Hard to know without official numbers being released by the league, but apparently the highest paid player in the league is Keagan Dolley of the Kaizer Chiefs, earning approx $90,000 USD a month or $1.08m USD per year!
So there is money there in the upper echelons, especially for the bigger clubs.
Have seen figures bandied about of between $6000-$9000 USD per month for your average player, and I'm pretty sure from that the younger lads trying to make their way will be on significantly less, although I've seen nothing official.
So yeah, not world leading salaries (in the world of football!) but I'd say ADJ will be up there on a comfortable enough income, possibly approaching six figures (who knows?).
That said, it's all relative - my brother's South African partner reckons an income anywhere above $40,000-$50,000 equivalent in SA will give you a very decent life, and anything more than that is just a cherry on top. Mind you, having heard some incredible stories from her and workmates alike, it doesn't take too much to become a target for crime over there either, given a majority of the country earn significantly less than what has been mentioned...
Still, it's an experience in itself, and I'm sure ADJ will be making the absolute most of it.
So there is money there in the upper echelons, especially for the bigger clubs.
Have seen figures bandied about of between $6000-$9000 USD per month for your average player, and I'm pretty sure from that the younger lads trying to make their way will be on significantly less, although I've seen nothing official.
So yeah, not world leading salaries (in the world of football!) but I'd say ADJ will be up there on a comfortable enough income, possibly approaching six figures (who knows?).
That said, it's all relative - my brother's South African partner reckons an income anywhere above $40,000-$50,000 equivalent in SA will give you a very decent life, and anything more than that is just a cherry on top. Mind you, having heard some incredible stories from her and workmates alike, it doesn't take too much to become a target for crime over there either, given a majority of the country earn significantly less than what has been mentioned...
Still, it's an experience in itself, and I'm sure ADJ will be making the absolute most of it.
Heard a gunshot once from hostel roof in downtown Durban, and looked down to see a white guy swearing and trying to reload his hand gun. Ran to other side of the rooftop to see a black guy sprinting on the footpath, and then across 2 lanes of traffic. Broad daylight
Same hostel a few years later, French guy returns to dorm, shaken after seeing a girl stabbed at an ATM, after refusing to hand over cash.
But it's highly likely ADJ will be living at Umhlanga Rocks, a beach enclave not far north of Durbs. Apart from football games/trainings, his whole life probably revolves around Umhlanga. Which would greatly lessen his chances of being a crime victim.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umhlanga,_KwaZulu-Natal
PS. Oh and from memory both Mikey Boxall & Brockie signed on at SuperSport for reasonable coin. Like more than they were getting at the Nix at the time. Brockie then of course got a nice pay upgrade when going to Sundowns. But will likely be a significant pay drop to your young black kid signed as a squaddie from the townships - he'd take anything for his football dream. Think unemployment rate is like over 40% with young black males.