The 10 highest paid players in the Premier League, with Man Utd, Man City, Chelsea, Liverpool stars raking it in

Marcus Rashford, Mohamed Salah and Kevin de Bruyne

Marcus Rashford, Mohamed Salah and Kevin de Bruyne are all on huge salaries

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.

We’ve taken a look at the 10 Premier League players with the highest weekly wage. All figures mentioned are before tax and do not include the array of bonuses that are included in the fine print of every contract.

Note: We’ve not included Raphael Varane, who was earning £340,000-per-week but is set to leave Manchester United on a free transfer.

10. Gabriel Jesus – £265,000

Arsenal offered Jesus a £265,000-per-week contract to help lure the Brazil international away from Manchester City in the summer of 2022.

He arrived at the Emirates with some serious pedigree, having won four Premier League titles, three League Cups and an FA Cup at City.

The 27-year-old enjoyed a promising debut season at the club, but he netted just four league goals in 2023/24 and lost his place in Mikel Arteta’s team.

According to reports, the Gunners would be willing to listen to offers for Jesus in the summer transfer window as they are looking to sign a new striker.

9. 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 usurped Jesus as the highest-paid player at the Emirates and his contract also includes an additional £50,000-per-week in potential bonuses.

He faced some criticism for a slow start to life in north London, but he proved his doubters wrong in the second half of the 2023/24 season.

8= Jack Grealish – £300,000

Grealish left Aston Villa for Manchester City in 2021 and got a significant wage increase, going from £125,000-per-week at his boyhood club to £300,000-per-week at the Etihad.

He had an underwhelming debut season at City before rediscovering his best form in 2022/23, helping Pep Guardiola’s side win the Premier League, the FA Cup and the Champions League.

But the England international played a bit-part role in their 2023/24 campaign, and he now faces an uncertain future at the Etihad.

Alongside his huge wages, Grealish earns £10million-a-year from Puma and also has a lucrative endorsement contract with fashion house Gucci.

8= 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 but has since moved up the pecking order at Old Trafford.

After scoring 30 goals in all competitions in the 2022/23 season, he was rewarded with a new five-year contract and is now pocketing around £300,000-per-week.

According to reports, the 26-year-old rejected more lucrative proposals from England and abroad to remain at his boyhood club.

Rashford failed to replicate his 2022/23 form during a difficult 2023/24 campaign and was also fined two weeks’ wages in January after he was caught partying in a nightclub.

8= Bernardo Silva – £300,000

Since arriving from Monaco in the summer of 2017, Silva has helped Manchester City win 16 trophies, including six 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 £50million release clause, saw his wage packet double from £150,000-per-week to £300,000-per-week.

5. 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 has struggled to justify that huge pay packet in his first two seasons at the club, registering just 19 goals and 12 assists in all competitions.

Chelsea could listen to offers for the 29-year-old this summer as they look to increase funds and reduce the wage bill. Moves to the Saudi Pro League and the MLS have been touted.

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.

His contract also includes various performance-related bonuses and they could see that figure rise closer to £400,000-per-week.

That still pales in comparison to the £2.45million-a-week wage that Saudi Pro League side Al-Hilal were willing to offer the Egypt international in 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 32-year-old struggled with form and fitness issues in the 2023/24 campaign and United are now looking to get his £350,000-a-week wages off the books.

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 the 23-year-old for around a third of his market value, City agreed to make him one of their highest earners and are paying him a base salary of £375,000-per-week.

The striker is worth every penny as he scored 52 goals in his debut season in England before netting 38 goals in the 2023/24 campaign.

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.

Man City stars Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne

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.

But the 32-year-old struggled with injury problems in 2023/24 and is now considering an incredibly lucrative offer from the Saudi Pro League.

“At my age you have to be open to everything,” he said. “You’re talking about incredible amounts of money in what may be the end of my career. Sometimes you have to think about that.

“If I play there for two years, I will be able to earn an incredible amount of money. Before that I had to play football for 15 years. I may not even reach that amount yet.”

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