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Super Liga player wages
The 31 clubs we track in the Super Liga pay a combined £2,797,571 a week. Thiago Almada is the best paid, on £123,000 a week.
WEEKLY WAGE BILL£2.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL£145m
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 Ángel Correa Club Atlético River Plate £23,000
16 Franco Cervi Club Atlético Rosario Central £22,000
17 Alan Velasco Club Atlético Boca Juniors £20,000
18 Lucas Alario Club Estudiantes de La Plata £19,000
19 Aníbal Moreno Club Atlético River Plate £19,000
20 Ángel Di María Club Atlético Rosario Central £19,000
What a Super Liga player actually earns
Weekly wage across the 621 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 2,352 in the squad lists
Under £1k 30% 186 players
£1k-£2k 13% 80 players
£2k-£5k 35% 215 players
£5k-£10k 15% 92 players
£10k-£25k 6% 35 players
£25k-£100k 2% 12 players
£100k+
0% 1 player
Median £2,350 a week against an average of £4,252, across the 621 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
£42 16-19
£502 20-22
£3k 23-25
£3k 26-28
£6k 29-31
£6k 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | £555,779 | £28,900,508£28.9m | £24,864 | 100 | Thiago Almada | £123,000 |
| | £286,301 | £14,887,652£14.9m | £7,598 | 120 | Leandro Paredes | £44,000 |
| | £190,207 | £9,890,764£9.9m | £8,302 | 89 | Joaquín Correa | £50,000 |
| | £180,042 | £9,362,184£9.4m | £6,973 | 91 | Adrián Martínez | £38,000 |
| | £155,741 | £8,098,532£8.1m | £6,604 | 72 | Franco Cervi | £22,000 |
| | £134,177 | £6,977,204£7.0m | £4,895 | 91 | Agustín Álvarez | £24,000 |
| | £110,024 | £5,721,248£5.7m | £5,945 | 74 | Maximiliano Meza | £12,000 |
| | £95,119 | £4,946,188£4.9m | £6,058 | 103 | Diego Valdés | £12,000 |
| | £91,389 | £4,752,228£4.8m | £3,754 | 110 | Ezequiel Cerutti | £12,000 |
| | £83,111 | £4,321,772£4.3m | £2,966 | 88 | Kevin Gutiérrez | £10,000 |
| | £78,285 | £4,070,820£4.1m | £4,116 | 87 | Eduardo Salvio | £9,300 |
| | £74,085 | £3,852,420£3.9m | £3,704 | 64 | Ignacio Ramírez | £12,000 |
| | £65,086 | £3,384,472£3.4m | £3,213 | 83 | Éver Banega | £12,000 |
| | £63,350 | £3,294,200£3.3m | £3,562 | 67 | Mauro Luna Diale | £11,000 |
| Club Atlético Belgrano | £56,350 | £2,930,200£2.9m | £3,374 | 88 | Lucas Zelarayán | £7,000 |
| | £52,626 | £2,736,552£2.7m | £2,407 | 79 | Pedro Canelo | £6,500 |
| | £51,627 | £2,684,604£2.7m | £2,726 | 92 | Hernán Galíndez | £9,200 |
| | £50,607 | £2,631,564£2.6m | £2,434 | 78 | Lucas Janson | £12,000 |
| | £47,836 | £2,487,472£2.5m | £2,521 | 59 | Augusto Lotti | £4,500 |
| Club Atlético Tigre | £44,644 | £2,321,488£2.3m | £2,505 | 73 | Gonzalo Martínez | £7,200 |
| Club Atlético Barracas Central | £37,177 | £1,933,204£1.9m | £2,400 | 71 | Facundo Bruera | £4,300 |
| | £35,632 | £1,852,864£1.9m | £1,277 | 63 | Facundo Altamira | £4,300 |
| Instituto Atlético Central Córdoba | £34,598 | £1,799,096£1.8m | £1,784 | 65 | Alex Luna | £4,500 |
| Club Atlético Gimnasia y Esgrima de Mendoza | £34,549 | £1,796,548£1.8m | £1,136 | 59 | Santiago Rodríguez | £4,600 |
| | £32,440 | £1,686,880£1.7m | £1,635 | 49 | Lucas Acosta | £4,000 |
| Asociación Atlética Estudiantes de Río Cuarto | £32,015 | £1,664,780£1.7m | £1,121 | 51 | Gabriel Alanís | £4,200 |
| | £29,671 | £1,542,892£1.5m | £1,871 | 64 | Jonathan Herrera | £4,100 |
| | £26,187 | £1,361,724£1.4m | £1,567 | 58 | Diego Rodríguez | £5,400 |
| Club Sportivo Independiente Rivadavia | £25,985 | £1,351,220£1.4m | £1,428 | 63 | Álex Arce | £8,000 |
| Club Deportivo Riestra | £23,438 | £1,218,776£1.2m | £1,100 | 50 | Antony Alonso | £4,500 |
| | £19,493 | £1,013,636£1.0m | £1,322 | 51 | Alan Aguerre | £4,500 |
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 £2,797,571 per week, or £145,473,692 per year, across 2,352 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 £555,779 per week across 100 players.
What is the average Super Liga salary?
£4,252 a week across the 622 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is £2,350.