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How much does a Premier League player earn?

The median Premier League player earns £61,000 a week — £3,172,000 a year — across the 419 senior players at 20 clubs whose wages we hold. The mean is £77,882.

MEDIAN WEEKLY £61,000
MEAN WEEKLY £77,882
MEDIAN YEARLY £3.2m
BEST PAID £450,000

120 of the 419 clear £100,000 a week and 14 earn less than £5,000, which is why the mean sits £16,882 above the median. Erling Haaland on £450,000 makes 7.4 times what the middle of the league does.

What a Premier League player actually earns

Senior players by weekly wage band

Median £61,000 · mean £77,882
£0-£50,000
168 40%
£50,000-£100,000
131 31%
£100,000-£150,000
64 15%
£150,000-£200,000
21 5%
£200,000-£250,000
21 5%
£250,000+
14 3%

A quarter earn £29,000 or less, half earn £61,000 or less, and a tenth clear £175,000. The lowest senior wage we hold is £500.

Every Premier League club, by median wage

The middle senior earner at each club — not the wage bill

20 clubs
Manchester City
£172,500 Arsenal
£150,000 Manchester United
£150,000 Liverpool
£122,500 Tottenham Hotspur
£116,000 Chelsea
£84,500 Aston Villa
£84,000 Newcastle United
£80,000 Nottingham Forest
£76,000 Fulham
£62,500 AFC Bournemouth
£60,000 Everton
£57,000 Crystal Palace
£56,500 Leeds United
£48,500 Sunderland
£48,000 Brighton & Hove Albion
£45,500 Brentford
£45,000 Ipswich Town
£28,000 Coventry City
£15,500 Hull City
£14,000

The 20 best paid in the Premier League

Weekly wage, senior players

# Player Weekly Yearly Club Age
01 Erling Haaland £450,000 £23,400,000 Manchester City 24
02 Virgil van Dijk £350,000 £18,200,000 Liverpool 34
03 Bukayo Saka £300,000 £15,600,000 Arsenal 23
04 Alexander Isak £300,000 £15,600,000 Liverpool 25
05 Marc Guéhi £300,000 £15,600,000 Manchester City 25
06 Bruno Fernandes £300,000 £15,600,000 Manchester United 30
07 Phil Foden £280,000 £14,560,000 Manchester City 25
08 Jack Grealish £270,000 £14,040,000 Everton 29
09 Omar Marmoush £260,000 £13,520,000 Tottenham Hotspur 26
10 Declan Rice £250,000 £13,000,000 Arsenal 26
11 Reece James £250,000 £13,000,000 Chelsea 25
12 Hugo Ekitiké £250,000 £13,000,000 Liverpool 23
13 Gianluigi Donnarumma £250,000 £13,000,000 Manchester City 26
14 Elliot Anderson £250,000 £13,000,000 Manchester City 22
15 Gabriel Martinelli £242,000 £12,584,000 Arsenal 24
16 Alisson £235,000 £12,220,000 Liverpool 32
17 Marcus Rashford £235,000 £12,220,000 Manchester United 27
18 Benjamin Šeško £230,000 £11,960,000 Manchester United 22
19 Martin Ødegaard £225,000 £11,700,000 Arsenal 26
20 William Saliba £220,000 £11,440,000 Arsenal 24

By position

Average weekly wage, senior players

Goalkeepers
£49,479
Defenders
£69,840
Midfielders
£76,710
Attackers
£92,799

By age

Average weekly wage — every age we hold, not just seniors

16-19
£0
20-22
£56,880
23-25
£82,110
26-28
£86,793
29-31
£76,929
32-34
£75,436
35+
£23,978

How that compares

Median senior wage, the leagues we have published so far

Premier League
£61,000 Bundesliga
£25,000 Saudi Pro League
£16,000 Championship
£13,000 Major League Soccer
£7,100 League One
£4,100 League Two
£2,300

Where these numbers come from

Averages count only players aged 22 and over. Our squad lists run down to academy age — the Premier League carries 1375 players, of whom 420 are senior — and averaging all of them measures how deep a club's youth data goes rather than what the league pays.

Frequently asked questions

Premier League wages

How much does the average Premier League player earn?

The median is £61,000 a week (£3,172,000 a year) and the mean is £77,882, taken across the 419 players aged 22 or over whose wages we hold. The median is the better answer: a small number of very large contracts pull the mean above what a typical player earns.

Who is the highest paid player in the Premier League?

Erling Haaland of Manchester City, on £450,000 a week — £23,400,000 a year.

What does the lowest paid Premier League player earn?

The lowest senior wage we hold in the Premier League is £500 a week. A quarter of the division earns £29,000 or less.

Which Premier League club pays the best?

Manchester City, on a median senior wage of £172,500 a week. Hull City has the lowest at £14,000.

Why do these figures only count players aged 22 and over?

Our squad lists run down to academy age — the Premier League carries 1375 players, of whom 420 are aged 22 and over. Averaging all of them measures how deep a club's youth data goes rather than what the league pays, and it is not comparable between leagues, so every average here is taken over senior players only.

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