"To help ensure a consistent and equitable environment for competition, the minimum annual salary for Service Providers must meet both of the following requirements (the “Minimum Salary Requirements”): (i) match or exceed $50,000 USD for Americas, €50,000 EUR for EMEA, or ₩67,000,000 KRW for Pacific (the “VCT Minimum”) for all Team Members on the Team Entity's Active Roster and the Head Coach, and (ii) comply with all minimum compensation requirements under Applicable Law."
https://liquipedia.net/commons/images/8/8d/VCT25_Roster_Construction_Rules.docx.pdf
50k annually is the min. Where did everyone get 20k a month...