The amount a player gets paid has increased exponentially in recent years and that appears to be the case in France thanks to Paris Saint-Germain's huge transfer investments.
Out of the top 15 earners, 12 come from the Parisian club with Neymar comfortably heading the table, earning £1.4m more than second-placed Edinson Cavani.
Here are the best-paid fifteen in Ligue 1:
1. Neymar (PSG) - £2.7m
2. Edinson Cavani (PSG) - £1.3m
3. Kylian Mbappe (PSG) - £1.3m
4. Thiago Silva (PSG) - £1.2m
5. Angel Di Maria (PSG) - £995k
6. Marquinhos (PSG) - 995k
7. Thiago Motta (PSG) - £777k
8. Javier Pastore (PSG) - £685k
9. Radamel Falcao (Monaco) - £666k
10. Dani Alves (PSG) - £620k
11. Julian Draxler (PSG) - £533k
12. Marco Verratti (PSG) - £533k
13. Haten Ben Arfa (PSG) - £444k
14. Dimitri Payet (Marseille) - £444k
15. Luiz Gustavo (Marseille) - £444k