All 20 Premier League clubs ranked by their 2024/25 wage bill

The Premier League is well-known as the richest league in the world, which allows clubs to attract some of the best players around and pay them huge salaries.

But which club in the English top flight has the biggest wage bill for the 2024/25 season? In this list, we’ve taken a detailed look at each of the 20 teams and their salary bills, as per Capology, with some extraordinary numbers on show.

20

Ipswich Town

£653,000 per week

Bottom of the pile is newly promoted Ipswich Town, 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 top flight, with Kalvin Phillips on loan from Manchester City and the highest earner at Portman Road on £150,000 per week.

19

Brentford

£822,500 per week

Next on the list is Brentford, who have been a regular in the Premier League under Thomas Frank since 2021.

The Bees have comfortably avoided relegation battles in recent years and their highest earners are full-back Aaron Hickey (£70,000 per week) and centre-back Ben Mee (£55,000 per week).

For a team that is now consistently impressing in the top flight, to place so low is a testament to the great work behind the scenes.

18

Bournemouth

£952,000 per week

Bournemouth are certainly punching above their weight under Andoni Iraola considering they are in the relegation zone when it comes to the wage table.

Those on the south coast have signed well, with impressive defenders Milos Kerkez and Dean Huijsen on just £30,000 per week. Meanwhile, the Cherries’ biggest earner is currently thought to be summer signing Evanilson, who takes in £85,000 a week.

17

Southampton

£965,500 per week

Bournemouth’s south coast rivals Southampton spend slightly more than them, but they haven’t had the same success on the pitch.

The Saints, who won promotion via the play-offs in 2024, made a number of signings, including Aaron Ramsdale, who is the top earner at St Mary’s on £120,000 per week.

It makes you wonder how different their finances will look if and when their relegation is confirmed later in the year, bar a miraculous from the club rooted to the bottom of the table at the time of writing.

16

Wolves

£1,068,500 per week

On to teams who spend more than £1m per week on player wages, beginning with Wolves who spend more than £55m per year on salaries.

They managed to keep hold of star forward Matheus Cunha, with Pablo Sarabia and Goncalo Guedes also on big money in the Midlands, as the latter two both take home £90,000 per week.

15

Brighton & Hove Albion

£1,138,500 per week

The Seagulls have been an ever-present figure in the Premier League since 2017 and are known as one of the best-run clubs in England.

Brighton have sold a number of players for huge money in recent years and currently top of their wage bill is Ferdi Kadioglu, who is on £87,500 per week.

The Turkey star replaced Lewis Dunk and Kaoru Mitoma as the club’s highest earner, with the Seagulls pair both on £80k a week – or just over £4m a year.

14

Leicester City

£1,258,000 per week

Leicester City won promotion back to the Premier League at the first attempt in 2024 under Enzo Maresca, who then took over at Chelsea.

The Foxes had a huge wage bill in the Championship and managed to keep onto star striker Jamie Vardy, who picks up £140,000 per week at the King Power Stadium.

However, relegation may test their current wage structure, with the East Midlanders facing a difficult battle against the drop.

13

Nottingham Forest

£1,278,000 per week

The Reds have finally settled into Premier League life and are flying high under Nuno Espirito Santo, with their free-spending days in the transfer market now seemingly behind them.

Forest chiefs still have a healthy wage list, though, with defender Nikola Milenkovic the only player picking up more than £100,000 per week at the City Ground. Whether performance-related bonuses will affect things next season remains to be seen!

12

Crystal Palace

£1,294,500 per week

Since winning promotion back to the Premier League in 2013, Crystal Palace have regularly finished in mid-table, albeit with a few relegation battles thrown into the mix.

Under the management of Oliver Glasner, the Eagles also slot into mid-table in the Premier League wage list, with Daichi Kamada the top earner at Selhurst Park – the Japanese midfielder takes home £105,000 per week.

11

Fulham

£1,315,500 per week

Palace’s London rivals Fulham spend slightly more than the Eagles when it comes to wages, with Marco Silva re-establishing the Cottagers as a solid Premier League outfit.

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno picks up £130,000 per week, whereas loanee Reiss Nelson and striker Raul Jimenez take home £100,000 per week.

Interestingly, only Brentford spend more on their midfielders than the Whites, so the likes of Tom Cairney (£30k per week) may be feeling a little underappreciated at Craven Cottage.

10

Everton

£1,373,500 per week

Everton have found themselves involved in numerous relegation battles in recent years as they prepare to move into their brand-new stadium.

Perhaps surprisingly, it is Abdoulaye Doucoure who has the biggest pay packet, with the midfielder taking £130,000 a week – more than Jordan Pickford.

David Moyes is back at the helm on Merseyside and the club have new owners in The Friedkin Group, who have to pick up the annual payroll bill, which stands at more than £70m.

9

West Ham United

£1,780,000 per week

The Hammers spent big in the summer of 2024, but things didn’t work out for Julen Lopetegui, who was swiftly sacked at the London Stadium.

Graham Potter was the man who came in at the London Stadium, tasked with managing top-earners Jarrod Bowen and Lucas Paqueta, who are both on £150,000 per week.

8

Newcastle United

£1,966,000 per week

Newcastle’s PIF owners haven’t been afraid to splash the cash in recent years and have got the majority of their marquee signings spot on.

The Magpies have seven players on more than £100,000 per week, with Bruno Guimaraes top of the list, picking up in excess of £8m per season.

Out of those earning six figures on a weekly basis, only Joelinton was not bought during Eddie Howe’s tenure at St James’ Park.

7

Tottenham Hotspur

£2,015,500 per week

Spurs may be a part of the Premier League’s ‘big six’, but they sit seventh in the wage charts (and even lower in the actual table at the time of writing).

Daniel Levy has come under criticism from Tottenham supporters in recent times and the club have just four permanent players on the books on more than £100,000 per week: Son Heung-min, Cristian Romero, James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski.

6

Aston Villa

£2,055,500 per week

After breaking into the Champions League under Unai Emery, NSWE has backed the Aston Villa manager in the transfer market.

As a result, their wage bill has increased to just under £107m per season, with loanee Marcus Rashford the new top earner at Villa Park. He overtakes the likes of Emiliano Martinez and Youri Tielemans, who both remain on £150,000 per week in the West Midlands.

5

Liverpool

£2,477,000 per week

Arne Slot has effortlessly taken over from Jurgen Klopp as Liverpool manager, but interestingly, the Reds only have the fifth-highest wage bill in the top flight.

Those at Anfield pay Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold more than any other Liverpool player, however, the trio all have contract situations that require attention, so this could change drastically in the next few months.

4

Arsenal

£3,310,500 per week

Arsenal have impressed in recent years under Mikel Arteta, falling short to Manchester City in the Premier League title race for the past two seasons.

However, a lack of silverware at the Emirates has been evident, and with a huge wage bill of more than £172m per season – paying Kai Havertz more than any Arsenal player – trophies are required in north London to justify their heavy outlays.

3

Chelsea

£3,322,500 per week

According to Capology, Chelsea pay more in wages than any other club when it comes to goalkeepers and defenders. The Blues and Todd Boehly spend just under £14m a year on shot-stoppers and over £68m a year on defenders.

Those at Stamford Bridge have placed a big focus on youth and have an annual payroll of more than £172m per year, with Reece James currently topping the standings in west London, as he is thought to be taking home £250k every week.

2

Manchester United

£3,520,000 per week

Even though Manchester United have struggled on the pitch in recent years, the Red Devils still have one of the biggest payrolls in England.

Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS are seemingly looking to change that at Old Trafford under new manager Ruben Amorim, so it wouldn’t be a shock if top earner Casemiro, on £350,000 per week, is moved on relatively soon.

With most of Marcus Rashford’s salary off the books for the short-term future, there could well be change on the horizon when it comes to United’s finances.

1

Manchester City

£4,145,000 per week

Unsurprisingly top of the Premier League wage charts is Manchester City, who have won a record four successive titles in recent years under Pep Guardiola.

Erling Haaland picks up a staggering £525,000 per week (a Premier League high) on a new 10-year deal, while Kevin De Bruyne earns £400,000 per week.

The Citizens pay more on midfielders and forwards per season than any other club, with Etihad midfielders earning a whopping £37.96m per season and attackers an extraordinary £114.4m per year.