The 30 highest-paid players in the Premier League for the 2024/25 season have been listed (2024)

Football is now home to the mega-rich both on the pitch and in the owners’ box, and the Premier League is the most affluent competition of them all. The spending power of England’s top flight dwarfs its European counterparts, attracting the best managers and players alike, although such talent comes at a price. A hefty price.

With Premier League spending now regularly topping £1 billion in the summer transfer windows, the players are commanding higher and higher wages. And it’s only poised to get loftier with asking prices rising and wage packets also going through the roof – and that has got the cogs in our brains churning.

Which current Premier League player earns the most on a weekly basis? How many players from the Manchester duo make the top 15? Who is, perhaps, earning more than they realistically should? Here, GIVEMESPORT take a look at the highest-earning stars currently gracing English shores with the help of the folks over at Capology, who have provided the figures.

1 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £400,000

Raking in a cool £400,000 every seven days is Kevin De Bruyne. Arguably Manchester City’s most influential midfielder alongside Rodri, the 31-year-old has cemented his status as a club legend at the Etihad Stadium, with 103 goals and 171 assists under his belt thus far.

The Belgium international added a sixth Premier League title to his trophy collection last term and made history as a figurehead in guiding the Cityzens to an incredible treble in the 2022/23 campaign. Doubts were raised when City brought De Bruyne, the man with the joint-seventh most Champions League assists in history, back to the Premier League all those years ago, but he has emphatically answered his critics ever since.

2 Erling Haaland (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £375,000

Erling Haaland, in 2022/23, was another Premier League debutant who instantly demanded significant financial reparations, yet it is undisputable that the 6 foot 4 goalscoring machine has justified Manchester City’s weekly outlay that is hefty enough to make your eyes water.

Like De Bruyne, Haaland has been crucial in Pep Guardiola’s side’s ways of thinking and playing, breaking Andy Cole and Alan Shearer’s record of 36 goals in a single Premier League campaign in 2022/23. With the Norwegian star also earning £375,000-per-week, we have 15 names on this list and perhaps none are more deserving of a pay rise than the prolific 24-year-old, who once again topped the scoring charts last term and currently leads them this time around after equalling Cristiano Ronaldo's record of being the fastest player to reach 100 goals for one club - plundering in his 10th league goal this campaign against Arsenal.

3 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)

Weekly wage: £350,000

Mohamed Salah is reportedly taking home a whopping £350,000 on a weekly basis, and Liverpool would certainly be in a much worse position if they hadn’t persuaded him to commit his future to the club in the summer of 2022.

The immensely talented right-winger has been a talismanic figure for the Reds in recent years, claiming a Champions League crown, Premier League title, FA Cup, two League Cups, FIFA Club World Cup, and UEFA Super Cup during his time at Anfield. Last season was a substandard season in the eyes of Liverpool as Jurgen Klopp bid farewell – but fear not, Salah was still on hand to put up eye-catching numbers in terms of goals and assists, something which has already continued in 2024/25.

4 Casemiro (Manchester United)

Weekly wage: £350,000

Technically tied in third place is Manchester United midfielder, Casemiro. The five-time Champions League winner joined his current club in the summer of 2022 after completing a £70 million move as he yearned for a taste of English top flight action.

At Real Madrid, the Brazil international formed a formidable cocktail of midfielders alongside Toni Kroos and Luka Modric and was tasked with solidifying Erik ten Hag’s new-look Red Devils. And Casemiro did just that in his first season, despite missing several games through suspension, justifying his £350,000-per-week earnings by guiding United to their first piece of silverware and, in turn, ending their six-year drought.

His form wasn't carried on into the 2023/24 campaign though, with it being rumoured that the Red Devils would like to get rid of the Brazilian to clear up their wage bill. And considering how much he's on, it would certainly free up a lot of space.

5 Marcus Rashford (Manchester United)

Weekly wage: £300,000

Manchester United’s local boy put pen to paper in the summer of 2023 in order to extend his stay, amid the odd bit of clamour over the future. Wythenshawe-born Marcus Rashford enjoyed a 30-goal season, his best-ever in United threads, in the 2022/23 term – but in 2023/24, he miserably failed to pick up where he left off.

No longer finding the back of the net with ease, United’s poster boy has been called out by the likes of Paul Scholes for his substandard performances. That said, if anyone is to help put Erik ten Hag’s tenure back in the right direction, it’s an in-form Rashford.

6 Jack Grealish (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £300,000

You could say that eyebrows were raised upon City parting ways with £100 million to sign Birmingham-born Jack Grealish, known to be one of the nicest footballers on the planet, from Aston Villa. With the high-profile move to the perennial winners came a bumper pay rise to £300,000-per-week – but does his return warrant so much being spent on his wages?

Fourteen goals and 19 assists have been totted up by the lovable Englishman in 131 City games. For reference: he has more yellow cards than goals. A talented winger, of course, but you’d expect more bang for your buck, wouldn’t you?

7 Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)

Weekly wage: £300,000

Another United midfielder ranking high on the list is Bruno Fernandes. Having arrived in England back in 2020, the Portuguese star has shone for the Red Devils and was recently awarded a bumper new contract that saw his weekly salary increase by over £100,000. Fernandes is now set to take home £300,000 every week and has extended his stay at Old Trafford until June 2027.

He is among the Red Devils' most cash-strapping stars, but it's for good reason. If Ten Hag's side are to stand any chance of returning to the top four and qualify for the Champions League this season, this man will have almost certainly played a key role in that, as the creator of the most clear-cut opportunities among any Premier League player in 2023/24.

8 Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £300,000

Bernardo Silva is a vital piece of Guardiola’s blueprint, the most expensive 29-year-old in football, and he earns £300,000 per week. Not a bad life, is it? Much like David Silva, the Portuguese magician is the glue that holds the star-studded nature of City together.

A Swiss army knife of a small stature - though his high intelligence, no doubt, eclipses his size. Opting to extend his stay at the Etihad Stadium over the summer would’ve been music to his teammate’s ears given how influential he is to the Manchester-based club. He may not tot up eye-catching figures in the goals or assists department, but Silva provides much, much more than that. An unsung hero, if you will.

9 Kai Havertz (Arsenal)

Weekly wage: £280,000

Kai Havertz earning just £20,000 less than someone of Bernardo Silva’s ilk seems strange. As Arsenal’s highest-paid player, the former Chelsea target man struggled somewhat with the cross-London switch at first but, slowly but surely, seems to be coming into his own in the fabled red of the north Londoners.

The £280,000-a-week earner set the Champions League alight in 2021 by netting the only goal of the final as they beat an industrious City, led by Guardiola. Becoming their solitary option up top hindered his progression in west London. Therefore, accustomed to the big occasions, the Germany international looks to be a staple part of Mikel Arteta’s plans as Arsenal enter a third season on the trot where only the Cityzens are expected to stand between them and their first Premier League title in two decades.

10 Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal)

Weekly wage: £265,000

Garbiel Jesus came to London with a lot of promise. But it's safe to say he hasn't matched that high billing, with his move to Arsenal from Man City only shedding more light on his wastefulness in front of goal.

His lack of potency in front of goal has been a cause for concern for Arteta and his entourage, given the former City ace has just 19 goals in his 69-game north London career. Jesus is a fully-fledged member of the Brazilian national team with 19 goals in 64 appearances and is now looking to be the man that drags Arsenal to their first Premier League title since the 2003/04 campaign.

11 Mason Mount (Manchester United)

Weekly wage: £250,000

Now earning his corn - £250,000-per-week to be precise – at United is Mason Mount, with his weekly take-home much greater than while at boyhood club Chelsea. Signing for £55 million a little over 24 months ago, the 25-year-old has not hit the ground running at his new employers, having been hit with a string of injury woes, too.

Whether he is able to emulate his form from the 2021/22 season, having notched 11 goals and 10 assists, remains to be seen. Things have not exactly gone swimmingly following his Premier League club-to-club move, which means his quarter of a million entering his bank account each week seems rather overkill.

12 John Stones (Manchester City)

Weekly wage: £250,000

Perhaps an underrated aspect of the Guardiola revolution, the versatile monster that is John Stones lines his pockets with £250,000 on a weekly basis. Stones’ importance to the side shines through in the wake of his absence – and so, the centre-back (by trade, at least) is thoroughly deserving of his lofty wage.

The Yorkshireman became a mainstay under Gareth Southgate during his tenure as Three Lions boss, with him being the main man in defence once again at EURO 2024. But with 251 City games and a myriad of top performances under his belt, it wouldn’t be too crazy to say that Stones may be underpaid. Or is it?

13 Reece James (Chelsea)

Weekley wage: £250,000

At one - very much distant - stage in his career, Reece James was being coined as the second-coming of a Roberto Carlos, Cafu-style player. In an era defined by full-backs who could do it all, the £250,000-per-week Chelsea man was regularly classed as the very best.

But while he earns a fair bit more than Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kyle Walker in 2024, his pay packet comes as somewhat of a slap in the face to justice. As per Transfermarkt, Reece James has missed 119 matches due to injury. Therefore, he has missed more matches than he has played. In this time, Liverpool's answer to England's right-back conundrum has racked up just eight fewer goal contributions than Premier League games James has missed.

14 Declan Rice (Arsenal)

Weekly wage: £240,000

In what felt like the biggest deal of the summer of '23, it was surprising to see Declan Rice wasn't the highest-earner out of the new Premier League signings that year, but he may yet end up being the most important. After several incredible years at West Ham United, interest in the midfielder was sky-high, and it seemed everyone and their uncle was interested in signing the star.

It was a huge statement then when Arsenal were the side to land his signature, and if Arteta is finally able to nip the bud in the Gunners' well-documented 20-year Premier League trophy drought, then Rice will no doubt be of the utmost influence to such fortunes.

15 Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)

Weekly wage: £240,000

Joining Rice on the same lofty weekly wage is Martin Odegaard. While his teammate steadies the ship off the ball, the Norwegian international - formerly a Real Madrid wonderkid - makes things happen on it.

As the duo prove to be just as important as each other in Arteta's midfield blueprint tailored towards the pursuit of glory, it is no surprise this is reflected in their wages. Regularly cited as one of the best Premier League midfielders, and recently compared to the likes of Kevin De Bruyne, the only shock factor about Odegaard's weekly payout is that the Gunners' captain doesn't rank higher!

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