PREMIER LEAGUE · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
Liverpool 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Mohamed Salah on £200,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £143m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £114k
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27 — 32% higher than the £2,745,340 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 15 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sadio Mané | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Milner | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 32 | Wing-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Sturridge | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alisson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Naby Keïta | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Guinea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fabinho | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Lallana | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dejan Lovren | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 24 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Gomez | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 21 | Defender | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alberto Moreno | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 25 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Simon Mignolet | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Divock Origi | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Woodburn | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pedro Chirivella | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Taiwo Awoniyi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 20 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Masterson | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Connor Randall | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nat Phillips | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Lewis | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bobby Adekanye | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Corey Whelan | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| George Johnston | £3,200 | £166,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Juanma | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Shamal George | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tony Gallacher | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Edvard Tagseth | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Isaac Christie-Davies | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kai McKenzie-Lyle | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam Coyle | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dal Varesanovic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Curtis Jones | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Glen McAuley | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neco Williams | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £720 | £37,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rafael Camacho | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rhian Brewster | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Atherton | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Yasser Larouci | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Left wing-back, winger, striker | Algeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niall Brookwell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Clayton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Walls | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Patrik Raitanen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Finland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ki-Jana Hoever | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | - | ||
| Ben Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Bearne | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Owen Beck | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vítezslav Jaroš | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rhys Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bobby Duncan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Cain | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Remi Savage | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Boyes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
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
29 Under £1k 0%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
15 £2k-£5k 2%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
2 £10k-£25k 1%
8 £25k-£100k 22%
15 £100k+
74%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Liverpool wages, 2018/19
What was Liverpool's wage bill in 2018/19?
Liverpool paid £2,745,340 a week in 2018/19 - £142,757,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Liverpool player in 2018/19?
Mohamed Salah was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £200,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £114,200.
What was the average Liverpool salary in 2018/19?
The average Liverpool player aged 22 or over earned £114,200 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Liverpool's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27, 32% higher than the £2,745,340 of 2018/19. The current squad is 79 players against 71 then.