Arsenal 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Mesut Özil on £140,000 per week · see the current Arsenal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27 — 104% higher than the £1,951,270 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesut Özil | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Theo Walcott | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Alexis Sánchez | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Chile | ||
| Danny Welbeck | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 25 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Petr Cech | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 34 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Olivier Giroud | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | ST | France | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 23 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Laurent Koscielny | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 30 | D C | France | ||
| Shkodran Mustafi | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 24 | D RC | Germany | ||
| Santi Cazorla | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 31 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Per Mertesacker | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 31 | D C | Germany | ||
| Mathieu Debuchy | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 30 | D R | France | ||
| Lucas Pérez | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Spain | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 22 | AM RL | England | ||
| Francis Coquelin | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | DM | France | ||
| Gabriel Paulista | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 25 | D C | Brazil | ||
| Nacho Monreal | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 30 | D L | Spain | ||
| David Ospina | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | GK | Colombia | ||
| Kieran Gibbs | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 26 | D L | England | ||
| Héctor Bellerín | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 21 | D R | Spain | ||
| Carl Jenkinson | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 24 | D R | England | ||
| Mohamed Elneny | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 23 | DM | Egypt | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 20 | AM RLC | Nigeria | ||
| Yaya Sanogo | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Rob Holding | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | AM RC | England | ||
| Ben Sheaf | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | D RC, M RC | England | ||
| Donyell Malen | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Holland | ||
| Dejan Iliev | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | GK | FYR Macedonia | ||
| Glen Kamara | £2,200 | £114,400 | 20 | DM | Finland | ||
| Jeff Reine-Adélaïde | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | AM RLC | France | ||
| Vlad Dragomir | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | AM C | Romania | ||
| Cohen Bramall | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Chiori Johnson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Chris Willock | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | AM LC | England | ||
| Hugo Keto | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | GK | Finland | ||
| Josh Dasilva | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Marcus McGuane | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Charlie Gilmour | £880 | £45,760 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Eddie Nketiah | £860 | £44,720 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Jordi Osei-Tutu | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Kristopher Da Graca | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Savvas Mourgos | £720 | £37,440 | 18 | M C | Greece | ||
| Ryan Huddart | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Tolaji Bola | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Yassin Fortune | £300 | £15,600 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Joe Willock | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Nathan Tormey | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM RL | England | ||
| Robbie Burton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Jay Beckford | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Kostas Pileas | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | Cyprus | ||
| Alex Crean | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Emile Smith Rowe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Zech Medley | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Joseph Olowu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Tella | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/AM R | England | ||
| Tobi Omole | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| João Virgínia | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Josh Benson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Dominic Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D L | England | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Reiss Nelson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Arsenal wages, 2016/17
What was Arsenal's wage bill in 2016/17?
Arsenal paid £1,951,270 a week in 2016/17 - £101,466,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Arsenal player in 2016/17?
Mesut Özil was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £140,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £76,292.
What was the average Arsenal salary in 2016/17?
The average Arsenal player aged 22 or over earned £76,292 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Arsenal's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27, 104% higher than the £1,951,270 of 2016/17. The current squad is 46 players against 64 then.