PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Liverpool 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Mohamed Salah on £200,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £142m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £108k
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27 — 33% higher than the £2,727,600 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 20 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sadio Mané | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Milner | £145,000 | £7,540,000 | 33 | Wing-back, defensive midfielder, midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joël Matip | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joël Matip | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alisson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Naby Keïta | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fabinho | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Lallana | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dejan Lovren | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 25 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Divock Origi | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 24 | Left winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Gomez | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 22 | Defender | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nathaniel Clyne | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 28 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Takumi Minamino | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Japan | JUN 2024 | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adrián | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Chirivella | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £6,400 | £332,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anderson Arroyo | £5,500 | £286,000 | 19 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £5,500 | £286,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sepp van den Berg | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Curtis Jones | £4,400 | £228,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Isaac Christie-Davies | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Lewis | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Left-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam Millar | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Canada | JUN 2022 | ||
| Liam Coyle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shamal George | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tony Gallacher | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Hardy | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kai McKenzie-Lyle | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Guyana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Morgan Boyes | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £1,800 | £93,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dal Varesanovic | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | Right wing-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Bearne | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jake Cain | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ki-Jana Hoever | £770 | £40,040 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Neco Williams | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rhys Williams | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Tom Clayton | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vítezslav Jaroš | £660 | £34,320 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yasser Larouci | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Left wing-back, winger | Algeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Winterbottom | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Turner | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Abel Rodrigues | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Left-back, left winger | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Hill | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Walls | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jakub Ojrzynski | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oscar Kelly | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Niall Brookwell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sean Wilson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dominic Corness | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Norris | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Beck | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jarell Quansah | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Conor Bradley | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Right wing-back, right winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Billy Koumetio | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyler Morton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harvey Elliott | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Remi Savage | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Max Woltman | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Layton Stewart | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 0%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
11 £2k-£5k 1%
3 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
9 £25k-£100k 25%
14 £100k+
72%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Liverpool wages, 2019/20
What was Liverpool's wage bill in 2019/20?
Liverpool paid £2,727,600 a week in 2019/20 - £141,835,200 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 Liverpool player in 2019/20?
Mohamed Salah was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £200,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £108,021.
What was the average Liverpool salary in 2019/20?
The average Liverpool player aged 22 or over earned £108,021 a week in 2019/20, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Liverpool's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27, 33% higher than the £2,727,600 of 2019/20. The current squad is 79 players against 74 then.