PSL - Teams & Player Salaries
| Rank | Team | Wage Bill | Highest Paid Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Peshawar Zalmi
|
$0.2 million | ||
| 2 |
Lahore Qalandars
|
$0.2 million |
Highest Paid Players in PSL
| Rank | Player | Team | Weekly | Yearly | Age | Contract Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Babar Azam
|
|
N/A | $ 150k | 31 | 2025 |
| 2 |
Shaheen Shah Afridi
|
|
N/A | $ 150k | 25 | 2025 |
Pakistan Super League is the premier T20 domestic tournament in Pakistan which takes place every year. We breakdown each team's salary cap and how much every player in every PSL franchise earns.
PSL Player Salaries in Rupees & Dollars:
Every team has an salary cap which they have to obey while drafting in players. In 2025 PSL draft every team was allocated salary budget of maximum Rs.33.6 Crore PKR ($1.2 million). A total of 18 players are drafted in each squad.
Average Salary in PSL 2025: On average a player in PSL earns around 1.89 Crore PKR ($67,000) which is a lump sump payment made to player after the tournament by franchise. In 2025 edition, domestic player in PSL earned around Rs. 1.72 Crore PKR ($60,000) on average. An oversees player in PSL earned around Rs. 2.16 Crore PKR ($76,000).
Below is the breakdown how players are drafted in PSL 2025 season.
During the PSL draft. 6 different draft categories are used. From Platinum to Supplementary. Each draft has specific salary details below is the breakdown of each category.
| CATEGORY | IN RUPEES | IN DOLLARS |
| Platinum | Rs. 4.2 Crore | $150,000 |
| Diamond | Rs. 2.02 Crore | $72,500 |
| Gold | Rs. 1.25 Crore | $45,000 |
| Silver | Rs. 56 Lakh | $20,000 |
| Emerging | Rs. 21 Lakh | $7,500 |
| Supplementary | Rs. 14 Lakh | $5,000 |
Below you will find each team and how much every player in that squad earned in 2025 PSL season. All the financial numbers quoted in player salaries are confirmed by PSL draft and Franchises.
