Real Madrid Salaries 2026/27

Centre-back Ibrahima Konaté is the club's second-highest paid player with a salary of €24.0M. His earnings place him above star attackers like Vinícius Júnior (€22.0M) and top midfielders like Jude Bellingham (€20.8M).

Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, with an annual salary of €15.0M, earns more than three of the club's five centre-backs, including Antonio Rüdiger (€14.6M) and Éder Militão (€14.5M). Only Ibrahima Konaté earns more among the centre-backs.

The combined annual salaries of the two highest-paid centre-backs, Ibrahima Konaté (€24.0M) and Antonio Rüdiger (€14.6M), total €38.6M. This amount surpasses the salary of the club's top earner, Kylian Mbappé (€31.3M).

There is a significant wage gap in the midfield. The five senior midfielders all earn over €12.5M annually, while 19-year-old Thiago Pitarch Pinar earns just €300K, creating a gap of over €12M between him and the next lowest-paid midfielder.

Right-winger Rodrygo's annual salary of €16.7M is the exact sum of the salaries of three other forwards combined: Brahim Díaz (€7.3M), Arda Güler (€5.2M), and Endrick (€4.2M).

A massive salary disparity exists between the squad's two 19-year-olds. Winger Yan Diomande earns €9.0M annually, while midfielder Thiago Pitarch Pinar earns just €300K, a difference of €8.7M for players of the same age.

The squad's salaries are grouped into four distinct tiers. The Elite tier (over €20M) features the club's biggest names, including Kylian Mbappé, Ibrahima Konaté, and Vinícius Júnior. The Star tier (€14M-€17M) is the largest group and includes key players like Federico Valverde, Trent Alexander-Arnold, and Thibaut Courtois. A Key Player tier (€10M-€13M) contains a cluster of talent such as Eduardo Camavinga and Marc Cucurella. The remaining players form a developing tier on salaries under €10M.

The highest-paid player in the defense is centre-back Ibrahima Konaté, with an annual salary of €24.0M.

The highest-paid player in the midfield is attacking midfielder Jude Bellingham, earning €20.8M per year.

The club's highest-paid player is centre-forward Kylian Mbappé, with an annual salary of €31.3M.