Manchester City 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Kevin De Bruyne on £340,000 per week · see the current Manchester City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 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 — 11% higher than the £3,897,720 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin De Bruyne | £340,000 | £17,680,000 | 30 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Raheem Sterling | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 26 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jack Grealish | £270,000 | £14,040,000 | 25 | AM RLC | England | ||
| John Stones | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Fernandinho | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 36 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Fernandinho | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 36 | D C, DM | Brazil | ||
| Ederson | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 30 | AM RL | Algeria | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 26 | AM RC | Portugal | ||
| João Cancelo | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | D/WB RL, M R | Portugal | ||
| Kyle Walker | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 31 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Rúben Dias | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 24 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Rodri | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 25 | DM | Spain | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 27 | D C | Spain | ||
| Phil Foden | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Nathan Aké | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 26 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 22 | D/WB (L) | France | ||
| Gabriel Jesus | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Brazil | ||
| Zack Steffen | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 26 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Oleksandr Zinchenko | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 24 | D/WB L, AM RLC | Ukraine | ||
| Scott Carson | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 35 | GK | England | ||
| Daniel Arzani | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Australia | ||
| Cole Palmer | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Arijanet Muric | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 22 | GK | Kosovo | ||
| Kayky | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 18 | AM R | Brazil | ||
| Diego Rosa | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 18 | DM | Brazil | ||
| James McAtee | £10,000 | £520,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Jayden Braaf | £8,100 | £421,200 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Ryotaro Meshino | £8,000 | £416,000 | 23 | AM LC | Japan | ||
| Liam Delap | £8,000 | £416,000 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | £7,100 | £369,200 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Thomas Agyepong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 24 | AM RL, ST | Ghana | ||
| Oscar Bobb | £6,800 | £353,600 | 18 | AM RL | Norway | ||
| Juan Larios | £6,100 | £317,200 | 17 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Iker Pozo | £6,100 | £317,200 | 20 | DM | Spain | ||
| Mikki van Sas | £5,900 | £306,800 | 17 | GK | Holland | ||
| Roméo Lavia | £5,700 | £296,400 | 17 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Óscar Tarensi | £5,000 | £260,000 | 18 | D/WB L | Spain | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £4,600 | £239,200 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Shea Charles | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | D RC, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Cieran Slicker | £4,400 | £228,800 | 18 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Alex Robertson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| CJ Egan-Riley | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Darko Gyabi | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Carlos Forbs | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Adedire Mebude | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Josh Adam | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Josh McNamara | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Kian Breckin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Liam Smith | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Kwaku Oduroh | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Luke Mbete | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Micah Hamilton | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Rowan McDonald | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Tai Sodje | £2,600 | £135,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Kane Taylor | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D L, M C | England | ||
| Tomas Galvez | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB L | Finland | ||
| Mahamadou Susoho | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | Spain | ||
| Daniel Ogwuru | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Nico O'Reilly | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Will Dickson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Isaac Smith | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | D C | England | ||
| Luca Barrington | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Rico Lewis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB RL, DM | England | ||
| Max Alleyne | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | D C | England | ||
| George Murray-Jones | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Matthew Whittingham | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Jadel Katongo | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2021/22
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2021/22?
Manchester City paid £3,897,720 a week in 2021/22 - £202,681,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester City player in 2021/22?
Kevin De Bruyne was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £340,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £143,040.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2021/22?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £143,040 a week in 2021/22, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £4,318,680 a week in 2026/27, 11% higher than the £3,897,720 of 2021/22. The current squad is 65 players against 69 then.