Arsenal 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Mesut Özil on £350,000 per week · see the current Arsenal wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27 — 71% higher than the £2,335,380 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mesut Özil | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £182,000 | £9,464,000 | 28 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 30 | AM RL, ST | Gabon | ||
| David Luiz | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 32 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Nicolas Pépé | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Dani Ceballos | £129,000 | £6,708,000 | 22 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Héctor Bellerín | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 24 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Bernd Leno | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | GK | Germany | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | DM | Switzerland | ||
| Sead Kolašinac | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 31 | D C | Greece | ||
| Shkodran Mustafi | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | 27 | D C | Germany | ||
| Lucas Torreira | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 23 | DM | Uruguay | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 22 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Cédric Soares | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 27 | D/WB R | Portugal | ||
| Calum Chambers | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 24 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Mattéo Guendouzi | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 20 | DM | France | ||
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 21 | D/WB RL, DM | England | ||
| Joe Willock | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Reiss Nelson | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Rob Holding | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Emiliano Martínez | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Gabriel Martinelli | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Eddie Nketiah | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Pablo Marí | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | D C | Spain | ||
| Matt Macey | £8,900 | £462,800 | 24 | GK | England | ||
| Bukayo Saka | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Zech Medley | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Trae Coyle | £3,600 | £187,200 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sam Greenwood | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ben Cottrell | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Folarin Balogun | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Harry Clarke | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Joel López | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | D L | Spain | ||
| Matthew Smith | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Arthur Okonkwo | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Daniel Ballard | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Joseph Olowu | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Jordan McEneff | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Zak Swanson | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D RL | England | ||
| Karl Hein | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | GK | Estonia | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Tormey | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| James Hillson | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Tobi Omole | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Tolaji Bola | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Ovie Ejeheri | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Tom Smith | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Mazeed Ogungbo | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Levi Laing | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Daniel Oyegoke | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Alfie Matthews | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Miguel Azeez | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Catalin Cîrjan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | Romania | ||
| Matthew Dennis | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Kido Taylor-Hart | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ryan Alebiosu | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Hubert Graczyk | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Jason Sraha | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Luke Plange | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Alex Kirk | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Nathan Butler-Oyedeji | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Arsenal wages, 2019/20
What was Arsenal's wage bill in 2019/20?
Arsenal paid £2,335,380 a week in 2019/20 - £121,439,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Arsenal player in 2019/20?
Mesut Özil was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £350,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £104,145.
What was the average Arsenal salary in 2019/20?
The average Arsenal player aged 22 or over earned £104,145 a week in 2019/20, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Arsenal's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Arsenal pay £3,984,920 a week in 2026/27, 71% higher than the £2,335,380 of 2019/20. The current squad is 46 players against 62 then.