Everything you need to know about Santiago Gimenez's salary details playing for AC Milan
Mexican forward Santiago Gimenez has proven to be a decent signing for Serie A side AC Milan so far. The attacker arrived in Italy during the 2025 winter transfer window from Eredivisie club Feyenoord and Just days after his arrival, he scored his first Champions League goal for Milan, ironically against his former club, in a playoff tie. However, Milan were ultimately knocked out of the competition with a 2–1 aggregate defeat.
Gimenez signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Milan, keeping him at the club until 2029. While he is well-compensated under his current deal, he ranks relatively low on the wage list compared to some of the top stars in the Milan dressing room.
Exactly how much does he earn playing in Serie A?
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Santiago Gimenez's wages at AC Milan in numbers
Santiago Gimenez, though not among the top five, earns a weekly income of €89,038 ($101,154) with the Italian team, and his annual earnings are €4.6 million ($5.2m).
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in Euros
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in Euros
Annual wages in USD
Santiago Gimenez
Mexican
€89,038
$101,154
€4,630,000
$5,278,724
AdvertisementGetty Images SportTop earners at AC Milan
Rafael Leao is the top earner at the Serie A club.
Tammy Abraham, previously with Chelsea and AS Roma, ranks second, followed by experienced fullback Alessandro Florenzi, also a former Roma player.
Youssouf Fofana, a new recruit, is fourth, and USMNT player Christian Pulisic is fifth.
Player
Nationality
Weekly wages in Euros
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in Euros
Annual wages in USD
Rafael Leao
Portuguese
€123,269
$140,541
€6,410,000
$7,308,125
Tammy Abraham
English
€110,962
$126,509
€5,770,000
$6,578,453
Alessandro Florenzi
Italian
€106,923
$121,904
€5,560,000
$6,339,029
Youssouf Fofana
French
€106,923
$121,904
€5,560,000
$6,339,029
Christian Pulisic
USA
€98,654
$112,477
€5,130,000
$5,848,780
Top earners in Serie A
Milan players receive high salaries at San Siro, but there is a notable difference between their earnings and those of the league's top earners.
Leading the list is Juventus' Serbian striker Dusan Vlahovic, with Argentines Lautaro Martinez and Paulo Dybala in second and third place, respectively.
Italian midfielder Nicolo Barella ranks fourth, followed by Hakan Calhanoglu in fifth.
Player
Club
Weekly wages in Euros
Weekly wages in USD
Annual wages in Euros
Annual wages in USD
Dusan Vlahovic
Juventus
€373,846
$424,581
€19,440,000
$22,078,237
Lautaro Martinez
Inter
€320,577
$364,083
€16,670,000
$18,932,316
Paulo Dybala
Roma
€249,231
$283,054
€12,960,000
$14,718,825
Nicolo Barella
Inter
€231,538
$262,961
€12,040,000
$13,673,970
Hakan Calhanoglu
Inter
€213,654
$242,649
€11,110,000
$12,617,758
AFPHighest paid players in the world
Serie A players earn high salaries but are not in the top five highest-paid footballers worldwide.
The top five are all from the Saudi Pro League, with Cristiano Ronaldo at Al Nassr earning the most.
Karim Benzema, previously with Real Madrid, ranks second, and Riyad Mahrez, now at Al-Ahli, is third.
Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly, both from Senegal, are fourth and fifth, respectively.
Player
Club
Weekly wages Euros
Weekly wages USD
Annual wages Euros
Annual wages USD
Cristiano Ronaldo
Al Nassr
€3,846,154
$4,210,425
€200,000,000
$218,942,120
Karim Benzema
Al Ittihad
€1,923,077
$2,105,213
€100,000,000
$109,471,060
Riyad Mahrez
Al Ahli
€1,003,846
$1,098,921
€52,200,000
$57,43,893
Sadio Mane
Al Nassr
€769,231
$842,085
€40,000,000
$43,788,424
Kalidou Koulibaly
Al Hilal
€667,308
$730,509
€34,700,000
$37,986,458
