PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Manchester City 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Sergio Agüero on £230,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £160m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £115k
Then and now
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27 — 13% higher than the £3,069,920 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 30 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Agüero | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | £230,000 | £11,960,000 | 29 | Midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 25 | Wide midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 35 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fernandinho | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 35 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2021 | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 29 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kyle Walker | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 30 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2023 | ||
| João Cancelo | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 26 | Right-back, wing-back, right midfielder, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rodri | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| John Stones | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ederson | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Brazil | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nathan Aké | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 26 | Left-back | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £91,000 | £4,732,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rúben Dias | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ferran Torres | £62,000 | £3,224,000 | 20 | Right midfielder, winger | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 23 | Left-back, midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zack Steffen | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marlos Moreno | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Colombia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Phil Foden | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Philippe Sandler | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adrián Bernabé | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Diego Rosa | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Claudio Gomes | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott Carson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eric García | £14,000 | £728,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Filip Stevanovic | £12,000 | £624,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Iker Pozo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tommy Doyle | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Thomas Agyepong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Knight | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alpha Diounkou | £5,500 | £286,000 | 18 | Right-back | Senegal | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cole Palmer | £5,400 | £280,800 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Finley Burns | £5,300 | £275,600 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Óscar Tarensi | £5,000 | £260,000 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Louie Moulden | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Liam Delap | £5,000 | £260,000 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oscar Bobb | £4,800 | £249,600 | 17 | Right midfielder, winger | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Bolton | £4,000 | £208,000 | 20 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Robertson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Camron Gbadebo | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Cieran Slicker | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| CJ Egan-Riley | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Felix Nmecha | £3,300 | £171,600 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James McAtee | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Trafford | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kwaku Oduroh | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Fiorini | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rowan McDonald | £2,700 | £140,400 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sammy Robinson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Timi Sobowale | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Yeboah Amankwah | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shea Charles | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liam Smith | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left winger | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kian Breckin | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Roméo Lavia | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harvey Griffiths | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Mbete | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Carlos Forbs | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tai Sodje | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adedire Mebude | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh McNamara | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Micah Hamilton | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mikki van Sas | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Juan Larios | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Darko Gyabi | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Adam | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Callum Doyle | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
16 Under £1k 0%
£1k-£2k
16 £2k-£5k 2%
10 £5k-£10k 2%
8 £10k-£25k 5%
7 £25k-£100k 13%
16 £100k+
79%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2020/21
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2020/21?
Manchester City paid £3,069,920 a week in 2020/21 - £159,635,840 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester City player in 2020/21?
Sergio Agüero was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £230,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £115,458.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2020/21?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £115,458 a week in 2020/21, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £3,481,180 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £3,069,920 of 2020/21. The current squad is 60 players against 73 then.