FIFA's report on women's soccer shows big differences in player salaries, contract lengths, and match attendances in different leagues. The average salary for female players is $10,900, but players in top teams (Tier 1) earn about $24,030. Some clubs pay over $50,000, with the highest salary around $120,000. In lower leagues (Tier 2 and 3), players make much less—$4,361 and $2,805 on average. Contracts are also different. Tier 1 players usually get one- to three-year deals, while Tier 3 players often have very short contracts, sometimes less than three months.
The report also looks at match attendance. Arsenal had a record 60,160 fans for a Women's Super League game against Manchester United, but the average attendance in Tier 1 is only 1,713. In Tier 2 and 3, it's even lower—480 and 380. There are also not many female head coaches—only 22% of women's teams have a woman as head coach. FIFA President Gianni Infantino says more needs to be done to improve women's soccer and give players better opportunities.
