Highest paid player at every Premier League club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Erling Haaland of Manchester City leads on $598,500 a week. At the other end, Coventry City pays its own best paid player, Taiwo Awoniyi, $62,510 — a gap of 9.6×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly salary of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly payroll, among clubs where we hold at least 8 salaries
Every club's top earner
All 20 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's salary. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | SALARIES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Erling Haaland | $598,500 | $31,122,000 | 24 | ST | $4.6m | 60/60 | 13% |
| 02 |  | Virgil van Dijk | $465,500 | $24,206,000 | 34 | D C | $4.8m | 79/79 | 10% |
| 03 |  | Bukayo Saka | $399,000 | $20,748,000 | 23 | AM RL | $4.8m | 42/42 | 8% |
| 04 |  | Bruno Fernandes | $399,000 | $20,748,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | $4.6m | 68/68 | 9% |
| 05 |  | Jack Grealish | $359,100 | $18,673,200 | 29 | AM RLC | $2.5m | 62/62 | 14% |
| 06 |  | Omar Marmoush | $345,800 | $17,981,600 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | $4.1m | 76/76 | 8% |
| 07 |  | Reece James | $332,500 | $17,290,000 | 25 | D RC, DM | $3.3m | 64/66 | 10% |
| 08 |  | Boubacar Kamara | $199,500 | $10,374,000 | 25 | DM | $2.8m | 78/79 | 7% |
| 09 |  | Morgan Gibbs-White | $199,500 | $10,374,000 | 25 | AM RC | $2.5m | 67/68 | 8% |
| 10 |  | Nico González | $199,500 | $10,374,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | $2.2m | 84/84 | 9% |
| 11 |  | Joachim Andersen | $186,200 | $9,682,400 | 29 | D C | $1.8m | 66/67 | 10% |
| 12 |  | Exequiel Palacios | $164,920 | $8,575,840 | 26 | DM | $1.3m | 78/78 | 13% |
| 13 |  | Yeremy Pino | $159,600 | $8,299,200 | 22 | AM RLC | $2.2m | 81/81 | 7% |
| 14 |  | Granit Xhaka | $152,950 | $7,953,400 | 32 | DM | $1.7m | 67/69 | 9% |
| 15 |  | Pascal Groß | $152,950 | $7,953,400 | 34 | DM, AM C | $1.6m | 75/75 | 9% |
| 16 |  | Tarik Muharemović | $133,000 | $6,916,000 | 22 | D C | $1.7m | 70/70 | 8% |
| 17 |  | Justin Kluivert | $119,700 | $6,224,400 | 26 | AM RLC | $1.8m | 61/61 | 7% |
| 18 |  | Matthew Targett | $105,070 | $5,463,640 | 29 | D/WB L | $760k | 68/68 | 14% |
| 19 |  | Dango Ouattara | $102,410 | $5,325,320 | 23 | AM RL, ST | $1.5m | 69/69 | 7% |
| 20 |  | Taiwo Awoniyi | $62,510 | $3,250,520 | 27 | ST | $716k | 52/53 | 9% |
Frequently asked questions
Premier League club top earners
Which Premier League club pays the biggest single salary?
Manchester City. Erling Haaland earns $598,500 per week there, $31,122,000 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Premier League club has the lowest paid top earner?
Coventry City, where the best paid player we hold a salary for is Taiwo Awoniyi on $62,510 per week. Manchester City pays 9.6 times that for its own top earner.
Which Premier League club leans hardest on one player?
Everton. Jack Grealish takes 14% of the $2,534,787 a week the club pays across the 62 squad members we hold a salary for.
How many Premier League clubs are on this list?
All 20 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's salary.