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Arsenal 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on £250,000 per week · see the current Arsenal wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £111m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £93k
Then and now
Arsenal pay £3,588,320 a week in 2026/27 — 69% higher than the £2,129,372 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 18 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | £250,000 | £13,000,000 | 31 | Winger, striker | Gabon | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alexandre Lacazette | £182,000 | £9,464,000 | 29 | Striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thomas Partey | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| David Luiz | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nicolas Pépé | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 25 | Right winger | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dani Ceballos | £137,000 | £7,124,000 | 23 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Héctor Bellerín | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 25 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Willian | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 31 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Granit Xhaka | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bernd Leno | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Martin Ødegaard | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 21 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kieran Tierney | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 23 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cédric Soares | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 28 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Calum Chambers | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gabriel | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mohamed Elneny | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Egypt | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pablo Marí | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Spain | DEC 2024 | ||
| Reiss Nelson | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 20 | Wide midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rob Holding | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mathew Ryan | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gabriel Martinelli | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bukayo Saka | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 18 | Left wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eddie Nketiah | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Iceland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emile Smith Rowe | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Omar Rekik | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Tunisia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dejan Iliev | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Goalkeeper | North Macedonia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Trae Coyle | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Folarin Balogun | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel López | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jonathan Dinzeyi | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Hillson | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nikolaj Möller | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Alebiosu | £1,700 | £88,400 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Kirk | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ben Cottrell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Catalin Cîrjan | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Romania | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joseph Olowu | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Ideho | £1,100 | £57,200 | 17 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan McEneff | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arthur Okonkwo | £1,099 | £57,148 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zak Swanson | £999 | £51,948 | 19 | Full-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Karl Hein | £999 | £51,948 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Estonia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Miguel Azeez | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Lewis (George-Lewis Maniraguha) | £806 | £41,912 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Norway | - | ||
| Tim Akinola | £699 | £36,348 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tolaji Bola | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Smith | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charles Sagoe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kido Taylor-Hart | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Billy Vigar | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Levi Laing | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ovie Ejeheri | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcelo Flores | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Mexico | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mauro Bandeira | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Portugal | - | ||
| Khayon Edwards | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Sweet | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Henry-Francis | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Remy Mitchell | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Henry Jeffcott | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defender | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Taylor Foran | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Omari Hutchinson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jason Sraha | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Hubert Graczyk | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zane Monlouis | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Plange | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mazeed Ogungbo | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luigi Gaspar | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brooke Norton-Cuffy | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Full-back, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Salah Oulad M'Hand | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | - | ||
| Daniel Oyegoke | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, right wing-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Butler-Oyedeji | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zach Awe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Patiño | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 0%
9 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
3 £10k-£25k 2%
12 £25k-£100k 29%
10 £100k+
67%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Arsenal wages, 2020/21
What was Arsenal's wage bill in 2020/21?
Arsenal paid £2,129,372 a week in 2020/21 - £110,727,344 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Arsenal player in 2020/21?
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £250,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £93,270.
What was the average Arsenal salary in 2020/21?
The average Arsenal player aged 22 or over earned £93,270 a week in 2020/21, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Arsenal's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Arsenal pay £3,588,320 a week in 2026/27, 69% higher than the £2,129,372 of 2020/21. The current squad is 42 players against 74 then.