Benfica lead wage bill in Primeira Liga, Porto and Sporting level | OneFootball

Benfica is the Primeira Liga club that spends the most on player salaries in the 2025/26 season. The Eagles bear €42.5 million in player wages, an amount that represents 20% of the total spent by the 18 teams in the league, according to data from ‘Sportingpedia‘.

Sporting and FC Porto have similar salary figures: the Dragons have a wage bill of €30.91 million, slightly less than the €32.7 million paid by the Lions.

Among the 18 Primeira Liga clubs, Alverca spends the least on salaries: €3.37 million per year, which is 12 times less than Benfica.

According to the ‘Sportingpedia’ study, ten clubs (Arouca, Nacional, Santa Clara, Vitória de Guimarães, Moreirense, Estrela da Amadora, Gil Vicente, AVS SAD, Tondela, and Alverca) spend less than €7 million per year on salaries.

Although Benfica leads in Portugal, the figures are far below those seen in the Premier League. Brentford, the club with the smallest wage bill in the English league, spends €62.48 million per season on player salaries.

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