Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Gabon comes third with Sh34m per week (PS250,000) and Sh1.8 billion (PS13,000,000) as Arsenal's Thomas Partey of Ghana comes fourth with Sh27m per week (PS200,000) and Sh1.4 billion (PS10,400,000) per year.
PSG's Achraf Hakimi of Morocco is in 5th place at PS6,240,000 per year while Barcelona's Franck Kessie of Cote d'Ivoire is sixth with a salary of PS7,738,200 per year.
Nigeria's striker, Victor Osimhen, Naby Keita of Guinea and Riyad Mahrez of Algeria are both tied on 7th, earning $7,053,883 apiece.
Geoffrey Kondogbia of the Central African Republic is in 10th position, earning $6,701,189.
World Rankings
Globally, Paris Saint Germain (PSG) has the three most paid strikers in the world earning a combined Sh462 million per week and Sh 22 Billion per year for the trio in wages alone.
France and PSG striker Kylian Mbappe is the highest-paid player earning a whooping Sh207 million per week (PS1,503,161) and Sh11 billion per year (PS78,164,400).
Argentina and former Barcelona legend Lionel Messi is the second most paid player in the world.
Despite the PSG star being 35 years-old, Messi is earning Sh137m per week (PS1,000,000) and Sh7.1 billion per year.
Having lifted Copa America Cup with his team in 2021 and awarded Golden Boot as the top scorer, Messi will once again captain Argentina in Qatar 2022 which is likely to be his last chance to win the World Cup.
In North America, Chelsea's Christian Pulisic from the United States is the best-paid soccer player, with an annual salary of Sh1 billion (PS7,800,000).
On the other side of the world, Heung-Min Son is crowned the highest-paid Asian soccer player in 2022.
Having played for Tottenham Spurs in the English Premier League for seven years, the South Korean national team captain is earning Sh1.3 billion (PS9,984,000) annually.
New Zealand's leading goal scorer Chris Wood who joined money bags Newcastle United this year is the highest-paid soccer player in Oceania.
Wood who has been playing in the English leagues since 2009 is on a salary of Sh517 million per year (PS4,160,000).