Manchester City 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Erling Haaland on £340,000 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 19 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 — 26% higher than the £3,437,050 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | £340,000 | £17,680,000 | 21 | ST | Norway | ||
| Kevin De Bruyne | £340,000 | £17,680,000 | 31 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Jack Grealish | £270,000 | £14,040,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 31 | AM RL | Algeria | ||
| John Stones | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Bernardo Silva | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 27 | AM RC | Portugal | ||
| Ederson | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 28 | GK | Brazil | ||
| Rúben Dias | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 25 | D C | Portugal | ||
| Kyle Walker | £175,000 | £9,100,000 | 32 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ilkay Gündogan | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | 31 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Rodri | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 26 | D C, DM | Spain | ||
| Aymeric Laporte | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 28 | D C | Spain | ||
| Phil Foden | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Nathan Aké | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | D LC, DM | Holland | ||
| Benjamin Mendy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | D/WB (L) | France | ||
| Manuel Akanji | £89,000 | £4,628,000 | 26 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Julián Álvarez | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Argentina | ||
| Máximo Perrone | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 19 | DM | Argentina | ||
| Scott Carson | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 36 | GK | England | ||
| Sergio Gómez | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 21 | D/WB L, AM RL | Spain | ||
| Cole Palmer | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Stefan Ortega | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | GK | Germany | ||
| Finley Burns | £7,300 | £379,600 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Oscar Bobb | £6,800 | £353,600 | 19 | AM RLC | Norway | ||
| Ben Knight | £6,500 | £338,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Mikki van Sas | £5,900 | £306,800 | 18 | GK | Holland | ||
| Tomas Galvez | £4,600 | £239,200 | 17 | D/WB L | Finland | ||
| Shea Charles | £4,600 | £239,200 | 18 | D RC, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Cieran Slicker | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Alex Robertson | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Ogwuru | £3,400 | £176,800 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Carlos Forbs | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | AM RL | Portugal | ||
| Adedire Mebude | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| George Murray-Jones | £3,200 | £166,400 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Josh McNamara | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Adam | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | AM RLC | Scotland | ||
| Jadel Katongo | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Kian Breckin | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Kane Taylor | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | D L, M C | England | ||
| Matthew Whittingham | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | D L, AM LC | England | ||
| Micah Hamilton | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Mahamadou Susoho | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | DM | Spain | ||
| Nico O'Reilly | £2,900 | £150,800 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Rowan McDonald | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Rico Lewis | £2,700 | £140,400 | 17 | D/WB RL, DM | England | ||
| Tai Sodje | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Will Dickson | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Terrell Agyemang | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Jaden Heskey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Joel Ndala | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| True Grant | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Farid Alfa-Ruprecht | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Jacob Wright | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Lakyle Samuel | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ashton Muir | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Isaiah Dada-Mascoll | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Isaac Smith | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ezra Carrington | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Emilio Lawrence | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Seb Naylor | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Michael Okeke | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Charlie Gray | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Max Alleyne | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Justin Oboavwoduo | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | ST | England | ||
| Alfie Harrison | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester City wages, 2022/23
What was Manchester City's wage bill in 2022/23?
Manchester City paid £3,437,050 a week in 2022/23 - £178,726,600 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 2022/23?
Erling Haaland was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £340,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £152,105.
What was the average Manchester City salary in 2022/23?
The average Manchester City player aged 22 or over earned £152,105 a week in 2022/23, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester City's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Manchester City pay £4,318,680 a week in 2026/27, 26% higher than the £3,437,050 of 2022/23. The current squad is 65 players against 67 then.