The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction ended on November 25 in Jeddah, South Africa. In the 2-day even franchises pushed their best limits to buy the best players for their squads. Some of the teams got their desired players whereas some fumbled to even make a bid. Over the years, IPL auctions have witnessed players bagging multi-crore deals, making their names even bigger or getting the limelight from an underdog route. IPL salary structure for players involves multi-crore deals paid to them every season, with the entire amount belonging to the player’s pocket. Also Read: Squad List of All 10 Teams After the IPL 2025 Mega Auction Here is the breakdown of IPL Salary Structure in 10 simple points: The price of a player that gets sold at the auction table becomes their IPL salary, with applicable tax deducted from it accordingly. The entire amount of that player solely belongs to that player only; no other person can claim it on their behalf. All IPL salaries are paid on a per-season basis. For context - if a player is sold for 7 INR crore, they will earn INR 7 crore for each IPL season they will participate. For a three-year contract, the same player would earn INR 21 crore but depends on their availability. The first season took place in 2008 with player’s salaries and bid amounts listed in USD, back then the exchange rate was fixed at INR 40 per USD but this process got revamped in the year 2012 and now it has transitioned to INR completely. The IPL mega auction usually happens after the course of three editions. But when a player is retained for the continuous fourth season without an auction, their contract is typically renewed at the same salary. That said, teams often negotiate salary hikes during extensions, so retained players usually end up with better pay. If a player is unavailable for the entire IPL season then they are eligible to claim their full salary, regardless of how many matches they actually play. For example - if A and B are two players who are both signed for INR 2 crore each, Player A might feature in all matches while Player B stays on the bench the entire season. Despite this difference, both players will still receive the full INR 2 crore salary. If a player withdraws from the tournament due to an injury before the season begins, the franchise is not obligated to pay them. On the other hand, if a player is available for only a limited number of matches, they are usually compensated on a pro-rata basis, with an additional 10% retainer fee. A player can ask the franchise to release them before their contract ends. Similarly, if a franchise wants to release a player prematurely, they are required to pay the full amount for the remaining contract term. Franchises are responsible for covering the medical bills and treatment expenses for the players in case they get injured during the tournament. Not all franchises pay the salaries to their players in one go, some opt for instalments as well but it depends on the condition of their business and cash flow from the sponsorships from the brands or other revenue sources. Big franchises often pay their players at the first instance or during the first team camp before the start of the IPL season, this makes earlier of the process to acknowledge and keep the flow of player-to-franchise connection. However, some franchises release 50% of the salary before the tournament and the remaining they pay during the tournament or afterwards. There is also a 15-65-20 formula that can be implemented by a franchise, where a player gets 15% of his salary before the season, 65% when the season has started, and the remaining 20% within a stipulated time after the tournament concludes.