The average Premiership footballers salary is 676,000 Premiership footballers earn an average of 676,000 per year, according to a survey by The Independent and the Professional Footballers' Association.hat figure, which equates to 13,000 per week, typically rises by between 60% and 100% when performance-related bonuses are taken into account. Strikers have the highest average annual salary, with 806,000, while midfielders earn about 754,000.