The variation in player salaries in the Premier League is characterized by a complex interaction of different factors. Analysis of this is based on a variety of sources, including available financial data from soccer clubs, expert valuations, player statistics and economic models. The complexity of contract terms also requires academic attention. Contracts can contain a variety of performance incentives, bonus structures and clauses that significantly influence final compensation. Economic models are used to analyze the optimal design of player contracts and to investigate the influence of bonuses on sporting motivation.
Access to precise data is limited, which is why estimates and indirect indicators are used. Overall, academic research on salary structures in the Premier League reflects an ongoing attempt to understand the complex interactions between sporting success, financial performance and individual talent.
Top 100 highest paid footballers in the Premier (annual salary in pounds (£) and euros (€)):
Kevin De Bruyne - Manchester City - 32 - £20,800,000 - €24,115,589
Erling Haaland - Manchester City - 23 - £19,500,000 - €22,608,364
Casemiro - Manchester Utd - 31 - £18,200,000 - €21,101,140
Mohamed Salah - Liverpool - 31 - £18,200,000 - €21,101,140
Raphaël Varane - Manchester Utd - 30 - £17,680,000 - €20,498,250
Raheem Sterling - Chelsea - 28 - £16,900,000 - €19,593,916
Marcus Rashford - Manchester Utd - 25 - £15,600,000 - €18,086,691
Bernardo Silva - Manchester City - 28 - £15,600,000 - €18,086,691
Jack Grealish - Manchester City - 27 - £15,600,000 - €18,086,691
Kai Havertz - Arsenal London - 24 - £14,560,000 - €16,880,912
Gabriel Jesus - Arsenal London - 26 - £13,780,000 - €15,976,577
Anthony Martial - Manchester Utd - 27 - £13,000,000 - €15,072,243
Jadon Sancho - Manchester Utd - 23 - £13,000,000 - €15,072,243
Mason Mount - Manchester Utd - 24 - £13,000,000 - €15,072,243
John Stones - Manchester City - 29 - £13,000,000 - €15,072,243
Reece James - Chelsea - 23 - £13,000,000 - €15,072,243
Declan Rice - Arsenal London - 24 - £12,480,000 - €14,469,353
Martin Ødegaard - Arsenal London - 24 - £12,480,000 - €14,469,353
Bruno Fernandes - Manchester Utd - 28 - £12,480,000 - €14,469,353
Phil Foden - Manchester City - 23 - £11,700,000 - €13,565,019
Virgil van Dijk - Liverpool - 32 - £11,440,000 - €13,263,574
Rodri - Manchester City - 27 - £11,440,000 - €13,263,574
Thomas Partey - Arsenal London - 30 - £10,400,000 - €12,057,794
Antony - Manchester Utd - 23 - £10,400,000 - €12,057,794
Thiago Alcántara - Liverpool - 32 - £10,400,000 - €12,057,794
Joško Gvardiol - Manchester City - 21 - £10,400,000 - €12,057,794
Ben Chilwell - Chelsea - 26 - £10,400,000 - €12,057,794
Wesley Fofana - Chelsea - 22 - £10,400,000 - €12,057,794
Bukayo Saka - Arsenal London - 21 - £10,140,000 - €11,756,349
Christopher Nkunku - Chelsea - 25 - £10,140,000 - €11,756,349
William Saliba - Arsenal London - 22 - £9,880,000 - €11,454,905
Harry Maguire - Manchester Utd - 30 - £9,880,000 - €11,454,905
Son Heung-min - Tottenham - 31 - £9,880,000 - €11,454,905
Gabriel Martinelli - Arsenal London - 22 - £9,360,000 - €10,852,015
Ivan Perišić - Tottenham - 34 - £9,360,000 - €10,852,015
Trent Alexander-Arnold - Liverpool - 24 - £9,360,000 - €10,852,015
Manuel Akanji - Manchester City - 28 - £9,360,000 - €10,852,015
Rúben Dias - Manchester City - 26 - £9,360,000 - €10,852,015
Enzo Fernández - Chelsea - 22 - £9,360,000 - €10,852,015
Kyle Walker - Manchester City - 33 - £9,100,000 - €10,550,570
Marc Cucurella - Chelsea - 25 - £9,100,000 - €10,550,570
James Maddison - Tottenham - 26 - £8,840,000 - €10,249,125
Cristian Romero - Tottenham - 25 - £8,580,000 - €9,947,680
Bruno Guimarães - Newcastle Utd - 25 - £8,320,000 - €9,646,235
Nathan Aké - Manchester City - 28 - £8,320,000 - €9,646,235
Ansu Fati - Brighton - 20 - £8,320,000 - €9,646,235
Oleksandr Zinchenko - Arsenal London - 26 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Christian Eriksen - Manchester Utd - 31 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Luke Shaw - Manchester Utd - 28 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Lucas Paquetá - West Ham - 25 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Alexis Mac Allister - Liverpool - 24 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Alisson - Liverpool - 30 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Ryan Gravenberch - Liverpool - 21 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Boubacar Kamara - Aston Villa - 23 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Clément Lenglet - Aston Villa - 28 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Youri Tielemans - Aston Villa - 26 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Kalvin Phillips - Manchester City - 27 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Mateo Kovačić - Manchester City - 29 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Moisés Caicedo - Chelsea - 21 - £7,800,000 - €9,043,346
Darwin Núñez - Liverpool - 24 - £7,280,000 - €8,440,456
Diogo Jota - Liverpool - 26 - £7,280,000 - €8,440,456
Moussa Diaby - Aston Villa - 24 - £6,760,000 - €7,837,566
Ollie Watkins - Aston Villa - 27 - £6,760,000 - €7,837,566
Matheus Nunes - Manchester City - 24 - £6,760,000 - €7,837,566
Abdoulaye Doucouré - Everton - 30 - £6,760,000 - €7,837,566
Danny Ings - West Ham - 31 - £6,500,000 - €7,536,121
Kurt Zouma - West Ham - 28 - £6,500,000 - €7,536,121
Jordan Pickford - Everton - 29 - £6,500,000 - €7,536,121
Aaron Ramsdale - Arsenal London - 25 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Ben White - Arsenal London - 25 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
André Onana - Manchester Utd - 27 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Donny van de Beek - Manchester Utd - 26 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Lisandro Martínez - Manchester Utd - 25 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Victor Lindelöf - Manchester Utd - 29 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Alphonse Areola - West Ham - 30 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Jarrod Bowen - West Ham - 26 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Cody Gakpo - Liverpool - 24 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Dominik Szoboszlai - Liverpool - 22 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Emiliano Martínez - Aston Villa - 30 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
John McGinn - Aston Villa - 28 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Lucas Digne - Aston Villa - 30 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Alexander Isak - Newcastle Utd - 23 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Kieran Trippier - Newcastle Utd - 32 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Malang Sarr - Chelsea - 24 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
Divock Origi - Nott'ham Forest - 28 - £6,240,000 - €7,234,677
James Ward-Prowse - West Ham - 28 - £5,980,000 - €6,933,232
André Gomes - Everton - 30 - £5,840,000 - €6,770,915
Jorginho - Arsenal London - 31 - £5,720,000 - €6,631,787
Dejan Kulusevski - Tottenham - 23 - £5,720,000 - €6,631,787
Thiago Silva - Chelsea - 38 - £5,720,000 - €6,631,787
Eddie Nketiah - Arsenal London - 24 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Gabriel Dos Santos - Arsenal London - 25 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Reiss Nelson - Arsenal London - 23 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Hugo Lloris - Tottenham - 36 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Pierre Højbjerg - Tottenham - 27 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Dean Henderson - Crystal Palace - 26 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Eberechi Eze - Crystal Palace - 25 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Michael Olise - Crystal Palace - 21 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Edson Álvarez - West Ham - 25 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Andrew Robertson - Liverpool - 29 - £5,200,000 - €6,028,897
Total annual salaries of Premier League clubs (annual salary in pounds (£) and euros (€)):
1. Manchester United, £206,796,000, €239,759,967
2. Manchester City, £200,668,000, €232,655,141
3. Arsenal, £166,036,000, €192,502,685
4. Chelsea, £155,324,000, €180,083,159
5. Liverpool, £136,240,000, €157,957,108
6. Aston Villa, £117,000,000, €135,650,187
7. Tottenham, £112,840,000, €130,827,069
8. West Ham, £94,016,000, €109,002,461
9. Newcastle United, £84,500,000, €97,969,580
10. Everton, £78,978,000, €91,567,351
11. Nottingham Forest, £71,010,000, €82,329,232
12. Crystal Palace, £69,050,000, €80,056,798
13. Fulham, £64,610,000, €74,909,049
14. Brighton, £61,100,000, €70,839,542
15. Bournemouth, £53,794,000, €62,368,943
16. Wolves, £51,740,000, €59,987,529
17. Brentford, £39,936,000, €46,301,930
18.. Burnley, £38,506,000, €44,643,986
19. Sheffield United, £28,756,000, €33,339,800
20. Luton Town, £24,570,000, €28,486,539
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