The Eight season of Pakistan Super League confirmed will take place in year 2023. Drafts and players selections for the team almost completed just few players left to be part of it. However once complete full details of PSL players salaries and how much they gonna earn in the season 2023 reported.
| Players | Base Salary | Draft Category | Team | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shadab Khan | $170k | Platinum | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Haider Ali | $170k | Platinum | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Shaheen Afridi | $170k | Platinum | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Rashid Khan | $170k | Platinum | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | $170k | Platinum | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Babar Azam | $170k | Platinum | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | $170k | Platinum | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Asif Ali | $170k | Diamond | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Muhammad Wasim | $130k | Diamond | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Imad Wasim | $150k | Diamond | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Muhammad Amir | $150k | Diamond | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Shoaib Malik | $150k | Diamond | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Haris Rauf | $150k | Diamond | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| David Wiese | $130k | Diamond | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Khushdil Shah | $130k | Diamond | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Shan Masood | $130k | Diamond | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Rilee Rossouw | $150k | Diamond | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Wahab Riaz | $150k | Diamond | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | $150k | Diamond | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | $130k | Diamond | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Jason Roy | $150k | Diamond | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Sarfaraz Ahmed | $60k | Gold | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Mohammad Hasnain | $60k | Gold | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Mohammad Haris | $60k | Gold | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Tim David | $60k | Gold | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Shahnawaz Dahani | $60k | Gold | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Abdullah Shafique | $60k | Gold | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Hasan Ali | $60k | Gold | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Faheem Ashraf | $60k | Gold | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Azam Khan | $60k | Gold | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Colin Munro | $25k | Silver | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Paul Stirling | $25k | Silver | Islamabad United | 2023 |
| Sharjeel Khan | $25k | Silver | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Mir Hamza | $15k | Silver | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Aamer Yamin | $10k | Silver | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Harry Brook | $25k | Silver | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Kamran Ghulam | $10k | Silver | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Amar Jamal | $15k | Silver | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Salman Irshad | $10k | Silver | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Tom Kohler-Cadmore | $25k | Silver | Peshawar Zalmi | 2023 |
| Will Smeed | $25k | Silver | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Naveen-ul-Haq | $25k | Silver | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Umar Akmal | $25k | Silver | Quetta Gladiators | 2023 |
| Qasim Akram | $7.5k | Emerging | Karachi Kings | 2023 |
| Zaman Khan | $7.5k | Emerging | Lahore Qalandars | 2023 |
| Abbas Afridi | $7.5k | Emerging | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
| Ihsanullah | $7.5k | Emerging | Multan Sultans | 2023 |
How Much Players Earn Per Contract in PSL?
- Platinum Contract : Pakistan Super League players who signed contract with the franchises or selected in the platinum category earn upto $170k maximum. But as far as data revealed, some players in Platinum currently earns $150k – $130k.
- Diamond Contract : Another most attractive contract PSL players looking is Diamond contract what is this means. As per data, players selection diamond category, will bring $130k guaranteed salary and players may earn between $110k to $130k a season.
- Gold Contract : Teams of PSL got option to buy more players, some teams save their money for the gold contract and signed top player in the category. Each player in gold category earn upto $60k guaranteed a season.
The two other contracts including Silver and Emerging is challenging one’s for some players. Local players mostly got selected in these two categories because it helps PCB to find more developed talent. However if there will be changes to PSL players salaries for the season details provided here later.
Who is the best paid player in PSL?
Since the salary payment for each Platinum category cricketer is same it’s difficult to choose one. But if we figure the data from Platinum, Diamond, Gold, Silver and Emerging, players selected in Platinum category hold expensive contract worth $170k while 2nd best paid players in the league hold contract worth $130k in gold category.
Highest Paid Overseas Players in PSL 2023?
Currently it’s Rashid Khan, David Wiese, Rilee Rossouw, Jason Roy and Sherfane Rutherford who hold most expensive contracts as overseas players. Well the only get paid contract money once the agree to play the season of PSL.