growstuff
Rosie51
growstuff The vast majority of footballers don't get paid the mega-salaries of the elite players.
Maybe not but they're on very good wages, even the 3rd and 4th tiers, and they earn far more than their european counterparts.
www.onaverage.co.uk/money-averages/average-premier-league-salary
What is the average salary in other English professional football leagues?
The difference in salary between the Premier League and lower leagues is very big. In the Championship the average salary is between £7,500 and £8,500 a week. The top players in the Championship can earn around £80,000 a week. The average salary in League One is between £1,700 and £2,500, and in League Two it’s between £1,300 and £1,500.
Not exactly peanuts even for the lowest division. Doesn't change the fact that it absolutely can't be a grim struggle on £80,000+ per year.
the average salary of a Premier League football player is about £50,000 per week. This average is high partially due to (the fact) that some of the top players earn up to £350,000!
And that's only for Premier League players. What about all the other professional players, who play for lower leagues and non-League sides?
As the article points out the "average" is £50,000 because it's distorted by a handful who earn six figure salaries.
I taught a boy who now plays for a Premier League club and I wouldn't mind betting he worked and trained harder during his teenage years than any MP. He's a workhorse, not a mega-star and I doubt if he'll still be playing when he's in his thirties, so I hope he's thought ahead and made plans. Maybe he could be an MP!
Well from the link I gave the lowest average for the 4th tier gives a yearly salary of £67,600. That's still well above the average salary. Ballet dancers will have worked and trained to ridiculous levels during their teenage years, maybe even harder than your workhorse, but they'll not receive anything like the same pay. If he's not Premier league standard in his thirties he can do what lots of footballers have done, drop down the leagues and then get work outside football. It does exist!