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Super Liga player wages
The 31 clubs we track in the Super Liga pay a combined £2,900,354 a week. Thiago Almada is the best paid, on £123,000 a week.
WEEKLY WAGE BILL£2.9m
YEARLY WAGE BILL£150.8m
AVERAGE WEEKLY £4k
CLUBS TRACKED31
Wage bill by club
Total weekly spend on player wages
Highest paid in the Super Liga
Top 10 earners take 17% of the league's wage bill
£123,000
02 Joaquín Correa Club Estudiantes de La Plata £50,000
03 Leandro Paredes Club Atlético Boca Juniors £44,000
04 Sebastián Driussi Club Atlético River Plate £41,000
05 Nicolás Otamendi Club Atlético River Plate £41,000
06 Mauro Arambarri Club Atlético River Plate £40,000
07 Adrián Martínez Racing Club de Avellaneda £38,000
08 Lucas Beltrán Club Atlético River Plate £38,000
09 Lucas Pratto Club Atlético River Plate £35,000
10 Marcos Acuña Club Atlético River Plate £34,000
11 Rafael Santos Borré Club Atlético River Plate £32,000
12 Alfonso Espino Racing Club de Avellaneda £28,000
13 Lucas Martínez Quarta Club Atlético River Plate £27,000
14 Agustín Álvarez Club Atlético Talleres de Córdoba £24,000
15 Germán Pezzella Club Atlético River Plate £23,000
16 Ángel Correa Club Atlético River Plate £23,000
17 Franco Cervi Club Atlético Rosario Central £22,000
18 Alan Velasco Club Atlético Boca Juniors £20,000
19 Lucas Alario Club Estudiantes de La Plata £19,000
20 Aníbal Moreno Club Atlético River Plate £19,000
What a Super Liga player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 651 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 2,399 in the squad lists
Under £1k 31% 203 players
£1k-£2k 12% 79 players
£2k-£5k 34% 224 players
£5k-£10k 15% 95 players
£10k-£25k 6% 37 players
£25k-£100k 2% 12 players
£100k+
0% 1 player
Median £2,350 a week against an average of £4,199, across the 651 players this covers.
What each position earns
Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Peak earning years
Average weekly wage by age band
£50 16-19
£486 20-22
£3k 23-25
£3k 26-28
£6k 29-31
£7k 32-34
£7k 35+
Where Super Liga players come from
Ten most common nationalities in the league
Every Super Liga club
Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.
| CLUB | WEEKLY BILL | YEARLY BILL | AVERAGE 22+ | SQUAD | HIGHEST EARNER | ON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | £588,943 | £30,625,036 | £23,782 | 103 | Thiago Almada | £123,000 |
| | £290,501 | £15,106,052 | £8,142 | 120 | Leandro Paredes | £44,000 |
| | £195,607 | £10,171,564 | £8,346 | 89 | Joaquín Correa | £50,000 |
| | £174,042 | £9,050,184 | £7,017 | 90 | Adrián Martínez | £38,000 |
| | £154,241 | £8,020,532 | £6,836 | 71 | Franco Cervi | £22,000 |
| | £143,777 | £7,476,404 | £5,069 | 92 | Agustín Álvarez | £24,000 |
| | £127,580 | £6,634,160 | £6,267 | 74 | Gabriel Ávalos | £12,000 |
| | £89,037 | £4,629,924 | £3,640 | 111 | Ezequiel Cerutti | £12,000 |
| | £85,511 | £4,446,572 | £3,172 | 87 | Kevin Gutiérrez | £10,000 |
| | £84,796 | £4,409,392 | £6,725 | 99 | Diego Valdés | £12,000 |
| | £79,944 | £4,157,088 | £4,116 | 89 | Eduardo Salvio | £9,300 |
| | £73,485 | £3,821,220 | £3,673 | 64 | Ignacio Ramírez | £12,000 |
| | £68,186 | £3,545,672 | £3,207 | 85 | Éver Banega | £12,000 |
| | £60,750 | £3,159,000 | £3,626 | 66 | Mauro Luna Diale | £11,000 |
| Club Atlético Belgrano | £58,567 | £3,045,484 | £3,302 | 89 | Lucas Zelarayán | £7,000 |
| | £55,832 | £2,903,264 | £2,664 | 94 | Hernán Galíndez | £9,200 |
| | £52,626 | £2,736,552 | £2,407 | 79 | Pedro Canelo | £6,500 |
| Club Atlético Barracas Central | £51,975 | £2,702,700 | £2,653 | 77 | Facundo Bruera | £4,300 |
| | £51,344 | £2,669,888 | £2,331 | 80 | Lucas Janson | £12,000 |
| Club Atlético Tigre | £49,396 | £2,568,592 | £2,206 | 81 | Gonzalo Martínez | £7,200 |
| | £47,836 | £2,487,472 | £2,521 | 59 | Augusto Lotti | £4,500 |
| Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | £43,973 | £2,286,596 | £1,806 | 70 | Alex Luna | £4,500 |
| Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | £35,784 | £1,860,768 | £1,549 | 72 | Álex Arce | £8,000 |
| | £35,640 | £1,853,280 | £1,713 | 50 | Lucas Castro | £4,000 |
| | £34,798 | £1,809,496 | £1,196 | 64 | Facundo Altamira | £4,300 |
| Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | £34,549 | £1,796,548 | £1,136 | 59 | Santiago Rodríguez | £4,600 |
| Club Deportivo Riestra | £33,093 | £1,720,836 | £1,089 | 62 | Antony Alonso | £4,500 |
| Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | £32,015 | £1,664,780 | £1,121 | 51 | Gabriel Alanís | £4,200 |
| | £29,671 | £1,542,892 | £1,871 | 64 | Jonathan Herrera | £4,100 |
| | £19,493 | £1,013,636 | £1,322 | 51 | Alan Aguerre | £4,500 |
| | £17,362 | £902,824 | £1,049 | 57 | Bruno Sepúlveda | £3,500 |
Frequently asked questions
Super Liga wages
What is the total Super Liga wage bill?
The 31 clubs we track in the Super Liga pay a combined £2,900,354 per week, or £150,818,408 per year, across 2,399 players.
Who is the highest paid player in the Super Liga?
Thiago Almada of Club Atlético River Plate, on £123,000 per week — £6,396,000 a year.
Which Super Liga club has the biggest wage bill?
Club Atlético River Plate, at £588,943 per week across 103 players.
What is the average Super Liga salary?
£4,199 a week across the 652 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £2,350.