The Premier League is well-known because the richest league on the earth, which permits golf equipment to draw a few of the greatest gamers round and pay them enormous salaries.
However which membership within the English prime flight has the most important wage invoice for the 2024/25 season? On this record, we have taken an in depth take a look at every of the 20 groups and their wage payments, as per Capology, with some extraordinary numbers on present.
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Rank |
Membership |
Weekly wage invoice |
Yearly wage invoice |
---|---|---|---|
1 |
Manchester Metropolis |
£4,145,000 |
£215,540,000 |
2 |
Manchester Utd |
£3,520,000 |
£183,040,000 |
3 |
Chelsea |
£3,322,500 |
£172,770,000 |
4 |
Arsenal |
£3,310,500 |
£172,146,000 |
5 |
Liverpool |
£2,477,000 |
£128,804,000 |
6 |
Aston Villa |
£2,055,500 |
£106,886,000 |
7 |
Tottenham |
£2,015,500 |
£104,806,000 |
8 |
Newcastle |
£1,966,000 |
£102,232,000 |
9 |
West Ham |
£1,780,000 |
£92,560,000 |
10 |
Everton |
£1,373,500 |
£71,422,000 |
11 |
Fulham |
£1,315,500 |
£68,406,000 |
12 |
Crystal Palace |
£1,294,500 |
£67,314,000 |
13 |
Nottingham Forest |
£1,278,000 |
£66,456,000 |
14 |
Leicester |
£1,258,000 |
£65,416,000 |
15 |
Brighton |
£1,138,500 |
£59,202,000 |
16 |
Wolves |
£1,068,500 |
£55,562,000 |
17 |
Southampton |
£965,500 |
£50,206,000 |
18 |
Bournemouth |
£952,000 |
£49,504,000 |
19 |
Brentford |
£822,500 |
£42,770,000 |
20 |
Ipswich City |
£653,000 |
£33,956,000 |
20
Ipswich City
£653,000 per week
Backside of the pile is newly promoted Ipswich City, who Kieran McKenna took from League One to the Premier League in back-to-back seasons.
The Tractor Boys did spend upon promotion to the highest flight, with Kalvin Phillips on mortgage from Manchester Metropolis and the best earner at Portman Highway on £150,000 per week.
19
Brentford
£822,500 per week
Subsequent on the record is Brentford, who’ve been an everyday within the Premier League below Thomas Frank since 2021.
The Bees have comfortably averted relegation battles lately and their highest earners are full-back Aaron Hickey (£70,000 per week) and centre-back Ben Mee (£55,000 per week).
For a workforce that’s now persistently impressing within the prime flight, to put so low is a testomony to the nice work behind the scenes.
18
Bournemouth
£952,000 per week
Bournemouth are actually punching above their weight below Andoni Iraola contemplating they’re within the relegation zone in relation to the wage desk.
These on the south coast have signed nicely, with spectacular defenders Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen on simply £30,000 per week. In the meantime, the Cherries’ greatest earner is at the moment regarded as summer time signing Evanilson, who takes in £85,000 per week.
17
Southampton
£965,500 per week
Bournemouth’s south coast rivals Southampton spend barely greater than them, however they haven’t had the identical success on the pitch.
The Saints, who received promotion by way of the play-offs in 2024, made various signings, together with Aaron Ramsdale, who’s the highest earner at St Mary’s on £120,000 per week.
It makes you marvel how completely different their funds will look if and when their relegation is confirmed later within the yr, bar a miraculous from the membership rooted to the underside of the desk on the time of writing.
16
Wolves
£1,068,500 per week
On to groups who spend greater than £1m per week on participant wages, starting with Wolves who spend greater than £55m per yr on salaries.
They managed to maintain maintain of star ahead Matheus Cunha, with Pablo Sarabia and Goncalo Guedes additionally on huge cash within the Midlands, because the latter two each take dwelling £90,000 per week.
15
Brighton & Hove Albion
£1,138,500 per week
The Seagulls have been an ever-present determine within the Premier League since 2017 and are generally known as one of many best-run golf equipment in England.
Brighton have bought various gamers for enormous cash lately and at the moment prime of their wage invoice is Ferdi Kadioglu, who’s on £87,500 per week.
The Turkey star changed Lewis Dunk and Kaoru Mitoma because the membership’s highest earner, with the Seagulls pair each on £80k per week – or simply over £4m a yr.
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14
Leicester Metropolis
£1,258,000 per week
Leicester Metropolis received promotion again to the Premier League on the first try in 2024 below Enzo Maresca, who then took over at Chelsea.
The Foxes had an enormous wage invoice within the Championship and managed to maintain onto star striker Jamie Vardy, who picks up £140,000 per week on the King Energy Stadium.
Nonetheless, relegation might check their present wage construction, with the East Midlanders dealing with a tough battle towards the drop.
13
Nottingham Forest
£1,278,000 per week
The Reds have lastly settled into Premier League life and are flying excessive below Nuno Espirito Santo, with their free-spending days within the switch market now seemingly behind them.
Forest chiefs nonetheless have a wholesome wage record, although, with defender Nikola Milenkovic the one participant choosing up greater than £100,000 per week on the Metropolis Floor. Whether or not performance-related bonuses will have an effect on issues subsequent season stays to be seen!
12
Crystal Palace
£1,294,500 per week
Since successful promotion again to the Premier League in 2013, Crystal Palace have repeatedly completed in mid-table, albeit with just a few relegation battles thrown into the combination.
Underneath the administration of Oliver Glasner, the Eagles additionally slot into mid-table within the Premier League wage record, with Daichi Kamada the highest earner at Selhurst Park – the Japanese midfielder takes dwelling £105,000 per week.
11
Fulham
£1,315,500 per week
Palace’s London rivals Fulham spend barely greater than the Eagles in relation to wages, with Marco Silva re-establishing the Cottagers as a strong Premier League outfit.
Goalkeeper Bernd Leno picks up £130,000 per week, whereas loanee Reiss Nelson and striker Raul Jimenez take dwelling £100,000 per week.
Curiously, solely Brentford spend extra on their midfielders than the Whites, so the likes of Tom Cairney (£30k per week) could also be feeling just a little underappreciated at Craven Cottage.
10
Everton
£1,373,500 per week
Everton have discovered themselves concerned in quite a few relegation battles lately as they put together to maneuver into their brand-new stadium.
Maybe surprisingly, it’s Abdoulaye Doucoure who has the most important pay packet, with the midfielder taking £130,000 per week – greater than Jordan Pickford.
David Moyes is again on the helm on Merseyside and the membership have new house owners in The Friedkin Group, who’ve to select up the annual payroll invoice, which stands at greater than £70m.
9
West Ham United
£1,780,000 per week
The Hammers spent huge in the summertime of 2024, however issues didn’t work out for Julen Lopetegui, who was swiftly sacked on the London Stadium.
Graham Potter was the person who got here in on the London Stadium, tasked with managing top-earners Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta, who’re each on £150,000 per week.
8
Newcastle United
£1,966,000 per week
Newcastle’s PIF house owners haven’t been afraid to splash the money lately and have gotten the vast majority of their marquee signings spot on.
The Magpies have seven gamers on greater than £100,000 per week, with Bruno Guimaraes prime of the record, choosing up in extra of £8m per season.
Out of these incomes six figures on a weekly foundation, solely Joelinton was not purchased throughout Eddie Howe’s tenure at St James’ Park.
7
Tottenham Hotspur
£2,015,500 per week
Spurs could also be part of the Premier League’s ‘huge six’, however they sit seventh within the wage charts (and even decrease within the precise desk on the time of writing).
Daniel Levy has come below criticism from Tottenham supporters in latest occasions and the membership have simply 4 everlasting gamers on the books on greater than £100,000 per week: Son Heung-min, Cristian Romero, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski.
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6
Aston Villa
£2,055,500 per week
After breaking into the Champions League below Unai Emery, NSWE has backed the Aston Villa supervisor within the switch market.
Consequently, their wage invoice has elevated to simply below £107m per season, with loanee Marcus Rashford the brand new prime earner at Villa Park. He overtakes the likes of Emiliano Martinez and Youri Tielemans, who each stay on £150,000 per week within the West Midlands.
5
Liverpool
£2,477,000 per week
Arne Slot has effortlessly taken over from Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool supervisor, however curiously, the Reds solely have the fifth-highest wage invoice within the prime flight.
These at Anfield pay Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold greater than another Liverpool participant, nonetheless, the trio all have contract conditions that require consideration, so this might change drastically within the subsequent few months.
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4
Arsenal
£3,310,500 per week
Arsenal have impressed lately below Mikel Arteta, falling quick to Manchester Metropolis within the Premier League title race for the previous two seasons.
Nonetheless, an absence of silverware on the Emirates has been evident, and with an enormous wage invoice of greater than £172m per season – paying Kai Havertz greater than any Arsenal participant – trophies are required in north London to justify their heavy outlays.
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3
Chelsea
£3,322,500 per week
In accordance with Capology, Chelsea pay extra in wages than another membership in relation to goalkeepers and defenders. The Blues and Todd Boehly spend slightly below £14m a yr on shot-stoppers and over £68m a yr on defenders.
These at Stamford Bridge have positioned a giant give attention to youth and have an annual payroll of greater than £172m per yr, with Reece James at the moment topping the standings in west London, as he’s regarded as taking dwelling £250k each week.
2
Manchester United
£3,520,000 per week
Although Manchester United have struggled on the pitch lately, the Pink Devils nonetheless have one of many greatest payrolls in England.
Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are seemingly trying to change that at Previous Trafford below new supervisor Ruben Amorim, so it wouldn’t be a shock if prime earner Casemiro, on £350,000 per week, is moved on comparatively quickly.
With most of Marcus Rashford’s wage off the books for the short-term future, there might nicely be change on the horizon in relation to United’s funds.
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1
Manchester Metropolis
£4,145,000 per week
Unsurprisingly prime of the Premier League wage charts is Manchester Metropolis, who’ve received a file 4 successive titles lately below Pep Guardiola.
Erling Haaland picks up a staggering £525,000 per week (a Premier League excessive) on a brand new 10-year deal, whereas Kevin De Bruyne earns £400,000 per week.
The Residents pay extra on midfielders and forwards per season than another membership, with Etihad midfielders incomes a whopping £37.96m per season and attackers a unprecedented £114.4m per yr.
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