Premier League wages are higher than ever. Clubs pay big to reward great performances, stop their best players from leaving, and keep their value strong if they’re sold later.
The figures below are widely reported weekly, pre-tax estimates and can differ by source because packages include appearance fees, image rights, and bonuses.
Premier League’s Highest-Paid Players in 2025/26:
10) Kai Havertz — £280,000 a week
Havertz posted his best Premier League season with 13 goals and 7 assists, including a streak of scoring in seven straight home games. Arsenal believe his size, pressing, and link play make him a unique forward/10 hybrid in their system.
The expectation this year is more penalty-box touches, better timing on far-post runs, and improved set-piece threat. If he maintains last season’s form and adds a few big-game winners, the wage looks value for a title push.
9) Omar Marmoush — £295,000 a week
Marmoush arrived at Manchester City and made noise immediately, a hat-trick against Newcastle and a thunderous Goal of the Season strike versus Bournemouth. His pace and directness give City a vertical option when opponents sit deep.
This season, watch for his rotations with the wide forwards, his pressing triggers from the front, and his ability to attack the back post when full-backs overlap. If he sustains end product over a full campaign, he becomes a lock in the matchday XI.
8) Jack Grealish — £300,000 a week
Grealish’s loan to Everton from Manchester City resets the stage. Even after a stop-start year, he remains a possession magnet who can draw fouls, carry the ball through pressure, and slow the game to his rhythm.
For Everton, the brief is simple: keep him fit, give him license to drift inside, and surround him with runners. If he adds shot volume to his ball retention and chance creation, he turns into a points machine for a club chasing Europe.
7) Bruno Fernandes — £300,000 a week
United’s captain is still the team’s heartbeat,presses hard, demands the ball, and takes responsibility in key moments. Nineteen goals in all competitions last year underline his threat from open play and penalties.
The next step is balance: high-risk passing without cheap turnovers, plus leadership that keeps structure when games get chaotic. With his contract running to 2027, United are betting on his durability and match-deciding passes.
6) Bernardo Silva — £300,000 a week
Silva is Guardiola’s Swiss-army knife: winger, interior eight, false nine, even emergency full-back. He rarely loses the ball, presses relentlessly, and shows up in big games. Elevated to captain for 2025/26, he’ll set the tone tactically and emotionally.
Expect him to knit triangles in tight spaces, arrive late in the box, and manage tempo when City need control. If this proves his final season at the Etihad, he’ll aim to leave with more silverware.
5) Raheem Sterling — £325,000 a week
Sterling’s Chelsea chapter hasn’t matched his Manchester City peak, but the tools remain: diagonal runs behind the line, quick one-twos, and back-post scoring.
For a young squad, his experience matters, he knows how to find goals in scrappy games and how to attack space when the press wins the ball high.
If he couples better shot selection with sharper finishing, he can swing close matches and justify a headline wage.
4) Virgil van Dijk — £350,000 a week
Liverpool’s defensive anchor blends aerial dominance with calm distribution. He organises the line, wins first balls, and allows full-backs to push high. Under a new coach, his role expands as a playmaker from deep, switching the point of attack and starting counters with longer diagonals.
With a deal to 2027, Liverpool values not just his defending but the assurance he gives younger partners and the control he brings in tight title races.
3) Casemiro — £350,000 a week
United pay for pedigree—five Champions Leagues and years of elite defensive midfield play. Even without peak Madrid legs, he screens the back four, wins second balls, and attacks set pieces.
The key this season is spacing: protect him with compact lines, keep his duels in front of him, and use his passing to break pressure rather than force transitions himself. Managed well, his experience still tilts big fixtures.
2) Mohamed Salah — £400,000 a week
Salah remains Liverpool’s most reliable source of goals and assists. He times runs off the right, snaps finish early, and punishes even tiny defensive lapses.
As the system evolves, expect him to combine more in central zones, slip runners through, and rotate with the striker to keep markers guessing. His availability record and end product are why he sits near the top of the wage table year after year.
1) Erling Haaland — £525,000 a week
Haaland is a goals machine with elite movement: front-post darts, blind-side peels, and ruthless first-time finishes. City’s attack is built to create its zones,low crosses, cutbacks, and chipped balls to attack in stride.
The challenge for opponents is forcing him into touches outside the box; the challenge for City is keeping service varied so he can’t be double-teamed. With records already tumbling, paying the league’s top salary is the cost of having the division’s most decisive player.