PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Manchester United 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner David De Gea on £350,000 per week · see the current Manchester United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £3.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £165m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £128k
Then and now
Manchester United pay £3,438,325 a week in 2026/27 — 8% higher than the £3,175,240 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David De Gea | £350,000 | £18,200,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Paul Pogba | £290,000 | £15,080,000 | 27 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Maguire | £190,000 | £9,880,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Anthony Martial | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 24 | Left winger, striker | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcus Rashford | £180,000 | £9,360,000 | 22 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edinson Cavani | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 33 | Striker | Uruguay | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Shaw | £150,000 | £7,800,000 | 25 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Victor Lindelöf | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Juan Mata | £135,000 | £7,020,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fred | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Brazil | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dean Henderson | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nemanja Matic | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Serbia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Phil Jones | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bruno Fernandes | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Donny van de Beek | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Éric Bailly | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aaron Wan-Bissaka | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 22 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Telles | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 27 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mason Greenwood | £74,000 | £3,848,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Scott McTominay | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 23 | Centre-back, central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sergio Romero | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Argentina | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel James | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 22 | Wide midfielder, winger | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Brandon Williams | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 19 | Full-back, left wing-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Axel Tuanzebe | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lee Grant | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Amad | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 18 | Right midfielder, winger, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2025 | ||
| Facundo Pellistri | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ethan Galbraith | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hannibal | £5,200 | £270,400 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Bishop | £4,900 | £254,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matěj Kovář | £2,900 | £150,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Arnau Puigmal | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dillon Hoogewerf | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Álvaro Carreras | £2,000 | £104,000 | 17 | Left-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Björn Hardley | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Anthony Elanga | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie McCann | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Connor Stanley | £930 | £48,360 | 18 | Right midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Martin Šviderský | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Central midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mateo Mejía | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Noam Emeran | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Winger | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Wellens | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mark Helm | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| D'Mani Mellor | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Johan Guadagno | £810 | £42,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paul Woolston | £800 | £41,600 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harvey Neville | £780 | £40,560 | 18 | Right-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Reece Devine | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ondrej Mastný | £710 | £36,920 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Fish | £680 | £35,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie McNeill | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alejandro Garnacho | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marc Jurado | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rhys Bennett | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Hugill | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Zidane Iqbal | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Savage | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Shola Shoretire | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Iestyn Hughes | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Polakowski | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Logan Pye | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Radek Vítek | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Czechia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Omari Forson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isak Hansen-Aarøen | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Norway | JUN 2023 | ||
| Willy Kambwala | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oliver Kilner | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
29 Under £1k 0%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 0%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
1 £10k-£25k 0%
12 £25k-£100k 21%
15 £100k+
77%
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Manchester United wages, 2020/21
What was Manchester United's wage bill in 2020/21?
Manchester United paid £3,175,240 a week in 2020/21 - £165,112,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Manchester United player in 2020/21?
David De Gea was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £350,000 a week, 2.7x the 22+ squad average of £128,435.
What was the average Manchester United salary in 2020/21?
The average Manchester United player aged 22 or over earned £128,435 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Manchester United's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Manchester United pay £3,438,325 a week in 2026/27, 8% higher than the £3,175,240 of 2020/21. The current squad is 68 players against 66 then.