As soccer attracts multi-billion dollar investments from global brands and continues to hold its place as the world’s most popular sport, salaries continue to rise for the services of elite players.
Manuel Neuer is the highest-paid soccer goalkeeper of 2024. The 37-year-old makes $22.1 million as the captain and starting goalkeeper for Bayern Munich.
Neuer’s consistent play and dramatic saves propel him to the top of the list. His 222 career clean sheets and 11 individual awards are the most on the list.
Second to Neuer is Atletico Madrid’s Jan Oblak. He earns $21.9 million and is the only other goalkeeper to cross the $20 million mark.
Oblak signed his 5-year, $109.66 million deal in 2022 after being named LaLiga’s Best Player in 2020-2021.
Real Madrid’s stalwart in goal, Thibaut Courtois, is the third among the highest-paid goalkeepers at $15 million annually. His contract includes a $737 million release clause.
Fourth on the list is Gianluigi Donnarumma of PSG. He’s the youngest keeper in the top 10, earning $18.18 million playing in Ligue 1. The Italian keeper was the youngest to start for AC Milan, starting his first match at 16.
Coming in fifth is Edouard Mendy of Al-Ahli. Mendy signed a 3-year, $37.1 million deal last summer, netting him $11.6 million a season. He won the 2021 Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper award.
Ranking The Highest-Paid Soccer Goalkeepers
Here is the entire list of the highest-paid soccer goalkeepers. The list was compiled with data from Capology.
- Updated: December 13, 2024
| Rank | Player | Team | Total Compensation |
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | $22.1 million |
| 2 | Jan Oblak | Atletico Madrid | $21.9 million |
| 3 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | $15.8 million |
| 4 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | PSG | $13.4 million |
| 5 | Edouard Mendy | Al-Ahli | $11.6 million |
| 6 | Bono | Al Hilal | $10.5 million |
| T-7 | Alisson | Liverpool | $9.96 million |
| T-7 | Emiliano Martinez | Aston Villa | $9.96 million |
| 9 | Gregor Kobel | Borussia Dortmund | $9.5 million |
| 10 | Bernd Leno | Fulham | $8.6 million |
| 11 | Jordan Pickford | Everton | $8.3 million |
| T-12 | Alphonse Areola | West Ham | $7.97 million |
| T-12 | Aaron Ramsdale | Southampton | $7.97 million |
| T-12 | André Onana | Manchester United | $7.97 million |
| 15 | Alexander Nübel | Bayern Munich | $6.8 million |
| T-16 | Ederson | Manchester City | $6.64 million |
| T-16 | David Raya | Arsenal | $6.64 million |
| T-16 | Dean Henderson | Crystal Palace | $6.64 million |
| 19 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | $6.63 million |
| T-20 | Bento | Al Nassr | $6.4 million |
| T-20 | Predrag Rajković | Al-Ittihad | $6.4 million |
| 22 | Stefan Ortega Moreno | Manchester City | $5.98 million |
| 23 | Péter Gulácsi | RB Leipzig | $5.9 million |
| T-24 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | Bournemouth | $4.98 million |
| T-24 | Guglielmo Vicario | Tottenham | $4.98 million |
| T-24 | Fraser Forster | Tottenham | $4.98 million |
