MANCHESTER CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Manchester City
Kevin De Bruyne has earned AU$205.4m at Manchester City across 8 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS AU$3.25bn
PLAYERS RANKED167
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB146
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Manchester City history
These 20 players took AU$2.18bn between them, 67% of everything Manchester City has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Manchester City player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Manchester City wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin De Bruyne | AU$205.4m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Bernardo Silva | AU$158.3m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 3 | John Stones | AU$147.4m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Sergio Agüero | AU$145.5m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 5 | Erling Haaland Current squad | AU$144.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 6 | Raheem Sterling | AU$117.9m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 7 | David Silva | AU$110.1m | 7 | 2014-2020 |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan | AU$103.2m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 9 | Kyle Walker | AU$103.2m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 10 | Rodri | AU$100.7m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 11 | Fernandinho | AU$100.2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 12 | Fernandinho | AU$100.2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 13 | Rúben Dias Current squad | AU$95.1m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 14 | Ederson | AU$90.7m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 15 | Riyad Mahrez | AU$88.5m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 16 | Nathan Aké | AU$80.1m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Jack Grealish | AU$79.6m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 18 | Aymeric Laporte | AU$75.7m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 19 | Phil Foden Current squad | AU$71.6m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 20 | Nicolás Otamendi | AU$60.4m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 21 | Benjamin Mendy | AU$59m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 22 | Joško Gvardiol Current squad | AU$59m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 23 | Gabriel Jesus | AU$51.6m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 24 | Mateo Kovacic Current squad | AU$48.6m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 25 | João Cancelo | AU$45.2m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Marc Guéhi Current squad | AU$38.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes Current squad | AU$38.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 28 | Leroy Sané | AU$37.3m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 29 | Omar Marmoush | AU$36.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Gianluigi Donnarumma Current squad | AU$36m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Fabian Delph | AU$32.2m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 32 | Tijjani Reijnders | AU$26.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Aleksandar Kolarov | AU$25.6m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 34 | Antoine Semenyo Current squad | AU$25.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | AU$22.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 36 | Manuel Akanji | AU$21.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Julián Álvarez | AU$20.6m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 38 | Sávio Current squad | AU$20.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Nico González | AU$19.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Nolito (Manuel Agudo) | AU$18.5m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 41 | Scott Carson | AU$16.5m | 6 | 2020-2025 |
| 42 | Danilo | AU$16.1m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 43 | Rayan Cherki Current squad | AU$16.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Kalvin Phillips | AU$15.7m | 1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Rico Lewis Current squad | AU$13.4m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 46 | Jérémy Doku Current squad | AU$13.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 47 | Joe Hart | AU$12.8m | 1 | 2016 |
| 48 | Zack Steffen | AU$12.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Rayan Aït-Nouri Current squad | AU$11.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Abdukodir Khusanov Current squad | AU$10.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Javi García | AU$10.8m | 1 | 2014 |
| 52 | Pablo Zabaleta | AU$10.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 53 | James Trafford | AU$10.5m | 4 | 2020-2026 |
| 54 | Eliaquim Mangala | AU$9.8m | 1 | 2019 |
| 55 | Fernando | AU$9.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 56 | Nolito | AU$9.2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 57 | Jesús Navas | AU$8.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 58 | Sergio Gómez | AU$7.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 59 | Stefan Ortega | AU$7.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 60 | Adrián Bernabé | AU$6.8m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 61 | Nico O'Reilly Current squad | AU$6.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 62 | Arijanet Muric | AU$6.3m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 63 | Ferran Torres | AU$6.1m | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Cole Palmer | AU$6.1m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 65 | Sverre Halseth Nypan | AU$5.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Kayky | AU$4.9m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 67 | Kelechi Iheanacho | AU$4.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 68 | Philippe Sandler | AU$4.7m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 69 | Claudio Gomes | AU$4.3m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 70 | Diego Rosa | AU$4.3m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 71 | Marlos Moreno | AU$4.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 72 | Máximo Perrone | AU$4.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 73 | Eric García | AU$4.1m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 74 | Willy Caballero | AU$4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 75 | Marcus Bettinelli Current squad | AU$3.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Brandon Barker | AU$3.8m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 77 | Daniel Arzani | AU$3.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 78 | Tosin Adarabioyo | AU$3.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 79 | Iker Pozo | AU$3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 80 | Luka Ilic | AU$2.9m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 81 | Thomas Agyepong | AU$2.8m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 82 | Oscar Bobb | AU$2.7m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 83 | Luke Mbete Current squad | AU$2.7m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 84 | Ben Knight | AU$2.4m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 85 | Costel Pantilimon | AU$2.2m | 1 | 2014 |
| 86 | Josh Wilson-Esbrand Current squad | AU$1.9m | 4 | 2020-2025 |
| 87 | Kian Breckin | AU$1.8m | 5 | 2021-2025 |
| 88 | Ante Palaversa | AU$1.8m | 1 | 2019 |
| 89 | Erik Palmer-Brown | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2019 |
| 90 | Pablo Marí | AU$1.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 91 | Lukas Nmecha | AU$1.6m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 92 | Han Willhoft-King Current squad | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 93 | James McAtee | AU$1.3m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 94 | Liam Delap | AU$1.3m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 95 | Slobodan Tedic | AU$1.3m | 1 | 2020 |
| 96 | Finley Burns | AU$1.3m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 97 | Cieran Slicker | AU$1.2m | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 98 | Joel Latibeaudiere | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 99 | Filip Stevanovic | AU$1.2m | 1 | 2021 |
| 100 | Mikki van Sas | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Manchester City?
Kevin De Bruyne, with AU$205.4m across 8 seasons at Manchester City.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 167 players we hold a Manchester City wage for, from 2014 to 2026.