Everything you need to know about Alexander Isak's salary at Newcastle United.
Swedish striker Alexander Isak arrived at St. James' Park in the summer of 2022 as Newcastle United's marquee signing for the 2022-23 season.
Despite an injury-ridden first campaign, Isak impressed Magpies fans by helping them qualify for the Champions League for the first time in 20 years.
The Swede has only continued to grow at St. James' Park, scoring goals for fun and competing against the likes of Erling Haaland and Mohamed Salah for the Golden Boot.
He is also one of the top earners in the squad, with a substantial salary to his name, so let's take a look at exactly how much he earns playing for Newcastle.
GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!
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Alexander Isak's wages at Newcastle in numbers
Under his current contract at Newcastle, Isak earns £120,000 ($155,073) on a weekly basis.
Meanwhile, his annual salary is an impressive £6.2 million ($8m), making him one of the highest earners at St. James' Park.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Alexander Isak
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Swedish
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£120,000
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$155,073
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£6,240,000
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$8,063,794
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Top earners at Newcastle United
Under the terms of his current contract, the Swede is on identical wages as Italian midfielder Sandro Tonali. Both players occupy the joint fourth spot on the list.
Meanwhile, it is Bruno Guimaraes who takes the top spot as the highest earner in the squad, followed by Joelinton and Anthony Gordon in second and third place, respectively.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wages in USD
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Bruno Guimaraes
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Brazilian
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£160,000
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$206,764
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£8,320,000
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$10,751,726
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Joelinton
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Brazilian
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£150,000
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$193,841
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£7,800,000
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$10,079,743
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Anthony Gordon
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English
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£150,000
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$193,841
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£7,800,000
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$10,079,743
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Sandro Tonali
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Italian
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£120,000
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$155,073
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£6,240,000
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$8,063,794
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Alexander Isak
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Swedish
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£120,000
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$155,073
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£6,240,000
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$8,063,794
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Top 5 earners in the Premier League
No Newcastle United player features in the top five earners across the league.
At the top of the list is Manchester City's Erling Haaland, who recently committed to a nine-year contract, securing his stay at the Etihad until 2034. Right behind him is another City star, Kevin De Bruyne, while Egyptian winger Mohamed Salah claims the third spot.
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Player
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Nationality
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Weekly wages in GBP
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Weekly wages in USD
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Annual wages in GBP
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Annual wage sin USD
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Erling Haaland
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Norwegian
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£525,000
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$678,444
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£27,300,000
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$35,279,099
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Kevin De Bruyne
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Belgian
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£400,000
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$516,910
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£20,800,000
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$26,879,314
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Mohamed Salah
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Egyptian
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£350,000
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$452,296
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£18,200,000
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$23,519,400
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Casemiro
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Brazilian
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£350,000
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$452,296
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£18,200,000
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$23,519,400
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Jack Grealish
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English
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£300,000
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$387,682
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£15,600,000 |
$20,159,485
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Highest paid players in the world
Despite the astronomical wages in the Premier League, neither of the players make the cut when it comes to the highest earners across world football.
At the top sits all-time top goalscorer of the Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo, who currently plays his football for Al Nassr. He is followed by his former Real Madrid attack partner Karim Benzema.
Former Manchester City player Riyad Mahrez makes his appearance at number three while Senegalese internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly round off the list at fourth and fifth spot respectively.
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Player
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Club
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Weekly wages GBP
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Weekly wages USD
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Annual wages GBP
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Annual wages USD
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Cristiano Ronaldo
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Al Nassr
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£3,224,935
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$4,166,513
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£167,696,622
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$215,658,680
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Karim Benzema
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Al Ittihad
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£1,612,468
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$2,083,257
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£83,848,311
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$108,329,340
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Riyad Mahrez
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Al Ahli
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£1,003,846
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$1,087,460
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£43,768,818
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$56,547,915
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Sadio Mane
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Al Nassr
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£644,987
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$833,033
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£33,539,324
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$43,331,736
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Kalidou Koulibaly
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Al Hilal
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£559,526
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$722,890
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£29,095,364
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$37,590,281
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