I was led to believe goal bonuses was quite a common thing still.

Robbie Middleby confirmed Ryan Griffiths was on a goal bonus at the Jerks.

I am 99% confident I remember that season Archie Thompson was meant to be mostly a bench player but scored 10 goals or so, and then they stopped playing him because he was going to push him over the cap?

And isn't bonuses such as goal bonuses the reason why the cap is monitored monthly, and why certain teams go over some months but not others? And isn't that in essence what happened to Perth when they got caught out (on top of Andy Keogh's Fashion Show)?

I almost certainly could be wrong. But I thought goal bonuses in particular were still a big thing.

Reading the justification for the cap is making me laugh so hard. 

Not sensible to average out a figure including marquees

@grazorblade
3.3mill hmmm well that is a limited rescource in terms of obtaining and getting quality foreign players

I'm sure Sydney did have a bonus component to their wage structure in at least one recent season (possibly last season?) Fuck knows how they worked it out though as it all has to fall absolutely under the cap.

Bonus payments are virtually non-existent in the A-League - practically outlawed as they have to fall within the salary cap.  If you had too many players on bonuses, and you had a Sydney FC type season, you would blow your budget.

There's a small relocation allowance, was $10k (tax free) last time I checked, for players switching teams or moving into the league from overseas.  A little room for 'assistance' with sponsor cars (Hyundai) and housing (the housing situation was tightened up a few years back which hurt the Mariners a lot as they had previously been able to get cheap accommodation for players).

Average wage across the league (non-marquee) is around $140k, but in reality most players are on less than $100k, with the higher earners in each squad swallowing up the rest.

Incidentally, for most 'established' A-League players, that's the 28-32 yr olds who know they aren't going overseas, contract length is a greater concern than the actual salary, because if you drop out of the league at that age it's either part-time in the NPL, or a trip to the back end of Asia.

On Asia - worth noting that not only do the players earn decent salaries, but it's also mostly tax-free, they also get win bonuses, free accommodation, free cars, and in many cases even electricity, gas, water, phone, etc., bills are picked up by the clubs.  Our sides are heavily disadvantaged in this respect by the salary cap restrictions.

So many players in the league that don't deserve this.

Do players get paid with just salary or do they get match fees depending on whether the team W/D/L on top of salary?

3 big macs and a tear drop tattoo will buy you a used up nuevo westie if you are lookin..

somewhere between too much and not enough

Here's this years looooo-Ng list of exceptions n detailSalary Cap SystemA summary of the Hyundai A-League salary cap1. What is the purpose of the Salary Cap?The Salary Cap facilitates competitive balance and parity between Clubs by ensuring that the playing talent is distributed amongst the Hyundai A-League Clubs. In doing so, this increases the attraction of the competition to fans, sponsors and broadcast partners.The Salary Cap also safeguards the economic viability of the Hyundai A-League by ensuring that Clubs are not put in a position where they are forced to spend beyond their financial capabilities in order to stay competitive on the field.2. What is the Salary Cap in the Hyundai A-League?The Hyundai A-League Salary Cap is $2.60 million for the 2016/17 Season. Clubs must spend at least the Salary Floor which is $2.340m (representing 90% of the Salary Cap).The Salary Cap applies to the 20 to 23 Players that Clubs have registered to their Hyundai A-League Player Roster. Unless specifically exempt, all payments and benefits (eg. cars, accommodation, etc) provided by a Club to a Player are included in the Club’s Salary Cap.3. What can Players receive outside the Salary Cap?Players can receive payments from Clubs outside the Salary Cap in certain circumstances as approved by FFA. These ‘exemptions’ or ‘allowances’ incentivise Clubs to spend in specific strategic areas such as attracting marketable world class players to the Hyundai A-League (Marquee or Guest Players), retaining long-serving Players on multi-year contracts (Loyalty Players), encouraging the development of young Australian Players (Homegrown Players) or identifying late-developing Players that may have missed the traditional player pathway (Mature Age Rookie).The following discretionary payments are outside the Salary Cap:Designated Players – A Club can spend an unlimited amount on two Players (Foreign or Australian) it nominates as Designated Players;Guest Player – A Club can spend an unlimited amount on one Guest Player who must satisfy the prescribed marketability criteria as approved by FFA. A Guest Player is restricted to a maximum of 14 Hyundai A-League matches;Season 2016/17 Guest Player – A Club can spend an unlimited amount on one Season 2016/17 Guest Player who must satisfy the prescribed marketability criteria as approved by FFA. The Season 2016/17 Guest Player is not restricted to a maximum number of Hyundai A-League matches;Homegrown Players – A Club can spend up to a collective $150,000 on 3 Australian Players aged 23 or younger that have come through the Club’s youth system. Any payments to such Players above the $150,000 allowance are included in the Club’s Salary Cap;Loyalty Players – A Club can spend up to a collective $200,000 across any number of Players that have given 5 or more consecutive seasons of service to the Club. A portion of a Loyalty Player’s contract value is excluded from the Salary Cap based on a progressive scale from 25% (5th continuous season) to 50% (10th continuous season onwards);Mature Age Rookie – A Club can register an Australian Player that is aged 21 or older who last played in an Australian competition (eg. PlayStation4 National Premier Leagues) and has not played in a fully professional league for at least 18 months;Contracted NYL Players/ Scholarship Players – Each Club can contract up to 6 under 20 Australian Players on the minimum youth salary (Contracted NYL Players) or national minimum wage (Scholarship Players). Any payments above the minimum youth salary or national minimum wage (whichever is applicable) to these Players are included in the Club’s Salary Cap;Salary Cap Banking – A Club can access any underspend from the previous two Seasons to be utilised in the current Season, up to a maximum of 105% of the Salary Cap for that Season; andRelocation Expenses – Clubs can reimburse Players for bona fide relocation expenses (eg. airfares, temporary accommodation, storage) outside the Salary Cap up to prescribed amounts in order to assist a Player relocating to a new region for football employment.4. How many Players does a Club have on their Hyundai A-League Player Roster?At all times during the Season, a Club’s Hyundai A-League Player Roster must have:a minimum of 20 Players;a maximum of 23 Players;a minimum of 2 Goalkeepers;a minimum of 3 Australian Players aged 20 or under; anda maximum of 5 Foreign Players.During the Hyundai A-League 2016/17 Season, a Club may only register either a Guest Player or a Season 2016/17 Guest Player during the Hyundai A-League Season but not both. A Season 2016/17 Guest Player is included in the 20 to 23 Players on a Club’s Hyundai A-League Player Roster. Guest Players and Mature Age Rookie Players sit outside the Club’s Hyundai A-League Player Roster.Players on a Club’s Foxtel National Youth League (NYL) Player Roster, including Contracted NYL Players and Scholarship Players, are also eligible to participate in the Hyundai A-League.5. What is the minimum salary for a Hyundai A-League Player?The minimum salary for Players in the Hyundai A-League in the 2016/17 Season is:Under 20 - $41,533 (excluding superannuation); and20 and over - $55,715 (excluding superannuation).

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since we are all too lazy to use google I'll be lazy too

3.3mil per club (including marquees) last I heard

at 23 players per club looking at about 140k per player

50-250k 

Average is just over 100k i think 

Hi i was just wondering the wages of different players in the A-league
And yeah i know theres google but the thread will create discussions out of it