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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.6m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £134m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £102k
Then and now
Arsenal pay £3,588,320 a week in 2026/27 — 39% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesut Özil | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henrikh Mkhitaryan | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Armenia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £182,000 | £9,464,000 | 27 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 29 | Winger, striker | Gabon | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danny Welbeck | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Petr Cech | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Héctor Bellerín | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 23 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Denis Suárez | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bernd Leno | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sead Kolašinac | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Left-back | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Laurent Koscielny | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 32 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Shkodran Mustafi | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lucas Torreira | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stephan Lichtsteiner | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 34 | Right-back | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nacho Monreal | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Iwobi | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mohamed Elneny | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Egypt | JUN 2020 | ||
| Carl Jenkinson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mattéo Guendouzi | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 20 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rob Holding | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Greece | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gedion Zelalem | £6,200 | £322,400 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Sheaf | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | Centre-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Willock | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eddie Nketiah | £4,300 | £223,600 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Julio Pleguezuelo | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dejan Iliev | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Goalkeeper | North Macedonia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordi Osei-Tutu | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Trae Coyle | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charlie Gilmour | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cohen Bramall | £1,400 | £72,800 | 22 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dominic Thompson | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Clarke | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joseph Olowu | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Olayinka | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan McEneff | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zech Medley | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Tormey | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Robbie Burton | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tobi Omole | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tolaji Bola | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Xavier Amaechi | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vontae Daley-Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Cottrell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alfie Matthews | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Arthur Okonkwo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Folarin Balogun | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Karl Hein | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Estonia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Alebiosu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Dennis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stan Flaherty | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Greenwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel López | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyreece John-Jules | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Martin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zak Swanson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bukayo Saka | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
24 Under £1k 0%
10 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 0%
4 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 1%
10 £25k-£100k 24%
13 £100k+
73%
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 £3,588,320 a week in 2026/27, 39% higher than the £2,575,500 of 2018/19. The current squad is 42 players against 66 then.