Liga Portugal - Teams & Player Salaries
| Rank | Team | Wage Bill | Highest Paid Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
FC Benfica
|
€ 37.5m | €3.9 million | |
| 2 |
Sporting Lisbon
|
€ 29.7m | €3.9 million | |
| 3 |
FC Porto
|
€ 25.9m | €3.5 million |
Highest Paid Players in Liga Portugal
| Rank | Player | Verified | Weekly | Yearly | Team | Age | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
€ 74.5k | € 3.9m |
|
24 | 2028 | |
| 2 |
|
€ 75k | € 3.9m |
|
26 | 2027 | |
| 3 |
|
€ 66.5k | € 3.5m |
|
25 | 2026 | |
| 4 | € 57.7k | € 3m |
|
25 | 2030 | ||
| 5 | € 57.7k | € 3m |
|
27 | 2030 | ||
| 6 | $ 57.7k | $ 3m |
|
26 | 2029 | ||
| 7 | € 57.7k | € 3m |
|
29 | 2029 | ||
| 8 |
|
€ 40.4k | € 2.1m |
|
28 | 2027 | |
| 9 | € 28.8k | € 1.5m |
|
23 | 2029 | ||
| 10 | € 28.8k | € 1.5m |
|
21 | 2027 | ||
| 11 | € 23k | € 1.2m |
|
23 | 2026 | ||
| 12 |
|
€ 11.5k | € 598k |
|
19 | 2026 |
Portuguese Primeira Liga have 18 clubs with combined wage bill of around €155 million which put them 6th highest in European leagues. In 2025/26 season Benfica has the highest wage bill in the league with them spending around €37 million in player salaries followed by Sporting Lisbon (€25.8m) and FC Porto (€22.5m).
Average annual salary in the league is around €130,000 (gross) per season but that jumps to €850,000 (gross) per season for the top four clubs in the league. Sporting Lisbon's Trincão is the highest paid player in the league with salary of around €3.9 million (gross) per season.
