REAL MADRID · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Real Madrid
Gareth Bale has earned £188m at Real Madrid across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 11 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS £2.29bn
PLAYERS RANKED88
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB67
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Real Madrid history
These 20 players took £1.66bn between them, 73% of everything Real Madrid has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Real Madrid player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Real Madrid wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gareth Bale | £188m | 8 | 2014-2022 |
| 2 | Toni Kroos | £149m | 9 | 2016-2024 |
| 3 | Luka Modric | £126m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 4 | Thibaut Courtois Current squad | £103m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 5 | Karim Benzema | £102m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 6 | David Alaba | £95m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 7 | Sergio Ramos | £92m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 8 | Vinícius Júnior Current squad | £91m | 8 | 2019-2026 |
| 9 | Eden Hazard | £89m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 10 | Marcelo | £76m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 11 | Dani Carvajal Current squad | £76m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 12 | Cristiano Ronaldo | £62m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 13 | Isco | £58m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 14 | Rodrygo Current squad | £56m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 15 | Jude Bellingham Current squad | £54m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 16 | Ferland Mendy Current squad | £53m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 17 | Éder Militão Current squad | £51m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 18 | Federico Valverde Current squad | £49m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 19 | Antonio Rüdiger Current squad | £48m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 20 | Dani Ceballos | £46m | 7 | 2018-2026 |
| 21 | Nacho | £46m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 22 | Kylian Mbappé Current squad | £44m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 23 | Raphaël Varane | £44m | 6 | 2016-2021 |
| 24 | Lucas Vázquez | £42m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 25 | Marco Asensio | £42m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 26 | Aurélien Tchouaméni Current squad | £38m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 27 | Casemiro | £37m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 28 | Eduardo Camavinga Current squad | £35m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 29 | Mariano | £33m | 6 | 2017-2023 |
| 30 | Brahim Díaz Current squad | £30m | 5 | 2019-2026 |
| 31 | James Rodríguez | £21m | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 32 | Luka Jovic | £17m | 2 | 2020-2022 |
| 33 | Trent Alexander-Arnold Current squad | £16m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 34 | Keylor Navas | £15m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 35 | Arda Güler Current squad | £14m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 36 | Fran García (Francisco García Torres) | £14m | 5 | 2017-2026 |
| 37 | Kiko Casilla | £13m | 4 | 2015-2018 |
| 38 | Andriy Lunin Current squad | £11m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 39 | Mateo Kovacic | £11m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 40 | Álvaro Carreras Current squad | £9.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Álvaro Odriozola | £8.9m | 2 | 2019-2023 |
| 42 | Dean Huijsen Current squad | £8.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | £8.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 44 | Alphonse Areola | £7.2m | 1 | 2020 |
| 45 | Jesús Vallejo | £7.0m | 4 | 2018-2023 |
| 46 | Danilo | £6.7m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 47 | Franco Mastantuono | £6.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 48 | Sami Khedira | £5.8m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 49 | Jesé | £5.4m | 3 | 2014-2016 |
| 50 | Théo Hernández | £5.4m | 1 | 2018 |
| 51 | Álvaro Morata | £3.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 52 | Gonzalo Current squad | £3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Marcos Llorente | £2.7m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 54 | Joselu | £2.5m | 1 | 2024 |
| 55 | Raúl Asencio Current squad | £1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 56 | Fernando Pacheco | £1.5m | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 57 | Borja Mayoral | £1.0m | 1 | 2018 |
| 58 | Achraf Hakimi | £858k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 59 | Sergio Reguilón | £655k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 60 | Rubén Yáñez | £562k | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 61 | Raúl De Tomás | £333k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 62 | Burgui | £312k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 63 | Cristian Benavente | £250k | 2 | 2014-2015 |
| 64 | José Carlos Lazo | £222k | 3 | 2015-2017 |
| 65 | Álvaro Tejero | £208k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 66 | Luca Zidane | £208k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 67 | Fran González | £187k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 68 | Cristo | £177k | 1 | 2018 |
| 69 | Jaime Seoane | £166k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 70 | Javi Muñoz | £161k | 1 | 2017 |
| 71 | Philipp Lienhart | £146k | 1 | 2017 |
| 72 | Aleix Febas | £130k | 1 | 2017 |
| 73 | Óscar | £107k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 74 | Mario Hermoso | £99k | 1 | 2017 |
| 75 | Javi Sánchez | £60k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 76 | Dani Gómez | £57k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 77 | Joan Mascaró Current squad | £57k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 78 | Álvaro Fidalgo | £45k | 1 | 2018 |
| 79 | Álex Martín | £23k | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 80 | Jorge | £13k | 1 | 2025 |
| 81 | Jorge | £13k | 1 | 2025 |
| 82 | Antonio Blanco | £4k | 1 | 2018 |
| 83 | Antonio Blanco | £4k | 1 | 2018 |
| 84 | Álvaro Jiménez | £3k | 1 | 2014 |
| 85 | César Gelabert | £3k | 1 | 2018 |
| 86 | Jordi Govea | £3k | 1 | 2018 |
| 87 | Moha Ramos | £3k | 1 | 2018 |
| 88 | Ousama | £3k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Real Madrid?
Gareth Bale, with £188m across 8 seasons at Real Madrid.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 88 players we hold a Real Madrid wage for, from 2014 to 2026.