Team and player finances

The average club in Elitserien has an annual budget of about US $ 5 to 6 million with the lowest at about 2.9 million and the highest at about 9.5 million. Players in Elitserien are mainly professionals. Still, some of them are studying or have part time jobs. The average player´s salary is about US $50,000 yearly, but there are top players earning three or four times that much, and with few exceptions, even more.

In Allsvenskan club budgets vary considerably. Clubs trying very hard to reach Elitserien have annual budgets of US $1.9 to 2.1 million. Clubs without that ambition have budgets of no more than $475,000 - $595,000. The average club budget is a bit less than $555,000.

The player wages also vary a lot on this level, both between the clubs and within a specific team. Some top players have annual salaries in the area of $25,000 or even more, but most of the players earn significantly less. The average yearly income for a player in Allsvenskan is $12 300.

In lower divisions most of the players play for fun (without any payment), but some Division I clubs with the ambition of qualifying to Allsvenskan, in fact, pay comparatively good money to their best players