Manchester City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Sergio Agüero on £230,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Manchester City pay £4,318,680 a week in 2026/27 — 30% higher than the £3,327,130 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 30 | AM/F C | Argentina | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Algeria | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 23 | AM RL | England | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 33 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 30 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 33 | DM | Brazil | ||
| David Silva | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 32 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Vincent Kompany | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 32 | D C | Belgium | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 27 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | D C | France | ||
| Claudio Bravo | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 35 | GK | Chile | ||
| Kyle Walker | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | D/WB R | England | ||
| John Stones | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | D C | England | ||
| Ederson | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | AM RC | Portugal | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | D/WB L | France | ||
| Eliaquim Mangala | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 27 | D C | France | ||
| Leroy Sané | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 22 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Fabian Delph | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 28 | D/WB L, M C | England | ||
| Danilo | £82,000 | £4,264,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Brazil | ||
| Phil Foden | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Philippe Sandler | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 21 | D C, DM | Holland | ||
| Adrián Bernabé | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 17 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Claudio Gomes | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 17 | DM | France | ||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | £19,000 | £988,000 | 21 | WB L, AM RLC | Ukraine | ||
| Arijanet Muric | £18,000 | £936,000 | 19 | GK | Kosovo | ||
| Ante Palaversa | £18,000 | £936,000 | 18 | DM | Croatia | ||
| Erik Palmer-Brown | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | D C, DM | United States | ||
| Eric García | £14,000 | £728,000 | 17 | D C | Spain | ||
| Benjamín Garré | £13,000 | £676,000 | 17 | AM RLC | Argentina | ||
| Luka Ilic | £10,000 | £520,000 | 18 | AM RLC | Serbia | ||
| Daniel Grimshaw | £8,400 | £436,800 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Lorenzo Gonzalez | £8,000 | £416,000 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Switzerland | ||
| Taylor Richards | £7,000 | £364,000 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Joel Latibeaudiere | £6,100 | £317,200 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Henri Ogunby | £5,200 | £270,400 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Jeremie Frimpong | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | D/WB RL | Holland | ||
| Ivan Ilic | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | £4,600 | £239,200 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Aminu Mohammed | £4,500 | £234,000 | 17 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Curtis Anderson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ian Poveda | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tyreke Wilson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Tom Scott | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Yeboah Amankwah | £2,300 | £119,600 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Iker Pozo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | DM | Spain | ||
| Cameron Humphreys | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Charlie Oliver | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Colin Rösler | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D RC, DM | Norway | ||
| Nabil Touaizi | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Tommy Doyle | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| D'Margio Wright-Phillips | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Ben Knight | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Rowan McDonald | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Sammy Robinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Gavin Bazunu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Lewis Fiorini | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Cole Palmer | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Jayden Braaf | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Keyendrah Simmonds | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Timi Sobowale | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Alpha Diounkou | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB R | Spain | ||
| Nathanael Ogbeta | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Louie Moulden | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2018/19
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Manchester City paid £3,327,130 a week in 2018/19 - £173,010,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester City player in 2018/19?
Sergio Agüero was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £230,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £140,667.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2018/19?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £140,667 a week in 2018/19, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £4,318,680 a week in 2026/27, 30% higher than the £3,327,130 of 2018/19. The current squad is 65 players against 70 then.