Real Madrid 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Gareth Bale on £482,000 per week · see the current Real Madrid wage bill
We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Real Madrid pay £4,508,540 a week in 2026/27 — 14% higher than the £3,951,000 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Bale | £482,000 | £25,064,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Toni Kroos | £345,000 | £17,940,000 | 28 | DM | Germany | ||
| Marcelo | £345,000 | £17,940,000 | 30 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | ||
| Sergio Ramos | £345,000 | £17,940,000 | 32 | D C | Spain | ||
| Luka Modric | £322,000 | £16,744,000 | 32 | AM C | Croatia | ||
| Karim Benzema | £286,000 | £14,872,000 | 30 | ST | France | ||
| Thibaut Courtois | £224,000 | £11,648,000 | 26 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Isco | £219,000 | £11,388,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Raphaël Varane | £179,000 | £9,308,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Mariano | £148,000 | £7,696,000 | 24 | ST | Dominican Republic | ||
| Keylor Navas | £148,000 | £7,696,000 | 31 | GK | Costa Rica | ||
| Marco Asensio | £144,000 | £7,488,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Dani Carvajal | £143,000 | £7,436,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Spain | ||
| Brahim Díaz | £112,000 | £5,824,000 | 18 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Vinícius Júnior | £104,000 | £5,408,000 | 17 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Nacho | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 28 | D RLC | Spain | ||
| Álvaro Odriozola | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 22 | D R | Spain | ||
| Dani Ceballos | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 21 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Lucas Vázquez | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 26 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Casemiro | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 26 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Jesús Vallejo | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 21 | D C | Spain | ||
| Marcos Llorente | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | DM | Spain | ||
| Federico Valverde | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 19 | DM | Uruguay | ||
| Sergio Reguilón | £12,000 | £624,000 | 21 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 47% of the squad wage bill, across the 24 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Madrid wages, 2018/19
What was Real Madrid's wage bill in 2018/19?
Real Madrid paid £3,951,000 a week in 2018/19 - £205,452,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 24. We hold a wage for all 24 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Real Madrid player in 2018/19?
Gareth Bale was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £482,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £200,389.
What was the average Real Madrid salary in 2018/19?
The average Real Madrid player aged 22 or over earned £200,389 a week in 2018/19, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 24. The top five earners took 47% of the bill between them.
How do Real Madrid's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Real Madrid pay £4,508,540 a week in 2026/27, 14% higher than the £3,951,000 of 2018/19. The current squad is 29 players against 24 then.