Salary & Wage Data - Australia A-League
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Salaries - A-League
Players with the highest salaries in the A-League (Australia)
| # | Player | Annual Salary | Position | Age | Apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Ryan Fraser | €1,150,000 | FW | 32 | 12 |
| 2 |  | Craig Goodwin | €925,000 | FW | 34 | 18 |
| 3 |  | Joe Lolley | €718,885 | FW | 33 | 17 |
| 4 |  | Mathew Leckie | €580,000 | FW | 35 | 7 |
| 5 | | Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello | €480,000 | FW | 30 | 22 |
| 6 |  | Hiroki Sakai | €480,000 | DF | 36 | 22 |
| 7 | | Guillermo Luis May Bartesaghi | €420,000 | FW | 28 | 26 |
| 8 | | Angus Charles Thurgate | €400,000 | MF | 26 | 26 |
| 9 | | Bozhidar Kraev | €380,000 | MF | 28 | 25 |
| 10 | | Alexander Grant | €364,000 | DF | 32 | 22 |
| 11 | | Rhyan Grant | €331,793 | DF | 35 | 30 |
| 12 |  | Mitchell Duke | €325,000 | FW | 35 | 13 |
| 13 |  | Bill Tuiloma | €325,000 | DF | 31 | 14 |
| 14 | | Jake Brimmer | €320,000 | MF | 28 | 16 |
| 15 | | Steven Peter Ugarković | €290,000 | MF | 31 | 24 |
| 16 | | Nathan Luke Brattan | €280,000 | MF | 36 | 23 |
| 17 | | Sam Cosgrove | €280,000 | FW | 29 | 29 |
| 18 | | Aziz Eraltay Behich | €275,000 | DF | 35 | 25 |
| 19 |  | Reno Piscopo | €265,860 | FW | 28 | 10 |
| 20 | | Víctor Campuzano Bonilla | €260,000 | FW | 29 | 27 |
| 21 | | Joshua Brillante | €260,000 | MF | 33 | 24 |
| 22 | | Benjamin Garuccio | €260,000 | DF | 30 | 24 |
| 23 | | Bart Vriends | €245,000 | DF | 35 | 22 |
| 24 | | Adama Traoru00e9 | €243,705 | DF | 36 | 6 |
| 25 | | Damien Da Silva | €240,000 | DF | 38 | 21 |
| 26 | | Lawrence Andrew Kingsley Thomas | €240,000 | GK | 34 | 24 |
| 27 | | Elbasan Rashani | €240,000 | FW | 33 | 13 |
| 28 | | Louis Verstraete | €240,000 | MF | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | | Juan Muñiz Gallego | €230,000 | MF | 34 | 26 |
| 30 |  | Adam Jake Taggart | €230,000 | FW | 33 | 22 |
| 31 |  | Henry Hore | €221,550 | FW | 26 | 16 |
| 32 | | Benjamin Warland | €221,550 | DF | 29 | 1 |
| 33 | | Benjamin Halloran | €221,550 | FW | 33 | 5 |
| 34 | | Hiroshi Ibusuki | €220,000 | FW | 35 | 8 |
| 35 | | Joshua Smits | €210,000 | GK | 33 | 28 |
| 36 | | Filip Kurto | €210,000 | GK | 34 | 19 |
| 37 | | Alex Gersbach | €210,000 | DF | 29 | 22 |
| 38 | | Kosta Barbarouses | €210,000 | FW | 36 | 22 |
| 39 | | Nathaniel Atkinson | €210,000 | DF | 26 | 22 |
| 40 | | Alex Arthur Rufer | €210,000 | MF | 29 | 23 |
| 41 | | Jason Davidson | €208,000 | DF | 34 | 24 |
| 42 | | Lachlan Robert Tua Jackson | €208,000 | DF | 31 | 10 |
| 43 | | Nikolaos Vergos | €208,000 | FW | 31 | 25 |
| 44 | | Juan Mata | €208,000 | MF | 38 | 25 |
| 45 | | Chris Ikonomidis | €195,000 | FW | 31 | 13 |
| 46 |  | Kota Mizunuma | €195,000 | FW | 36 | 20 |
| 47 | | Anthony Pantazopoulos | €190,000 | DF | 23 | 26 |
| 48 | | Nando Pijnaker | €190,000 | DF | 27 | 17 |
| 49 |  | Kaito Taniguchi | €190,000 | FW | 30 | 7 |
| 50 | | Dylan Pierias | €185,000 | DF | 26 | 8 |
Who is the highest paid player in the A-League?
Currently, the highest paid footballer in A-League is Ryan Fraser who plays for Western Sydney Wanderers with an annual salary of €1,150,000 per season. The second highest is Craig Goodwin with €925,000 per season, and the third highest paid footballer is Joe Lolley with €718,885 per season.
Annual Salaries by Teams in the A-League (Club Wage Bills)
* This table includes data for known salaries only
Which team has the highest payroll in the A-League?
Currently, the football team with the highest payroll in A-League is Western Sydney Wanderers with an annual total payroll of €5,325,000. This represents an average of €231,522 of annual salary per player. This is 37% higher than Auckland who is the team with the 2nd highest payroll in A-League and 44% higher than Sydney FC who is the team with the third highest payroll in A-League.
Players with the Lowest Salaries in the A-League
* This table includes data for known salaries only. Lower range salaries can be inaccurate. We may update this table later.
| # | Player | Annual Salary | Position | Age | Apps | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | Jayden Necovski | €15,000 | DF | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | | Peter Antoniou | €15,000 | DF | 19 | 8 |
| 3 | | Medin Memeti | €15,000 | FW | 18 | 21 |
| 4 | | Angus Jack Mackintosh | €15,000 | MF | 19 | 0 |
| 5 | | Lawrence Wong | €15,000 | MF | 18 | 8 |
| 6 | | Harrison Shillington | €18,000 | DF | 21 | 13 |
| 7 | | Beckham Nicolez Soares Baker | €18,000 | FW | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | | Besian Kutleshi | €18,000 | DF | 17 | 11 |
| 9 | | Emin Durakovic | €20,000 | MF | 20 | 21 |
| 10 | | Jayden Smith | €20,000 | DF | 18 | 1 |
| 11 | | Eamonn McCarron | €20,000 | GK | 18 | 6 |
| 12 | | Lachlan Candy | €20,000 | MF | 20 | 0 |
| 13 | | Ryan Lee | €20,000 | DF | 19 | 1 |
| 14 | | Luke Brooke-Smith | €22,000 | MF | 17 | 19 |
| 15 | | Quinn Macnicol | €22,155 | MF | 18 | 15 |
| 16 | | Oliver Dragicevic | €22,155 | MF | 18 | 7 |
| 17 | | Jacob Brazete | €22,155 | FW | 20 | 4 |
| 18 | | Daniel Graskoski | €22,155 | GK | 19 | 0 |
| 19 | | Akol Akon | €23,963 | FW | 17 | 15 |
| 20 | | Gabriel Sloane-Rodrigues | €25,000 | FW | 18 | 3 |
| 21 | | Anaru Cassidy | €25,000 | MF | 20 | 2 |
| 22 | | Gus Hoefsloot | €26,000 | GK | 20 | 0 |
| 23 | | Jack Warshawsky | €26,000 | GK | 21 | 16 |
| 24 | | Haine Eames | €26,000 | MF | 18 | 16 |
| 25 | | Arthur De Lima | €26,000 | FW | 18 | 13 |
| 26 | | Shumba Mutokoyi | €26,000 | DF | 17 | 0 |
| 27 | | Jai Ajanovic | €26,000 | GK | 17 | 0 |
| 28 | | Ryan Warner | €27,500 | GK | N/A | 0 |
| 29 | | Bailey Brandtman | €28,000 | FW | 20 | 22 |
| 30 | | Alex Nunes | €28,000 | MF | 19 | 8 |
| 31 | | Alex Nassiep | €28,000 | GK | 20 | 0 |
| 32 | | Riley Foxe | €28,000 | DF | 19 | 4 |
| 33 | | Giovanni De Abreu | €28,000 | MF | N/A | 17 |
| 34 | | Richard Nkomo | €28,000 | DF | N/A | 1 |
| 35 | | Tadiwanashe Kuzamba | €28,000 | MF | 19 | 1 |
| 36 | | Will McKay | €30,000 | DF | 19 | 11 |
| 37 | | Sebastian Despotovski | €30,000 | MF | 20 | 18 |
| 38 | | Oscar Fryer | €30,000 | FW | 20 | 3 |
| 39 | | Max Cooper | €30,000 | FW | 19 | 9 |
| 40 | | Xavier Bertoncello | €30,000 | FW | 20 | 27 |
| 41 | | Christian Bracco | €30,000 | MF | 22 | 5 |
| 42 | | Zane Helweh | €30,000 | FW | 20 | 6 |
| 43 | | Vinko Stanisic | €30,000 | DF | 19 | 3 |
| 44 | | Henrique Lancao Oliveira | €30,000 | FW | 17 | 4 |
| 45 | | Sotiri Phillis | €30,000 | DF | 19 | 4 |
| 46 | | Lucas Herrington | €31,200 | DF | 18 | 11 |
| 47 | | Jordan Baylis | €32,000 | GK | 20 | 0 |
| 48 | | Lucas Scicluna | €32,000 | MF | 20 | 10 |
| 49 | | Dimitrios Valkanis | €33,800 | DF | 20 | 23 |
| 50 | | Noah Maieroni | €33,800 | MF | 20 | 20 |
Which players gets paid the least in the A-League?
These are players with the lowest salaries in the A-League currently : Jayden Necovski is the lowest paid with an annual wage of €15,000, Peter Antoniou is the 2nd lowest paid with €15,000, and Medin Memeti is the 3rd worst with an annual salary of just €15,000.
Salary by Nationality of the Players
* This list includes data for nationalities where there are at least 3 players of the same nationality in this league.
| Nationality | Average Salary | Highest Paid Player | Players | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | €232,667 | Víctor Campuzano Bonilla | 3 |
| 2 | England | €203,111 | Joe Lolley | 8 |
| 3 | Japan | €197,429 | Hiroki Sakai | 7 |
| 4 | Australia | €97,718 | Craig Goodwin | 204 |
| 5 | New Zealand | €90,222 | Bill Tuiloma | 36 |
What nationality is paid the most in A-League?
Currently, the players from Spain tend to make the most money playing football in the A-League. Their average annual income is €232,667.This is 15% higher than the second nationality (England) which is €203,111 per year.
Furthermore, players from Spain gets paid 18% higher than the 3rd nationality (Japan) which is €197,429 per year.
We can explain these differences by the number of players and the range of salary. For example, the average salary data for players from Australia is based on 204 players where the highest paid player is Craig Goodwin with an annual pay of €260,000. That means that even though there are highly paid players from Australia, the sheer number of players can offset the average to a lower amount than expected.
Salary by Age
| Age | Average Salary | Highest Paid Player | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | €26,120 | Amlani Tatu | 8 |
| 18 | €24,879 | Luka Vicelich | 14 |
| 19 | €35,581 | Dylan Peraic-Cullen | 23 |
| 20 | €39,540 | Frans Deli | 31 |
| 21 | €57,512 | Dylan Scicluna | 25 |
| 22 | €72,125 | Aydan Hammond | 20 |
| 23 | €87,571 | Anthony Pantazopoulos | 21 |
| 24 | €74,260 | Luke Duzel | 10 |
| 25 | €101,813 | Nishan Velupillay | 16 |
| 26 | €136,909 | Angus Charles Thurgate | 16 |
| 27 | €144,022 | Louis Verstraete | 11 |
| 28 | €211,421 | Guillermo Luis May Bartesaghi | 9 |
| 29 | €154,735 | Sam Cosgrove | 13 |
| 30 | €247,000 | Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello | 5 |
| 31 | €190,455 | Bill Tuiloma | 11 |
| 32 | €249,400 | Ryan Fraser | 10 |
| 33 | €198,580 | Joe Lolley | 15 |
| 34 | €260,889 | Craig Goodwin | 9 |
| 35 | €245,770 | Mathew Leckie | 10 |
| 36 | €261,451 | Hiroki Sakai | 6 |
| 37 | €138,233 | Samuel Souprayen | 4 |
| 38 | €224,000 | Damien Da Silva | 2 |
| 56 | €50,000 | Zane Schreiber | 1 |
What is the average salary for younger players in the A-League?
Currently, the average salary for players aged 18 to 23 in the A-League is €53,073, with the highest paid young player being Anthony Pantazopoulos with a yearly salary of €190,000.
What is the average salary for players in their 20s in the A-League?
Currently, the average salary for players aged 20 to 29 in the A-League is €93,057, with the highest paid player in their 20s being Guillermo Luis May Bartesaghi with a yearly salary of €420,000.
What is the average salary for players in their prime in the A-League?
Currently, the average salary for players aged 25 to 32 in the A-League is €224,000, with the highest paid prime aged player being Ryan Fraser with a yearly wage of €1,150,000.
What is the average salary for players aged above 30 in the A-League?
Currently, the average salary for players aged 30+ in the A-League is €222,302, with the highest paid older player being Ryan Fraser with an annual salary of €1,150,000.
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