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Liga Portugal Salary Database
Complete wage bill breakdown and highest-paid players for all clubs in the Football Liga Portugal
Clubs by Wage Bill
| Club | Wage Bill |
|---|---|
FC Benfica
|
€42.3m |
FC Porto
|
€35.6m |
Sporting Lisbon
|
€33.4m |
Braga
|
€17.5m |
Highest Paid Players
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Liga Portugal Salary Insights
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.
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