PREMIER LEAGUE · 2018/19 · ARCHIVE
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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £161m
SQUAD SIZE69
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £132k
Then and now
Manchester United pay £3,438,325 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexis Sánchez | £400,000 | £20,800,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Chile | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Pogba | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| David De Gea | £200,000 | £10,400,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Romelu Lukaku | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 25 | Striker | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Juan Mata | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anthony Martial | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 22 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Shaw | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Victor Lindelöf | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nemanja Matic | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fred | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ashley Young | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 32 | Full-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ander Herrera | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marcos Rojo | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chris Smalling | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Phil Jones | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Antonio Valencia | £93,000 | £4,836,000 | 32 | Right-back, right midfielder | Ecuador | JUN 2019 | ||
| Éric Bailly | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jesse Lingard | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sergio Romero | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matteo Darmian | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Full-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marcus Rashford | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 20 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andreas Pereira | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Diogo Dalot | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 19 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott McTominay | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 21 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Angel Gomes | £13,000 | £676,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tahith Chong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Garner | £5,100 | £265,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Gribbin | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lee O'Connor | £4,000 | £208,000 | 17 | Defender | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Arnau Puigmal | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aidan Barlow | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aliou Traoré | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| DJ Buffonge | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Antigua & Barbuda | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dylan Levitt | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Tanner | £2,200 | £114,400 | 18 | Full-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Bohui | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nishan Burkart | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Switzerland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Millen Baars | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matěj Kovář | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Olosunde | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | Centre-back | U.S.A. | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Fojticek | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brandon Williams | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Galbraith | £1,300 | £67,600 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luca Ercolani | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Taylor | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| D'Mani Mellor | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dion McGhee | £820 | £42,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Woolston | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Largie Ramazani | £740 | £38,480 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyrell Warren | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Thomas Sang | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Centre-back, central midfielder | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Max Haygarth | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mark Helm | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Hockenhull | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacob Carney | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Di'Shon Bernard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Teden Mengi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harvey Neville | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lukasz Bejger | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mason Greenwood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Connor Stanley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oliver Denham | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Anthony Elanga | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Reece Devine | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charlie McCann | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Laird | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defender | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ondrej Mastný | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
24 Under £1k 0%
8 £1k-£2k 0%
9 £2k-£5k 1%
2 £5k-£10k 0%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
10 £25k-£100k 18%
15 £100k+
80%
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 £3,438,325 a week in 2026/27, 11% higher than the £3,088,690 of 2018/19. The current squad is 68 players against 69 then.