Liverpool 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Virgil van Dijk on £180,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27 — 93% higher than the £1,950,849 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 25 | D C | Holland | ||
| James Milner | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 31 | D/WB L, DM, AM RLC | England | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Mohamed Salah | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Egypt | ||
| Adam Lallana | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 29 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £105,000 | £5,460,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Sadio Mané | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Dejan Lovren | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Danny Ings | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 24 | ST | England | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 26 | DM, AM LC | Holland | ||
| Nathaniel Clyne | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 26 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Alberto Moreno | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Loris Karius | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 24 | GK | Germany | ||
| Simon Mignolet | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 29 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Emre Can | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 23 | DM | Germany | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 23 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Joe Gomez | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 20 | D RLC | England | ||
| Ragnar Klavan | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | D C | Estonia | ||
| Ádám Bogdán | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 29 | GK | Hungary | ||
| Dominic Solanke | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Danny Ward | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | GK | Wales | ||
| Ben Woodburn | £15,000 | £780,000 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Wales | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £9,000 | £468,000 | 18 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | England | ||
| Taiwo Awoniyi | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Juanma | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Kamil Grabara | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | GK | Poland | ||
| Shamal George | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Tony Gallacher | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Nat Phillips | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| MJ Williams | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | D C, DM | Wales | ||
| Herbie Kane | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Liam Millar | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | AM L, ST | Canada | ||
| Conor Masterson | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Glen McAuley | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | ST | Ireland | ||
| George Johnston | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Paulinho | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | AM C | Portugal | ||
| Jack Walls | £779 | £40,508 | 10 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Liam Coyle | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Rafael Camacho | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Portugal | ||
| Harvey Whyte | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Mich'el Parker | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Yan Dhanda | £300 | £15,600 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Vítezslav Jaroš | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Rhian Brewster | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Bobby Adekanye | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Edvard Tagseth | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | Norway | ||
| Ben Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Alex Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Atherton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Dal Varesanovic | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Patrik Raitanen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Finland | ||
| Daniel Griffiths | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Morgan Boyes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | Wales | ||
| Adam Lewis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Curtis Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Neco Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/AM R | Wales | ||
| Emeka Obi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Nigeria | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Yasser Larouci | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | France | ||
| Jordan Hunter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Anthony Glennon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Rhys Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Liverpool wages, 2017/18
What was Liverpool's wage bill in 2017/18?
Liverpool paid £1,950,849 a week in 2017/18 - £101,444,148 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Liverpool player in 2017/18?
Virgil van Dijk was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £180,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £83,864.
What was the average Liverpool salary in 2017/18?
The average Liverpool player aged 22 or over earned £83,864 a week in 2017/18, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Liverpool's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Liverpool pay £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27, 93% higher than the £1,950,849 of 2017/18. The current squad is 82 players against 69 then.