What position earns the most in the Premiership
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Premiership Rugby has released its fourth Salary Cap Report - which covers the 2023-24 season. As a collective, Premiership Rugby and its clubs led the way in England when they introduced a salary cap in 1999.
We took a indepth look at the Average Senior Player Income by Position
The graph below shows the average Player Income by Position, comparing 2023-24 with 2022-23. The graph shows the mean, with the median in brackets. The highest paid position is again Fly-Half, with an average income of £231,182 increasing from £220,847 in 2022-23. The highest paid Forward is Back Row, with an average income of £160,908, up from £159,467 in 2022-23. The lowest paid Forward is Hooker, as was the case in 2022-23, with an average income of £133,232, but is up from £128,556 in 2022-23. The lowest paid Back is still Scrum-Half with £119,614, slightly down from £121,104 in 2022-23.
| Position | 2022-23 | 2023-24 |
| Flyhalf | 220,847 (160,000) | 231,182 (150,000) |
| Back Row | 159,467 (142,500) | 160,908 (150,000) |
| Center | 178,755 (155,000) | 160,720 (139,720) |
| Lock | 174,785 (135,000) | 154,100 (141,461) |
| Prop | 143,187 (120,000) | 137,794 (120,625) |
| Full-back | 169,918 (113,000) | 133,994 (133,500) |
| Hooker | 128,556 (105,000) | 133,232 (109,250) |
| Wing | 127,969 (110,000) | 120,490 (115,000) |
| Scrum-half | 121,104 (110,000) | 119,614 (101,00) |
