
The highest earners in the history of Manchester United
David De Gea has earned $141.8m at Manchester United across 7 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 15 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Manchester United history
These 20 players took $1.42bn between them, 62% of everything Manchester United has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Manchester United player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Manchester United 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 | David De Gea | $141.8m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 2 | Paul Pogba | $114.1m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Luke Shaw Current squad | $110m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes Current squad | $98.9m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 5 | Harry Maguire Current squad | $94.7m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 6 | Anthony Martial | $85.8m | 7 | 2017-2024 |
| 7 | Casemiro | $83m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 8 | Marcus Rashford Current squad | $80.7m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 9 | Victor Lindelöf | $69.2m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 10 | Raphaël Varane | $67.4m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 11 | Phil Jones | $62.6m | 10 | 2014-2023 |
| 12 | Juan Mata | $62.2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 13 | Wayne Rooney | $61.2m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 14 | Alexis Sánchez | $51.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 15 | Fred | $42.2m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 16 | Mason Mount Current squad | $41.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 17 | Nemanja Matic | $41.5m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | $39.1m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho | $36.3m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 20 | Éric Bailly | $35.3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 21 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | $33.2m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 22 | Cristiano Ronaldo | $33.2m | 1 | 2022 |
| 23 | Lisandro Martínez Current squad | $33.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 24 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | $31.7m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 25 | Edinson Cavani | $28.4m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 26 | Diogo Dalot Current squad | $27.9m | 7 | 2019-2026 |
| 27 | Scott McTominay | $26m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 28 | Ashley Young | $24.9m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 29 | Romelu Lukaku | $24.9m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 30 | Ander Herrera | $23.9m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 31 | Christian Eriksen | $23.5m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Sergio Romero | $23.2m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 33 | Marcos Rojo | $22.8m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 34 | Jesse Lingard | $22.5m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 35 | Matthijs de Ligt Current squad | $22m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Antony | $20.7m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Odion Ighalo | $20.7m | 1 | 2020 |
| 38 | Benjamin Šeško Current squad | $19.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Marouane Fellaini | $18.5m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 40 | Matheus Cunha Current squad | $18.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Tom Heaton Current squad | $18.3m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 42 | Chris Smalling | $17.6m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 43 | Dean Henderson | $16.7m | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 44 | Donny van de Beek | $16.6m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 45 | Bryan Mbeumo Current squad | $15.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Manuel Ugarte Current squad | $14.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Tyrell Malacia | $13m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 48 | Amad Current squad | $12.7m | 4 | 2021-2026 |
| 49 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | $12.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 50 | Mason Greenwood | $11.9m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 51 | Alex Telles | $11.8m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 52 | Noussair Mazraoui Current squad | $11.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Leny Yoro Current squad | $11.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Joshua Zirkzee Current squad | $10.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Daley Blind | $10.7m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 56 | Marcel Sabitzer | $9.8m | 1 | 2023 |
| 57 | Matteo Darmian | $9.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 58 | Altay Bayındır | $8.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 59 | Lee Grant | $8.3m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 60 | Brandon Williams | $7.6m | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 61 | André Onana | $7.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 62 | Daniel James | $7.2m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 63 | Jonny Evans | $6.9m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 64 | Morgan Schneiderlin | $6.9m | 1 | 2016 |
| 65 | Senne Lammens Current squad | $6.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Andreas Pereira | $6.3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 67 | Patrick Dorgu Current squad | $6.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 68 | Anthony Elanga | $6.1m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 69 | Axel Tuanzebe | $5.6m | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 70 | Facundo Pellistri | $5.6m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 71 | Rasmus Højlund | $5.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 72 | Alejandro Garnacho | $3.9m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 73 | Kobbie Mainoo Current squad | $2.8m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 74 | Jack Butland | $2.8m | 1 | 2023 |
| 75 | Wout Weghorst | $2.8m | 1 | 2023 |
| 76 | Ayden Heaven Current squad | $2.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 77 | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | $2.4m | 3 | 2016-2020 |
| 78 | Chido Obi | $2.2m | 1 | 2026 |
| 79 | Angel Gomes | $2.2m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 80 | Sofyan Amrabat | $2.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 81 | Diego León Current squad | $1.5m | 1 | 2026 |
| 82 | Joel Pereira | $1.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 83 | Hannibal | $1.3m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 84 | Shola Shoretire | $1.1m | 3 | 2021-2024 |
| 85 | Tahith Chong | $1.1m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 86 | Josh Harrop | $1.1m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 87 | James Garner | $1.1m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 88 | Ethan Galbraith | $1m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 89 | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | $927k | 2 | 2016-2018 |
| 90 | Nathan Bishop | $878k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 91 | Tyler Blackett | $830k | 1 | 2016 |
| 92 | Matěj Kovář | $573k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 93 | Charlie McNeill | $549k | 3 | 2021-2024 |
| 94 | Arnau Puigmal | $526k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 95 | Dermot Mee Current squad | $412k | 6 | 2020-2026 |
| 96 | Toby Collyer | $401k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 97 | Demetri Mitchell | $361k | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 98 | Teden Mengi | $360k | 3 | 2019-2023 |
| 99 | Charlie Wellens | $358k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 100 | D'Mani Mellor | $343k | 5 | 2018-2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Manchester United?
David De Gea, with $141.8m across 7 seasons at Manchester United.
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 147 players we hold a Manchester United salary for, from 2014 to 2026.