LIGUE 1 · TOP 100
Highest paid Ligue 1 players
Ousmane Dembélé leads on £332,000 per week. These 100 players take £6,713,000 a week between them - 74% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 631 of the 1,346 players in Ligue 1.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £6.7m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL74%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST18 Paris Saint-Germain
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £332k #10 £138k #100 £25k
Ousmane Dembélé earns 2.4× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 13× the 100th. Half of the £6.7m a week on this page goes to the first 22 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000 | £17,264,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 02 | Lucas Hernández | £316,000 | £16,432,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 29 | Centre-back |
| 03 | Marquinhos | £279,000 | £14,508,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 04 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | £272,000 | £14,144,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Georgia | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 05 | Achraf Hakimi | £242,000 | £12,584,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Morocco | 26 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 06 | Ferran Torres | £166,000 | £8,632,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Spain | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 07 | João Neves | £151,000 | £7,852,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal | 20 | Defensive midfielder |
| 08 | Fabián | £151,000 | £7,852,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Spain | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 09 | Warren Zaïre-Emery | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder |
| 10 | Ansu Fati | £138,000 | £7,176,000 | AS Monaco | Spain | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 11 | Lucas Digne | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 31 | Left-back |
| 12 | Nuno Mendes | £128,000 | £6,656,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal | 23 | Left-back |
| 13 | Vitinha | £108,000 | £5,616,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Portugal | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 14 | Illia Zabarnyi | £104,000 | £5,408,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ukraine | 22 | Centre-back |
| 15 | Brice Samba | £102,000 | £5,304,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 16 | Alexandr Golovin | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | AS Monaco | Russia | 29 | Attacking midfielder |
| 17 | Loïs Openda | £99,000 | £5,148,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Belgium | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 18 | Folarin Balogun | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | AS Monaco | United States | 24 | Striker |
| 19 | Lucas Chevalier | £98,000 | £5,096,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Geoffrey Kondogbia | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Central African Republic | 32 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 21 | Corentin Tolisso | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | France | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 22 | Eric Dier | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | AS Monaco | England | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 23 | Valentin Rongier | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 24 | Jean-Clair Todibo | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | RC Lens | France | 25 | Centre-back |
| 25 | Takumi Minamino | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | AS Monaco | Japan | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 26 | Filip Jörgensen | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Denmark | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 27 | Willian Pacho | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Ecuador | 23 | Centre-back |
| 28 | Denis Zakaria | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | AS Monaco | Switzerland | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 29 | Tanguy Nianzou | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | LOSC Lille | France | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 30 | Dilane Bakwa | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | LOSC Lille | France | 22 | Winger |
| 31 | Clément Grenier | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder |
| 32 | Conrad Harder | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Denmark | 20 | Winger, striker |
| 33 | Moussa Niakhaté | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Senegal | 29 | Centre-back |
| 34 | Kevin Trapp | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | Paris FC | Germany | 35 | Goalkeeper |
| 35 | Amine Gouiri | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Algeria | 25 | Left winger, striker |
| 36 | Igor Paixão | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Brazil | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 37 | Beraldo (Lucas Lopes Beraldo) | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Brazil | 21 | Centre-back |
| 38 | Amine Harit | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Morocco | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 39 | Ernest Nuamah | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Ghana | 21 | Winger |
| 40 | Mohammed Salisu | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | AS Monaco | Ghana | 26 | Centre-back |
| 41 | Lukás Hrádecký | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | AS Monaco | Finland | 35 | Goalkeeper |
| 42 | Matvey Safonov | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | Russia | 26 | Goalkeeper |
| 43 | Neal Maupay | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Olympique de Marseille | France | 28 | Striker |
| 44 | Matt Turner | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | United States | 31 | Goalkeeper |
| 45 | Nicolás Tagliafico | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Argentina | 32 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 46 | Benjamin André | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | LOSC Lille | France | 34 | Defensive midfielder |
| 47 | Sofiane Diop | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | OGC Nice | Morocco | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 48 | Vanderson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | AS Monaco | Brazil | 24 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 49 | Moses Simon | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | Paris FC | Nigeria | 30 | Left winger |
| 50 | Désiré Doué | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | Paris Saint-Germain | France | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 51 | Dário Essugo | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | Portugal | 20 | Defensive midfielder |
| 52 | Boulaye Dia | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | Stade Rennais FC | Senegal | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 53 | Amadou Haïdara | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | RC Lens | Mali | 27 | Defensive midfielder |
| 54 | Elye Wahi | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | OGC Nice | France | 22 | Striker |
| 55 | Ludovic Blas | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 56 | Branco van den Boomen | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Angers SCO | Netherlands | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 57 | Morgan Sanson | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | OGC Nice | France | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 58 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Denmark | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 59 | Giovanni Reyna | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | United States | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 60 | Mahdi Camara | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 61 | Eliezer Mayenda | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Stade Rennais FC | Spain | 20 | Right winger, striker |
| 62 | Jonathan Clauss | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | OGC Nice | France | 32 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 63 | Amir Richardson | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Havre AC | Morocco | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 64 | Timothy Weah | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Olympique de Marseille | United States | 25 | Right-back, winger |
| 65 | Haris Belkebla | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Angers SCO | Algeria | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 66 | Clinton Mata | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Angola | 32 | Centre-back |
| 67 | Anthony Rouault | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 24 | Centre-back |
| 68 | Dominik Greif | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Slovakia | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 69 | Przemyslaw Frankowski | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Stade Rennais FC | Poland | 30 | Full-back |
| 70 | Romain Faivre | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | AJ Auxerre | France | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 71 | Angel Gomes | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Olympique de Marseille | England | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 72 | Tanner Tessmann | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | United States | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 73 | Sékou Mara | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | France | 22 | Striker |
| 74 | Sékou Mara | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | RC Strasbourg Alsace | France | 22 | Striker |
| 75 | Esteban Lepaul | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 76 | Carlens Arcus | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Angers SCO | Haiti | 29 | Right-back |
| 77 | Jordan Teze | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | AS Monaco | Netherlands | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 78 | Mohamed Amoura | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | OGC Nice | Algeria | 25 | Left winger, striker |
| 79 | Zachary Athekame | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Switzerland | 20 | Right-back |
| 80 | Jordan Lefort | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Angers SCO | France | 31 | Centre-back |
| 81 | Axel Witsel | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | OGC Nice | Belgium | 36 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 82 | Nayef Aguerd | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Olympique de Marseille | Morocco | 29 | Centre-back |
| 83 | Saud Abdulhamid | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | RC Lens | Saudi Arabia | 25 | Right-back |
| 84 | Franjo Ivanović | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | RC Lens | Croatia | 21 | Left winger, striker |
| 85 | Odsonne Édouard | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | RC Lens | Haiti | 27 | Left winger, striker |
| 86 | Mika Biereth | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | AS Monaco | Denmark | 22 | Striker |
| 87 | Maxime Lopez | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Paris FC | France | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 88 | Arnaud Nordin | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Stade Rennais FC | France | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 89 | Jim Allevinah | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Angers SCO | Gabon | 30 | Right wing-back, winger |
| 90 | Olivier Giroud | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | LOSC Lille | France | 38 | Striker |
| 91 | Hamza Igamane | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | LOSC Lille | Morocco | 22 | Striker |
| 92 | Abner Vinicius | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Olympique Lyonnais | Brazil | 25 | Left-back |
| 93 | Diego Coppola | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Paris FC | Italy | 21 | Centre-back |
| 94 | Thorgan Hazard | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | RC Lens | Belgium | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 95 | Florian Thauvin | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | RC Lens | France | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 96 | Cameron Archer | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | AJ Auxerre | England | 23 | Striker |
| 97 | Niels Nkounkou | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | OGC Nice | France | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 98 | Luca Koleosho | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Paris FC | Italy | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 99 | Lucas Tousart | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Stade Brestois 29 | France | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 100 | Mark McKenzie | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | Toulouse FC | United States | 26 | Centre-back |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in Ligue 1?
Ousmane Dembélé of Paris Saint-Germain, on £332,000 per week — £17,264,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Ligue 1 players earn between them?
£6,713,000 per week and £349,076,000 per year, which is 74% of the entire Ligue 1 wage bill.
Which Ligue 1 club has the most players in the top 100?
Paris Saint-Germain, with 18 of them, paying £2,847,000 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£25,000 per week — that is what Mark McKenzie earns in 100th place.
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