Manchester United 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner David De Gea on £350,000 per week · see the current Manchester United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 72 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 United pay £3,417,325 a week in 2026/27 — 12% higher than the £3,052,790 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David De Gea | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 28 | GK | Spain | ||
| Odion Ighalo | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 30 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Paul Pogba | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 26 | AM C | France | ||
| Harry Maguire | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Anthony Martial | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 23 | AM L, ST | France | ||
| Marcus Rashford | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 21 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Luke Shaw | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 23 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Victor Lindelöf | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 24 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Juan Mata | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 31 | AM RC | Spain | ||
| Fred | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | DM | Brazil | ||
| Nemanja Matic | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 30 | DM | Serbia | ||
| Phil Jones | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Bruno Fernandes | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | AM RC | Portugal | ||
| Éric Bailly | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 25 | D C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 21 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jesse Lingard | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sergio Romero | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 32 | GK | Argentina | ||
| Andreas Pereira | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 23 | AM RLC | Brazil | ||
| Daniel James | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 21 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Axel Tuanzebe | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Diogo Dalot | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 20 | D/WB RL | Portugal | ||
| Scott McTominay | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 22 | M C | Scotland | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 36 | GK | England | ||
| Mason Greenwood | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Timothy Fosu-Mensah | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | Holland | ||
| Angel Gomes | £18,000 | £936,000 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Brandon Williams | £13,000 | £676,000 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| James Garner | £10,000 | £520,000 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Tahith Chong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | ||
| Demetri Mitchell | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Dylan Levitt | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Ethan Laird | £3,300 | £171,600 | 17 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Matěj Kovář | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Nathan Bishop | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Aidan Barlow | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Arnau Puigmal | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM C | Spain | ||
| Aliou Traoré | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | AM LC | France | ||
| Lukasz Bejger | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | D RC | Poland | ||
| Ethan Galbraith | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Luca Ercolani | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | D C | Italy | ||
| Dion McGhee | £820 | £42,640 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| D'Mani Mellor | £820 | £42,640 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Paul Woolston | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Largie Ramazani | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | AM RLC | Belgium | ||
| Mark Helm | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Ondrej Mastný | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | GK | Czechia | ||
| Reece Devine | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Di'Shon Bernard | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Teden Mengi | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Anthony Elanga | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Will Fish | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Connor Stanley | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Zidane Iqbal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM LC | England | ||
| Max Haygarth | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Ben Hockenhull | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Björn Hardley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | Holland | ||
| Deji Sotona | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM L | Ireland | ||
| Dillon Hoogewerf | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | Holland | ||
| Iestyn Hughes | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Harvey Neville | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB/AM R | Ireland | ||
| Johan Guadagno | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Martin Šviderský | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM LC | Slovakia | ||
| Noam Emeran | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Dermot Mee | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Charlie Wellens | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Charlie McCann | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Hannibal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | France | ||
| Charlie Savage | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Mateo Mejía | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R | Spain | ||
| Oliver Denham | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Calen Gallagher-Allison | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Owen Dodgson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D L | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester United wages, 2019/20
What was Manchester United's wage bill in 2019/20?
Manchester United paid £3,052,790 a week in 2019/20 - £158,745,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester United player in 2019/20?
David De Gea was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £350,000 a week, 2.6x the 22+ squad average of £133,442.
What was the average Manchester United salary in 2019/20?
The average Manchester United player aged 22 or over earned £133,442 a week in 2019/20, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 72. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester United's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Manchester United pay £3,417,325 a week in 2026/27, 12% higher than the £3,052,790 of 2019/20. The current squad is 68 players against 72 then.