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?

£249,200 per week and £12,958,400 per year, which is 64% 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 £33,600 a week across those players.

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

£1,500 per week — that is what Angharad James-Turner earns in 100th place.

Sophia Wilson leads on £12,000 per week. These 100 players take £249,200 a week between them - 64% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 256 of the 342 players in the NWSL.

TOP 100 WEEKLY £249k

SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL64%

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 £34k Orlando Pride Women 9 £28k Portland Thorns Women 8 £26k Washington Spirit Women 10 £25k Chicago Stars FC Women 9 £22k KC Current Women 10 £22k Utah Royals Women 10 £22k Houston Dash Women 10 £20k Angel City FC Women 6 £14k Bay FC Women 5 £11k Seattle Reign FC Women 5 £11k NC Courage Women 4 £8k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 8 £20k

23-26 35 £97k

27-30 31 £73k

Over 30 26 £60k

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 £249k 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	Sam Kerr	£5,600	£291,200	Gotham FC Women		31	ST
07	Trinity Rodman	£5,600	£291,200	Washington Spirit Women		23	AM RL, 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	Guro Reiten	£3,200	£166,400	Gotham FC Women	Norway	31	AM L
13	Midge Purce	£2,900	£150,800	Gotham FC Women		29	D/WB R, AM RC, F C
14	Marta	£2,900	£150,800	Orlando Pride Women		39	AM RLC, F C
15	Racheal Kundananji	£2,700	£140,400	Bay FC Women		25	AM RLC, F C
16	Rose Lavelle	£2,700	£140,400	Gotham FC Women		30	AM RLC
17	Sam Staab	£2,600	£135,200	Chicago Stars FC Women		28	D C
18	Temwa Chawinga	£2,600	£135,200	KC Current Women		26	AM RL, ST
19	Abby Dahlkemper	£2,500	£130,000	Bay FC Women		32	D C
20	Alyssa Naeher	£2,500	£130,000	Chicago Stars FC Women		37	GK
21	Ann-Katrin Berger	£2,500	£130,000	Gotham FC Women		34	GK
22	Bruninha	£2,500	£130,000	Gotham FC Women		23	D/WB R, M C
23	Alana Cook	£2,500	£130,000	KC Current Women		28	D C
24	Ashley Sanchez	£2,500	£130,000	NC Courage Women		26	AM RLC, F C
25	Anna Moorhouse	£2,500	£130,000	Orlando Pride Women		30	GK
26	Bella Bixby	£2,500	£130,000	Portland Thorns Women		29	GK
27	Arin Wright	£2,500	£130,000	Racing Louisville FC Women		32	D LC
28	Alex Loera	£2,500	£130,000	Utah Royals Women		26	D C, DM
29	Ana Tejada	£2,500	£130,000	Utah Royals Women		23	D RLC, DM
30	Andi Sullivan	£2,500	£130,000	Washington Spirit Women		29	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	Caprice Dydasco	£2,400	£124,800	Bay FC Women		31	D RL
34	Christen Westphal	£2,400	£124,800	Houston Dash Women		31	D R
35	Danielle Colaprico	£2,400	£124,800	Houston Dash Women		32	M C
36	Delanie Sheehan	£2,400	£124,800	Houston Dash Women		26	AM C
37	Croix Bethune	£2,400	£124,800	KC Current Women		24	AM RLC
38	Deyna Castellanos	£2,400	£124,800	Portland Thorns Women		26	AM/F C
39	Casey Krueger	£2,400	£124,800	Washington Spirit Women		34	D RLC
40	Emily Sams	£2,300	£119,600	Angel City FC Women		26	D RC

41	Emily Sonnett	£2,300	£119,600	Gotham FC Women		31	D RLC, DM
42	Yazmeen Ryan	£2,300	£119,600	Houston Dash Women		26	AM RLC
43	Felicitas Rauch	£2,300	£119,600	NC Courage Women		29	D/WB L
44	Ellie Jean	£2,300	£119,600	Racing Louisville FC Women		28	D RC
45	Esme Morgan	£2,300	£119,600	Washington Spirit Women		24	D RLC
46	Hina Sugita	£2,200	£114,400	Angel City FC Women		28	AM RLC
47	Hailie Mace	£2,200	£114,400	Orlando Pride Women		28	D/WB RL, AM L
48	Gabi Nunes	£2,200	£114,400	Orlando Pride Women		28	ST
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	Jess Carter	£2,100	£109,200	Gotham FC Women		27	D RLC
53	Jaelin Howell	£2,100	£109,200	Gotham FC Women		25	DM
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	Kelli Hubly	£2,000	£104,000	Bay FC Women		30	D C
57	Lisa Boattin	£2,000	£104,000	Houston Dash Women		28	D/WB RL
58	Lo’eau LaBonta	£2,000	£104,000	KC Current Women		32	DM, AM C
59	Lorena	£2,000	£104,000	KC Current Women		28	GK
60	Kailen Sheridan	£2,000	£104,000	NC Courage Women		29	GK
61	Lynn Biyendolo	£2,000	£104,000	Seattle Reign FC Women		32	AM RL, ST
62	Kate Del Fava	£2,000	£104,000	Utah Royals Women		26	D RC, DM
63	Kaleigh Riehl	£2,000	£104,000	Utah Royals Women		28	D C
64	Natalia Kuikka	£1,900	£98,800	Chicago Stars FC Women		29	D/WB R
65	Michelle Alozie	£1,900	£98,800	Chicago Stars FC Women		28	WB R, AM R, ST
66	Michelle Cooper	£1,900	£98,800	KC Current Women		22	AM RL, ST
67	Morgan Weaver	£1,900	£98,800	Portland Thorns Women		27	AM RL, ST
68	M.A. Vignola	£1,900	£98,800	Portland Thorns Women		27	D RL
69	Makenna Morris	£1,900	£98,800	Racing Louisville FC Women		23	D/WB R, M RC
70	Mandy McGlynn	£1,900	£98,800	Utah Royals Women		26	GK

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

£249,200 per week and £12,958,400 per year, which is 64% 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 £33,600 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

£1,500 per week — that is what Angharad James-Turner earns in 100th place.