The average annual salary ranking of teams this season: Real Madrid ranks first with 11.2 million euros, Barcelona ranks second with 7.91 million euros

August 26th, the "Team News" quoted statistics from the professional data website BetideasetCapology, saying that Real Madrid's average annual salary this season is still the highest in Europe.

In the 2025-26 season, Real Madrid players' average annual salary was 11.2 million euros, while Real Madrid's average annual salary last season was slightly higher than 12 million euros. Although Real Madrid's average annual salary has slightly lowered, they are still the highest average annual salary among European clubs. The average annual salary of second-place Barcelona is 7.91 million euros, only about 70% of Real Madrid. Manchester City ranked third with €7.43 million, which is €1 million higher than their average annual salary last season.

European clubs have a top ten average annual salary rankings for this season:

1Real Madrid 11.2 million euros

2Barcelona 7.91 million euros

3Manchester City 7.43 million euros

4Bayern 7.38 million euros

5Paris Saint-Germain 7 million euros

6Arsenal 7 million euros

7Liverpool 6 million euros

8Manchester United 6 million euros

9Chelsea 4.5 million euros

10Tottenham 4.5 million euros

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