Arsenal 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Mesut Özil on £350,000 per week · see the current Arsenal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 66 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 — 55% higher than the £2,575,500 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesut Özil | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Armenia | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £182,000 | £9,464,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Gabon | ||
| Danny Welbeck | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Petr Cech | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 36 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Héctor Bellerín | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 23 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Denis Suárez | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | 24 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Bernd Leno | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Sead Kolašinac | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 30 | D C | Greece | ||
| Laurent Koscielny | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 32 | D C | France | ||
| Shkodran Mustafi | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 26 | D C | Germany | ||
| Lucas Torreira | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 22 | DM | Uruguay | ||
| Stephan Lichtsteiner | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 34 | D/WB R | Switzerland | ||
| Nacho Monreal | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 32 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Nigeria | ||
| Mohamed Elneny | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | D C, DM | Egypt | ||
| Carl Jenkinson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | D R | England | ||
| Mattéo Guendouzi | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 19 | DM | France | ||
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 20 | D/WB RL, DM | England | ||
| Rob Holding | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | D C | Greece | ||
| Gedion Zelalem | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Ben Sheaf | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | D RC, M C | England | ||
| Joe Willock | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Eddie Nketiah | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Julio Pleguezuelo | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | D C | Spain | ||
| Dejan Iliev | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | GK | North Macedonia | ||
| Jordi Osei-Tutu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Trae Coyle | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Dominic Thompson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Charlie Gilmour | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Cohen Bramall | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Harry Clarke | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Joseph Olowu | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Jordan McEneff | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| James Olayinka | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Zech Medley | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Tormey | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Robbie Burton | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Tolaji Bola | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Tobi Omole | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Xavier Amaechi | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Vontae Daley-Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Josh Martin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Zak Swanson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RL | England | ||
| Bukayo Saka | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ryan Alebiosu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Sam Greenwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Folarin Balogun | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Matthew Dennis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Alfie Matthews | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Arthur Okonkwo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Karl Hein | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Estonia | ||
| Ben Cottrell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Joel López | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | Spain | ||
| Stan Flaherty | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Tom Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Matthew Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Tyreece John-Jules | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Arsenal wages, 2018/19
What was Arsenal's wage bill in 2018/19?
Arsenal paid £2,575,500 a week in 2018/19 - £133,926,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Arsenal player in 2018/19?
Mesut Özil was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £350,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £102,033.
What was the average Arsenal salary in 2018/19?
The average Arsenal player aged 22 or over earned £102,033 a week in 2018/19, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Arsenal's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27, 55% higher than the £2,575,500 of 2018/19. The current squad is 46 players against 66 then.