France's Ligue 1 is one of Europe's top football leagues, attracting some of the best players and talent in the world. The top players in the league also earn correspondingly high salaries. In the 2021/22 season, the salaries of Ligue 1's highest-paid players ranged from €62m to €4.7m per year. This list features some of the most iconic names in international football, including superstars like Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé, as well as top talent like Eduardo Camavinga and Aurelien Tchouameni. Here is a breakdown of the top 30 salaries in Ligue 1:
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint-Germain) - €62,000,000 per year
Neymar Jr (Paris Saint-Germain) - €47,000,000 per year
Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint-Germain) - 23,800,000 euros per year
Sergio Ramos (Paris Saint-Germain) - 18,200,000 euros per year
Marquinhos (Paris Saint-Germain) - 16,600,000 euros per year
Angel Di Maria (Paris Saint-Germain) - 16,600,000 euros per year
Keylor Navas (Paris Saint-Germain) - 13,000,000 euros per year
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint-Germain) - 11,700,000 euros per year
Memphis Depay (Olympique Lyon) - 9,000,000 euros per year
Wissam Ben Yedder (AS Monaco) - €8,400,000 per year
Mauro Icardi (Paris Saint-Germain) - 7,900,000 euros per year
Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint-Germain) - 7,800,000 euros per year
Georginio Wijnaldum (Paris Saint-Germain) - 7,700,000 euros per year
Danilo Pereira (Paris Saint-Germain) - 7,600,000 euros per year
Leandro Paredes (Paris Saint-Germain) - 7,000,000 euros per year
Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain) - 6,800,000 euros per year
Alexandre Lacazette (Olympique Lyon) - 6,800,000 euros per year
Renato Sanches (LOSC Lille) - 6,500,000 euros per year
Dani Alves (Sao Paulo, ex-Olympique Marseille) - €6,200,000 per year
Kevin Volland (AS Monaco) - €6,100,000 a year
Cesc Fabregas (AS Monaco) - 5,500,000 euros per year
Julian Draxler (Paris Saint-Germain) - €5,500,000 per year
Lucas Paqueta (Olympique Lyon) - €5,300,000 per year
Dimitri Payet (Olympique Marseille) - 5,200,000 euros per year
Gerson (Olympique Marseille) - 5,000,000 euros per year
Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint-Germain) - €4,800,000 per year
Mauro Arambarri (Getafe FC, ex-Nantes FC) - 4,800,000 euros per year
Boubacar Kamara (Olympique Marseille) - 4,800,000 euros per year
Pablo Sarabia (Paris Saint-Germain) - 4,800,000 euros per year
Abdou Diallo (Paris Saint-Germain) - 4,700,000 euros per year
The list of top Ligue 1 salaries for the 2021/22 season shows that PSG remain one of the best-funded clubs in the league. This is reflected in the fact that they pay eight of the top 10 salaries in the league. PSG's impact on league and international football is undeniable and the high salaries paid by the club underscore its ambitions to become one of the best teams in the world.
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