La Liga player wages
The 20 clubs we track in La Liga pay a combined £16,139,172 a week. Kylian Mbappé is the best paid, on £497,000 a week.
Wage bill by club
Total weekly spend on player wages
Highest paid in La Liga
Top 10 earners take 19% of the league's wage bill
What a La Liga player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 377 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 506 in the squad lists
Median £16,000 a week against an average of £38,551, across the 377 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.
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 La Liga players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every La Liga club
Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | £4,506,240 | £234,324,480£234.3m | £194,714 | 28 | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000 |
 | £3,182,000 | £165,464,000£165.5m | £159,813 | 22 | Lamine Yamal | £281,000 |
 | £1,816,200 | £94,442,400£94.4m | £90,320 | 22 | Jan Oblak | £308,000 |
 | £835,130 | £43,426,760£43.4m | £36,432 | 27 | Nico Williams | £232,000 |
 | £738,600 | £38,407,200£38.4m | £30,304 | 26 | Cucho Hernández | £123,000 |
 | £627,500 | £32,630,000£32.6m | £26,100 | 26 | José Gayà | £97,000 |
 | £520,600 | £27,071,200£27.1m | £26,961 | 22 | Youssouf Fofana | £88,000 |
 | £467,000 | £24,284,000£24.3m | £24,112 | 25 | Péter Gulácsi | £57,000 |
 | £460,437 | £23,942,724£23.9m | £19,073 | 25 | Sergio Gómez | £41,000 |
 | £414,000 | £21,528,000£21.5m | £24,369 | 23 | Borja Mayoral | £82,000 |
 | £385,180 | £20,029,360£20.0m | £17,584 | 28 | Bryan Zaragoza | £69,000 |
 | £357,330 | £18,581,160£18.6m | £16,014 | 25 | Marash Kumbulla | £54,000 |
 | £346,609 | £18,023,668£18.0m | £15,675 | 28 | José Giménez | £83,000 |
 | £345,638 | £17,973,176£18.0m | £15,183 | 25 | Iago Aspas | £44,000 |
 | £303,070 | £15,759,640£15.8m | £14,950 | 25 | Ante Budimir | £30,000 |
 | £281,186 | £14,621,672£14.6m | £15,687 | 24 | Sergio Canales | £81,000 |
 | £212,917 | £11,071,684£11.1m | £8,036 | 28 | Thomas Lemar | £49,000 |
 | £161,621 | £8,404,292£8.4m | £7,308 | 23 | Axel Tape | £28,000 |
 | £153,214 | £7,967,128£8.0m | £4,977 | 32 | Jens Cajuste | £26,000 |
| Deportivo Alavés | £24,700 | £1,284,400£1.3m | £4,117 | 22 | Hugo Novoa | £13,000 |
Frequently asked questions
La Liga wages
What is the total La Liga wage bill?
The 20 clubs we track in La Liga pay a combined £16,139,172 per week, or £839,236,944 per year, across 506 players.
Who is the highest paid player in La Liga?
Kylian Mbappé of Real Madrid, on £497,000 per week — £25,844,000 a year.
Which La Liga club has the biggest wage bill?
Real Madrid, at £4,506,240 per week across 28 players.
What is the average La Liga salary?
£38,551 a week across the 377 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £16,000.