Manchester City 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Sergio Agüero on £230,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 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 — 37% higher than the £3,159,920 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 31 | AM/F C | Argentina | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 34 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 34 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| David Silva | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 33 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Algeria | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 28 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 24 | AM RC | Portugal | ||
| Kyle Walker | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 29 | D/WB R | England | ||
| João Cancelo | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 31 | D C | Argentina | ||
| Rodri | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | DM | Spain | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Claudio Bravo | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 36 | GK | Chile | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | D/WB L | France | ||
| John Stones | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Ederson | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Leroy Sané | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 23 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 22 | D/WB L, AM RLC | Ukraine | ||
| Phil Foden | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Adrián Bernabé | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 18 | AM LC | Spain | ||
| Scott Carson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | GK | England | ||
| Eric García | £14,000 | £728,000 | 18 | D C | Spain | ||
| Slobodan Tedic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | ST | Serbia | ||
| Iker Pozo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 18 | DM | Spain | ||
| Luka Ilic | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Serbia | ||
| Mix Diskerud | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | M C | U.S.A. | ||
| Thomas Agyepong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Ghana | ||
| Ben Knight | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | AM RC | England | ||
| Alpha Diounkou | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | D/WB R | Senegal | ||
| Ivan Ilic | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Louie Moulden | £5,000 | £260,000 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Tommy Doyle | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Aminu Mohammed | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | ST | Ghana | ||
| Nabil Touaizi | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | AM/F C | Spain | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Scott | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Collins Tanor | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | DM | Ghana | ||
| Cole Palmer | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Yeboah Amankwah | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Keyendrah Simmonds | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Nathanael Ogbeta | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Timi Sobowale | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Gavin Bazunu | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Lewis Fiorini | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Rowan McDonald | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Sammy Robinson | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alex Robertson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Camron Gbadebo | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Cieran Slicker | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Kwaku Oduroh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Óscar Tarensi | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB/M L | Spain | ||
| Finley Burns | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| CJ Egan-Riley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Oscar Bobb | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | AM RL | Norway | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Liam Delap | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Morgan Rogers | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| James McAtee | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Joe Hodge | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | Ireland | ||
| James Trafford | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Jayden Braaf | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | Holland | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 32% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2019/20
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2019/20?
Manchester City paid £3,159,920 a week in 2019/20 - £164,315,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester City player in 2019/20?
Sergio Agüero was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £230,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £124,958.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2019/20?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £124,958 a week in 2019/20, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 32% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £4,318,680 a week in 2026/27, 37% higher than the £3,159,920 of 2019/20. The current squad is 65 players against 67 then.