Top 20 Highest Paid Goalkeepers in the World 2024 (Salary List)
Goalkeeper might be the most overlooked position by the fans but it’s the most important spot. You can play a football game even without your biggest star but not without a goalie. Do goalkeepers make a lot of money? How much do goalkeepers get paid in the UK? Who is the high-salary goalkeeper? Let’s find out the salary chart of the Top 20 Highest Paid Goalkeepers in the world in 2024.
How Much Do Pro Goalkeepers Make?
A football goalie’s average hourly salary is €16 or they make around €33k a year. However, the top earners earn more than €22 at an hourly rate or well over €50k per year. Meanwhile, if you’re talking about the world-class keepers then they make above a million euros per annum. And why not think about the world’s very best keepers, they earn a minimum of 5 million euros throughout the year.
Highest Paid Goalkeepers in 2024
| Goalkeepers | Weekly Wage | Yearly Salary | Club (League) | Country |
| Manuel Neuer | €403.9 k | €21 Million | Bayern Munich (Bundesliga) | Germany |
| Jan Oblak | €400.5 k | €20.83 Million | Atletico Madrid (La Liga) | Slovenia |
| Thibaut Courtois | €288.5 k | €15 Million | Real Madrid (La Liga) | Belgium |
| Gianluigi Donnarumma | €244.9 k | €12.73 Million | PSG (Ligue 1) | Italy |
| Wojciech Szczesny | €231.5 k | €12 Million | Juventus (Serie A) | Poland |
| Edouard Mendy | €211.5 k | €11 Million | Al Ahli (Saudi Pro League) | Senegal |
| Bono | €192.3 k | €10 Million | Al Hilal (Saudi Pro League) | Morocco |
| Emi Martinez | €177 k | €9.21 Million | Aston Villa (EPL) | Argentina |
| Alisson Becker | €177 k | €9.21 Million | Liverpool (EPL) | Brazil |
| Kepa Arrizabalaga | €177 k | €9.21 Million | Chelsea (EPL) | Spain |
| Gregor Kobel | €173 k | €9 Million | Borussia Dortmund (Bundesliga) | Switzerland |
| Bernd Leno | €153 k | €8 Million | Fulham (EPL) | Germany |
| Joran Pickford | €147.5 k | €7.67 Million | Everton (EPL) | England |
| Andre Onana | €141.5 k | €7.37 Million | Man Utd (EPL) | Cameroon |
| Alphonse Areola | €141.5 k | €7.37 Million | West Ham (EPL) | France |
| Aaron Ramsdale | €141.5 k | €7.37 Million | Arsenal (EPL) | England |
| Marc Andre Ter Stegen | €121.2 k | €6.3 Million | Barcelona (La Liga) | Germany |
| Ederson | €118 k | €6.14 Million | Man City (EPL) | Brazil |
| Dean Henderson | €118 k | €6.14 Million | Crystal Palace (EPL) | England |
| Bento | €117.7 k | €6.12 Million | Al Nassr (Saudi Pro League) | Brazil |
Who is the Highest Paid Goalkeeper in the World?
The chart represents the world’s top-earning football goalies. You can see many legendary names. But German sensation Manuel Neuer leads the chart as the world’s highest-earning gloveman. The Bayern shot-stopper bags a whopping 21 million euros a year. The 2014 WC winning star’s weekly wage fee is just over €400,000. Slovenian wall of Atletico Madrid, Jan Oblak closely follows with over €20m yearly wage fee. Real Madrid’s Thibaut Courtois sits in the 3rd spot with a €15m yearly payment. Furthermore, Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli’s Senegalese GK, Edouard Mendy is the highest-earning keeper outside Europe. He bags €11m home per year while another Saudi League keeper Bono takes €10m from his Al Hilal contract. Gigi Donnarumma is Ligue Un’s top earner of his position (€12.73m) while Szczesny takes the biggest cheque (€12m per year) among the Serie A keepers.
How Much Does A Premier League Goalie Get Paid?
The top EPL glovemen make more than £100 thousand a week. So, on a yearly basis, their earnings go over 5 million Pounds. By the way, if you’re talking about the average keepers in the English top-flight, then the weekly salary may start from the £40k range and the yearly contract shouldn’t be less than £2 million. Aston Villa’s Emi Martinez, Liverpool GK Alisson Becker, and Chelsea stopper Kepa Arrizabalaga are the highest-earning keepers in the EPL. Each of them earns a healthy £150k as their weekly salary and their per-head annual salary is 7.8 million British currency. Bernd Leno, Jordan Pickford, Alphonse Areola, Aaron Ramsdale, etc follow the alluded trio. Their salary range is within the £6-7 million (€7-8m) range.
Are Goalkeepers Paid Well?
Football keepers make well enough money nowadays, no doubt. But if you consider their salary compared with the other positions footballers, then one may feel that they should earn more. We aren’t saying that being a soccer keeper is a loss project, but considering their importance, they receive a lesser amount than their colleagues who play up front. So, goalkeepers get well enough wages but they should earn a bit more based on the football market salary.
