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Saudi Pro League salary rankings 2026

RankPlayerClubAnnual salary
1 Cristiano RonaldoAl-Nassr FCForward Al-Nassr FC $242.2M€208.4M
2 Karim BenzemaAl-Hilal SFCForward Al-Hilal SFC $142.3M€122.5M
3 Sadio ManéAl-Nassr FCForward Al-Nassr FC $46.5M€40M
4 Kalidou KoulibalyAl-Hilal SFCDefender Al-Hilal SFC $40.3M€34.7M
5 OtávioAl-Qadsiah FCMidfielder Al-Qadsiah FC $32.6M
6 Ivan ToneyAl-Ahli SFCForward Al-Ahli SFC $29.6M€25.5M
7 Sergej Milinković-SavićAl-Hilal SFCMidfielder Al-Hilal SFC $29.6M€25.5M
8 Darwin NúñezAl-Hilal SFCForward Al-Hilal SFC $26.1M€22.5M
9 Rúben NevesAl-Hilal SFCMidfielder Al-Hilal SFC $24.3M€20.9M
10 Theo HernándezAl-Hilal SFCDefender Al-Hilal SFC $23.7M€20.4M
11 Kingsley ComanAl-Nassr FCMidfielder Al-Nassr FC $23.7M€20.4M
12 Mateo ReteguiAl-Qadsiah FCForward Al-Qadsiah FC $22.9M
13 João FélixAl-Nassr FCForward Al-Nassr FC $20.3M€17.5M
14 Crysencio SummervilleAl-Hilal SFCMidfielder Al-Hilal SFC $19.6M€16.9M
15 Youssef En-NesyriAl-Ittihad ClubForward Al-Ittihad Club $17.4M€15M
16 Yannick CarrascoAl-Shabab FCForward Al-Shabab FC $15.1M€13M
17 Merih DemiralAl-Ahli SFCDefender Al-Ahli SFC $14.3M
18 Francisco TrincãoAl-Ahli SFCForward Al-Ahli SFC $14.2M€12.2M
19 Mohamed SimakanAl-Nassr FCDefender Al-Nassr FC $14.2M€12.2M
20 Edouard MendyAl-Ahli SFCGoalkeeper Al-Ahli SFC $13.9M€12M
21 Gabriel Martinelli SilvaArsenalMidfielder Arsenal $12.6M£9.4M
22 GalenoAl-Ahli SFCMidfielder Al-Ahli SFC $12.1M€10.4M
23 Moussa DiabyAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $12.1M€10.4M
24 Yassine BounouAl-Hilal SFCGoalkeeper Al-Hilal SFC $11.9M€10.2M
25 Iñigo MartínezAl-Nassr FCDefender Al-Nassr FC $11.9M€10.2M
26 Roger IbañezAl-Ahli SFCDefender Al-Ahli SFC $11.6M€10M
27 Enzo MillotAl-Ahli SFCMidfielder Al-Ahli SFC $11.6M€10M
28 Steven BergwijnAl-Ittihad ClubForward Al-Ittihad Club $10.5M€9M
29 Koen CasteelsAl-Qadsiah FCGoalkeeper Al-Qadsiah FC $9.2M
30 Alexandre LacazetteNEOM SCForward NEOM SC $9.2M
31 Ollie WatkinsAston VillaForward Aston Villa $9.1M£6.8M
32 Salem Al-DawsariAl-Hilal SFCMidfielder Al-Hilal SFC $8.2M€7.1M
33 Julian WeiglAl-Qadsiah FCMidfielder Al-Qadsiah FC $8M
34 George IlenikhenaAl-Ittihad ClubForward Al-Ittihad Club $7.3M€6.2M
35 BentoAl-Nassr FCGoalkeeper Al-Nassr FC $7.1M€6.1M
36 Yacine AdliAl-Shabab FCMidfielder Al-Shabab FC $7.1M€6.1M
37 Josh BrownhillAl-Shabab FCMidfielder Al-Shabab FC $7.1M€6.1M
38 Daniel PodenceAl-Shabab FCForward Al-Shabab FC $7M
39 Houssem AouarAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $6.9M€6M
40 Yusuf AkçiçekAl-Hilal SFC Al-Hilal SFC $6.6M
41 Jan-Carlo SimićAl-Ittihad ClubDefender Al-Ittihad Club $6.4M€5.5M
42 Danilo PereiraAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $6M
43 Andrei GirottoAl-Faisaly FCDefender Al-Faisaly FC $5.9M
44 Kader MeïtéAl-Hilal SFCForward Al-Hilal SFC $5.8M€5M
45 Nahitan NándezAl-Qadsiah FCMidfielder Al-Qadsiah FC $5.7M
46 Fernando PachecoAl-Faisaly FCMidfielder Al-Faisaly FC $5.6M
47 Saïd BenrahmaNEOM SCMidfielder NEOM SC $5.6M
48 Saïmon BouabréAl-Hilal SFCMidfielder Al-Hilal SFC $5.1M
49 Nathan ZézéNEOM SCDefender NEOM SC $5.1M
50 Georges-Kevin N'KoudouDiriyah ClubForward Diriyah Club $5M
51 Firas Al-BuraikanAl-Ahli SFCForward Al-Ahli SFC $4.9M
52 Amadou KonéNEOM SC NEOM SC $4.8M
53 Jack HendryAl-Ettifaq FCDefender Al-Ettifaq FC $4.7M€4.1M
54 Álvaro MedránAl-Ettifaq FCMidfielder Al-Ettifaq FC $4.7M€4.1M
55 Ondrej DudaAl-Ettifaq FCMidfielder Al-Ettifaq FC $4.7M€4.1M
56 MailsonAl-Taawoun FCGoalkeeper Al-Taawoun FC $4.6M
57 Marin PetkovAl-Taawoun FC Al-Taawoun FC $4.3M
58 Julián QuiñonesAl-Qadsiah FCDefender Al-Qadsiah FC $4.2M
59 Mahamadou DoumbiaAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $4.2M€3.6M
60 Roger FernandesAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $4.2M€3.6M
61 Zaydou YoussoufAl-Fateh SCMidfielder Al-Fateh SC $4.1M
62 Fashion SakalaAl-Fayha FCForward Al-Fayha FC $4.1M
63 Marek RodákAl-Ettifaq FCGoalkeeper Al-Ettifaq FC $4.1M€3.6M
64 ÂngeloAl-Nassr FCForward Al-Nassr FC $4.1M€3.6M
65 Anthony MorisAl-Khaleej FCGoalkeeper Al-Khaleej FC $4.1M
66 Gaëtan LabordeDiriyah ClubForward Diriyah Club $4.1M
67 Moussa DembéléAl-Ettifaq FCForward Al-Ettifaq FC $4.1M€3.5M
68 Marwane SaadaneAl-Fateh SCDefender Al-Fateh SC $3.7M
69 Abdullah MaduAl-Ettifaq FCDefender Al-Ettifaq FC $3.7M€3.2M
70 Mukhtar AliAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $3.6M
71 Matteo DamsAl-Ahli SFCDefender Al-Ahli SFC $3.5M€3M
72 Valentin AtanganaAl-Ahli SFCMidfielder Al-Ahli SFC $3.5M€3M
73 Michy BatshuayiAbha ClubForward Abha Club $3.4M
74 Predrag RajkovićAl-Ittihad ClubGoalkeeper Al-Ittihad Club $3.4M
75 Abdullah Al-HamdanAl-Nassr FCForward Al-Nassr FC $3.3M
76 Abdullah RadifAl-Ahli SFCForward Al-Ahli SFC $3.1M
77 Alfa SemedoAl-Fayha FCMidfielder Al-Fayha FC $3M
78 Moteb Al-HarbiAl-Hilal SFCDefender Al-Hilal SFC $3M
79 Madallah Al-OlayanAl-Ettifaq FCDefender Al-Ettifaq FC $2.9M
80 Marwan Al-SahafiAl-Ittihad ClubMidfielder Al-Ittihad Club $2.8M
81 Yasser Al-ShahraniAl-Qadsiah FCDefender Al-Qadsiah FC $2.8M
82 Ziyad Al-JohaniAl-Ahli SFCMidfielder Al-Ahli SFC $2.6M
83 Abdulelah Al-AmriAl-Nassr FCDefender Al-Nassr FC $2.6M
84 Abdullah Al-KhaibariAl-Nassr FCMidfielder Al-Nassr FC $2.6M
85 Christopher Bonsu BaahAl-Qadsiah FCMidfielder Al-Qadsiah FC $2.4M
86 Turki Al-AmmarAl-Qadsiah FCForward Al-Qadsiah FC $2.4M
87 Omar ColleyDiriyah ClubDefender Diriyah Club $2.4M
88 Mourad BatnaAl-Fateh SCForward Al-Fateh SC $2.2M
89 Ayman FallatahAl-Faisaly FC Al-Faisaly FC $2.1M
90 Abdulelah Al-MalkiDiriyah ClubMidfielder Diriyah Club $2.1M
91 Ricardo MathiasAl-Ahli SFC Al-Ahli SFC $2M
92 Théo BongondaAl-Faisaly FCMidfielder Al-Faisaly FC $1.9M
93 Nasser Al-DawsariAl-Hilal SFCDefender Al-Hilal SFC $1.8M
94 Hassan KadeshAl-Ittihad ClubDefender Al-Ittihad Club $1.8M
95 Hammam Al-HammamiAl-Shabab FC Al-Shabab FC $1.8M
96 Eduard SpertsyanAl-Ahli SFC Al-Ahli SFC $1.7M
97 Hassan TambaktiAl-Hilal SFCDefender Al-Hilal SFC $1.7M
98 Sultan MandashAl-Hilal SFCMidfielder Al-Hilal SFC $1.7M
99 Ahmed SharahiliAl-Ittihad ClubDefender Al-Ittihad Club $1.7M
100 Omar MascarellAl-Khaleej FCMidfielder Al-Khaleej FC $1.7M