The 10 highest paid players in the Premier League, with Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool stars raking it in
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Manchester City's Kevin De Bruyne and Manchester United's Casemiro. TEAMtalk montage.
The Premier League is one of the richest leagues in the world and a lot of the star players are on incredibly lucrative contracts.
The likes of Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City are all willing to offer huge pay packets to help convince players to join their clubs.
Using data from Capology, we’ve taken a look at the 10 Premier League players with the highest weekly wage.
Note: All figures mentioned are before tax and do not include the array of bonuses that are included in the fine print of every contract.
10. Kai Havertz – £280,000
Havertz spent three years at Chelsea before moving across London and joining Arsenal in a £65millon deal in the summer of 2023.
Alongside the transfer fee, the Gunners also shelled out a significant pay packet as they are giving him a reported £280,000-per-week.
The Germany international is the highest-paid player at the Emirates, earning £15,000-a-week more than teammate Gabriel Jesus.
He has faced some criticism for a slow start to life in north London but still has plenty of time to prove his doubters wrong.
9= Jack Grealish – £300,000
Grealish left boyhood club Aston Villa and completed a £100million move to Manchester City in the summer of 2021.
The England international then got a significant wage increase, going from £125,000-per-week at Villa Park to £300,000-per-week at the Etihad.
He had an underwhelming debut season at City but rediscovered his best form in 2022/23, helping Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League.
Alongside his huge wages, the 28-year-old earns £10million a year from Puma and also has a lucrative endorsement contract with fashion house Gucci.
9= Marcus Rashford – £300,000
A Manchester United academy graduate, Rashford earned just £500-a-week when he broke into the first team in February 2016.
The 25-year-old has since developed into one of the best players in the Premier League and his wages have subsequently skyrocketed.
He put pen to paper on a new five-year contract ahead of the 2023/24 season and is now pocketing around £300,000-per-week.
According to The Athletic, Rashford rejected more lucrative proposals from England and abroad to remain at his boyhood club.
Marcus Rashford helped @ManUtd on their way to derby day delight at Old Trafford 🔴 pic.twitter.com/mEnlVXMRWE
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 31, 2023
9= Bernardo Silva – £300,000
Since arriving from Monaco in the summer of 2017, Silva has helped Manchester City win 14 trophies, including five Premier League titles and the Champions League.
He was heavily linked with Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain in 2023 and was also offered a £500,000-a-week contract by Saudi Pro League side Al Hilal.
But the Portugal international rejected that lucrative offer and signed a contract extension with City until the summer of 2026.
The new deal, which reportedly includes a release clause, rewarded Silva for his impressive performances and doubled his £150,000-a-week salary.
6. Raheem Sterling – £325,000
After spending seven seasons at Manchester City, Sterling opted for a new challenge and joined Chelsea in a £47.5million deal in 2022.
The winger signed a five-year deal which is worth £325,000-per-week, making him the highest-paid player at Stamford Bridge.
He struggled to justify that huge pay packet during a turbulent debut season, registering just nine goals and four assists across 38 appearances in all competitions.
While a lot of Chelsea players got a pay cut for missing out on the Champions League, Sterling’s wages have reportedly stayed the same.
5. Raphael Varane – £340,000
Varane’s move to Manchester United in the summer of 2021 saw his wage packet double after he was reportedly paid £170,000-per-week at Real Madrid.
The 30-year-old arrived at Old Trafford with some serious pedigree, having won three La Liga titles, four Champions Leagues and the World Cup.
He’s widely regarded as one of the best defenders in the Premier League and has forged a promising centre-back partnership with Lisandro Martinez.
But the former France international has struggled to stay fit for prolonged periods and has already missed 35 United matches through injury.
4= Mohamed Salah – £350,000
After months upon months of speculation about a potential Liverpool exit, Salah committed his future to the Reds in 2022 by putting pen to paper on a new three-year contract.
The deal saw his wages go from £200,000-per-week to £350,000-per-week, making him the highest-paid player in the club’s illustrious history.
According to The Athletic, various bonuses written into the contract could see that rise closer to £400,000-per-week.
🔟 goal involvements in 🔟 consecutive @PremierLeague games. @MoSalah 🇪🇬👑 pic.twitter.com/V0aRgmqjDf
— Liverpool FC (@LFC) September 6, 2023
4= Casemiro – £350,000
Casemiro enjoyed a trophy-laden career at Real Madrid, winning five La Liga titles, a Copa del Rey and five Champions Leagues.
The midfielder subsequently raised eyebrows in 2022 when he decided to leave Real and join a Manchester United side that had failed to qualify for the Champions League.
His reported wages of £350,000-a-week led to speculation that he only signed for a massive payday, but the Brazil international insisted that the money was not part of his thinking in accepting the switch.
“Those who think that don’t know me,” he said. “I’m not like that. If it was for money, then I could have left four or five years ago. The club always acted well with me. It was my decision. It was simply the feeling that my cycle here had come to an end. This was clear to me.”
He silenced his critics and had a brilliant debut season at Old Trafford, helping United win the EFL Cup and finish third in the Premier League.
But the 31-year-old has had a difficult start to the 2023/24 season and his £350,000-a-week contract doesn’t expire until 2026.
2. Erling Haaland – £375,000
Manchester City won the race for Haaland’s signature in 2022 after triggering the £51.2million release clause in his Borussia Dortmund contract.
Having signed Haaland for around a third of his market value, City agreed to make him one of their highest earners and are paying the 23-year-old a base salary of £375,000-per-week.
The striker is worth every penny as he scored 52 goals in 53 appearances in all competitions during a record-breaking debut season.
According to reports, Haaland’s contract also includes a number of relatively straightforward bonuses which could take his wage up to £865,000-per-week.
All 3️⃣6️⃣ of @ErlingHaaland's @premierleague goals! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/Cr3M3HZWjI
— Manchester City (@ManCity) June 22, 2023
1. Kevin De Bruyne – £400,000
After Cristiano Ronaldo’s Manchester United contract was terminated by mutual consent in November 2022, De Bruyne took his place as the Premier League’s highest earner.
The Manchester City midfielder last signed a contract extension in April 2021, which took his pay up to the £400,000-per-week mark.
He justified that wage increase by winning the Premier League Player of the Season award in 2021/22 before playing an integral role in City’s treble-winning campaign.
