PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Manchester City 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Kevin De Bruyne on £230,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £164m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £125k
Then and now
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27 — 10% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sergio Agüero | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 24 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 34 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| David Silva | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kyle Walker | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 29 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| João Cancelo | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 25 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nicolás Otamendi | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rodri | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Claudio Bravo | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | Chile | JUN 2020 | ||
| John Stones | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ederson | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Left-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leroy Sané | £95,000 | £4,940,000 | 23 | Winger | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 22 | Left-back, attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2024 | ||
| Phil Foden | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adrián Bernabé | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott Carson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Eric García | £14,000 | £728,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Slobodan Tedic | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | Striker | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Iker Pozo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luka Ilic | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mix Diskerud | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | Central midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Thomas Agyepong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Knight | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alpha Diounkou | £5,500 | £286,000 | 17 | Right-back | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ivan Ilic | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Louie Moulden | £5,000 | £260,000 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tommy Doyle | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aminu Mohammed | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nabil Touaizi | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Scott | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Collins Tanor | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Ghana | - | ||
| Cole Palmer | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yeboah Amankwah | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fisayo Dele-Bashiru | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Keyendrah Simmonds | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathanael Ogbeta | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Timi Sobowale | £1,600 | £83,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gavin Bazunu | £1,200 | £62,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Fiorini | £1,000 | £52,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rowan McDonald | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sammy Robinson | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Robertson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jayden Braaf | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Morgan Rogers | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liam Delap | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Camron Gbadebo | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oscar Bobb | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Winger | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| James McAtee | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cieran Slicker | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kwaku Oduroh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Hodge | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| CJ Egan-Riley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Óscar Tarensi | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finley Burns | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Trafford | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
18 Under £1k 0%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
11 £2k-£5k 1%
6 £5k-£10k 1%
6 £10k-£25k 3%
4 £25k-£100k 9%
18 £100k+
86%
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?
Kevin De Bruyne 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 £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27, 10% higher than the £3,159,920 of 2019/20. The current squad is 60 players against 67 then.