4k 8
Strømsgodset Toppfotball Herman Stengel £3,200£3k 10
Viking FK Joe Bell £3,100£3k 13
SK Brann Jacob Sørensen £3,100£3k 12
Tromsø IL Mathias Tønnessen £2,900£3k 16
Hamarkameratene Anders Trondsen £1,500£2k 34
Sandefjord Fotball Jakob Vester £1,100£1k 40
Bryne FK Lasse Qvigstad £1,000£1k 41
KFUM-Kameratene Oslo Fredrik Berglie £918£918 46
FK Haugesund Pyry Hannola £673£673 60

The best-paid midfielder in every men's league

43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid midfielder. The Eliteserien ranks 32nd.

The best-paid midfielder in each men's league we rank midfielders in, the weekly wage, and the league's average midfielder wage over players aged 22 or over.
LEAGUE BEST PAID WEEKLY AVERAGE
Saudi Pro League Otávio £472,000£472k £49,687£50k
Süper Lig N'Golo Kanté £348,000£348k £21,488£21k
Bundesliga Joshua Kimmich £315,000£315k £39,483£39k
Premier League Bruno Fernandes £300,000£300k £76,710£77k
Major League Soccer Casemiro £300,000£300k £11,731£12k
Ligue 1 Marquinhos £279,000£279k £30,015£30k
La Liga Trent Alexander-Arnold £249,000£249k £40,838£41k
Serie A John Stones £200,000£200k £44,528£45k
Primeira Liga João Palhinha £199,000£199k £11,158£11k
Championship Kalvin Phillips £165,000£165k £20,131£20k
Croatian First League Ismaël Bennacer £117,000£117k £4,206£4k
Brasileirão Série A Arthur £99,000£99k £10,842£11k
Eredivisie Lutsharel Geertruida £99,000£99k £9,142£9k
2. Bundesliga Maximilian Arnold £74,000£74k £11,170£11k
Russian Premier League Wendel £71,000£71k £16,664£17k
Liga MX Carlos Gruezo £64,000£64k £6,811£7k
League One Boubakary Soumaré £58,000£58k £6,405£6k
Serie B Ali Al Musrati £55,000£55k £8,344£8k
La Liga 2 Donny van de Beek £54,000£54k £5,199£5k
Super Liga Leandro Paredes £44,000£44k £4,100£4k
Chinese Super League Ibrahim Amadou £42,000£42k £5,544£6k
Scottish Premiership Callum McGregor £39,000£39k £5,790£6k
J1 League Oriol Romeu £35,000£35k £4,063£4k
Danish Superliga Philip Billing £35,000£35k £7,123£7k
Superleague Greece Christos Zafeiris £33,000£33k £7,533£8k
Czech First League Sivert Mannsverk £33,000£33k £2,010£2k
Belgian Pro League László Bénes £25,000£25k £6,702£7k
Ekstraklasa Karol Linetty £25,000£25k £3,410£3k
Ligue 2 Ibou Sissoko £21,000£21k £4,966£5k
Austrian Bundesliga Bendegúz Bolla £20,000£20k £3,500£4k
Belgian Challenger Pro League Mats Rits £16,000£16k £2,048£2k
Eliteserien Hrannar Snær Magnússon £13,000£13k £2,231£2k
League Two Joe Williams £12,000£12k £2,560£3k
Categoría Primera A Élan Ricardo £11,000£11k £3,852£4k
Thai League Roque Mesa £8,000£8k £2,247£2k
Indian Super League Lalengmawia £5,500£6k £707£707
Veikkausliiga Alexander Ring £4,500£5k £708£708
Scottish Championship Graeme Shinnie £4,200£4k £907£907
National League Jake Rooney £4,100£4k £1,293£1k
A-League Jake Girdwood-Reich £4,100£4k £1,219£1k
I-League Jordi Altena £3,100£3k £364£364
Canadian Premier League Manuel Aparicio £810£810 £458£458
Meistriliiga Modou Tambedou £484£484 £161£161

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid midfielder in the Eliteserien?

Hrannar Snær Magnússon of Kristiansund BK, on £13,000 a week in 2026/27, or £676,000 a year. Leonard Owusu of Fredrikstad FK is second on £11,000 a week.

How much do Eliteserien midfielders earn?

The average Eliteserien midfielder aged 22 or over earns £2,231 a week, and the median one £1,500. Midfielders take 23% of what the Eliteserien pays its players of that age.

Which Eliteserien club pays its midfielders the most?

Molde FK, £20,355 a week across the 7 midfielders we hold a wage for, led by Emil Breivik on £7,300.

Who is the highest paid midfielder in football?

Of the 43 men's leagues we rank midfielders in, the best-paid is Otávio of Al-Qadsiah Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £472,000 a week. The best-paid in the Eliteserien ranks 32nd of the 43 leagues on that measure.

Where to next

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See the highest paid Eliteserien players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Eliteserien players are paid at every age, or the Eliteserien wage bill, club by club.