Editing Football player (section)

===Pay===
Pay in some top men's leagues is significantly higher than in other jobs. Players in the [[Premier League]] earn an average of $3 million per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Premier League Salary - How Much Do Premier League Footballers Make? |url=https://www.888sport.com/blog/football/premier-league/premier-league-footballer-salary |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=888 Sport Online |language=en}}</ref> In the wealthiest clubs in European football leagues, men earn an average $7.19 million per year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=EPL footballer wages England 2022 |url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/547090/average-annual-first-team-player-salary-in-football-clubs-english-premier-league-uk/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Statista |language=en}}</ref> The best players of those clubs can earn up to $260 million per year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Birnbaum |first=Justin |title=The World's Highest-Paid Soccer Players 2023 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2023/10/13/the-worlds-highest-paid-soccer-players-2023/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

However, only a fraction of men's professional football players are paid at this level. Wages may be somewhat more moderate in other divisions and leagues. For example, the average annual salary for footballers in [[Major League Soccer]] (MLS) is $530,262 as of May 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rueter |first=Paul Tenorio, Tom Bogert and Jeff |title=MLS releases annual list of player salaries |url=https://theathletic.com/4522808/2023/05/16/mls-player-salary-averages/ |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=The Athletic |language=en}}</ref>

Average salaries in women's leagues are far lower. For example, players in the [[National Women's Soccer League]] (NWSL), which started in 2012, earn an average of $54,000 per year as of May 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-07-22 |title=How much players make on USWNT: Salaries for top NWSL players with World Cup prize money {{!}} Sporting News |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/uswnt-salaries-nwsl-world-cup-prize-money/wceqlodytbkmb8mw6ewudaxu |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=www.sportingnews.com |language=en-us}}</ref> For the first time in 2022, the NWSL guaranteed players a living wage. The minimum salary in 2023 is $36,400 to ensure players do not need second or third jobs to survive.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How Much Do NWSL Players Really Make? An In-Depth Look At NWSL Salaries |url=https://the18.com/en/soccer-news/nwsl-salaries-2022-how-much-womens-soccer-players-make |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=The18}}</ref>