The top 15 highest paid players list has 3 representing Barcelona, 3 Real Madrid, 3 Manchester United and three by Man City. PSG has Zlatan and Thiago Silva while Chelsea’s Eden Hazard is also in the top 15 highest paid players.
| NO# | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY |
| 1 |  Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) |
£288,000 after tax | £15 million after tax |
| 2 |  Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona) |
£275,000 after tax | £14.5 million after tax |
| 3 |  Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) |
£320,000 | £15.3 million |
| 4 |  Paul Pogba (Manchester United) |
£290,000 | £13.9 million |
| 5 |  Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) |
£250,000 | £13 million |
| 6 |  Pelle (Shandong Luneng Taishan) |
£290,000 | £13.9 million |
| 7 |  Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) |
£220,000 | £11.4 million |
| 8 |  Yaya Toure (Man City) |
£230,000 | £11.9 million |
| 9 |  Sergio Aguero (Man City) |
£230,000 | £11.9 million |
| 10 |  Asamoah Gyan (Shanghai SIPG) |
£227,000 | £11.8 million |
| 11 |  Neymar (Barcelona) |
£220,000 | £11.4 million |
| 12 |  David Silva (Man City) |
£210,000 | £10.9 million |
| 13 |  Luis Suarez (Barcelona) |
£205,000 | £10.66 million |
| 14 |  Gareth Bale (Real Madrid) |
£200,000 | £10 million |
| 15 |  David De Gea (Manchester United) |
£200,000 | £10 million |
| 16 |  Bastian Schweinsteiger (Man Utd) |
£200,000 | £10 million |
| 17 |  Thiago Silva (PSG) |
£185,000 | £9.6 million |
| 18 |  Eden Hazard (Chelsea) |
£185,000 | £9.6 million |
