Rafael Leao salary: How much does AC Milan star earn per week and annually in Serie A?

Everything you need to know about Rafael Leao's salary details playing for AC Milan

Rising through the ranks at Sporting CP, Rafael Leao made headlines during his debut season with Lille in the 2018-19 campaign. It didn’t take long before AC Milan swooped in and brought the young Portuguese talent to San Siro.

Since his arrival in Milan, Leao has established himself as one of the club’s undisputed stars and one of the best players in the league.

The Portuguese winger played a pivotal role in leading Milan to a Scudetto win in the 2022-23 season — their first league title in over a decade.

Leao is well compensated for his contributions to the Rossoneri’s success and his status as the team's main man. He signed a contract in 2022, keeping him at the San Siro until 2028, and is among the highest earners in the squad.

But exactly how much does he earn?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

Rafael Leao's wages at AC Milan in numbers
Rafael Leao, under his current Milan contract, stands as the top earner in the AC Milan squad, drawing a weekly salary of £105,960 ($139,998). His impressive annual earnings reach £5.5 million ($7.2m).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in GBP
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in GBP
Annual wages in USD
Rafael Leao
Portuguese
£105,960
$139,998
£5,509,933
$7,279,913

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Top earners at AC Milan

As highlighted earlier, Rafael Leao stands as AC Milan's highest-paid player, leading the earnings chart.

Trailing closely behind is Tammy Abraham, the former Chelsea and AS Roma striker, with seasoned fullback and ex-Roma star Alessandro Florenzi securing the third position.

In fourth place is the recent addition, Youssouf Fofana, while American international Christian Pulisic completes the top five earners.

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Rafael Leao	Portuguese	£105,960	$139,998	£5,509,933	$7,279,913
Tammy Abraham	English	£95,381	$126,020	£4,959,800	$6,553,057
Alessandro Florenzi	Italian	£91,909	$121,434	£4,779,827	$6,314,558
Youssouf Fofana	French	£91,909	$121,434	£4,779,827	$6,314,558
Christian Pulisic	USA	£84,801	$112,042	£4,409,666	$5,826,022

Top earners in Serie A

While Milan players enjoy lucrative salaries at the San Siro, led by Rafael Leao, they still trail behind the league's top earners. Not a single Milan player makes it to the highest-paid list, unlike their fierce competitors Juventus and Inter, who boast players with significantly higher earnings.

Leading the pack is Juventus' Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, with Argentines Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala securing the second and third spots.

Italian midfielder Nicolo Barella ranks fourth, while Hakan Calhanoglu completes the top five.

Player	Nationality	Weekly wages in GBP	Weekly wages in USD	Annual wages in GBP	Annual wages in USD
Dusan Vlahovic	Serbian	£321,352	$424,581	£16,710,313	$22,078,237
Lautaro Martinez	Argentine	£275,563	$364,083	£14,329,265	$18,932,316
Paulo Dybala	Argentine	£214,235	$283,054	£11,140,208	$14,718,825
Nicolo Barella	Italian	£199,027	$262,961	£10,349,391	$13,673,970
Hakan Calhanoglu	Turkish	£183,653	$242,649	£9,549,978	$12,617,758

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Highest paid players in the world

Serie A players, despite their high earnings, are not among the top five highest-paid footballers globally.

The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr earning the most.

Karim Benzema, formerly of Real Madrid, is second, and Riyad Mahrez, now with Al-Ahli, is third.

Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.

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

Rafael Leao's wages at AC Milan in numbers

Top earners at AC Milan

Top earners in Serie A

Highest paid players in the world