La Liga: average player salary 2020-2021, by club

In the 2020/2021 season, FC Barcelona had the highest average annual pay per player with approximately 11 million euros. Real Madrid followed closely behind, with average wages amounting to nearly 10 million euros in the same season.Soccer players’ salariesProfessional footballers playing in the most competitive leagues globally can earn millions throughout their career. For example, best-paid players in La Liga can make more than two million euros per month. Looking at wages and bonuses alone, Gareth Bale and Eden Hazard were among the highest earning soccer players worldwide in 2021. Spanish soccer marketIn addition to the fervor that soccer creates amongst spectators of the sport, the industry also generates a lot of money. For instance, the Spanish Football Association reported nearly two billion euros in revenue in the 2020/21 season, with broadcasting rights accounting for around 90 percent of that amount. FC Barcelona topped the charts when it came to revenue earned from Spanish soccer clubs’ television broadcasting rights.

在2020/2021赛季，巴塞罗那足球俱乐部以每位球员约1100万欧元的年平均薪酬位居各俱乐部之首。紧随其后的是皇家马德里足球俱乐部，其球员的平均薪酬接近1000万欧元。在全球最具竞争性的足球联赛中，职业足球运动员在其职业生涯中可赚取数百万欧元。以西班牙足球甲级联赛为例，表现最佳的球员每月薪酬可超过200万欧元。仅从工资和奖金来看，加雷斯·贝尔和埃登·哈扎德在2021年全球足球运动员中位列收入最高的行列。除了足球运动在观众中激发的热情之外，该行业还创造了巨额的经济收益。例如，西班牙足球协会在2020/21赛季报告的收入接近20亿欧元，其中电视转播权占据了约90%的份额。在西班牙足球俱乐部的电视转播权收入方面，巴塞罗那足球俱乐部高居榜首。