Barcelona tops the 2018 list of the highest-paid sports teams in the world with $13.8 million average annual salary

This data comes from Sporting Intelligence's annual "Global Sports Salaries Survey," which looks at the first-team pay for 349 teams across eight different sports in 18 different leagues around the world. All in all, these teams average a combined $22.2 billion in wages annually.

Last year, the Oklahoma City Thunder topped the list with

25. New Orleans Pelicans — $7.55 million / €6.64 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Jrue Holiday ($26.1 million / €23.1 million)

2017 rank: 10

24. Denver Nuggets — $7.76 million / €6.73 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Paul Millsap ($29.2 million / €25.9 million)

2017 rank: 21

23. Utah Jazz — $7.80 million / €6.90 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Rudy Gobert ($22.7 million / €20.1 million)

2017 rank: 19

22. Detroit Pistons — $7.86 million / €6.96 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Blake Griffin ($31.9 million / €28.3 million)

2017 rank: 12

21. San Antonio Spurs — $7.88 million / €6.98 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: DeMar DeRozan ($27.7 million / €24.5 million)

2017 rank: 16

20. Manchester City — $7.89 million / €6.99 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: English Premier League

Highest-paid player: Kevin De Bruyne ($17.2 million / €15.2 million)

2017 rank: 24

19. Memphis Grizzlies — $8.02 million / €7.10 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Mike Conley ($30.5 million / €27.0 million)

2017 rank: 20

18. Paris Saint-Germain — $8.03 million /€7.11 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: Ligue 1

Highest-paid player: Neymar ()

2017 rank: 5

17. Atletico Madrid — $8.10 million / €7.17 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: La Liga

Highest-paid player: ()

2017 rank: 52

16. Cleveland Cavaliers — $8.26 million / €7.31 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Kevin Love ($24.1 million / €21.3 million)

2017 rank: 2

15. Bayern Munich — $8.36 million / €7.40 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: Bundesliga

Highest-paid player: ()

2017 rank: 27

14. Portland Trail Blazers — $8.43 million / €7.47 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Damian Lillard ($28.0 million / €24.8 million)

2017 rank: 7

13. Boston Celtics — $8.44 million / €7.47 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Gordon Hayward ($31.2 million / €27.6 million)

2017 rank: 13

12. Minnesota Timberwolves — $8.51 million / €7.54 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Andrew Wiggins ($25.5 million / €22.6 million)

2017 rank: 17

11. Charlotte Hornets — $8.59 million / €7.61 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: ($24.0 million / €21.2 million)

2017 rank: 6

10. Manchester United — $8.60 million / €7.62 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: English Premier League

Highest-paid player: Alexis Sanchez ()

2017 rank: 23

9. Juventus — $8.85 million / €7.84 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: Serie A

Highest-paid player: Cristiano Ronaldo ()

2017 rank: 32

8. Miami Heat — $9.26 million / €8.20 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Hassan Whiteside ($24.4 million / €21.6 million)

2017 rank: 26

7. Houston Rockets — $9.85 million / €8.72 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Chris Paul ($35.7 million / €31.6 million)

2017 rank: 14

6. Toronto Raptors — $9.97 million / €8.83 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Kyle Lowry ($31.2 million / €27.6 million)

2017 rank: 11

5. Washington Wizards — $10.0 million / €8.86 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Otto Porter Jr. ($26.0 million / €23.0 million)

2017 rank: 18

4. Golden State Warriors — $10.3 million / €9.12 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Stephen Curry ($37.5 million / €33.2 million)

2017 rank: 3

3. Oklahoma City Thunder — $10.3 million / €9.12 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Basketball

League: National Basketball Association

Highest-paid player: Russell Westbrook ($35.7 million / €31.6 million)

2017 rank: 1

2. Real Madrid — $10.6 million / €9.39 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: La Liga

Highest-paid player: Gareth Bale ($23.2 million / €20.6 million)

2017 rank: 9

1. Barcelona — $13.8 million / €12.2 million (average pay per player)

Sport: Soccer

League: La Liga

Highest-paid player: Lionel Messi ($33.1 million / €29.3 million)

2017 rank: 4

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Barcelona tops the 2018 list of the highest-paid sports teams in the world with $13.8 million average annual salary

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