"The salary floor has different levels depending on the age of the player and whether their club is in WSL1 or WSL2, but those aged 23 and over in the top flight will receive at least 40,000. The WSL title race bursts into life Women's Football Weekly The bottom salary bracket for young players in WSL2 is understood to be above the national living wage, enabling all players in the top two divisions to be fully professional for the first time."
"The senior player salary floor is higher than the minimum wage in the United States' National Women's Soccer League, which is $48,500 (36,100) this year, reinforcing the WSL's position as the pre-eminent women's league. The NWSL has committed to increasing its minimum salary to $82,500 by 2030. English clubs are increasingly competing with their American counterparts to sign top players. There have been four signings by English clubs in excess of 1m (870,000) this year,"
Senior Women's Super League players aged 23 and over in the top flight will receive at least £40,000 annually under new financial rules. The salary floor varies by player age and by whether a club competes in WSL1 or WSL2. The lowest WSL2 youth bracket sits above the national living wage, enabling full professionalism across the top two divisions. Several Championship clubs previously paid below minimum wage, forcing many players to hold additional jobs. The senior floor exceeds the NWSL minimum of $48,500, while the NWSL plans a further rise to $82,500 by 2030. Top English clubs are investing heavily in transfers, and new financial regulations allow spending up to 80% of a women's team’s revenue plus a capped owner contribution.
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