Real Madrid 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Gareth Bale on £532,000 per week · see the current Real Madrid wage bill
We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 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% lower than the £5,253,000 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gareth Bale | £532,000 | £27,664,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Eden Hazard | £532,000 | £27,664,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Sergio Ramos | £463,000 | £24,076,000 | 33 | D C | Spain | ||
| Luka Modric | £388,000 | £20,176,000 | 33 | AM C | Croatia | ||
| Marcelo | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | 31 | D/WB/M L | Brazil | ||
| Toni Kroos | £331,000 | £17,212,000 | 29 | DM | Germany | ||
| Karim Benzema | £274,000 | £14,248,000 | 31 | ST | France | ||
| Thibaut Courtois | £215,000 | £11,180,000 | 27 | GK | Belgium | ||
| James Rodríguez | £215,000 | £11,180,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Colombia | ||
| Isco | £210,000 | £10,920,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Casemiro | £202,000 | £10,504,000 | 27 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Raphaël Varane | £172,000 | £8,944,000 | 26 | D C | France | ||
| Luka Jovic | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | 21 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Lucas Vázquez | £148,000 | £7,696,000 | 28 | AM RL | Spain | ||
| Nacho | £142,000 | £7,384,000 | 29 | D RLC | Spain | ||
| Mariano | £142,000 | £7,384,000 | 25 | ST | Dominican Republic | ||
| Alphonse Areola | £139,000 | £7,228,000 | 26 | GK | France | ||
| Marco Asensio | £138,000 | £7,176,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Dani Carvajal | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 27 | D/WB RL | Spain | ||
| Brahim Díaz | £107,000 | £5,564,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Rodrygo | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 18 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Vinícius Júnior | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 18 | AM L, ST | Brazil | ||
| Federico Valverde | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 20 | DM | Uruguay | ||
| Éder Militão | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | Brazil | ||
| Ferland Mendy | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 24 | D/WB L | France | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 25 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Real Madrid wages, 2019/20
What was Real Madrid's wage bill in 2019/20?
Real Madrid paid £5,253,000 a week in 2019/20 - £273,156,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 25. We hold a wage for all 25 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Real Madrid player in 2019/20?
Gareth Bale was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £532,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £250,053.
What was the average Real Madrid salary in 2019/20?
The average Real Madrid player aged 22 or over earned £250,053 a week in 2019/20, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 25. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Real Madrid's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Real Madrid pay £4,508,540 a week in 2026/27, 14% lower than the £5,253,000 of 2019/20. The current squad is 29 players against 25 then.