Liverpool 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Mohamed Salah on £200,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £2,811,900 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 22 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 28 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Egypt | ||
| Thiago | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 29 | DM, M/AM (C) | Spain | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Brazil | ||
| Sadio Mané | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Senegal | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 29 | D (C) | Holland | ||
| James Milner | £145,000 | £7,540,000 | 34 | WB (RL), DM, M (RLC) | England | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Joël Matip | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 28 | D (C) | Cameroon | ||
| Joël Matip | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 28 | D (C) | Cameroon | ||
| Fabinho | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | D (RC), DM, M (C) | Brazil | ||
| Alisson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Naby Keïta | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | DM, M (C) | Guinea | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | M (RC), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Diogo Jota | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 23 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Portugal | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 29 | DM, M (C), AM (LC) | Holland | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | M (C), AM (RLC) | Switzerland | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 26 | D/WB (L) | Scotland | ||
| Divock Origi | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 25 | AM (L), ST (C) | Belgium | ||
| Joe Gomez | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 23 | D (RLC) | England | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 21 | D/WB (R), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Adrián | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 33 | GK | Spain | ||
| Kostas Tsimikas | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 24 | D/WB (L) | Greece | ||
| Ozan Kabak | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | D (C) | Türkiye | ||
| Ben Davies | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | D (C) | England | ||
| Curtis Jones | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 19 | M (C), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Ben Woodburn | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Wales | ||
| Neco Williams | £7,900 | £410,800 | 19 | D/WB (R) | Wales | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Anderson Arroyo | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | D/WB/M (RL) | Colombia | ||
| Nat Phillips | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | D (C) | England | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Joe Hardy | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Jake Cain | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | M/AM (LC) | England | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Liam Coyle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | D (R), DM | England | ||
| Morgan Boyes | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | D (LC), WB (L) | Wales | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Rhys Williams | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | D (C) | England | ||
| Tom Hill | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | M/AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Tony Gallacher | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | D/WB (L) | Scotland | ||
| Tyler Morton | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | DM, M (RC), AM (C) | England | ||
| Jakub Ojrzynski | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Marcelo Pitaluga | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Owen Beck | £1,800 | £93,600 | 17 | D/WB/M (L) | Wales | ||
| Vítezslav Jaroš | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £869 | £45,188 | 19 | D (R), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Billy Koumetio | £859 | £44,668 | 17 | D (C) | France | ||
| Conor Bradley | £849 | £44,148 | 17 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | N.Ireland | ||
| Dominic Corness | £839 | £43,628 | 17 | DM, M (LC), AM (L) | England | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £819 | £42,588 | 18 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Jarell Quansah | £779 | £40,508 | 17 | D (RC) | England | ||
| James Norris | £779 | £40,508 | 17 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Jack Bearne | £779 | £40,508 | 18 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jack Walls | £779 | £40,508 | 18 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Liam Hughes | £759 | £39,468 | 18 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Layton Stewart | £759 | £39,468 | 17 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £749 | £38,948 | 18 | DM, M (C), AM (LC) | U.S.A. | ||
| Remi Savage | £699 | £36,348 | 18 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Sean Wilson | £689 | £35,828 | 17 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Tom Clayton | £679 | £35,308 | 18 | D (LC), DM | England | ||
| Yasser Larouci | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | WB (L), AM (RL) | Algeria | ||
| Mateusz Musialowski | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RL), ST (C) | Poland | ||
| Harvey Blair | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Luca Stephenson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Harvey Davies | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Lee Jonas | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Melkamu Frauendorf | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RLC) | Germany | ||
| Oscar Kelly | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Fabian Mrozek | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | Poland | ||
| Max Woltman | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Stefan Bajčetić | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | Spain | ||
| Luke Chambers | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB (L) | England | ||
| James Balagizi | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Oakley Cannonier | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Liverpool wages, 2020/21
What was Liverpool's wage bill in 2020/21?
Liverpool paid £2,811,900 a week in 2020/21 - £146,218,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Liverpool player in 2020/21?
Mohamed Salah was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £200,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £112,822.
What was the average Liverpool salary in 2020/21?
The average Liverpool player aged 22 or over earned £112,822 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Liverpool's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Liverpool pay £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £2,811,900 of 2020/21. The current squad is 82 players against 75 then.