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
We hold a wage for all 71 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 — 37% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Egypt | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Sadio Mané | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Senegal | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | D C | Holland | ||
| James Milner | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 32 | WB RL, AM RLC | England | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Daniel Sturridge | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Alisson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Fabinho | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | D R, DM | Brazil | ||
| Naby Keïta | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | Guinea | ||
| Adam Lallana | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 30 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Joël Matip | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Dejan Lovren | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 27 | DM, AM LC | Holland | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Switzerland | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 24 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Joe Gomez | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 21 | D RLC | England | ||
| Simon Mignolet | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 30 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Alberto Moreno | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 19 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | England | ||
| Divock Origi | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | Belgium | ||
| Ben Woodburn | £15,000 | £780,000 | 18 | AM LC, F C | Wales | ||
| Pedro Chirivella | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | DM | Spain | ||
| Taiwo Awoniyi | £7,600 | £395,200 | 20 | ST | Nigeria | ||
| Conor Masterson | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Connor Randall | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | D/WB R, DM | England | ||
| Nat Phillips | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Adam Lewis | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | D/WB L, DM, AM LC | England | ||
| Bobby Adekanye | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Corey Whelan | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| George Johnston | £3,200 | £166,400 | 19 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Juanma | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | D LC | Spain | ||
| Shamal George | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Tony Gallacher | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Edvard Tagseth | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | DM | Norway | ||
| Isaac Christie-Davies | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Liam Coyle | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Kai McKenzie-Lyle | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Dal Varesanovic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | AM RLC | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Curtis Jones | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Glen McAuley | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Neco Williams | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | D/WB/AM R | Wales | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £720 | £37,440 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Rhian Brewster | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Rafael Camacho | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | WB R, AM RLC | Portugal | ||
| Daniel Atherton | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Yasser Larouci | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | WB L, AM RL, ST | Algeria | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Remi Savage | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Morgan Boyes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB L | Wales | ||
| Ki-Jana Hoever | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | Holland | ||
| Owen Beck | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D L, AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Niall Brookwell | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Tom Clayton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Rhys Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Patrik Raitanen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Finland | ||
| Jack Walls | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ben Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Bobby Duncan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Alex Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Vítezslav Jaroš | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Jake Cain | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM LC | England | ||
| Jack Bearne | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM, AM C | U.S.A. | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M RC | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
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 £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27, 37% higher than the £2,745,340 of 2018/19. The current squad is 82 players against 71 then.