PREMIER LEAGUE · ATTACKERS · 2026/27
Highest paid Premier League attackers
Erling Haaland is the best-paid attacker in the Premier League, on £450,000 a week at Manchester City, or £23,400,000 a year. Bukayo Saka is next on £300,000 at Arsenal. We hold wages for 564 Premier League attackers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £450k
AVERAGE WAGE £92,799
SHARE OF WAGE BILL43%
TOP 10 A WEEK £2.9m
WAGES HELD564
The 50 best-paid Premier League attackers
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £23,400,000£23.4m | Manchester City | 24 | Striker | Norway |
| 2 | Bukayo Saka | £300,000£300k | £15,600,000£15.6m | Arsenal | 23 | Winger | England |
| 3 | Alexander Isak | £300,000£300k | £15,600,000£15.6m | Liverpool | 25 | Left winger, striker | Sweden |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | £15,600,000£15.6m | Manchester United | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal |
| 5 | Phil Foden | £280,000£280k | £14,560,000£14.6m | Manchester City | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 6 | Jack Grealish | £270,000£270k | £14,040,000£14.0m | Everton | 29 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 7 | Omar Marmoush | £260,000£260k | £13,520,000£13.5m | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Egypt |
| 8 | Hugo Ekitiké | £250,000£250k | £13,000,000£13.0m | Liverpool | 23 | Left winger, striker | France |
| 9 | Elliot Anderson | £250,000£250k | £13,000,000£13.0m | Manchester City | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 10 | Gabriel Martinelli | £242,000£242k | £12,584,000£12.6m | Arsenal | 24 | Winger, striker | Brazil |
| 11 | Marcus Rashford | £235,000£235k | £12,220,000£12.2m | Manchester United | 27 | Winger, striker | England |
| 12 | Benjamin Šeško | £230,000£230k | £11,960,000£12.0m | Manchester United | 22 | Striker | Slovenia |
| 13 | Martin Ødegaard | £225,000£225k | £11,700,000£11.7m | Arsenal | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Norway |
| 14 | Kai Havertz | £220,000£220k | £11,440,000£11.4m | Arsenal | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Germany |
| 15 | Viktor Gyökeres | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Arsenal | 27 | Striker | Sweden |
| 16 | Jeremie Frimpong | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Liverpool | 24 | Right-back, right winger | Netherlands |
| 17 | Ryan Gravenberch | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Liverpool | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Netherlands |
| 18 | Florian Wirtz | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Liverpool | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Germany |
| 19 | Matheus Cunha | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Manchester United | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil |
| 20 | Mason Mount | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Manchester United | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 21 | Xavi Simons | £200,000£200k | £10,400,000£10.4m | Tottenham Hotspur | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Netherlands |
| 22 | Ebere Eze | £190,000£190k | £9,880,000£9.9m | Arsenal | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 23 | Enzo Fernández | £180,000£180k | £9,360,000£9.4m | Manchester City | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 24 | Alexis Mac Allister | £175,000£175k | £9,100,000£9.1m | Liverpool | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina |
| 25 | Cody Gakpo | £165,000£165k | £8,580,000£8.6m | Liverpool | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Netherlands |
| 26 | Antoine Semenyo | £165,000£165k | £8,580,000£8.6m | Manchester City | 25 | Winger, striker | Ghana |
| 27 | Youri Tielemans | £155,000£155k | £8,060,000£8.1m | Manchester United | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium |
| 28 | Bryan Mbeumo | £150,000£150k | £7,800,000£7.8m | Manchester United | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Cameroon |
| 29 | Kobbie Mainoo | £150,000£150k | £7,800,000£7.8m | Manchester United | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 30 | Nico González | £150,000£150k | £7,800,000£7.8m | Newcastle United | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 31 | Liam Delap | £150,000£150k | £7,800,000£7.8m | Nottingham Forest | 22 | Right winger, striker | England |
| 32 | Morgan Gibbs-White | £150,000£150k | £7,800,000£7.8m | Nottingham Forest | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 33 | James Maddison | £147,000£147k | £7,644,000£7.6m | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 34 | Dominik Szoboszlai | £145,000£145k | £7,540,000£7.5m | Liverpool | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Hungary |
| 35 | Richarlison | £140,000£140k | £7,280,000£7.3m | Tottenham Hotspur | 28 | Winger, striker | Brazil |
| 36 | Dominic Solanke | £140,000£140k | £7,280,000£7.3m | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | Striker | England |
| 37 | Tammy Abraham | £130,000£130k | £6,760,000£6.8m | Aston Villa | 27 | Striker | England |
| 38 | Cole Palmer | £130,000£130k | £6,760,000£6.8m | Chelsea | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 39 | Matheus Nunes | £130,000£130k | £6,760,000£6.8m | Manchester City | 26 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Portugal |
| 40 | Callum Hudson-Odoi | £130,000£130k | £6,760,000£6.8m | Nottingham Forest | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 41 | Mykhaylo Mudryk | £130,000£130k | £6,760,000£6.8m | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine |
| 42 | Dejan Kulusevski | £128,000£128k | £6,656,000£6.7m | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Sweden |
| 43 | Jamie Bynoe-Gittens | £125,000£125k | £6,500,000£6.5m | Chelsea | 20 | Winger | England |
| 44 | Brennan Johnson | £125,000£125k | £6,500,000£6.5m | Everton | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales |
| 45 | Nicolas Jackson | £120,000£120k | £6,240,000£6.2m | Aston Villa | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Senegal |
| 46 | Yeremy Pino | £120,000£120k | £6,240,000£6.2m | Crystal Palace | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Spain |
| 47 | Federico Chiesa | £120,000£120k | £6,240,000£6.2m | Liverpool | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Italy |
| 48 | Sávio | £120,000£120k | £6,240,000£6.2m | Manchester City | 21 | Winger | Brazil |
| 49 | Harvey Barnes | £120,000£120k | £6,240,000£6.2m | Newcastle United | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 50 | Conor Gallagher | £120,000£120k | £6,240,000£6.2m | Tottenham Hotspur | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
What each position earns in the Premier League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 43% of what the Premier League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their attackers the most
Every attacker wage we hold at each Premier League club, added together, a week
Liverpool pay 32 attackers £1,943,943 a week between them, and Alexander Isak takes 15% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every Premier League club
20 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester City | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | 1 |
| Liverpool | Alexander Isak | £300,000£300k | 3 |
| Manchester United | Bruno Fernandes | £300,000£300k | 4 |
| Arsenal | Bukayo Saka | £300,000£300k | 2 |
| Everton | Jack Grealish | £270,000£270k | 6 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | Omar Marmoush | £260,000£260k | 7 |
| Newcastle United | Nico González | £150,000£150k | 30 |
| Nottingham Forest | Liam Delap | £150,000£150k | 31 |
| Aston Villa | Tammy Abraham | £130,000£130k | 37 |
| Chelsea | Cole Palmer | £130,000£130k | 38 |
| Crystal Palace | Yeremy Pino | £120,000£120k | 46 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Pascal Groß | £115,000£115k | 52 |
| Fulham | Emile Smith Rowe | £110,000£110k | 58 |
| AFC Bournemouth | Justin Kluivert | £90,000£90k | 74 |
| Ipswich Town | Chuba Akpom | £80,000£80k | 86 |
| Brentford | Dango Ouattara | £77,000£77k | 89 |
| Sunderland | Enzo Le Fée | £77,000£77k | 91 |
| Leeds United | Harry Wilson | £76,000£76k | 92 |
| Coventry City | Taiwo Awoniyi | £47,000£47k | 136 |
| Hull City | Robinio Vaz | £44,000£44k | 141 |
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The Premier League ranks third.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000£3.0m | £99,591£100k |
| La Liga | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000£497k | £44,024£44k |
| Premier League | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £92,799£93k |
| Süper Lig | Victor Osimhen | £436,000£436k | £28,205£28k |
| Major League Soccer | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000£432k | £22,732£23k |
| Bundesliga | Jamal Musiala | £414,000£414k | £50,516£51k |
| Ligue 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000£332k | £29,142£29k |
| Primeira Liga | Jhon Durán | £300,000£300k | £8,858£9k |
| Serie A | Lautaro Martínez | £277,000£277k | £42,915£43k |
| La Liga 2 | Álvaro Morata | £138,000£138k | £6,395£6k |
| Championship | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000£125k | £18,757£19k |
| Eredivisie | Julian Brandt | £124,000£124k | £9,719£10k |
| Super Liga | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £5,256£5k |
| Serie B | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000£92k | £8,599£9k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Fred | £85,000£85k | £12,689£13k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,420£16k |
| Belgian Pro League | Hans Vanaken | £70,000£70k | £8,070£8k |
| Superleague Greece | Ayoub El Kaabi | £64,000£64k | £13,954£14k |
| Liga MX | Julián Carranza | £62,000£62k | £9,234£9k |
| Ekstraklasa | Mateusz Klich | £61,000£61k | £3,685£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Christian Eriksen | £60,000£60k | £9,170£9k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000£53k | £5,308£5k |
| Croatian First League | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,068£2k |
| League One | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £5,492£5k |
| Chinese Super League | Cryzan | £43,000£43k | £7,644£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000£43k | £5,076£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Téji Savanier | £39,000£39k | £4,021£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000£37k | £6,453£6k |
| J1 League | Erik | £36,000£36k | £5,315£5k |
| Czech First League | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic | £26,000£26k | £2,047£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Luis Muriel | £21,000£21k | £4,564£5k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Alexis Flips | £20,000£20k | £1,862£2k |
| Thai League | Bissoli | £17,000£17k | £2,563£3k |
| A-League | Chris Ikonomidis | £17,000£17k | £1,642£2k |
| League Two | Andreas Weimann | £16,000£16k | £2,954£3k |
| Indian Super League | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £985£985 |
| Eliteserien | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000£10k | £1,789£2k |
| Veikkausliiga | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000£9k | £670£670 |
| Scottish Championship | Adam Montgomery | £5,500£6k | £928£928 |
| I-League | Blair Spittal | £4,500£5k | £459£459 |
| National League | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £1,397£1k |
| Meistriliiga | Rauno Sappinen | £1,700£2k | £242£242 |
| Canadian Premier League | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £491£491 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid attacker in the Premier League?
Erling Haaland of Manchester City, on £450,000 a week in 2026/27, or £23,400,000 a year. Bukayo Saka of Arsenal is second on £300,000 a week.
How much do Premier League attackers earn?
The average Premier League attacker aged 22 or over earns £92,799 a week, and the median one £76,500. Attackers take 43% of what the Premier League pays its players of that age.
Which Premier League club pays its attackers the most?
Liverpool, £1,943,943 a week across the 32 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Alexander Isak on £300,000.
Who is the highest paid attacker in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in the Premier League ranks third of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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See the highest paid Premier League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what Premier League players are paid at every age, or the Premier League wage bill, club by club.