From the capital to Catalunya and beyond, find out who stands alone atop the La Liga salary mountain this season in Spanish football.
Spain may not be the center of the soccer universe anymore. Barcelona is no longer the core of the Spanish national team’s greatest era with an extra bonus named Lionel Messi, nor is Ronaldo a world-beater in white for Real Madrid, but fans of the Beautiful Game can still count on La Liga to bring the thrills.
Indeed, some things never change. But if you had to guess the most expensive player wage in the league now that those two age-old rivals have moved on — to say nothing of the Benzemas, Piqués, Bales, and Iniestas of the world — the correct answer might just surprise you.
So, who earns the most moneyed of distinctions this season? Let’s roll through Boardroom’s definitive ranking of the highest-paid La Liga players for 2023-24 below.
Highest-paid La Liga Players 2023-24
All annual La Liga salary figures via Capology.
$20,000,000+ Salaries
| PLAYER | CLUB | 2023-24 $ |
| 1. M Frenkie de Jong | Barcelona | $39.91M |
| 2. M Toni Kroos | Real Madrid | $25.95M |
| 3. D David Alaba | Real Madrid | $23.94M |
| 4. M Luka Modrić | Real Madrid | $23.29M |
| t5. F Robert Lewandowski | Barcelona | $22.17M |
| t5. F Vinicius Junior | Real Madrid | $22.17M |
| t5. M Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | $22.17M |
| 8. G Jan Oblak | Atlético Madrid | $22.17M |
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Highest-paid La Liga Players: $10,000,000+ Salaries
NOTE: João Cancelo is on loan at Barcelona from Manchester City.
| PLAYER | CLUB | 2023-24 $ |
| 9. M Ilkay Gündoğan | Barcelona | $19.95M |
| 10. M Koke | Atlético Madrid | $17.03M |
| 11. G Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | $15.96M |
| 12. D Antonio Rüdiger | Real Madrid | $15.52M |
| 13. D Jules Koundé | Barcelona | $14.42M |
| t14. F Antoine Griezmann | Atlético Madrid | $13.3M |
| t14. M Aurélien Tchouameni | Real Madrid | $13.3M |
| t14. D João Cancelo | Barcelona | $13.3M |
| t14. F Raphinha | Barcelona | $13.3M |
| 18. M Saúl Ñiguez | Atlético Madrid | $12.77M |
| 19. F Iñaki Williams | Athletic Bilbao | $12.1M |
| t20. D Dani Carvajal | Real Madrid | $11.09M |
| t20. M Dani Ceballos | Real Madrid | $11.09M |
| t20. D Ferland Mendy | Real Madrid | $11.09M |
| t23. F Álvaro Morata | Atlético Madrid | $10.64M |
| t23. F Ferran Torres | Barcelona | $10.64M |
The Rest of the Top 30
NOTE: Kepa Arrizabalaga is on loat at Real Madrid from Chelsea.
| PLAYER | CLUB | 2023-24 $ |
| t25. M Pedri | Barcelona | $9.98M |
| t25. D Lucas Vázquez | Real Madrid | $9.98M |
| t25. D Iñigo Martínez | Barcelona | $9.98M |
| t28. G Kepa Arrizabalaga | Real Madrid | $9.58M |
| t28. D Andreas Christensen | Barcelona | $9.58M |
| 30. F Memphis Depay | Atlético Madrid | $9.31M |
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