NWSL · TOP 100

Highest paid NWSL players

Q: Who is the highest paid player in the NWSL?

Sophia Wilson of Portland Thorns Women, on £12,000 per week — £624,000 a year.

Q: How much do the top 100 NWSL players earn between them?

£250,600 per week and £13,031,200 per year, which is 62% of the entire NWSL wage bill.

Q: Which NWSL club has the most players in the top 100?

Gotham FC Women, with 11 of them, paying £31,300 a week across those players.

Q: What does it take to make the top 100?

£1,500 per week — that is what Angelina earns in 100th place.

Sophia Wilson leads on £12,000 per week. These 100 players take £250,600 a week between them - 62% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 269 of the 359 players in the NWSL.

TOP 100 WEEKLY £251k

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL62%

MEDIAN AGE28

MOST IN THE LIST11 Gotham FC Women

NWSL league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

Gotham FC Women 11 £31k Portland Thorns Women 9 £28k Washington Spirit Women 10 £25k Orlando Pride Women 7 £24k Utah Royals Women 11 £24k Chicago Stars FC Women 9 £22k KC Current Women 10 £22k Houston Dash Women 10 £20k Bay FC Women 6 £16k Angel City FC Women 6 £14k Seattle Reign FC Women 4 £10k NC Courage Women 4 £8k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 7 £18k

23-26 36 £99k

27-30 31 £73k

Over 30 26 £61k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank

#1 £12k #10 £3k #100 £2k

Sophia Wilson earns 3.5× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 8× the 100th. Half of the £251k a week on this page goes to the first 35 players on it.

The top 100

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#	PLAYER	WEEKLY	YEARLY	TEAM	NATION	AGE	POSITION
01	Sophia Wilson	£12,000	£624,000	Portland Thorns Women		24	AM L, ST
02	Barbra Banda	£7,500	£390,000	Orlando Pride Women		25	AM/F C
03	Mallory Swanson	£6,900	£358,800	Chicago Stars FC Women		27	AM RL, ST
04	Jaedyn Shaw	£6,100	£317,200	Gotham FC Women		20	AM RLC, F C
05	Jacquie Ovalle	£6,100	£317,200	Orlando Pride Women		25	WB L, AM RLC
06	Trinity Rodman	£5,600	£291,200	Washington Spirit Women		23	AM RL, ST
07	Cristiana Girelli	£4,400	£228,800	Bay FC Women		35	ST
08	Gisele Thompson	£4,200	£218,400	Angel City FC Women		19	D/WB RL
09	Mia Fishel	£3,900	£202,800	Seattle Reign FC Women		24	ST
10	Debinha	£3,400	£176,800	KC Current Women		33	AM/F C

11	Cece Delkizer	£3,400	£176,800	Utah Royals Women		27	AM/F C
12	Esther González	£3,300	£171,600	Gotham FC Women		32	ST
13	Guro Reiten	£3,200	£166,400	Gotham FC Women	Norway	31	AM L
14	Midge Purce	£2,900	£150,800	Gotham FC Women		29	D/WB R, AM RC, F C
15	Marta	£2,900	£150,800	Orlando Pride Women		39	AM RLC, F C
16	Racheal Kundananji	£2,700	£140,400	Bay FC Women		25	AM RLC, F C
17	Rose Lavelle	£2,700	£140,400	Gotham FC Women		30	AM RLC
18	Sam Staab	£2,600	£135,200	Chicago Stars FC Women		28	D C
19	Temwa Chawinga	£2,600	£135,200	KC Current Women		26	AM RL, ST
20	Abby Dahlkemper	£2,500	£130,000	Bay FC Women		32	D C
21	Alyssa Naeher	£2,500	£130,000	Chicago Stars FC Women		37	GK
22	Bruninha	£2,500	£130,000	Gotham FC Women		23	D/WB R, M C
23	Ann-Katrin Berger	£2,500	£130,000	Gotham FC Women		34	GK
24	Alana Cook	£2,500	£130,000	KC Current Women		28	D C
25	Ashley Sanchez	£2,500	£130,000	NC Courage Women		26	AM RLC, F C
26	Anna Moorhouse	£2,500	£130,000	Orlando Pride Women		30	GK
27	Bella Bixby	£2,500	£130,000	Portland Thorns Women		29	GK
28	Arin Wright	£2,500	£130,000	Racing Louisville FC Women		32	D LC
29	Ana Tejada	£2,500	£130,000	Utah Royals Women		23	D RLC, DM
30	Alex Loera	£2,500	£130,000	Utah Royals Women		26	D C, DM
31	Aubrey Kingsbury	£2,500	£130,000	Washington Spirit Women		33	GK
32	Ashley Hatch	£2,500	£130,000	Washington Spirit Women		30	AM RL, ST
33	Andi Sullivan	£2,500	£130,000	Washington Spirit Women		29	DM
34	Caprice Dydasco	£2,400	£124,800	Bay FC Women		31	D RL
35	Delanie Sheehan	£2,400	£124,800	Houston Dash Women		26	AM C
36	Danielle Colaprico	£2,400	£124,800	Houston Dash Women		32	M C
37	Christen Westphal	£2,400	£124,800	Houston Dash Women		31	D R
38	Croix Bethune	£2,400	£124,800	KC Current Women		24	AM RLC
39	Deyna Castellanos	£2,400	£124,800	Portland Thorns Women		26	AM/F C
40	Casey Krueger	£2,400	£124,800	Washington Spirit Women		34	D RLC

41	Emily Sams	£2,300	£119,600	Angel City FC Women		26	D RC
42	Emily Sonnett	£2,300	£119,600	Gotham FC Women		31	D RLC, DM
43	Yazmeen Ryan	£2,300	£119,600	Houston Dash Women		26	AM RLC
44	Felicitas Rauch	£2,300	£119,600	NC Courage Women		29	D/WB L
45	Ellie Jean	£2,300	£119,600	Racing Louisville FC Women		28	D RC
46	Esme Morgan	£2,300	£119,600	Washington Spirit Women		24	D RLC
47	Hina Sugita	£2,200	£114,400	Angel City FC Women		28	AM RLC
48	Hailie Mace	£2,200	£114,400	Orlando Pride Women		28	D/WB RL, AM L
49	Gabby Carle	£2,200	£114,400	Washington Spirit Women		26	D RLC
50	Jun Endo	£2,100	£109,200	Angel City FC Women		25	WB RL, AM RLC
51	Jordyn Huitema	£2,100	£109,200	Chicago Stars FC Women		24	ST
52	Jaelin Howell	£2,100	£109,200	Gotham FC Women		25	DM
53	Jess Carter	£2,100	£109,200	Gotham FC Women		27	D RLC
54	Jane Campbell	£2,100	£109,200	Houston Dash Women		30	GK
55	Jessie Fleming	£2,100	£109,200	Portland Thorns Women		27	AM RLC
56	Jess Fishlock	£2,100	£109,200	Seattle Reign FC Women		38	DM, AM LC
57	Kelli Hubly	£2,000	£104,000	Bay FC Women		30	D C
58	Lisa Boattin	£2,000	£104,000	Houston Dash Women		28	D/WB RL
59	Lorena	£2,000	£104,000	KC Current Women		28	GK
60	Lo’eau LaBonta	£2,000	£104,000	KC Current Women		32	DM, AM C
61	Kailen Sheridan	£2,000	£104,000	NC Courage Women		29	GK
62	Lynn Biyendolo	£2,000	£104,000	Seattle Reign FC Women		32	AM RL, ST
63	Kaleigh Riehl	£2,000	£104,000	Utah Royals Women		28	D C
64	Lara Prašnikar	£2,000	£104,000	Utah Royals Women		26	AM L, ST
65	Kate Del Fava	£2,000	£104,000	Utah Royals Women		26	D RC, DM
66	Michelle Alozie	£1,900	£98,800	Chicago Stars FC Women		28	WB R, AM R, ST
67	Natalia Kuikka	£1,900	£98,800	Chicago Stars FC Women		29	D/WB R
68	Michelle Cooper	£1,900	£98,800	KC Current Women		22	AM RL, ST
69	Morgan Weaver	£1,900	£98,800	Portland Thorns Women		27	AM RL, ST
70	Marie-Yasmine Alidou	£1,900	£98,800	Portland Thorns Women		30	AM RC, F C

71	M.A. Vignola	£1,900	£98,800	Portland Thorns Women		27	D RL
72	Makenna Morris	£1,900	£98,800	Racing Louisville FC Women		23	D/WB R, M RC
73	Mina Tanaka	£1,900	£98,800	Utah Royals Women		31	AM RLC, F C
74	Narumi Miura	£1,900	£98,800	Utah Royals Women		28	DM, AM C
75	Mandy McGlynn	£1,900	£98,800	Utah Royals Women		26	GK
76	Prisca Chilufya	£1,800	£93,600	Angel City FC Women		26	AM RL, ST
77	Paige Nielsen	£1,800	£93,600	Houston Dash Women		31	D RC
78	Penelope Hocking	£1,800	£93,600	KC Current Women		25	AM RLC, F C
79	Paige Cronin	£1,800	£93,600	Utah Royals Women		28	AM RLC
80	Rafaelle	£1,700	£88,400	Orlando Pride Women		34	D LC
81	Reilyn Turner	£1,700	£88,400	Portland Thorns Women		22	AM RL, ST
82	Reyna Reyes	£1,700	£88,400	Portland Thorns Women		24	D RLC, DM
83	Rosemonde Kouassi	£1,700	£88,400	Washington Spirit Women		23	AM RL, ST
84	Sydney Leroux	£1,600	£83,200	Angel City FC Women		35	ST
85	Tierna Davidson	£1,600	£83,200	Gotham FC Women		26	D LC
86	Sophie Schmidt	£1,600	£83,200	Houston Dash Women		37	DM
87	Sarah Puntigam	£1,600	£83,200	Houston Dash Women		32	D LC, DM
88	Sofia Huerta	£1,600	£83,200	Seattle Reign FC Women		32	D/WB R, AM RLC
89	Tatumn Milazzo	£1,600	£83,200	Utah Royals Women		27	D C
90	Tara Rudd	£1,600	£83,200	Washington Spirit Women		26	D C, ST
91	Sofia Cantore	£1,600	£83,200	Washington Spirit Women		25	AM RL, ST
92	Brooklyn Courtnall	£1,500	£78,000	Bay FC Women		22	D RLC
93	Brianna Pinto	£1,500	£78,000	Chicago Stars FC Women		25	DM, AM C
94	Bea Franklin	£1,500	£78,000	Chicago Stars FC Women		24	DM
95	Aaliyah Farmer	£1,500	£78,000	Chicago Stars FC Women		21	M C
96	Allysha Chapman	£1,500	£78,000	Houston Dash Women		36	D L
97	Bayley Feist	£1,500	£78,000	KC Current Women		28	AM LC
98	Ally Sentnor	£1,500	£78,000	KC Current Women		21	AM RLC, F C
99	Ally Schlegel	£1,500	£78,000	NC Courage Women		25	ST
100	Angelina	£1,500	£78,000	Orlando Pride Women		25	DM

Frequently asked questions

Who is the highest paid player in the NWSL?

Sophia Wilson of Portland Thorns Women, on £12,000 per week — £624,000 a year.

How much do the top 100 NWSL players earn between them?

£250,600 per week and £13,031,200 per year, which is 62% of the entire NWSL wage bill.

Which NWSL club has the most players in the top 100?

Gotham FC Women, with 11 of them, paying £31,300 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

£1,500 per week — that is what Angelina earns in 100th place.