PREMIER LEAGUE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Liverpool 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Mohamed Salah on £350,000 per week · see the current Liverpool wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.7m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £195m
SQUAD SIZE87
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £130k
Then and now
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27 — 4% lower than the £3,746,779 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Egypt | JUN 2025 | ||
| Virgil van Dijk | £240,000 | £12,480,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Thiago | £225,000 | £11,700,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jordan Henderson | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alisson | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Fabinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Roberto Firmino | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Trent Alexander-Arnold | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 23 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andrew Robertson | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 28 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Darwin Núñez | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2027 | ||
| Diogo Jota | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | Portugal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Joël Matip | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joël Matip | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Naby Keïta | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arthur | £126,000 | £6,552,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Milner | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 36 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cody Gakpo | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2028 | ||
| Joe Gomez | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 25 | Defender | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luis Díaz | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 25 | Left winger | Colombia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ibrahima Konaté | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Curtis Jones | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kostas Tsimikas | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 26 | Left-back | Greece | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adrián | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Elliott | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Caoimhin Kelleher | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fábio Carvalho | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nat Phillips | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Calvin Ramsay | £17,000 | £884,000 | 18 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Rhys Williams | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Anderson Arroyo | £8,500 | £442,000 | 22 | Defender | Colombia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stefan Bajčetić | £7,600 | £395,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2027 | ||
| Billy Koumetio | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dominic Corness | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Fidel O'Rourke | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Davies | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harvey Blair | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| James Norris | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jakub Ojrzynski | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| James Balagizi | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Bearne | £3,100 | £161,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lee Jonas | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matteo Ritaccio | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcelo Pitaluga | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Woltman | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oludare Olufunwa | £2,800 | £145,600 | 20 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Owen Beck | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | Wales | JUN 2026 | ||
| Oakley Cannonier | £2,800 | £145,600 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom Hill | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Fabian Mrozek | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2025 | ||
| James McConnell | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jay Spearing | £2,100 | £109,200 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | England | - | ||
| Bobby Clark | £860 | £44,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Calum Scanlon | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaac Mabaya | £790 | £41,080 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Walls | £779 | £40,508 | 15 | Right-back | England | - | ||
| Kaide Gordon | £770 | £40,040 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Hewitson | £760 | £39,520 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam Hughes | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Layton Stewart | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luca Stephenson | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Melkamu Frauendorf | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mateusz Musialowski | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oscar Kelly | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Reece Trueman | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Terence Miles | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Iwan Roberts | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyle Kelly | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tommy Pilling | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jacob Poytress | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wellity Lucky | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Doak | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ranel Young | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Davidson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Trent Kone-Doherty | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayden Danns | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nathan Giblin | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lewis Koumas | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Keyrol Figueroa | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | Striker | Honduras | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cody Pennington | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michael Laffey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francis Gyimah | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nathan Morana | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Niall Osborne | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Charlie Hayes-Green | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Elijah Gift | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kerron Samuels | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
35 Under £1k 0%
£1k-£2k
20 £2k-£5k 2%
2 £5k-£10k 0%
3 £10k-£25k 1%
9 £25k-£100k 15%
18 £100k+
81%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 87 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Liverpool wages, 2022/23
What was Liverpool's wage bill in 2022/23?
Liverpool paid £3,746,779 a week in 2022/23 - £194,832,508 across the year - spread over a squad of 87. We hold a wage for all 87 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Liverpool player in 2022/23?
Mohamed Salah was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £350,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £129,504.
What was the average Liverpool salary in 2022/23?
The average Liverpool player aged 22 or over earned £129,504 a week in 2022/23, across the 27 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 87. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Liverpool's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Liverpool pay £3,615,578 a week in 2026/27, 4% lower than the £3,746,779 of 2022/23. The current squad is 79 players against 87 then.