PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Liverpool 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Thiago on £200,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £146m
SQUAD SIZE75
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £113k
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27 — 29% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mohamed Salah | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sadio Mané | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Milner | £145,000 | £7,540,000 | 34 | Wing-back, defensive midfielder, midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joël Matip | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joël Matip | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alisson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Naby Keïta | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Guinea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fabinho | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diogo Jota | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Xherdan Shaqiri | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 28 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Switzerland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Georginio Wijnaldum | £86,000 | £4,472,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 26 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Divock Origi | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 25 | Left winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Gomez | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 23 | Defender | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 21 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adrián | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kostas Tsimikas | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | 24 | Left-back | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ozan Kabak | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Davies | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Curtis Jones | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Woodburn | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Neco Williams | £7,900 | £410,800 | 19 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £6,400 | £332,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anderson Arroyo | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Colombia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nat Phillips | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Hardy | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jake Cain | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liam Coyle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Morgan Boyes | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Centre-back, left wing-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paul Glatzel | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rhys Williams | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tony Gallacher | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Hill | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Morton | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jakub Ojrzynski | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcelo Pitaluga | £1,900 | £98,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Owen Beck | £1,800 | £93,600 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vítezslav Jaroš | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £869 | £45,188 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Billy Koumetio | £859 | £44,668 | 17 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Conor Bradley | £849 | £44,148 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dominic Corness | £839 | £43,628 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £819 | £42,588 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Bearne | £779 | £40,508 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jarell Quansah | £779 | £40,508 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Norris | £779 | £40,508 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Walls | £779 | £40,508 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liam Hughes | £759 | £39,468 | 18 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Layton Stewart | £759 | £39,468 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £749 | £38,948 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Remi Savage | £699 | £36,348 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sean Wilson | £689 | £35,828 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Clayton | £679 | £35,308 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Yasser Larouci | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Left wing-back, winger | Algeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateusz Musialowski | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Balagizi | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Melkamu Frauendorf | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2022 | ||
| Stefan Bajčetić | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Spain | - | ||
| Oscar Kelly | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fabian Mrozek | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Woltman | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Chambers | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lee Jonas | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harvey Blair | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luca Stephenson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harvey Davies | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oakley Cannonier | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
29 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
14 £2k-£5k 1%
3 £5k-£10k 1%
3 £10k-£25k 2%
10 £25k-£100k 26%
13 £100k+
70%
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?
Thiago 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 £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27, 29% higher than the £2,811,900 of 2020/21. The current squad is 79 players against 75 then.