MANCHESTER CITY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Manchester City
Kevin De Bruyne has earned $144.5m 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 $2.28bn
PLAYERS RANKED166
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB145
YEARS2014-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Manchester City history
These 20 players took $1.53bn between them, 67% of everything Manchester City has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Manchester City player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Manchester City salary 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 | $144.5m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 2 | Bernardo Silva | $111.4m | 9 | 2018-2026 |
| 3 | John Stones | $103.7m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Sergio Agüero | $102.4m | 8 | 2014-2021 |
| 5 | Erling Haaland Current squad | $101.7m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 6 | Raheem Sterling | $83m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 7 | David Silva | $77.5m | 7 | 2014-2020 |
| 8 | Ilkay Gündogan | $72.6m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 9 | Kyle Walker | $72.6m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 10 | Rodri | $70.9m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 11 | Fernandinho | $70.5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 12 | Fernandinho | $70.5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 13 | Rúben Dias Current squad | $66.9m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 14 | Ederson | $63.8m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 15 | Riyad Mahrez | $62.2m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 16 | Nathan Aké | $56.4m | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 17 | Jack Grealish | $56m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 18 | Aymeric Laporte | $53.3m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 19 | Phil Foden Current squad | $50.4m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 20 | Nicolás Otamendi | $42.5m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 21 | Benjamin Mendy | $41.5m | 6 | 2018-2023 |
| 22 | Joško Gvardiol Current squad | $41.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 23 | Gabriel Jesus | $36.3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 24 | Mateo Kovacic Current squad | $34.2m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 25 | João Cancelo | $31.8m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 26 | Marc Guéhi Current squad | $27.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Matheus Nunes Current squad | $27m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 28 | Leroy Sané | $26.3m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 29 | Omar Marmoush | $25.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Gianluigi Donnarumma Current squad | $25.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 31 | Fabian Delph | $22.7m | 4 | 2016-2019 |
| 32 | Tijjani Reijnders | $18.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Aleksandar Kolarov | $18m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 34 | Antoine Semenyo Current squad | $17.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 35 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | $15.6m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 36 | Manuel Akanji | $15.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Julián Álvarez | $14.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 38 | Sávio Current squad | $14.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Nico González | $13.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 40 | Nolito (Manuel Agudo) | $13m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 41 | Scott Carson | $11.6m | 6 | 2020-2025 |
| 42 | Danilo | $11.3m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 43 | Rayan Cherki Current squad | $11.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 44 | Kalvin Phillips | $11.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 45 | Rico Lewis Current squad | $9.5m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 46 | Jérémy Doku Current squad | $9.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 47 | Joe Hart | $9m | 1 | 2016 |
| 48 | Zack Steffen | $9m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 49 | Rayan Aït-Nouri Current squad | $8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Abdukodir Khusanov Current squad | $7.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 51 | Javi García | $7.6m | 1 | 2014 |
| 52 | Pablo Zabaleta | $7.6m | 1 | 2017 |
| 53 | James Trafford | $7.4m | 4 | 2020-2026 |
| 54 | Eliaquim Mangala | $6.9m | 1 | 2019 |
| 55 | Fernando | $6.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 56 | Nolito | $6.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 57 | Jesús Navas | $5.9m | 1 | 2017 |
| 58 | Sergio Gómez | $5.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 59 | Stefan Ortega | $5.3m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 60 | Adrián Bernabé | $4.8m | 3 | 2019-2021 |
| 61 | Nico O'Reilly Current squad | $4.7m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 62 | Arijanet Muric | $4.5m | 4 | 2017-2022 |
| 63 | Ferran Torres | $4.3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 64 | Cole Palmer | $4.3m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 65 | Sverre Halseth Nypan | $3.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Kayky | $3.5m | 2 | 2022-2024 |
| 67 | Kelechi Iheanacho | $3.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 68 | Philippe Sandler | $3.3m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 69 | Claudio Gomes | $3m | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 70 | Diego Rosa | $3m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 71 | Marlos Moreno | $3m | 1 | 2021 |
| 72 | Máximo Perrone | $3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 73 | Eric García | $2.9m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 74 | Willy Caballero | $2.8m | 1 | 2017 |
| 75 | Marcus Bettinelli Current squad | $2.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 76 | Brandon Barker | $2.7m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 77 | Thomas Agyepong | $2.4m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 78 | Daniel Arzani | $2.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 79 | Tosin Adarabioyo | $2.2m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 80 | Iker Pozo | $2.1m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 81 | Luka Ilic | $2.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 82 | Oscar Bobb | $1.9m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 83 | Luke Mbete Current squad | $1.9m | 5 | 2021-2026 |
| 84 | Ben Knight | $1.7m | 5 | 2019-2024 |
| 85 | Costel Pantilimon | $1.5m | 1 | 2014 |
| 86 | Josh Wilson-Esbrand Current squad | $1.3m | 4 | 2020-2025 |
| 87 | Kian Breckin | $1.3m | 5 | 2021-2025 |
| 88 | Erik Palmer-Brown | $1.2m | 1 | 2019 |
| 89 | Pablo Marí | $1.2m | 1 | 2018 |
| 90 | Lukas Nmecha | $1.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 91 | Han Willhoft-King Current squad | $1.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 92 | James McAtee | $914k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 93 | Liam Delap | $907k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 94 | Slobodan Tedic | $899k | 1 | 2020 |
| 95 | Finley Burns | $880k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 96 | Cieran Slicker | $852k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 97 | Joel Latibeaudiere | $851k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 98 | Filip Stevanovic | $830k | 1 | 2021 |
| 99 | Mikki van Sas | $826k | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 100 | Tommy Doyle | $809k | 3 | 2019-2021 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Manchester City?
Kevin De Bruyne, with $144.5m across 8 seasons at Manchester City.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary 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 166 players we hold a Manchester City salary for, from 2014 to 2026.