Summary
Florian Wirtz, Erling Haaland, and Mohamed Salah are some of the highest-paid Premier League players.
Manchester City and Manchester United each have at least two players in the top ten earners.
Six of the 30 highest-paid players in England’s first league are from United, whereas Liverpool has only three.
Football today attracts the ultra-wealthy both on the pitch and in the owners’ box, with the Premier League being the most affluent of them all. England’s top flight spends far more than its European peers, luring the best managers and players, albeit such talent comes at a cost. A high price.
With Premier League spending typically exceeding £1 billion in the summer transfer windows, players are commanding ever larger wages. And it’s only going to become loftier, with asking prices rising and income packets skyrocketing – which has our thoughts churning.
Which current Premier League player has the highest weekly earnings? Here, GIVEMESPORT looks at the highest-earning stars currently gracing English shores, with data provided by Capology.
1Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £525,000
Erling Haaland made one of the most impressive Premier League debuts in 2022/23, and he immediately sought considerable financial reparations, but it is undeniable that the 6 foot 4 goalscoring monster has justified Manchester City’s weekly investment, which is enough to make your eyes water.
Leeds-born Haaland has been instrumental in Pep Guardiola’s team’s thinking and playing styles, beating Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s Premier League record of 36 goals in a single season in 2022/23. His initial terms paid him £375,000 per week, but after signing a lucrative nine-and-a-half-year contract, that sum increased to £525,000 per week.
After matching Cristiano Ronaldo’s record as the fastest player to score 100 goals for one club last season, he struggled to maintain his form as the Cityzens failed to win a trophy for the first time since Pep Guardiola’s debut in the 2016/17 season. Nonetheless, he scored 22 goals in 31 Premier League matches.
2Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £400,000
Liverpool would likely be in a lot worse position if Salah had not agreed to commit his future to the club in the summer of 2022. The incredibly gifted right-winger has been a talisman for the Reds in recent years, winning the Champions League, two Premier League crowns, the FA Cup, two League Cups, and much more during his time at Anfield.
After months of speculation about his future, Salah signed a new two-year contract in April 2025 that will pay him £400,000 per week (without bonuses) for the next two years, as the Egyptian King continues to age like a fine wine, as evidenced by his inclusion in this year’s Ballon d’Or alongside young guns such as Lamine Yamal.
3Florian Wirtz (Liverpool – TBC)
Weekly wage: £355,000
The Arne Slot revolution is rumbling at Anfield, but the general sentiment in the red half of Merseyside is that there is still so much to accomplish in life after Jurgen Klopp. The Premier League winners’ roof will be repaired while the sun shines, according to its owners, Fenway Sports Group. As a result, a British transfer price record of £127 million has been agreed upon to recruit Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz.
According to the Daily Mail, the two-time Bundesliga Player of the Year will earn a whopping £355,000 a week if he signs the contract. The 22-year-old will now be under pressure to start strong.
4Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £350,000
Virgil van Dijk, the best centre-back in the world, deserves to be well compensated for his services. However, given that defenders are typically paid less than forwards, the Dutchman’s high earnings in the Premier League are a testament to his quality.
Now 33 years old, there was much conjecture that Van Dijk would depart Liverpool in the summer of 2025, but he chose to sign a new contract that would keep him at Anfield for two more seasons. The massive Dutchman will earn £350,000 per week for the next two years as he looks to captain the team to even greater success after leading them to their second Premier League triumph in five seasons last time out.
5Casemiro (Manchester United)
Weekly wage: £350,000
Casemiro, the Manchester United midfielder, is technically tied with Van Dijk for fourth position. The five-time Champions League winner joined his present club in the summer of 2022 after a £70 million transfer as he sought a taste of English top flight play. At Real Madrid, the Brazil international joined Toni Kroos and Luka Modric in a strong midfield trio charged with establishing Erik ten Hag’s new-look Red Devils.
And Casemiro achieved just that in his debut season, despite missing numerous games due to suspension, justifying his £350,000-per-week salary by leading United to their first trophy and, as a result, ending a six-year drought. His form, however, did not carry over into the 2023/24 and 2024/25 seasons, with the Red Devils rumored to want to get rid of the Brazilian in order to reduce their payroll. And given how much he’s on, it would undoubtedly free up a lot of room, even if his performance in United’s run to the Europa League final in May demonstrated that he can still contribute to Ruben Amroim’s rebuilding efforts.
6Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
Weekly wage: £300,000
Bruno Fernandes, another United midfielder, is high on the list. Since arriving in England in 2020, the Portuguese star has shined for the Red Devils and was recently handed a lucrative contract that increased his weekly income by more than £100,000. The enigmatic Fernandes now earns £300,000 per week and has extended his contract at Old Trafford until June 2027.
He is one of the Red Devils’ most financially successful players, and for good cause. If Amorim’s team is to salvage something from a so far disastrous new era, this man will almost surely play a crucial role, having created the most clear-cut opportunities of any Premier League player over the last three seasons.
7Jack Grealish (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £300,000
You could argue Manchester City raised eyebrows when they paid £100 million to buy Birmingham-born Jack Grealish from Aston Villa, who is known as one of the nicest footballers in the world. With the high-profile move to the perennial champions came a significant pay increase of £300,000 per week – but does his return justify so much money being spent on his wages?
In 157 City games, the beloved Englishman has scored 17 goals and assisted 23 times. For reference, he has more yellow cards than goals. Of course, he’s a good winger, but you’d expect to get more bang for your buck, right? That’s why new reports indicate he may be leaving this summer.
8Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £300,000
Bernardo Silva is an important part of Guardiola’s plan; he is one of the most expensive Portuguese players in Premier League history, earning £300,000 a week. Not a bad life, is it? Much like David Silva in the past, the Portuguese magician is the glue that keeps City’s star-studded roster together.
A little Swiss army knife whose superior intelligence undoubtedly outweighs his size. Given his importance to the Manchester-based club, his decision to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium last summer would have been music to his teammate’s ears. Silva may not have eye-catching numbers in terms of goals and assists, but he delivers far more than that. An unsung hero, if you will, who will be critical in rebuilding Guardiola’s winning machine next season.
9Omar Marmoush (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £295,000
Omar Marmoush, who joined Manchester City from Eintracht Frankfurt in the January transfer window of 2025, is already one of the Premier League’s highest-paid players, and for good cause. The Egypt international dominated the Bundesliga with his combination of pace, dribbling, and finishing ability, and early indicators suggest he will be a strong force in the English Premier League as well.
Marmoush, who has already scored a hat-trick for Pep Guardiola’s team in just a few months, appears to be an important player with Erling Haaland as they attempt to revitalize things at the Etihad following a disastrous 2024/2025 season overall. Seven goals in his first 17 league appearances in sky blue is a fair return, and there’s every potential it will increase tenfold in his first complete season next term.
10Kai Havertz (Arsenal)
Weekly wage: £280,000
It seems weird that Kai Havertz earns only £20,000 less than someone like Omar Marmoush. As Arsenal’s highest-paid player, the former Chelsea target struggled at initially with the cross-London move, but he appears to be settling in to the famed red of the north Londoners. The £280,000-a-week earner lit up the Champions League in 2021 by scoring the solitary goal in the final as they defeated an industrious City team managed by Guardiola.
Being their only option up top hampered his career in west London. As a result of his experience with huge events, he remains a key part of Mikel Arteta’s plans. An injury last season wrecked his hopes of guiding the Gunners to their first Premier League title in two decades, but he has returned to training with an astonishing physical change, demonstrating that any new additions in the summer would be forced to battle hard for their place.
11Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)
Weekly wage: £265,000
Garbiel Jesus arrived in North London carrying a lot of hope. But it’s safe to say he hasn’t lived up to the hype, and his move to Arsenal from Manchester City has further highlighted his wastefulness in front of goal.
Arteta and his entourage have expressed concern over his lack of offensive prowess, as the former City star has only 26 goals in 96 games in north London. Jesus is a full-fledged member of the Brazilian national team, having scored 19 goals in 64 appearances, and would have been hoping to lead Arsenal to their first Premier League title since 2003/04.
12Mason Mount (Manchester United)
Weekly wage: £250,000
Mason Mount is now earning his grain – £250,000 per week, to be precise – at United, with his weekly earnings much exceeding those at his boyhood club Chelsea. The 26-year-old, who signed for £55 million a little more than 24 months ago, has struggled to get off the ground at his new club, having also suffered a spate of injuries.
It remains to be seen whether he can repeat his form from the 2021/22 season, when he scored 11 goals and assisted 10 times. Things haven’t exactly gone swimmingly since his Premier League club-to-club switch, so his quarter of a million entering his bank account each week seems a little excessive, though he did manage to get some game time at the end of the 2024/25 season, where he scored twice in quick succession.
13John Stones (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £250,000
Perhaps an underappreciated component of Guardiola’s transformation, the versatile monster known as John Stones earns £250,000 each week. Stones’ value to the team shines through in his absence, and the centre-back (by trade) is well worth his high salary.
The Yorkshireman became a fixture under Gareth Southgate during his time as Three Lions manager, and he will be the primary man in defence again at EURO 2024. However, with 277 City games and numerous outstanding performances under his credit, it is not unreasonable to believe that Stones is underpaid. Recently, however, recurrent injuries would have suggested different.
14Reece James (Chelsea)
Weekly wage: £250,000
At one point in his career, Reece James was dubbed the second coming of a Roberto Carlos-like Cafu player. In an era dominated by full-backs who could do it all, the £250,000-per-week Chelsea player was consistently regarded as the greatest.
However, while he receives far more than Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker in 2024, his wage packet is a slap in the face of justice. According to Transfermarkt, Reece James has missed more than 120 matches due to injury. As a result, he has missed more matches than he has played, which is an alarming number for someone making as much as he does.
15Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
Weekly wage: £240,000
Martin Odegaard, Arsenal captain, rounds up the top 15 highest-paid Premier League players right now. Though his place in the leadership group has received a lot of attention as the north Londoners finished second in the Premier League for the third time in a row, he’s as brilliant as a creative midfielder can be when he’s healthy and on fire.
His partnership with Bukayo Saka makes Arsenal tick, and he can create results for his team in the blink of an eye, regardless of who or what they are up against. While concrete success has been difficult to come by, Odegaard’s unwavering influence explains why the Arsenal are so consistent, and he gets a well-deserved £240,000 every week.
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The Premier League’s Highest-Paid Players for the 2024/2025 Season
Rank
Player
Club
Weekly salary
1.
Erling Haaland
Manchester City
£500,000
2.
Mohamed Salah
Liverpool
£400,000
3.
Florian Wirtz
Liverpool (TBC)
£355,000
=4.
Virgil Van Dijk
Liverpool
£350,000
=4
Casemiro
Manchester United
£350,000
=6.
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United
£300,000
=6.
Jack Grealish
Manchester City
£300,000
=6.
Bruno Fernandes
Manchester United
£300,000
=6.
Bernardo Silva
Manchester City
£300,000
10.
Omar Marmoush
Manchester City
£295,000
11.
Kai Havertz
Arsenal
£280,000
12.
Gabriel Jesus
Arsenal
£265,000
=13.
Mason Mount
Manchester United
£250,000
=13.
John Stones
Manchester City
£250,000
=13.
Reece James
Chelsea
£250,000
=16.
Declan Rice
Arsenal
£240,000
=16.
Martin Odegaard
Arsenal
£240,000
18.
Ilkay Gundogan
Manchester City
£230,000
=19.
Phil Foden
Manchester City
£225,000
=19.
Marcus Rashford
Manchester United
£225,000
21.
Rodri
Manchester City
£220,000
22.
Raheem Sterling
Chelsea
£215,000
=23.
Wesley Fofana
Chelsea
£200,000
=23.
Josko Gvardiol
Manchester City
£200,000
=23.
Thomas Partey
Arsenal
£200,000
=26.
Bukayo Saka
Arsenal
£195,000
=26.
Matthijs De Ligt
Manchester United
£195,000
=26.
Christopher Nkunku
Chelsea
£195,000
=29.
William Saliba
Arsenal
£190,000
=29.
Harry Maguire
Manchester United
£190,000
=29.
Son Heung-Min
Tottenham Hotspur
£190,000
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