Ligue 1: Dembélé, Marquinhos, Höjbjerg... the ranking of the highest-paid players in the league, PSG dominates everything

The newspaper L'Équipe has revealed its annual estimate of the salaries earned by Ligue 1 players. Unsurprisingly, Ousmane Dembélé and PSG are off the charts.

A Ballon d'Or-worthy salary? Just like in 2025, Ousmane Dembélé tops the traditional ranking of the highest-paid Ligue 1 players compiled by the daily newspaper L'Équipe. According to these estimates, the 28-year-old French international earns €1.5 million gross per month.

Höjbjerg 13th and first non-Parisian

Unsurprisingly, he tops the list ahead of his PSG captain, Marquinhos (€1.12 million). Achraf Hakimi (€1.1 million) and Lucas Hernandez (€1.1 million) complete the podium, sharing third place. You have to go down to 13th place to find the first non-PSG player in this ranking: OM's midfielder and key player, Pierre-Emile Höjbjerg, with an estimated gross monthly salary of €500,000.

That's more than Corentin Tolisso (€450,000), Brice Samba (€400,000), Sofiane Diop (€350,000), or Eric Dier (€330,000), who top the list at Lyon, Rennes, Nice, and Monaco, respectively. Marseille also has several players in the top 30, including Mason Greenwood (€450,000), Geoffrey Kondogbia (€450,000), and Nayef Aguerd (€400,000).

L'Équipe also specifies that these amounts do not include any bonuses received by the players over the course of the season, which can sometimes increase the bill.

The top 10 highest-paid players in Ligue 1 according to L'Équipe's estimates:

Ousmane Dembélé (PSG): 1,500,000 euros

Marquinhos (PSG): 1,120,000 euros

Lucas Hernandez (PSG): 1,100,000 euros

Achraf Hakimi (PSG): 1,100,000 euros

Warren Zaïre-Emery (PSG): 950,000 euros

Vitinha (PSG): 900,000 euros

Kvitcha Kvaratskhelia (PSG): 900,000 euros

Joao Neves (PSG): 900,000 euros

Nuno Mendes (PSG): 800,000 euros

Pacho (PSG): 800,000 euros

Fabian Ruiz (PSG): 800,000 euros