PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £159m
SQUAD SIZE72
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £133k
Then and now
Manchester United pay £3,438,325 a week in 2026/27 — 13% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David De Gea | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Odion Ighalo | £300,000 | £15,600,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Pogba | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Maguire | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marcus Rashford | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 21 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anthony Martial | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 23 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Shaw | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 23 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Victor Lindelöf | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Juan Mata | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nemanja Matic | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fred | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Phil Jones | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bruno Fernandes | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Éric Bailly | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 21 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jesse Lingard | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sergio Romero | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andreas Pereira | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel James | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 21 | Winger | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Axel Tuanzebe | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Diogo Dalot | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 20 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Scott McTominay | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 22 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 36 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mason Greenwood | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timothy Fosu-Mensah | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Angel Gomes | £18,000 | £936,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brandon Williams | £13,000 | £676,000 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Garner | £10,000 | £520,000 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tahith Chong | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Demetri Mitchell | £4,400 | £228,800 | 22 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Levitt | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ethan Laird | £3,300 | £171,600 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matěj Kovář | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Bishop | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aliou Traoré | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Arnau Puigmal | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aidan Barlow | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lukasz Bejger | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ethan Galbraith | £1,300 | £67,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luca Ercolani | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dion McGhee | £820 | £42,640 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| D'Mani Mellor | £820 | £42,640 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Woolston | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Largie Ramazani | £740 | £38,480 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mark Helm | £730 | £37,960 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ondrej Mastný | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Reece Devine | £630 | £32,760 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Di'Shon Bernard | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Teden Mengi | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Connor Stanley | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hannibal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Calen Gallagher-Allison | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Fish | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Denham | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dillon Hoogewerf | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Owen Dodgson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Haygarth | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Hockenhull | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Deji Sotona | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left winger | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Wellens | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie McCann | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Martin Šviderský | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Noam Emeran | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger, striker | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mateo Mejía | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Savage | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harvey Neville | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back, right winger | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Johan Guadagno | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dermot Mee | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anthony Elanga | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zidane Iqbal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Björn Hardley | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Iestyn Hughes | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
32 Under £1k 0%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
9 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
5 £10k-£25k 3%
10 £25k-£100k 18%
13 £100k+
77%
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 £3,438,325 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £3,052,790 of 2019/20. The current squad is 68 players against 72 then.