Matildas skipper Sam Kerr is the highest-paid athlete in this year’s squad
Her annual income, $3.3 million, is less than male football peers.
The Matildas team has made pay parity a focus of their World Cup Campaign
Matildas will play the Republic of Ireland on Thursday, July 20
A world-leading female footballer’s salary and endorsements with Nike and EA Sports earned Matildas skipper Sam Kerr $3.3 million last year, a pay packet that is estimated to be over 10 times more than her Australian teammates.
The Chelsea WFC striker, who at 29 years old holds an all-time scoring record locally, made more than double the income of the next best-paid Matildas star, defender Ellie Carpenter. The rest of the squad made between $200,000 and $400,000 in the last financial year, according to an analysis by The Australian Financial Review.
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