Liverpool 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Virgil van Dijk on £240,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27 — 6% higher than the £3,536,538 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 17 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil van Dijk | £240,000 | £12,480,000 | 30 | D C | Holland | ||
| Thiago | £225,000 | £11,700,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | Spain | ||
| Mohamed Salah | £225,000 | £11,700,000 | 29 | AM RL, ST | Egypt | ||
| Sadio Mané | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Senegal | ||
| Alisson | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 28 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 31 | DM | England | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Brazil | ||
| Fabinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | D RC, DM | Brazil | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 27 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 22 | D/WB R, M C | England | ||
| James Milner | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 35 | WB RL, DM, M RLC | England | ||
| Joël Matip | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 29 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Joël Matip | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 29 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Naby Keïta | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 26 | DM | Guinea | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 27 | AM RC | England | ||
| Diogo Jota | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Portugal | ||
| Luis Díaz | £114,000 | £5,928,000 | 24 | AM L | Colombia | ||
| Joe Gomez | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 24 | D RLC | England | ||
| Divock Origi | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 26 | AM L, ST | Belgium | ||
| Takumi Minamino | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Japan | ||
| Ibrahima Konaté | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 22 | D C | France | ||
| Loris Karius | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 28 | GK | Germany | ||
| Kostas Tsimikas | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Greece | ||
| Adrián | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 34 | GK | Spain | ||
| Curtis Jones | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 20 | AM LC | England | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Harvey Elliott | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Rhys Williams | £10,000 | £520,000 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Conor Bradley | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | N.Ireland | ||
| Elijah Dixon-Bonner | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Harvey Blair | £3,200 | £166,400 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jakub Ojrzynski | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | GK | Poland | ||
| James Norris | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | D/WB L, AM LC | England | ||
| Luis Longstaff | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Leighton Clarkson | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | DM, AM LC | United States | ||
| Marcelo Pitaluga | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Owen Beck | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | D/WB/M L | Wales | ||
| Tom Clayton | £2,600 | £135,200 | 20 | D LC, DM | Scotland | ||
| Tom Hill | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Tyler Morton | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Abdi Sharif | £869 | £45,188 | 15 | D (R), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Billy Koumetio | £860 | £44,720 | 18 | D C | France | ||
| Dominic Corness | £840 | £43,680 | 18 | DM, M LC | England | ||
| Fabian Mrozek | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Harvey Davies | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Bearne | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| James Balagizi | £780 | £40,560 | 17 | AM LC | England | ||
| Jarell Quansah | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Jack Walls | £779 | £40,508 | 14 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Layton Stewart | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Luke Chambers | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Luca Stephenson | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Mateusz Musialowski | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Poland | ||
| Melkamu Frauendorf | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Max Woltman | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Oakley Cannonier | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Sean Wilson | £690 | £35,880 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Lee Jonas | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| James McConnell | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Stefan Bajčetić | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Kaide Gordon | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Iwan Roberts | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Luke Hewitson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Oscar Kelly | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Niall Osborne | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Terence Miles | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Tommy Pilling | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C, ST | England | ||
| Isaac Mabaya | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Bobby Clark | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Calum Scanlon | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Charlie Hayes-Green | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Liverpool wages, 2021/22
What was Liverpool's wage bill in 2021/22?
Liverpool paid £3,536,538 a week in 2021/22 - £183,899,976 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Liverpool player in 2021/22?
Virgil van Dijk was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £240,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £136,160.
What was the average Liverpool salary in 2021/22?
The average Liverpool player aged 22 or over earned £136,160 a week in 2021/22, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Liverpool's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Liverpool pay £3,758,578 a week in 2026/27, 6% higher than the £3,536,538 of 2021/22. The current squad is 82 players against 73 then.