how much do nrl players get paid?
$100,000 for the RLPA retirement fund and towards RLPA contributions. A further $100,000 increase to the salary cap was agreed to by the NRL and RLPA bringing the total salary cap to $4m for 2008. Minimum wages of $55,000 (players numbered 1-17) and $52,500 (players numbered 18-25) – up from $50,000.