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La Liga take-home pay: all 20 teams ranked after tax
On a $10,000,000 La Liga contract, take-home pay runs from $4,800,000 at Villarreal to $4,800,000 at Athletic Club — a spread of $0 for doing the same job.
Every La Liga team, ranked by net pay
| # | Team | Market | Top rate | Net | Kept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletic Club | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 2 | Atletico Madrid | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 3 | Barcelona | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 4 | Celta Vigo | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 5 | Deportivo Alaves | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 6 | Espanyol | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 7 | Getafe | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 8 | Girona | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 9 | Las Palmas | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 10 | Levante | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 11 | Mallorca | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 12 | Osasuna | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 14 | Real Betis | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 15 | Real Madrid | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 16 | Real Oviedo | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 17 | Real Sociedad | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 18 | Sevilla | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 19 | Valencia | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
| 20 | Villarreal | Spain | 47% | $4,800,000 | 48% |
How La Liga money is taxed
La Liga runs a per-club salary limit tied to revenue. The top combined IRPF rate is 47%, though Catalonia and Valencia levy more.
Beyond the league deductions, every La Liga salary meets the tax system of the country and state it is earned in. There is no jock tax in European football, but almost every league adds social charges on top of the published income tax rate — the figures here combine both.
Select a team above to see its full line-by-line breakdown at three contract sizes.
Questions
Which La Liga team has the best take-home pay?
Athletic Club come out on top: a $10,000,000 contract keeps about $4,800,000, or 48%. Athletic Club play in Spain, where the top rate is 47%.
Which La Liga team has the worst take-home pay?
Villarreal come out last: the same $10,000,000 contract keeps about $4,800,000, or 48%. The gap between the best and worst La Liga market is $0 on a $10,000,000 deal.
What does La Liga escrow and agent commission cost?
La Liga has no league escrow modelled here, and agent commission is capped at 5% by the players' association.