Manchester United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Alexis Sánchez on £400,000 per week · see the current Manchester United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 22 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Manchester United pay £3,417,325 a week in 2026/27 — 11% higher than the £3,088,690 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Sánchez | £400,000 | £20,800,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | Chile | ||
| Paul Pogba | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 25 | AM C | France | ||
| David De Gea | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 27 | GK | Spain | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 25 | ST | Belgium | ||
| Juan Mata | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 30 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Anthony Martial | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Luke Shaw | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 22 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Victor Lindelöf | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | D RC | Sweden | ||
| Nemanja Matic | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 29 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Fred | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Ashley Young | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 32 | D/WB RL, AM L | England | ||
| Ander Herrera | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 28 | DM | Spain | ||
| Chris Smalling | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Phil Jones | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Marcos Rojo | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | D LC | Argentina | ||
| Antonio Valencia | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 32 | D/WB/M R | Ecuador | ||
| Éric Bailly | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 24 | D C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Jesse Lingard | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 25 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sergio Romero | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 31 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Matteo Darmian | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Italy | ||
| Marcus Rashford | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 20 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Andreas Pereira | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Diogo Dalot | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 19 | D/WB RL | Portugal | ||
| Scott McTominay | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 35 | GK | England | ||
| Angel Gomes | £13,000 | £676,000 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Tahith Chong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | ||
| James Garner | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Callum Gribbin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | AM RC | England | ||
| Lee O'Connor | £4,000 | £208,000 | 17 | D RLC | Ireland | ||
| Aliou Traoré | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | DM, AM C | France | ||
| Arnau Puigmal | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Aidan Barlow | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Dylan Levitt | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| DJ Buffonge | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | AM LC | Antigua & Barbuda | ||
| George Tanner | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Josh Bohui | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Millen Baars | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Nishan Burkart | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM R, ST | Switzerland | ||
| Matěj Kovář | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Matt Olosunde | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | D RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Alex Fojticek | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | GK | Slovakia | ||
| Brandon Williams | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Ethan Galbraith | £1,300 | £67,600 | 17 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Luca Ercolani | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D C | Italy | ||
| Max Taylor | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| D'Mani Mellor | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Dion McGhee | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | AM LC | England | ||
| Paul Woolston | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Largie Ramazani | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Tyrell Warren | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Thomas Sang | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | D RC, M C | England | ||
| Reece Devine | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Anthony Elanga | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Teden Mengi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Mark Helm | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Charlie McCann | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Di'Shon Bernard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| James Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Oliver Denham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Lukasz Bejger | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Poland | ||
| Mason Greenwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Harvey Neville | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ethan Laird | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | England | ||
| Ben Hockenhull | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ondrej Mastný | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Max Haygarth | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Jacob Carney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Stanley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester United wages, 2018/19
What was Manchester United's wage bill in 2018/19?
Manchester United paid £3,088,690 a week in 2018/19 - £160,611,880 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 United player in 2018/19?
Alexis Sánchez was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £400,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £132,045.
What was the average Manchester United salary in 2018/19?
The average Manchester United player aged 22 or over earned £132,045 a week in 2018/19, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Manchester United pay £3,417,325 a week in 2026/27, 11% higher than the £3,088,690 of 2018/19. The current squad is 68 players against 69 then.