Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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MANCHESTER CITY · FINANCES

Manchester City finances and accounts

Manchester City turned over AU$1.31bn in 2024/25 and paid AU$770.9m in staff costs, which is 58.8% of everything the club earned.

REVENUE AU$1.31bn
WAGE BILL AU$770.9m
WAGES TO REVENUE58.8%
PRE-TAX RESULT -AU$18.7m
Manchester City Football finances Premier League Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Manchester City turned over in each year we hold accounts for.

Every measure, season by season

Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Manchester City does not report on its own.

Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.

MEASURE 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/172015/16
Revenue AU$1,311,837,660AU$1.31bn AU$1,351,385,910AU$1.35bn AU$1,347,131,520AU$1.35bn AU$1,158,596,460AU$1.16bn AU$1,077,014,610AU$1.08bn AU$904,098,510AU$904.1m AU$1,011,469,410AU$1.01bn AU$945,861,840AU$945.9m AU$894,678,750AU$894.7m AU$740,452,860AU$740.5m
Matchday AU$141,908,760AU$141.9m AU$142,897,230AU$142.9m AU$135,917,460AU$135.9m AU$102,970,980AU$103m AU$1,383,480AU$1.4m AU$78,801,660AU$78.8m -AU$107,013,690AU$107m AU$98,030,520AU$98m -
Broadcasting AU$526,605,030AU$526.6m AU$557,041,590AU$557m AU$565,884,900AU$565.9m AU$470,723,400AU$470.7m AU$562,176,720AU$562.2m AU$359,712,360AU$359.7m -AU$399,772,800AU$399.8m AU$384,603,660AU$384.6m -
Commercial AU$643,323,870AU$643.3m AU$651,447,090AU$651.4m AU$645,329,160AU$645.3m AU$584,902,080AU$584.9m AU$513,454,410AU$513.5m AU$465,584,490AU$465.6m -AU$439,075,350AU$439.1m AU$412,044,570AU$412m -
Staff costs AU$770,878,080AU$770.9m AU$778,865,220AU$778.9m AU$799,271,550AU$799.3m -AU$670,362,210AU$670.4m AU$664,168,680AU$664.2m AU$595,835,730AU$595.8m -AU$499,211,370AU$499.2m AU$373,433,760AU$373.4m
Wages and salaries AU$671,675,760AU$671.7m AU$678,831,300AU$678.8m AU$695,922,570AU$695.9m AU$583,395,750AU$583.4m AU$587,292,930AU$587.3m AU$580,755,420AU$580.8m ----
Social security costs AU$96,597,900AU$96.6m AU$97,376,580AU$97.4m AU$99,943,200AU$99.9m AU$83,821,500AU$83.8m AU$80,328,780AU$80.3m AU$81,152,820AU$81.2m ----
Pension costs AU$2,604,420AU$2.6m AU$2,657,340AU$2.7m AU$1,814,400AU$1.8m -AU$2,740,500AU$2.7m AU$2,260,440AU$2.3m ----
Player amortisation AU$320,441,940AU$320.4m AU$312,027,660AU$312m AU$274,896,720AU$274.9m -AU$310,767,030AU$310.8m AU$276,478,650AU$276.5m AU$239,200,290AU$239.2m -AU$230,092,380AU$230.1m AU$177,569,280AU$177.6m
Other operating income AU$5,358,150AU$5.4m AU$8,419,950AU$8.4m AU$10,311,840AU$10.3m AU$11,468,520AU$11.5m AU$2,351,160AU$2.4m AU$6,121,710AU$6.1m AU$5,671,890AU$5.7m AU$5,736,150AU$5.7m AU$4,630,500AU$4.6m AU$1,512,000AU$1.5m
Total operating costs AU$1,493,536,590AU$1.49bn AU$1,474,145,190AU$1.47bn AU$1,424,799,180AU$1.42bn AU$1,210,522,320AU$1.21bn AU$1,190,391,930AU$1.19bn AU$1,211,828,310AU$1.21bn AU$1,058,993,460AU$1.06bn AU$993,486,060AU$993.5m AU$956,347,560AU$956.3m AU$736,670,970AU$736.7m
Profit on player sales AU$179,946,900AU$179.9m AU$262,727,010AU$262.7m AU$230,050,800AU$230.1m AU$127,951,110AU$128m AU$129,550,050AU$129.6m AU$75,227,670AU$75.2m AU$73,307,430AU$73.3m AU$73,817,730AU$73.8m AU$65,324,070AU$65.3m AU$39,149,460AU$39.1m
Operating result -AU$176,340,780AU$176.3m -AU$114,339,330AU$114.3m -AU$67,355,820AU$67.4m -AU$40,457,340AU$40.5m -AU$111,026,160AU$111m -AU$301,608,090AU$301.6m -AU$41,852,160AU$41.9m -AU$41,888,070AU$41.9m -AU$57,038,310AU$57m AU$5,293,890AU$5.3m
Pre-tax result -AU$18,741,240AU$18.7m AU$139,400,730AU$139.4m AU$151,901,190AU$151.9m AU$78,862,140AU$78.9m AU$9,540,720AU$9.5m -AU$236,476,800AU$236.5m AU$19,049,310AU$19m AU$19,727,820AU$19.7m --
Wages to revenue 58.8%57.6%59.3%-62.2%73.5%58.9%-55.8%50.4%

Where the money comes from

The three ways Manchester City earned AU$1,311,837,660 in 2024/25.

Commercial $643m
Broadcasting $527m
Matchday $142m

What the wage bill covers

Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Manchester City paid AU$770.9m against AU$1.31bn of revenue, so 59p of every pound went back out as pay.

Premier League revenue

The 15 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.

Liverpool $1.3bn Manchester City $1.3bn Arsenal $1.3bn Manchester United $1.1bn Tottenham Hotspur $1.1bn Chelsea $928m Aston Villa $679m Nottingham Forest $419m Everton $372m Crystal Palace $369m Brentford $327m Ipswich Town $294m Sunderland $75m Coventry City $65m Hull City $49m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Manchester City make?

Manchester City turned over AU$1.31bn in 2024/25.

What is the Manchester City wage bill?

Manchester City paid AU$770.9m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 58.8% of revenue.

Do Manchester City make a profit?

Manchester City made a pre-tax loss of AU$18.7m in 2024/25.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 00040946. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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