A report from Sheepesports shows the salaries of the 50 regular players in the European professional league LEC of League of Legends. It becomes clear that the hierarchy of roles in LoL also applies to pay. The highest earner in Europe is apparently Caps. The rookies and supporters earn the least.
What kind of data is this? It concerns the salaries of 50 LEC players who played or will play in the summer of 2024 and winter of 2025. The report comes from Sheepesports: They claim to have derived the figures from various sources, and that they are accurate to about €20,000.
Sheepesports regularly reports on transfers that happen as they have previously reported. Therefore, the source is considered trustworthy.
The main author of the site, LEC Wooloo, states that he can access such usually secret figures because he has gained the trust of many people over the years who provide him with confidential data, knowing that he will not disclose it.
However, he does not want to reveal the actual salaries of individual players because it could lead to anger and discord within the teams if one knows how much another earns. publicizing exact salaries could also lead to players being specifically criticized for not being worth their money.
Professionals in LoL earn 11% less in 2025 than last season
What do players earn on average? The minimum salary according to the rules is €60,000 per year. However, the average salary is €240,000. This is a decrease of 11% compared to the last season.
Furthermore, the report states that no LEC player has earned one million euros or more since 2024. Previously, players apparently reached those salaries.
Rookie players earn the least, starting at an average of €115,000. Some veterans push the average up significantly. South Korean players are comparatively cheaper at €160,000, significantly below the average of €240,000. Eight South Korean players are active in Europe.
Who earns the most? As already clear, the top earner is the man from the region: Rasmus “Caps” Winther, the midlaner for G2. Caps has long been regarded as the player who single-handedly improves Europe compared to the competing league from North America.
Other top earners are:
- Hans Sama – The ADC of G2
- Humanoid – The midlaner of Fnatic
- Larssen – The midlaner of Goue
- Eloyoya – The jungler of KOI
German regulations prevent cuts in base salaries
What is particularly interesting from a German perspective? Apparently, teams were unable to reduce the salaries of the professionals compared to last year as much as they would have liked, because German regulations prevented this. However, teams reportedly circumvented the rules by cutting players’ bonuses and premiums, but not their base salaries.
What about German players? There are 5 Germans in the LEC. However, apparently none of them hold such a prominent position that they are mentioned by name in the report. The highest paid by name are likely BrokenBlade, the top-laner of G2, and Upset, the bot-laner of Fnatic.
Supporters are also at the bottom of the salary scale, while midlaners are at the top
What stands out particularly? The probably most interesting statistic shows the average salary of the players’ roles. This reflects the unofficial hierarchy in a LoL team:
- The midlaner is still clearly the star of the team, earning an average of €345,000, more than double that of the “most thankless” role of supportive players
- Jungle and ADC lie in the middle with €250,000 and €240,000
- The isolated top-laner receives an average of €192,000 – significantly less already
- Supporters are particularly strongly cut down. Here, the average is €168,000. This may also be due to the fact that high-quality supporters are in short supply in Europe
It is believed that this is due to teams spending so much on their “stars” in the mid lane that they tend to save on support. In South Korea, however, there are two supporters who enjoy cult and star status: Keria and BeryL. One of them will be introduced in an article: 27-year-old is a two-time world champion in LoL and the kryptonite for T1, but actually a chill guy who loves Genshin Impact
