English Premier League - Teams & Player Salaries

Premier League Ranking According To Wage Bill:

Manchester City has the highest wage bill in Premier League with £224.7 million spent on player salaries in 2024/25 season. While Manchester United has managed to reduce their wage bill from over £200 million to £172.4 million which is closer to other big clubs like Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. Ipswich Town has the lowest wage bill in Premier League which is around £40 million however that is more then 60% of the teams from other top 5 european leagues. Which goes to show how competitive Premier League has become not only on the pitch but in terms of financial muscle as well.

*That is one of the reason that average football salary in premier league is highest compared to all other top european leagues. In 2025, average salary of a premier league football is around £80,000 per week while average salary in top 6 clubs in the league jumps to £110,000 per week. We breakdown each of 20 premier league squads and how much each player is earning from their professional contracts with premier league clubs.

Rank	Team	Wage Bill
1	Manchester City	£224.7 million
2	Manchester United	£172.4 million
3	Chelsea	£169.9 million
4	Arsenal	£170 million
5	Liverpool	£164.5 million
6	Aston Villa	£130.7 million
7	Tottenham Hotspurs	£113 million
8	Newcastle United	£95 million
9	West Ham	£101.6 million
10	Everton	£73.8 million
11	Crystal Palace	£73.5 million