Arsenal 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Mesut Özil on £350,000 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 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27 — 74% higher than the £2,296,290 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesut Özil | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Armenia | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £182,000 | £9,464,000 | 26 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | ST | Gabon | ||
| Danny Welbeck | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Petr Cech | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 35 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Héctor Bellerín | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 22 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Santi Cazorla | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 32 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Sead Kolašinac | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | D/WB L | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Jack Wilshere | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 25 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Laurent Koscielny | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 31 | D C | France | ||
| Shkodran Mustafi | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 25 | D C | Germany | ||
| Nacho Monreal | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 31 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Calum Chambers | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| David Ospina | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 28 | GK | Colombia | ||
| Mohamed Elneny | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 24 | D C, DM | Egypt | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Nigeria | ||
| Rob Holding | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Per Mertesacker | £19,000 | £988,000 | 32 | D C | Germany | ||
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | D C | Greece | ||
| Gedion Zelalem | £6,200 | £322,400 | 20 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Joe Willock | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £4,500 | £234,000 | 19 | D/WB RL, DM | England | ||
| Eddie Nketiah | £4,300 | £223,600 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Matt Macey | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Reiss Nelson | £2,700 | £140,400 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Dejan Iliev | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | GK | FYR Macedonia | ||
| Jordi Osei-Tutu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| João Virgínia | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Aaron Eyoma | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Vlad Dragomir | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | AM C | Romania | ||
| Chiori Johnson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Hugo Keto | £1,200 | £62,400 | 19 | GK | Finland | ||
| Josh Dasilva | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Joseph Olowu | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Tormey | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Charlie Gilmour | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Tolaji Bola | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Ryan Huddart | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Alex Crean | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Yassin Fortune | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Trae Coyle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Jay Beckford | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Robbie Burton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Folarin Balogun | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Jordan McEneff | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Vontae Daley-Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Zech Medley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Emile Smith Rowe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Zak Swanson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Harry Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Xavier Amaechi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Tyreece John-Jules | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Daniel Barden | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Matthew Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| James Olayinka | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Josh Benson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Tobi Omole | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Dominic Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Arsenal wages, 2017/18
What was Arsenal's wage bill in 2017/18?
Arsenal paid £2,296,290 a week in 2017/18 - £119,407,080 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 2017/18?
Mesut Özil was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £350,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £104,395.
What was the average Arsenal salary in 2017/18?
The average Arsenal player aged 22 or over earned £104,395 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Arsenal's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27, 74% higher than the £2,296,290 of 2017/18. The current squad is 46 players against 64 then.