Highest Premier League wages: Biggest EPL salaries, earners as Bukayo Saka joins top players with new contract
As the richest domestic football league in the world, the Premier League has the financial might to make its top athletes wealthy beyond their dreams.
Giants like Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, and Manchester United are able to entice world-class players to join their squads, with the capability to target any football star around the globe.
Yet clubs in England are also forced to operate within the established financial rules, keeping them from muscling others out of the way and maintaining some competitive balance, while also keeping within their financial means.
The Sporting News explains which players are paid the highest wages, and what clubs are reaching furthest into their coffers to pay its squad.
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Highest Premier League wages by player
The highest earner in the Premier League is Erling Haaland of Manchester City. The 25-year-old Norwegian has won multiple Golden Boot awards since joining the English club.
Reportedly now on the list is Bukayo Saka, but without an exact figure it’s impossible to place him on the rankings just yet. The BBC reports that Saka’s wage figure will see him paid “in excess of £300,000 per week.” That would place him into the top five of players in the league, above Bernardo Silva of Man City and Bruno Fernandes of Man United.
Information via Capology, up to date as of February 17, 2026. Figures do not include signing bonuses or potential add-on incentives.
| Rank | Player | Club | Yearly salary | Weekly salary | Contract signed | Contract until |
| 1. | Erling Haaland | Man City | £27.3m [$37.4m] | £525,000 [$718,400] | January, 2025 | July, 2034 |
| 2. | Mohamed Salah | Liverpool | £20.8m [$28.5m] | £400,000 [$547,300] | April, 2025 | July, 2027 |
| T-3. | Casemiro | Man United | £18.2m [$24.9m] | £350,000 [$478,900] | August, 2022 | July, 2026 |
| T-3. | Virgil van Dijk | Liverpool | £18.2m [$24.9m] | £350,000 [$478,900] | April, 2025 | July, 2027 |
| T-5. | Bernardo Silva | Man City | £15.6m [$21.3m] | £300,000 [$410,500] | August, 2023 | July, 2026 |
| T-5. | Bruno Fernandes | Man United | £15.6m [$21.3m] | £300,000 [$410,500] | August, 2024 | July, 2027 |
| 7. | Omar Marmoush | Man City | £15.3m [$21m] | £295,000 [$403,600] | January, 2025 | July, 2029 |
| T-8. | Kai Havertz | Arsenal | £14.6m [$19.9m] | £280,000 [$383,100] | July, 2023 | July, 2028 |
| T-8. | Alexander Isak | Liverpool | £14.6m [$19.9m] | £280,000 [$383,100] | September, 2025 | July, 2031 |
| 10. | Gabriel Jesus | Arsenal | £13.8m [$18.9m] | £265,000 [$362,600] | July, 2022 | July, 2027 |
Highest Premier League wages by team
The Premier League club with the highest wage bill is Manchester City, who are far and away the highest wage spenders of any team in England.
Man City are on the hook to pay out over a million per week more than any other club, with Arsenal second on the list and Liverpool are third. Man United are fourth on the list, with Chelsea fifth, as the giants of England all at the top of the rankings.
Surprises in the top 10 include Aston Villa at sixth, and Fulham in 10th, while Nottingham Forest are fighting a relegation battle with the ninth-highest wages in the league. The lowest wage bill belongs to Brentford who have leveraged a strong recruitment department to secure results despite this low expenditure, while recent high-earning departures have helped as well.
Information via Capology, up to date as of February 17, 2026. Figures do not include signing bonuses or potential add-on incentives.
| Rank | Club | Annual Wage Bill | Weekly Wage Bill |
| 1. | Man City | £234m [$316.6m] | £4.50m [$6.09m] |
| 2. | Arsenal | £185.7m [$251.2m] | £3.57m [$4.83m] |
| 3. | Liverpool | £173.5m [$234.7m] | £3.34m [$4.5m] |
| 4. | Man United | £162.3m [$219.6m] | £3.12m [$4.21m] |
| 5. | Chelsea | £147.1m [$199m] | £2.83m [$3.82m] |
| 6. | Aston Villa | £143.4m [$194m] | £2.76m [$3.72m] |
| 7. | Tottenham | £136.8m [$185.1m] | £2.63m [$3.55m] |
| 8. | Newcastle | £116.8m [$158m] | £2.25m [$3.03m] |
| 9. | Nottingham Forest | £88.3m [$119.5m] | £1.70m [$2.29m] |
| 10. | Fulham | £77.0m [$105.5m] | £1.48m [$2m] |
| 11. | Crystal Palace | £76.4m [$103.4m] | £1.47m [$1.98m] |
| 12. | Everton | £75.8m [$102.5m] | £1.46m [$1.97m] |
| 13. | West Ham | £74.3m [$100.5m] | £1.43m [$1.93m] |
| 14. | Wolves | £69.6m [$94.1m] | £1.34m [$1.81m] |
| 15. | Brighton | £68.9m [$93.1m] | £1.32m [$1.79m] |
| 16. | Sunderland | £62.7m [$84.8m] | £1.21m [$1.63m] |
| 17. | Bournemouth | £62.1m [$84m] | £1.19m [$1.61m] |
| 18. | Leeds | £57.3m [$77.5m] | £1.10m [$1.49m] |
| 19. | Burnley | £55.6m [$75.2m] | £1.07m [$1.44m] |
| 20. | Brentford | £55.3m [$74.8m] | £1.06m [$1.43m] |
