
The highest earners in the history of Manchester United
David De Gea has earned £107m at Manchester United across 7 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 15 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Manchester United history
These 20 players took £1.07bn between them, 62% of everything Manchester United has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Manchester United player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Manchester United wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David De Gea | £107m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 2 | Paul Pogba | £86m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Luke Shaw Current squad | £83m | 10 | 2017-2026 |
| 4 | Bruno Fernandes Current squad | £74m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 5 | Harry Maguire Current squad | £71m | 7 | 2020-2026 |
| 6 | Anthony Martial | £64m | 7 | 2017-2024 |
| 7 | Casemiro | £62m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 8 | Marcus Rashford Current squad | £61m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 9 | Victor Lindelöf | £52m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 10 | Raphaël Varane | £51m | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 11 | Phil Jones | £47m | 10 | 2014-2023 |
| 12 | Juan Mata | £47m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 13 | Wayne Rooney | £46m | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 14 | Alexis Sánchez | £39m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 15 | Fred | £32m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 16 | Mason Mount Current squad | £31m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 17 | Nemanja Matic | £31m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 18 | Zlatan Ibrahimović | £29m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 19 | Jadon Sancho | £27m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 20 | Éric Bailly | £27m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 21 | Bastian Schweinsteiger | £25m | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 22 | Cristiano Ronaldo | £25m | 1 | 2022 |
| 23 | Lisandro Martínez Current squad | £25m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 24 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka | £24m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 25 | Edinson Cavani | £21m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 26 | Diogo Dalot Current squad | £21m | 7 | 2019-2026 |
| 27 | Scott McTominay | £20m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 28 | Ashley Young | £19m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 29 | Romelu Lukaku | £19m | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 30 | Ander Herrera | £18m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 31 | Christian Eriksen | £18m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 32 | Sergio Romero | £17m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 33 | Marcos Rojo | £17m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 34 | Jesse Lingard | £17m | 5 | 2017-2022 |
| 35 | Matthijs de Ligt Current squad | £17m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 36 | Antony | £16m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 37 | Odion Ighalo | £16m | 1 | 2020 |
| 38 | Benjamin Šeško Current squad | £15m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 39 | Marouane Fellaini | £14m | 3 | 2016-2018 |
| 40 | Matheus Cunha Current squad | £14m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 41 | Tom Heaton Current squad | £14m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 42 | Chris Smalling | £13m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 43 | Dean Henderson | £13m | 3 | 2017-2022 |
| 44 | Donny van de Beek | £12m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 45 | Bryan Mbeumo Current squad | £12m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Manuel Ugarte Current squad | £11m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 47 | Tyrell Malacia | £9.8m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 48 | Amad Current squad | £9.6m | 4 | 2021-2026 |
| 49 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan | £9.4m | 1 | 2017 |
| 50 | Mason Greenwood | £8.9m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 51 | Alex Telles | £8.9m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 52 | Noussair Mazraoui Current squad | £8.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 53 | Leny Yoro Current squad | £8.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 54 | Joshua Zirkzee Current squad | £8.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 55 | Daley Blind | £8.0m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 56 | Marcel Sabitzer | £7.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 57 | Matteo Darmian | £7.1m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 58 | Altay Bayındır | £6.7m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 59 | Lee Grant | £6.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 60 | Brandon Williams | £5.8m | 5 | 2018-2023 |
| 61 | André Onana | £5.7m | 1 | 2024 |
| 62 | Daniel James | £5.4m | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 63 | Jonny Evans | £5.2m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 64 | Morgan Schneiderlin | £5.2m | 1 | 2016 |
| 65 | Senne Lammens Current squad | £4.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 66 | Andreas Pereira | £4.7m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 67 | Patrick Dorgu Current squad | £4.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 68 | Anthony Elanga | £4.6m | 5 | 2019-2023 |
| 69 | Axel Tuanzebe | £4.2m | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 70 | Facundo Pellistri | £4.2m | 3 | 2021-2023 |
| 71 | Rasmus Højlund | £4.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 72 | Alejandro Garnacho | £2.9m | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 73 | Kobbie Mainoo Current squad | £2.1m | 5 | 2022-2026 |
| 74 | Jack Butland | £2.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 75 | Wout Weghorst | £2.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 76 | Ayden Heaven Current squad | £2.0m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 77 | Timothy Fosu-Mensah | £1.8m | 3 | 2016-2020 |
| 78 | Chido Obi | £1.7m | 1 | 2026 |
| 79 | Angel Gomes | £1.6m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 80 | Sofyan Amrabat | £1.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 81 | Diego León Current squad | £1.1m | 1 | 2026 |
| 82 | Joel Pereira | £1.0m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 83 | Hannibal | £953k | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 84 | Shola Shoretire | £840k | 3 | 2021-2024 |
| 85 | Tahith Chong | £816k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 86 | Josh Harrop | £800k | 4 | 2014-2017 |
| 87 | James Garner | £790k | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 88 | Ethan Galbraith | £764k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 89 | Cameron Borthwick-Jackson | £697k | 2 | 2016-2018 |
| 90 | Nathan Bishop | £660k | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 91 | Tyler Blackett | £624k | 1 | 2016 |
| 92 | Matěj Kovář | £431k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 93 | Charlie McNeill | £413k | 3 | 2021-2024 |
| 94 | Arnau Puigmal | £395k | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 95 | Dermot Mee Current squad | £310k | 6 | 2020-2026 |
| 96 | Toby Collyer | £302k | 3 | 2022-2024 |
| 97 | Demetri Mitchell | £271k | 2 | 2017-2020 |
| 98 | Teden Mengi | £271k | 3 | 2019-2023 |
| 99 | Charlie Wellens | £269k | 4 | 2020-2023 |
| 100 | D'Mani Mellor | £258k | 5 | 2018-2022 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Manchester United?
David De Gea, with £107m across 7 seasons at Manchester United.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 147 players we hold a Manchester United wage for, from 2014 to 2026.