Who earns the most at Juventus in the current 2017/18 season?
It is Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain, who earns 7.5m euros a year (net, after tax). Higuain is also the best paid player in Serie A, along with former teammate Leonardo Bonucci, who also earns 7.5m euros at his new club AC Milan.
Paulo Dybala earns 7m euros at Juve, the same as coach Allegri (who is also the highest paid Serie A manager). Juve’s next highest paid player is Douglas Costa with 6m euros
How much do Juventus pay in wages?
Salary expenses at Juve (gross) for 2017/18 are 164 million euros. That is a 19 million euro rise from last season. As a proportion of Serie A as a whole, Juve (164/955), account for roughly 17% of the league’s salary expenditure. Serie A consists of twenty teams.
Wage Bill by club for 2017/18 season
Total Serie A salary expenditure for 17/18, and compared to the last few seasons
(Data courtesy Italian paper Gazetta)