"L'Équipe" publishes list of highest-paid Ligue 1 players: Who is in the top 30?

"L'Équipe" magazine has published a ranking of the highest-paid football players in the French league.

Idman.Biz reports that PSG players occupy the top 20 spots.

According to the source, the highest-paid player in Ligue 1 is French striker Ousmane Dembélé, who earns 1.5 million euros per month before taxes.

According to "L'Équipe" (April 2026, monthly salary before taxes), the top 30 highest-paid players in Ligue 1:

1. Ousmane Dembélé (PSG) — 1.5 million euros
2. Marquinhos (PSG) — 1.12 million euros
3-4. Achraf Hakimi (PSG) — 1.1 million euros
3-4. Lucas Hernandez (PSG) – 1.1 million euros
5. Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG) - 950 thousand euros.
6-8. Vitinha (PSG) - 900 thousand euros.
6-8. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (PSG) - 900 thousand euros.
6-8. João Neves (PSG) - 900 thousand euros.
9-11. Nuno Mendes (PSG) - 800 thousand euros.
9-11. William Pacho (PSG) - 800 thousand euros.
9-11. Fabian Ruiz (PSG) - 800 thousand euros.
12. Bradley Barcola (PSG) - 550 thousand euros.
13-15. Désiré Doué (PSG) - 500 thousand euros.
13-15. Lucas Chevalier (PSG) - 500 thousand euros.
13-15. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Marseille) - 500 thousand euros.
16-19. Ilya Zabarnyi ("PSG") – 450 thousand euros.
16-19. Mason Greenwood (Marseille) - 450 thousand euros.
16-19. Geoffrey Kondogbia (Marseille) - 450 thousand euros.
16-19. Corentin Tolisso (Lyon) - 450 thousand euros.
20. Gonçalo Ramos (PSG) - 443.5 thousand euros.
21-22. Brice Samba (Rennes) - 400 thousand euros.
21-22. Nayef Aguerd (Marseille) - 400 thousand euros.
23-28. Breel Embolo (Rennes) - 350 thousand euros.
23-28. Igor Paixão (Marseille) - 350 thousand euros.
23-28. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille) - 350 thousand euros.
23-28. Benjamin Pavard (Marseille) - 350 thousand euros.
23-28. Leonardo Balerdi (Marseille) - 350 thousand euros.
23-28. Sofiane Diop (Nice) - 350 thousand euros.
29-30. Eric Dier (Monaco) - 330,000 euros
29-30. Denis Zakaria (Monaco) - 330,000 euros