Julian Alvarez salary: How much does Atletico Madrid star earn per week and annually in LaLiga?
Everything you need to know about Argentine striker Julian Alvarez's wages at Atletico Madrid in LaLiga
Julian Alvarez made his big-money move from Manchester City to Atletico in the summer of 2024 in search of more minutes and has been firing on all cylinders for Diego Simeone's side.
Alvarez has played a crucial role in boosting Atletico Madrid's goal-scoring output, linking up well with the likes of Antoine Griezmann and Alexander Sorloth, always ready to pounce on every opportunity that comes his way.
Having previously proven his value at City, Alvarez was handed a substantial salary in order to convince him to join Atletico Madrid.
Just how much does he earn in the Spanish capital, though?
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Julian Alvarez's wages at Atletico Madrid in numbers
Under his current contract at Atletico Madrid, Alvarez earns £113,859 ($149,049) on a weekly basis.
Meanwhile, his annual salary amounts to £5.9 million ($7.7m).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Julian Alvarez
Argentine
£113,859
$149,049
£5,920,667
$7,750,551
AdvertisementGetty ImagesTop earners at Atletico Madrid
The current highest earner in the Atletico Madrid squad is Slovenian shot-stopper Jan Oblak, followed by French superstar Antoine Griezmann.
Taking the number three spot is English midfielder Conor Gallagher, while at number four and five are Marcos Llorente and the experienced Axel Witsel, respectively.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Antoine Griezmann
French
£201,022
$263,152
£10,453,154
$13,683,882
Conor Gallagher
English
£144,736
$189,469
£7,526,271
$9,852,395
Marcos Llorente
Spanish
£133,961
$175,364
£6,965,982
$9,118,939
Axel Witsel
Belgian
£133,961
$175,364
£6,965,982
$9,118,939
Top earners in La Liga
Apart from being the highest earner at Atletico, Oblak is also the fourth-highest paid player across the league.
Top spot belongs to Barcelona's Polish superstar Robert Lewandowski.
Following him is Real Madrid's own superstar Kylian Mbappe. Taking the third and fifth spots are two more Madrid players, David Alaba and Jude Bellingham.
Nationality
Nationality
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual Wages USD
Robert Lewandowski
Polish
£536,006
$701,667
£27,872,290
$36,486,704
Kylian Mbappe
French
£502,556
$657,879
£26,132,886
$34,209,706
David Alaba
Austrian
£361,840
$473,673
£18,815,678
$24,630,988
Jan Oblak
Slovenian
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822
Jude Bellingham
English
£334,983
$438,516
£17,419,136
$22,802,822AFPHighest paid players in the world
Despite the impressive wages on offer in the league, none of the top LaLiga earners make it to the top-five earners list globally as Saudi Pro League players heavily dominate the list.
Leading the charts are former Real Madrid forwards Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema at first and second spot respectively.
Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at number three, followed by Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly.
Player
Club
Weekly wages GBP
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages GBP
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
£3,216,155
$4,210,425
£167,250,468
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
£1,608,178
$2,105,213
£83,625,234
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
£839,469
$1,098,921
£45,652,372
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
£643,271
$842,085
£33,450,094
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
£558,038
$730,509
£29,017,956
$37,986,458