Cricket Australia (CA) has announced its new central contract for 2024-21 season. The Australian cricket players salaries have been cut by 25-30% in the new national contract released by the CA due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Australia is one of the top cricket teams and has produced many talented players that all know. Australian Cricket Board is the governing body of the Australia national cricket team and they give a huge amount of salaries yearly to their player. Whereas they also signed contract yearly with all the player.
Australian Cricket Players Salaries 2024
This contract starts in March and ends in February which has 12 months period. Test playing cricketer gets the retainer match fees which grossed around $750,000.
| Squad | Retainer Fees | T20 Fees | ODI Fees | Test Fees | Contract Holder |
| Aaron Finch (Captain) | $750,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| David Warner | $350,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Peter Handscomb | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Travis Head | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Usman Khawaja | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Shaun Marsh | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Glenn Maxwell | $350,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Steve Smith | $350,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Marcus Stoinis | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Alex Carey | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Tim Paine | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Nathan Coulter-Nile | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Pat Cummins (Vice-Captain) | $550,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Josh Hazlewood | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| James Pattinson | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Jhye Richardson | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Mitchell Starc | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Nathan Lyon | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Adam Zampa | $278,000 | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | Yes |
| Ashton Agar | N/A | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | No |
| Mitchell Marsh | N/A | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | No |
| Joe Burns | N/A | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | No |
| Marcus Harris | N/A | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | No |
| Matthew Wade | N/A | $10,000 | $15,000 | $20,000 | No |
Australia Cricketers for CA Central Contract
The players who are in the Cricket Australia (CA)’s central contract for 2024-21 are Ashton Agar, Joe Burns, Alex Carey, Pat Cummins, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Tim Paine, James Pattinson, Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa.
The Australian cricket board signed a contract with 20 players and they got paid according to match fees and various bonuses. Whereas, they also get other rewards for their special performances for the team.
Aaron Finch is highest paid captain followed by the former Australian captain Steve Smith and David Warner. Theys gets 25% more retainer fees than another player.
All the Australian cricketers get the same amount of contract signing amount for all three formats of cricket apart from the captain.
This is the unique method Australia Cricket board uses for Australian cricket players salaries. All the players get an equal amount of hard work and performance.