West Indies one of the most dominant and unpredictable cricket teams. ICC Rankings never matter for them if they have a good form they can beat the best ODI, T20 and Test team. They have proved it many times in matches & tournaments. West Indies players earn top salaries in domestic leagues. How much do West indies players get paid when they represent their country on international level such as (ICC Cricket World Cup & Champions Trophy).
The highest annually earning player from West Indies team squad maximum earn ($300,000). More over he earn bonus and captain extra fees for leading cricket. Recently there are rumors that players are not happy with their cricket contracts and they want to get paid extra on base of their performances.
| Contract Holders (Players) | Retainer Fee | Test Fee | ODI Fee | T20 FEE | Format |
| Jason Holder (C) | $300,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Carlos Brathwaite | $300,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Lendl Simmons | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | T20, ODI |
| Kraigg Brathwaite | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test |
| Chris Gayle | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | T20, ODI |
| Evin Lewis | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | ODI, T20 |
| Darren Bravo | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Kieron Pollard | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | ODI, T20 |
| Marlon Samuels | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI,T20 |
| Johnson Charles (wk) | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | ODI, T20 |
| Denesh Ramdin (wk) | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Darren Sammy | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | ODI, T20 |
| Andre Russell | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | ODI, T20 |
| Samuel Badree | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | T20 |
| Sunil Narine | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Sulieman Benn | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Devendra Bishoo | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI, T20 |
| Kemar Roach | $250,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test ODI |
| Miguel Cummins | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI |
| Leon Johnson | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test,ODI |
| Rajendra Chandrika | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test |
| Shannon Gabriel | $100,000 | $5750 | $2300 | $1735 | Test, ODI |
Not every player on the contract gets the retainer fee. Players fit for the series and tournaments get contract and retainer fee end of year. If we compare the West Indies players salaries with other teams. They are 20% lower then England, Indian and Australian cricketers but 50% more then (Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) players.
Players Share in Prize Money & Extra Bonus:
Just like other teams West Indies board also announced some extra bonus. Which they paid to the players who scored century in the match (Test, ODI, T20). He earn extra 10% money with his match salary. If a bowler who takes 5 wickets or completes the hat trick. Earn 10% money with his match fees. If we talk about prize money, West Indies won two major trophies in past. That include T20 world cups the prize money team earn distributed among players equally.