AFL salary cap
State and regional leagues
Apart from the AFL, several regional leagues also have salary caps which although widening between them and the AFL and overall less than national competitions, are substantial enough to dictate the movement of semi-professional and professional players between states and the overall playing quality and spectator attendance of the state leagues.

AFL salary cap

Section Title: State and regional leagues
Table Section Text: Apart from the AFL, several regional leagues also have salary caps which although widening between them and the AFL and overall less than national competitions, are substantial enough to dictate the movement of semi-professional and professional players between states and the overall playing quality and spectator attendance of the state leagues.

League	Region	Salary cap (AUD)	Service payments excluded	Average player annual salary	Average salary per game	Highest paid (per year approx)

Australian Football League	Australia (national)	$12,450,000	Yes	$371,000	$16,860	$1,200,000

South Australian National Football League	South Australia	$400,000	Yes

Victorian Football League	Victoria	$300,000	Yes

West Australian Football League	Western Australia	$200,000	Yes

Tasmanian Football League	Tasmania	$80,000	Yes

Northern Territory Football League	Northern Territory

Sydney AFL	New South Wales

AFL Canberra	Australian Capital Territory

Ovens & Murray Football League	Victoria/New South Wales

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AFL´s average player wage $371,000.

final_sentence: AFL´s average player wage $371,000.