By ESPN The Magazine/SportingIntelligence Global Salary Survey, compiled by Nick Harris
This story appears in the May 2, 2011, issue of ESPN The Magazine.
To find out which athletic organizations shell out the most dough, we surveyed 272 teams in 14 major pro leagues, covering seven sports, spanning 10 countries, comprising 7,802 athletes making a combined $15.2 billion in salary. Our final numbers, below, were compiled by Nick Harris, editor of sportingintelligence.com. "Average Annual Salary" represents base player salaries from current or most recently completed seasons from each sport, and excludes endorsements, bonuses, appearance fees and any other source of extra compensation. All figures converted to U.S. dollars. All IPL annual figures pro rata from weekly pay.
The sports and leagues: Aussie rules football (AFL), baseball (MLB, NPB), basketball (NBA), cricket (IPL), football (CFL, NFL), soccer (Bundesliga, EPL, La Liga, MLS, Serie A, SPL).
The countries: Australia, Canada, England, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Scotland, Spain, USA.
To find out which athletic organizations shell out the most dough, we surveyed 272 teams in 14 major pro leagues, covering seven sports, spanning 10 countries, comprising 7,802 athletes making a combined $15.2 billion in salary. Our final numbers, below, were compiled by Nick Harris, editor of sportingintelligence.com. "Average Annual Salary" represents base player salaries from current or most recently completed seasons from each sport, and excludes endorsements, bonuses, appearance fees and any other source of extra compensation. All figures converted to U.S. dollars. All IPL annual figures pro rata from weekly pay.
The sports and leagues: Aussie rules football (AFL), baseball (MLB, NPB), basketball (NBA), cricket (IPL), football (CFL, NFL), soccer (Bundesliga, EPL, La Liga, MLS, Serie A, SPL).
The countries: Australia, Canada, England, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Scotland, Spain, USA.
| Rank | Team | League | Average Annual Salary Per Player | Average Weekly Salary Per Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | La Liga | $7,910,737 | $152,130 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | La Liga | $7,356,632 | $141,474 |
| 3 | New York Yankees | MLB | $6,756,301 | $129,929 |
| 4 | Los Angeles Lakers | NBA | $6,540,690 | $125,782 |
| 5 | Orlando Magic | NBA | $6,367,114 | $122,445 |
| 6 | Chelsea | EPL | $6,020,741 | $115,783 |
| 7 | Inter Milan | Serie A | $5,999,643 | $115,378 |
| 8 | Boston Red Sox | MLB | $5,991,203 | $115,215 |
| 9 | Denver Nuggets | NBA | $5,990,174 | $115,196 |
| 10 | Manchester City | EPL | $5,863,585 | $112,761 |
| 11 | Utah Jazz | NBA | $5,829,643 | $112,109 |
| 12 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | $5,780,358 | $111,161 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Phillies | MLB | $5,765,879 | $110,882 |
| 14 | AC Milan | Serie A | $5,647,633 | $108,608 |
| 15 | Boston Celtics | NBA | $5,236,922 | $100,710 |
| 16 | Manchester United | EPL | $5,106,214 | $98,196 |
| 17 | Chicago Cubs | MLB | $5,001,893 | $96,190 |
| 18 | Houston Rockets | NBA | $4,972,115 | $95,618 |
| 19 | Philadelphia 76ers | NBA | $4,954,303 | $95,275 |
| 20 | Liverpool | EPL | $4,935,847 | $94,920 |
| 21 | Dallas Mavericks | NBA | $4,882,757 | $93,899 |
| 22 | Arsenal | EPL | $4,758,252 | $91,505 |
| 23 | Chicago White Sox | MLB | $4,732,926 | $91,018 |
| 24 | Atlanta Hawks | NBA | $4,665,981 | $89,730 |
| 25 | Minnesota Twins | MLB | $4,509,480 | $86,721 |
| 26 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | IPL | $4,506,667 | $86,667 |
| 27 | Memphis Grizzlies | NBA | $4,477,489 | $86,106 |
| 28 | Los Angeles Angels | MLB | $4,469,134 | $85,945 |
| 29 | Kolkata Knight Riders | IPL | $4,448,333 | $85,545 |
| 30 | New York Mets | MLB | $4,401,752 | $84,649 |
| 31 | Detroit Pistons | NBA | $4,394,521 | $84,510 |
| 32 | Charlotte Bobcats | NBA | $4,392,059 | $84,463 |
| 33 | San Francisco Giants | MLB | $4,377,716 | $84,187 |
| 34 | Golden State Warriors | NBA | $4,371,404 | $84,065 |
| 35 | Milwaukee Bucks | NBA | $4,346,469 | $83,586 |
| 36 | Portland Trail Blazers | NBA | $4,276,195 | $82,235 |
| 37 | New Orleans Hornets | NBA | $4,133,364 | $79,488 |
| 38 | Juventus | Serie A | $4,127,666 | $79,378 |
| 39 | Phoenix Suns | NBA | $4,088,782 | $78,630 |
| 40 | Kings Xi Punjab | IPL | $4,065,833 | $78,189 |
| 41 | Indiana Pacers | NBA | $4,023,026 | $77,366 |
| 42 | Chicago Bulls | NBA | $4,016,979 | $77,250 |
| 43 | San Antonio Spurs | NBA | $4,000,272 | $76,928 |
| 44 | Mumbai Indians | IPL | $3,997,500 | $76,875 |
| 45 | Deccan Chargers | IPL | $3,993,333 | $76,795 |
| 46 | Toronto Raptors | NBA | $3,915,801 | $75,304 |
| 47 | Detroit Tigers | MLB | $3,914,823 | $75,285 |
| 48 | St. Louis Cardinals | MLB | $3,904,947 | $75,095 |
| 49 | New York Knicks | NBA | $3,873,496 | $74,490 |
| 50 | Oklahoma City Thunder | NBA | $3,863,639 | $74,301 |
| 51 | Aston Villa | EPL | $3,848,229 | $74,004 |
| 52 | Los Angeles Clippers | NBA | $3,762,057 | $72,347 |
| 53 | New Jersey Nets | NBA | $3,658,744 | $70,360 |
| 54 | Chennai Super Kings | IPL | $3,583,333 | $68,910 |
| 55 | Washington Wizards | NBA | $3,533,342 | $67,949 |
| 56 | Schalke 04 | Bundesliga | $3,525,614 | $67,800 |
| 57 | Los Angeles Dodgers | MLB | $3,472,967 | $66,788 |
| 58 | Miami Heat | NBA | $3,439,822 | $66,150 |
| 59 | Cleveland Cavaliers | NBA | $3,438,187 | $66,119 |
| 60 | Delhi Daredevils | IPL | $3,392,500 | $65,240 |
| 61 | Colorado Rockies | MLB | $3,390,310 | $65,198 |
| 62 | AS Roma | Serie A | $3,383,783 | $65,073 |
| 63 | Newcastle United | EPL | $3,370,667 | $64,821 |
| 64 | Atlanta Braves | MLB | $3,346,257 | $64,351 |
| 65 | Baltimore Orioles | MLB | $3,280,925 | $63,095 |
| 66 | Texas Rangers | MLB | $3,182,733 | $61,206 |
| 67 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | $2,957,955 | $56,884 |
| 68 | Valencia | La Liga | $2,927,719 | $56,302 |
| 69 | Sacramento Kings | NBA | $2,919,893 | $56,152 |
| 70 | Washington Redskins | NFL | $2,913,048 | $56,020 |
| 71 | Seattle Mariners | MLB | $2,884,153 | $55,464 |
| 72 | Portsmouth | EPL | $2,875,947 | $55,307 |
| 73 | Milwaukee Brewers | MLB | $2,849,911 | $54,806 |
| 74 | New Orleans Saints | NFL | $2,845,831 | $54,728 |
| 75 | Minnesota Vikings | NFL | $2,826,007 | $54,346 |
| 76 | Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | $2,807,018 | $53,981 |
| 77 | Boston Bruins | NHL | $2,742,614 | $52,743 |
| 78 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | $2,725,130 | $52,406 |
| 79 | Chicago Bears | NFL | $2,719,637 | $52,301 |
| 80 | Seattle Seahawks | NFL | $2,697,114 | $51,868 |
| 81 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | $2,683,696 | $51,610 |
| 82 | Dallas Cowboys | NFL | $2,679,093 | $51,521 |
| 83 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | $2,673,712 | $51,418 |
| 84 | Stuttgart | Bundesliga | $2,666,667 | $51,282 |
| 85 | Oakland Raiders | NFL | $2,653,532 | $51,029 |
| 86 | Borussia Dortmund | Bundesliga | $2,649,825 | $50,958 |
| 87 | Minnesota Timberwolves | NBA | $2,641,170 | $50,792 |
| 88 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | $2,639,423 | $50,758 |
| 89 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | $2,627,971 | $50,538 |
| 90 | Green Bay Packers | NFL | $2,592,050 | $49,847 |
| 91 | Atletico Madrid | La Liga | $2,589,754 | $49,803 |
| 92 | Cincinnati Reds | MLB | $2,531,571 | $48,684 |
| 93 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | $2,520,660 | $48,474 |
| 94 | West Ham United | EPL | $2,517,851 | $48,420 |
| 95 | New Jersey Devils | NHL | $2,481,458 | $47,720 |
| 96 | Calgary Flames | NHL | $2,480,500 | $47,702 |
| 97 | Detroit Lions | NFL | $2,476,803 | $47,631 |
| 98 | New York Rangers | NHL | $2,450,313 | $47,121 |
| 99 | San Francisco 49ers | NFL | $2,446,040 | $47,039 |
| 100 | Washington Capitals | NHL | $2,445,870 | $47,036 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh Pengiuns | NHL | $2,445,200 | $47,023 |
| 102 | Baltimore Ravens | NFL | $2,441,205 | $46,946 |
| 103 | Houston Astros | MLB | $2,437,724 | $46,879 |
| 104 | Sevilla | La Liga | $2,428,632 | $46,704 |
| 105 | Pittsburgh Steelers | NFL | $2,392,123 | $46,002 |
| 106 | Hamburg | Bundesliga | $2,385,965 | $45,884 |
| 107 | Oakland Athletics | MLB | $2,376,304 | $45,698 |
| 108 | Houston Texans | NFL | $2,374,167 | $45,657 |
| 109 | Buffalo Sabres | NHL | $2,372,609 | $45,627 |
| 110 | Tottenham Hotspur | EPL | $2,364,778 | $45,476 |
| 111 | Cleveland Browns | NFL | $2,358,022 | $45,347 |
| 112 | Atlanta Falcons | NFL | $2,348,103 | $45,156 |
| 113 | Miami Dolphins | NFL | $2,344,360 | $45,084 |
| 114 | Indianapolis Colts | NFL | $2,331,690 | $44,840 |
| 115 | Philadelphia Eagles | NFL | $2,329,425 | $44,797 |
| 116 | Minnesota Wild | NHL | $2,318,200 | $44,581 |
| 117 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | $2,296,196 | $44,158 |
| 118 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | $2,270,720 | $43,668 |
| 119 | Carolina Panthers | NFL | $2,266,241 | $43,582 |
| 120 | Everton | EPL | $2,224,538 | $42,780 |
| 121 | New York Jets | NFL | $2,222,199 | $42,735 |
| 122 | Washington Nationals | MLB | $2,201,963 | $42,345 |
| 123 | Florida Marlins | MLB | $2,190,154 | $42,118 |
| 124 | New York Giants | NFL | $2,183,656 | $41,993 |
| 125 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | $2,171,705 | $41,764 |
| 126 | Rajasthan Royals | IPL | $2,152,667 | $41,397 |
| 127 | Dallas Stars | NHL | $2,148,182 | $41,311 |
| 128 | St. Louis Rams | NFL | $2,134,594 | $41,050 |
| 129 | Carolina Hurricanes | NHL | $2,132,619 | $41,012 |
| 130 | Sunderland | EPL | $2,091,947 | $40,230 |
| 131 | Tennessee Titans | NFL | $2,090,795 | $40,208 |
| 132 | Blackburn Rovers | EPL | $2,086,298 | $40,121 |
| 133 | San Diego Chargers | NFL | $2,072,434 | $39,854 |
| 134 | Fiorentina | Serie A | $2,071,877 | $39,844 |
| 135 | LA Kings | NHL | $2,060,398 | $39,623 |
| 136 | Fulham | EPL | $2,036,977 | $39,173 |
| 137 | Phoenix Coyotes | NHL | $2,035,795 | $39,150 |
| 138 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | $2,029,615 | $39,031 |
| 139 | Toronto Blue Jays | MLB | $2,018,316 | $38,814 |
| 140 | New England Patriots | NFL | $2,018,226 | $38,812 |
| 141 | Buffalo Bills | NFL | $1,997,436 | $38,412 |
| 142 | Arizona Diamondbacks | MLB | $1,986,660 | $38,205 |
| 143 | Nashville Predators | NHL | $1,977,000 | $38,019 |
| 144 | Cincinnati Bengals | NFL | $1,965,847 | $37,805 |
| 145 | Wolfsburg | Bundesliga | $1,964,912 | $37,787 |
| 146 | Florida Panthers | NHL | $1,964,688 | $37,782 |
| 147 | Genoa | Serie A | $1,959,883 | $37,690 |
| 148 | Arizona Cardinals | NFL | $1,939,677 | $37,301 |
| 149 | Kansas City Chiefs | NFL | $1,922,237 | $36,966 |
| 150 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | $1,897,778 | $36,496 |
| 151 | Bolton Wanderers | EPL | $1,863,573 | $35,838 |
| 152 | Wigan Athletic | EPL | $1,857,161 | $35,715 |
| 153 | Hertha Berlin | Bundesliga | $1,796,491 | $34,548 |
| 154 | FC Cologne | Bundesliga | $1,796,098 | $34,540 |
| 155 | Jacksonville Jaguars | NFL | $1,780,600 | $34,242 |
| 156 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | $1,736,923 | $33,402 |
| 157 | Denver Broncos | NFL | $1,641,265 | $31,563 |
| 158 | Cleveland Indians | MLB | $1,639,686 | $31,532 |
| 159 | Borussia Monchengladbach | Bundesliga | $1,628,070 | $31,309 |
| 160 | Napoli | Serie A | $1,623,903 | $31,229 |
| 161 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | NFL | $1,623,709 | $31,225 |
| 162 | Villarreal | La Liga | $1,619,088 | $31,136 |
| 163 | Celtic | SPL | $1,607,449 | $30,912 |
| 164 | Tampa Bay Rays | MLB | $1,578,984 | $30,365 |
| 165 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bundesliga | $1,571,930 | $30,229 |
| 166 | Palermo | Serie A | $1,567,907 | $30,152 |
| 167 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | $1,553,661 | $29,878 |
| 168 | Pittsburgh Pirates | MLB | $1,553,345 | $29,872 |
| 169 | Atlanta Thrashers | NHL | $1,513,750 | $29,111 |
| 170 | Lazio | Serie A | $1,511,910 | $29,075 |
| 171 | Athletic Bilbao | La Liga | $1,493,333 | $28,718 |
| 172 | San Diego Padres | MLB | $1,479,650 | $28,455 |
| 173 | Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | $1,459,649 | $28,070 |
| 174 | Hull City | EPL | $1,403,299 | $26,987 |
| 175 | Torino | Serie A | $1,399,917 | $26,921 |
| 176 | Middlesbrough | England (D2) | $1,376,640 | $26,474 |
| 177 | Hannover 96 | Bundesliga | $1,372,632 | $26,397 |
| 178 | Stoke City | EPL | $1,367,627 | $26,301 |
| 179 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Bundesliga | $1,362,526 | $26,202 |
| 180 | Kansas City Royals | MLB | $1,338,000 | $25,731 |
| 181 | Rangers | SPL | $1,271,905 | $24,460 |
| 182 | Real Betis | La Liga | $1,265,404 | $24,335 |
| 183 | Hanshin Tigers | NPB | $1,260,632 | $24,243 |
| 184 | Cagliari | Serie A | $1,231,927 | $23,691 |
| 185 | West Bromwich Albion | EPL | $1,209,335 | $23,256 |
| 186 | Yomiuri Giants | NPB | $1,204,090 | $23,156 |
| 187 | Espanyol | La Liga | $1,198,596 | $23,050 |
| 188 | Sampdoria | Serie A | $1,175,930 | $22,614 |
| 189 | New York Islanders | NHL | $1,165,954 | $22,422 |
| 190 | Catania | Serie A | $1,119,933 | $21,537 |
| 191 | Bologna | Serie A | $1,063,937 | $20,460 |
| 192 | Mallorca | La Liga | $1,045,333 | $20,103 |
| 193 | Karlsruher FC | Germany (D2) | $1,042,627 | $20,051 |
| 194 | Siena | Serie A | $1,035,938 | $19,922 |
| 195 | Lecce | Serie A | $1,007,940 | $19,383 |
| 196 | Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks | NPB | $989,354 | $19,026 |
| 197 | Osasuna | La Liga | $986,386 | $18,969 |
| 198 | Chunichi Dragons | NPB | $965,774 | $18,573 |
| 199 | Racing Santander | La Liga | $954,947 | $18,364 |
| 200 | Deportivo | La Coruna La Liga | $915,649 | $17,609 |
0 comments:
Post a Comment