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? The likes of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk will no doubt be hoping to earn a bumper pay rise given their current contracts expire at the end of the 2024/2025 Premier League season. 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 Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £500,000
Erling Haaland, in 2022/23, became one of the most impressive Premier League debutants 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.
Leeds-born 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. His initial terms saw him take home £375,000-per-week but, after putting pen to paper on a lucrative nine-and-a-half year, that figure jumped to a whopping £500,000 every 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.
2 Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
Weekly wage: £480,000
Liverpool would certainly be in a much worse position if they hadn’t persuaded Salah 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, the Premier League title, the FA Cup, two League Cups and much more 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 continued in 2024/25. After months of speculation about his future, Salah penned a new two-year contract in April 2025 that will see him make £480,000 per week (with bonuses included) over the next two years, according to the Telegraph.
3 Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)Weekly wage: £400,000
As the best centre-back in the world, it makes sense that Virgil van Dijk will be handsomely paid for his services. However, as defenders usually don’t make as much as forwards, it’s a testament to his quality that the Dutchman is among the biggest earners in the Premier League.
Now 33, the were was plenty of speculation that Van Dijk would leave in the summer of 2025, but he instead opted to sign a new contract to keep him at Anfield for two more seasons (until the summer of 2027). Per The Athletic’s reliable journalists David Ornstein and James Pearce, he will earn a salary believed to be in the region of £400,000 per week. The wages are largely guaranteed, with the only incentives relating to team success rather than individual performance.
4 Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
Weekly wage: £400,000
Raking in nothing short of a cool £400,000 every seven days is Kevin De Bruyne. Arguably Manchester City’s most influential midfielder alongside Rodri, the 33-year-old has cemented his status as a bonafide club legend at the Etihad Stadium, with 104 goals and 173 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-eighth most Champions League assists in history, back to the Premier League all those years ago, but he has emphatically answered his critics ever since.
