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Alexander Isak salary: How much does Newcastle United star earn per week and annually in Premier League?

Swedish striker Alexander Isak arrived at St. James' Park in the summer of 2022 as Newcastle United's marquee signing for the 2022-23 season.

Despite an injury-ridden first campaign, Isak impressed Magpies fans by helping them qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.

The Swede has only continued to grow at St. James' Park, scoring goals for fun and competing against the likes of Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah for the Golden Boot.

He is also one of the top earners in the squad, with a substantial salary to his name, so let's take a look at exactly how much he earns playing for Newcastle.

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

  • Alexander Isak's wages at Newcastle in numbers

    Under his current contract at Newcastle, Isak earns £120,000 ($155,073) on a weekly basis.

    Meanwhile, his annual salary is an impressive £6.2 million ($8m), making him one of the highest earners at St. James' Park.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Alexander Isak

    Swedish

      £120,000

    $155,073

    £6,240,000

    $8,063,794

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    Top earners at Newcastle United

    Under the terms of his current contract, the Swede is on identical wages as Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali. Both players occupy the joint fourth spot on the list.

    Meanwhile, it is Bruno Guimaraes who takes the top spot as the highest earner in the squad, followed by Joelinton and Anthony Gordon in second and third place, respectively.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Bruno Guimaraes

    Brazilian

    £160,000

    $206,764

    £8,320,000

    $10,751,726

    Joelinton

    Brazilian

    £150,000

    $193,841

    £7,800,000

    $10,079,743

    Anthony Gordon

    English

    £150,000

    $193,841

    £7,800,000

    $10,079,743

    Sandro Tonali

    Italian

    £120,000

    $155,073

    £6,240,000

    $8,063,794

    Alexander Isak

    Swedish

    £120,000

    $155,073

    £6,240,000 

    $8,063,794

  • Top 5 earners in the Premier League

    No Newcastle United player features in the top five earners across the league.

    At the top of the list is Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who recently committed to a nine-year contract, securing his stay at the Etihad until 2034. Right behind him is another City star, Kevin De Bruyne, while Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah claims the third spot.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wage sin USD

    Erling Haaland

    Norwegian

    £525,000

    $678,444

    £27,300,000

    $35,279,099

    Kevin De Bruyne

    Belgian

    £400,000

    $516,910

    £20,800,000

    $26,879,314

    Mohamed Salah

    Egyptian

    £350,000

    $452,296

    £18,200,000

    $23,519,400

    Casemiro

    Brazilian

    £350,000

    $452,296

    £18,200,000

    $23,519,400

    Jack Grealish

    English

    £300,000

    $387,682

    £15,600,000

    $20,159,485

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    Highest paid players in the world

    Despite the astronomical wages in the Premier League, neither of the players make the cut when it comes to the highest earners across world football.

    At the top sits all-time top goalscorer of the Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays his football for Al Nassr. He is followed by his former Real Madrid attack partner Karim Benzema.

    Former Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez makes his appearance at number three while Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list at fourth and fifth spot respectively.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages GBP

    Weekly wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al Nassr

    £3,224,935

    $4,166,513

    £167,696,622

    $215,658,680

    Karim Benzema

    Al Ittihad

    £1,612,468

    $2,083,257

    £83,848,311

    $108,329,340

    Riyad Mahrez

    Al Ahli

    £1,003,846

    $1,087,460

    £43,768,818

    $56,547,915

    Sadio Mane

    Al Nassr

    £644,987

    $833,033

    £33,539,324

    $43,331,736

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Al Hilal

    £559,526

    $722,890

    £29,095,364

    $37,590,281