Fly-halves are the highest-paid rugby players according to Premiership Rugby's report into player salaries for the 2020-2021 season.
Theo organisation has released the average salary of every position in a bid to improve transparency following the Saracens salary cap scandal.
Four per cent of players were paid £400,000 or more in the 2020-21 season according to the first ever disclosure of average salaries for top-flight players..
Just under 30 per cent were paid on average between £50,000 and £100,000.
HIGHEST TO LOWEST (AVERAGE INCOME BY POSITION):
Source: Premiership RUgby
FLY-HALVES - £175,679
Try Celebrations for Marcus Smith of England during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
CENTRE - £167,779
Henry Slade of England kicks the conversion during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
LOCK - 158,617
Maro Itoje of the Saracens during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby Match between Bath Rugby and Saracens at the Recreation Ground on 17 Oct. Photo: Steve Haag/PPAUK
FULLBACK - 154,021
BACK-ROW - £144,437
Tom Willis of Wasps meets supporters after the Gallagher Premiership rugby match between London Irish and Wasps at The Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford, London on June 5 2021. - PHOTO: Micah Crook/PPAUK
PROP - £140,897
WING - £122,623
A bloodied Jonny May of Gloucester Rugby during the Gallagher Premiership Rugby match between Gloucester Rugby and Exeter Chiefs at Kingsholm Stadium on March 26 2021 in Gloucester, England. (Photo by Phil Mingo/PPAUK)
SCRUM-HALF - £117,912
Danny Care of England arriving before the six Nations Championship match, between England and Ireland at Twickenham Stadium, London , UK, on the 17th March 2017. (Photo:Dean Lancaster/PPAUK)
HOOKER - £113,115
Jamie George of England celebrates after winning during the Autumn Nations Match between England and Tonga at Twickenham Stoop on 6 November 2021. Photo: Tom Sandberg/PPAUK
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