PREMIER LEAGUE · 2016/17 · ARCHIVE
Manchester City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Yaya Touré on £190,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £145m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £112k
Then and now
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27 — 25% higher than the £2,795,080 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaya Touré | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2017 | ||
| David Silva | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sergio Agüero | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vincent Kompany | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Claudio Bravo | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Chile | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pablo Zabaleta | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 31 | Right-back | Argentina | JUN 2017 | ||
| John Stones | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fernandinho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fernando | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fernandinho | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gaël Clichy | £96,000 | £4,992,000 | 30 | Left-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Leroy Sané | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nolito | £94,000 | £4,888,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nolito (Manuel Agudo) | £94,000 | £4,888,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jesús Navas | £85,000 | £4,420,000 | 30 | Right winger | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bacary Sagna | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 33 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Fabian Delph | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 26 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aleksandar Kolarov | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 30 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 19 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Willy Caballero | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2017 | ||
| Brandon Barker | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | Winger | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Divine Naah | £7,400 | £384,800 | 20 | Central midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2017 | ||
| Thomas Agyepong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ellis Plummer | £6,300 | £327,600 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Aleix García | £5,500 | £286,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tosin Adarabioyo | £4,600 | £239,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Angus Gunn | £4,500 | £234,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thierry Ambrose | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Erik Sarmiento | £3,300 | £171,600 | 17 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kean Bryan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Marcus Wood | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Demeaco Duhaney | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacob Davenport | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Buckley-Ricketts | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Javairo Dilrosun | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sadou Diallo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Arijanet Muric | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron Humphreys | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kjetil Haug | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Norway | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Nemane | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Denzeil Boadu | £870 | £45,240 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Charlie Oliver | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Paolo Fernandes | £750 | £39,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rodney Kongolo | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Callum Bullock | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Colin Rösler | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paweł Sokół | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ash Kigbu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Will Patching | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Benjamín Garré | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Iker Pozo | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Blackshaw | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tyreke Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jadon Sancho | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luke Bolton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lorenzo Gonzalez | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brahim Díaz | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Phil Foden | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Coveney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ian Poveda | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lukas Nmecha | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ed Francis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Grimshaw | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matt Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Hardy | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Joel Latibeaudiere | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
28 Under £1k 0%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
10 £2k-£5k 1%
4 £5k-£10k 1%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
11 £25k-£100k 31%
14 £100k+
66%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2016/17
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Manchester City paid £2,795,080 a week in 2016/17 - £145,344,160 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester City player in 2016/17?
Yaya Touré was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £190,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £111,524.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2016/17?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £111,524 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27, 25% higher than the £2,795,080 of 2016/17. The current squad is 60 players against 72 then.