AFLW players on a minimum wage will have their salary bumped up by almost $5000 under the first Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) for the women’s game.

And in total, female footballers will benefit from a huge 72.5 per cent increase in total player payments ($4.748 million) from 2019.

Under the landmark deal brokered by the AFL Players’ Association, AFLW players’ salaries will be determined by the following four-tier system:

— Tier one players: Two players from each team will earn $24,600 (up from 20,000 in 2018)

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— Tier two players: Six players from each team will earn $19,000 (up from $14,500 in 2018)

— Tier three players: Six players from each team will earn $16,200 (up from $10,500 in 2018)

— Tier four players: 16 players from each team will earn $13,400 (up from $8,500 in 2018)

The CBA will also reward finalists, with all teams sharing a jackpot of $127,500.

Each player in the winning Grand Final team will take home $2000, while the runners up will all receive $1,250 in prize money.

A lump sum of $500 will be handed to each participant in the teams that make the Preliminary Finals.

Draftees will benefit from the CBA. Photo: AAP Image/Daniel Pockett Source: AAP

Meanwhile, players will have the opportunity to take up ambassadorial roles, with $100,000 allocated to such off-field responsibilities.

An additional $335,000 has been committed to education, wellbeing and support, as well as research to help shape the future of the AFLW.

AFLPA chief executive Paul Marsh said the deal was a “significant” development in the women’s game.

“The players voted overwhelmingly to approve this deal because it recognises the significant time and energy they are investing to improve the standards of the AFLW competition but also gives the industry flexibility to continue to evolve the game,” Marsh said.

“Players continue to juggle their football responsibilities, with full or part-time jobs, study and family life and this deal will help shape an environment where they can thrive.

“Gender equality continues to be a driver for our organisation and we’re proud to have achieved that by tying the minimum wage to that of the minimum wage for male footballers until 2022.”