PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Manchester City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Kevin De Bruyne on £230,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.0m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £157m
SQUAD SIZE71
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £127k
Then and now
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27 — 15% higher than the £3,020,520 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Yaya Touré | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 34 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2018 | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 32 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Silva | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sergio Agüero | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 23 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Vincent Kompany | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Claudio Bravo | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Chile | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kyle Walker | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £101,000 | £5,252,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 22 | Left-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| John Stones | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leroy Sané | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ederson | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danilo | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 25 | Full-back | Brazil | JUN 2022 | ||
| Fabian Delph | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 27 | Left-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tosin Adarabioyo | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | £19,000 | £988,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2021 | ||
| Arijanet Muric | £18,000 | £936,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Kosovo | JUN 2023 | ||
| Pablo Marí | £17,000 | £884,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lukas Nmecha | £16,000 | £832,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Phil Foden | £11,000 | £572,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luka Ilic | £10,000 | £520,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mix Diskerud | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brahim Díaz | £8,500 | £442,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lorenzo Gonzalez | £8,000 | £416,000 | 17 | Winger, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thomas Agyepong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2018 | ||
| Angeliño | £6,500 | £338,000 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joel Latibeaudiere | £6,100 | £317,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matt Smith | £4,900 | £254,800 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ed Francis | £4,300 | £223,600 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Bolton | £4,000 | £208,000 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Grimshaw | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Erik Sarmiento | £3,300 | £171,600 | 18 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Javairo Dilrosun | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Left winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ash Kigbu | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Demeaco Duhaney | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Manu García | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marcus Wood | £1,900 | £98,800 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sadou Diallo | £1,600 | £83,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Will Patching | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron Humphreys | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ian Poveda | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Iker Pozo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Scott | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Keyendrah Simmonds | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Taylor Richards | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathanael Ogbeta | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eric García | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rabbi Matondo | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Benjamín Garré | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Paweł Sokół | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Colin Rösler | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Norway | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyreke Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Lewis Blackshaw | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nabil Touaizi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Curtis Anderson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yeboah Amankwah | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bobby Duncan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Henri Ogunby | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Corrigan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ivan Ilic | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
23 Under £1k 0%
5 £1k-£2k 0%
9 £2k-£5k 1%
6 £5k-£10k 1%
6 £10k-£25k 3%
6 £25k-£100k 15%
16 £100k+
79%
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2017/18
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Manchester City paid £3,020,520 a week in 2017/18 - £157,067,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester City player in 2017/18?
Kevin De Bruyne was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £230,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £127,095.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2017/18?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £127,095 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27, 15% higher than the £3,020,520 of 2017/18. The current squad is 60 players against 71 then.