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Premier League player wages

The 20 clubs we track in Premier League pay a combined AU$72,914,170 a week. Erling Haaland is the best paid, on AU$850,500 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$72.9m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$3.79bn
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$147k
CLUBS TRACKED20
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Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 6.7× the bottom club
Liverpool
AU$6.8m Arsenal
AU$6.8m Manchester City
AU$6.6m Manchester United
AU$6.5m Tottenham Hotspur
AU$5.8m Chelsea
AU$4.7m Aston Villa
AU$4m Everton
AU$3.6m Nottingham Forest
AU$3.5m Newcastle United
AU$3.2m Crystal Palace
AU$3.1m AFC Bournemouth
AU$2.6m Fulham
AU$2.6m Leeds United
AU$2.4m Sunderland
AU$2.4m Brighton & Hove Albion
AU$2.3m Brentford
AU$2.2m Ipswich Town
AU$1.9m Hull City
AU$1.1m Coventry City
AU$1m

Highest paid in Premier League

Top 10 earners take 8% of the league's wage bill

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01 Erling Haaland Manchester City
AU$850,500
02 Virgil van Dijk Liverpool
AU$661,500
03 Bukayo Saka Arsenal
AU$567,000
04 Alexander Isak Liverpool
AU$567,000
05 Marc Guéhi Manchester City
AU$567,000
06 Bruno Fernandes Manchester United
AU$567,000
07 Phil Foden Manchester City
AU$529,200
08 Jack Grealish Everton
AU$510,300
09 Omar Marmoush Tottenham Hotspur
AU$491,400
10 Declan Rice Arsenal
AU$472,500
11 Reece James Chelsea
AU$472,500
12 Hugo Ekitiké Liverpool
AU$472,500
13 Gianluigi Donnarumma Manchester City
AU$472,500
14 Elliot Anderson Manchester City
AU$472,500
15 Gabriel Martinelli Arsenal
AU$457,380
16 Alisson Liverpool
AU$444,150
17 Marcus Rashford Manchester United
AU$444,150
18 Benjamin Šeško Manchester United
AU$434,700
19 Martin Ødegaard Arsenal
AU$425,250
20 William Saliba Arsenal
AU$415,800

What a Premier League player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 419 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,375 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
1% 3 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
1% 4 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
2% 7 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
5% 21 players
AU$19k-AU$47k
13% 56 players
AU$47k-AU$189k
50% 208 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
AU$189k+
29% 120 players

Median AU$115,290 a week against an average of AU$147,197, across the 419 players this covers.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$93,515 · 9%
Defenders
AU$131,998 · 31%
Midfielders
AU$144,982 · 17%
Attackers
AU$175,390 · 43%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$6k 16-19
AU$62k 20-22
AU$155k 23-25
AU$164k 26-28
AU$145k 29-31
AU$143k 32-34
AU$45k 35+

Where Premier League players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

England
776 players France
44 players Scotland
37 players Wales
37 players Netherlands
34 players Brazil
34 players Ireland
34 players Northern Ireland
33 players Spain
19 players Germany
18 players

Every Premier League club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Premier League club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
Liverpool AU$6,833,442 AU$355,339,006AU$355.3m AU$258,907 79 Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500
Arsenal AU$6,781,925 AU$352,660,090AU$352.7m AU$294,925 42 Bukayo Saka AU$567,000
Manchester City AU$6,579,430 AU$342,130,370AU$342.1m AU$328,635 60 Erling Haaland AU$850,500
Manchester United AU$6,498,434 AU$337,918,581AU$337.9m AU$261,810 68 Bruno Fernandes AU$567,000
Tottenham Hotspur AU$5,809,102 AU$302,073,310AU$302.1m AU$220,270 76 Omar Marmoush AU$491,400
Chelsea AU$4,662,411 AU$242,445,360AU$242.4m AU$185,173 66 Reece James AU$472,500
Aston Villa AU$4,013,313 AU$208,692,273AU$208.7m AU$151,028 79 Boubacar Kamara AU$283,500
Everton AU$3,602,066 AU$187,307,429AU$187.3m AU$158,994 62 Jack Grealish AU$510,300
Nottingham Forest AU$3,498,296 AU$181,911,366AU$181.9m AU$149,739 68 Morgan Gibbs-White AU$283,500
Newcastle United AU$3,184,385 AU$165,588,041AU$165.6m AU$144,719 84 Nico González AU$283,500
Crystal Palace AU$3,081,258 AU$160,225,393AU$160.2m AU$112,582 81 Yeremy Pino AU$226,800
AFC Bournemouth AU$2,591,077 AU$134,735,983AU$134.7m AU$113,512 61 Justin Kluivert AU$170,100
Fulham AU$2,574,293 AU$133,863,257AU$133.9m AU$129,885 67 Joachim Andersen AU$264,600
Leeds United AU$2,408,522 AU$125,243,118AU$125.2m AU$94,863 70 Tarik Muharemović AU$189,000
Sunderland AU$2,396,150 AU$124,599,777AU$124.6m AU$95,729 69 Granit Xhaka AU$217,350
Brighton & Hove Albion AU$2,294,006 AU$119,288,333AU$119.3m AU$82,073 75 Pascal Groß AU$217,350
Brentford AU$2,156,859 AU$112,156,645AU$112.2m AU$79,155 69 Dango Ouattara AU$145,530
Ipswich Town AU$1,851,992 AU$96,303,589AU$96.3m AU$69,505 78 Exequiel Palacios AU$234,360
Hull City AU$1,080,201 AU$56,170,460AU$56.2m AU$34,390 68 Matthew Targett AU$149,310
Coventry City AU$1,017,009 AU$52,884,468AU$52.9m AU$35,375 53 Taiwo Awoniyi AU$88,830

Frequently asked questions

Premier League wages

What is the total Premier League wage bill?

The 20 clubs we track in Premier League pay a combined AU$72,914,170 per week, or AU$3,791,536,847 per year, across 1,375 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Premier League?

Erling Haaland of Manchester City, on AU$850,500 per week — AU$44,226,000 a year.

Which Premier League club has the biggest wage bill?

Liverpool, at AU$6,833,442 per week across 79 players.

What is the average Premier League salary?

AU$147,197 a week across the 419 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$115,290.

Compare other leagues

Serie A AU$34.9m Bundesliga AU$32.8m Saudi Pro League AU$31.2m La Liga AU$30.5m Championship AU$20m Ligue 1 AU$17.1m Major League Soccer AU$16m Süper Lig AU$15.6m Brasileirão Série A AU$8.7m Primeira Liga AU$7.2m 2. Bundesliga AU$6.5m League One AU$6.2m