Arsenal Salaries 2026/27

Premier League

Top Earner: B. Saka (€18.0M)

Lowest Earner: M. Dowman (€21K)

B. Saka

Top Earner

M. Dowman

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Saka Earns Over 850x Youngest Teammate

The club's top earner, Bukayo Saka (€18.0M), earns more than 850 times the annual salary of the youngest player, 16-year-old Max Dowman (€21K), highlighting the vast wage gap within the squad.

Top Five Earn More Than Bottom Fifteen

The combined annual salary of the five highest-paid players—Bukayo Saka, Kai Havertz, William Saliba, Bruno Guimarães, and Martin Ødegaard (€79.2M)—is greater than the combined salaries of the fifteen lowest-paid players on the roster (€78.6M).

One Defender Out-earns All Goalkeepers

Centre-back William Saliba's annual salary of €15.0M is greater than the combined salaries of all three goalkeepers on the roster (David Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga, and Illan Meslier), which totals €13.2M.

The Four-Player €9M Club

Four players from three different positions share the exact same annual salary of €9.0M. This group includes two centre-backs (Gabriel Magalhães, Ezri Konsa), a right-back (Ben White), and a right-winger (Noni Madueke).

Defense and Midfield Pay Parity

The highest-paid player in defense, centre-back William Saliba, and the highest-paid player in midfield, defensive midfielder Bruno Guimarães, earn the exact same annual salary of €15.0M.

Midfield Engine on Equal Pay

The club's two key central midfielders, Declan Rice and Martin Ødegaard, share the exact same annual salary of €14.4M.

Arsenal's Four-Tier Wage Structure

The club's salaries are grouped into four distinct tiers. The Elite Tier (over €16M) contains only forwards Bukayo Saka and Kai Havertz. The Star Tier (€10M-€16M) features key players like William Saliba, Bruno Guimarães, Martin Ødegaard, and Declan Rice. The Core Tier (€5M-€10M) is the largest group, including players such as Gabriel Magalhães, Ben White, Noni Madueke, and David Raya. The Prospect Tier (under €5M) includes younger talents and squad players like Martín Zubimendi, Piero Hincapié, and Christos Tzolis.

Top Defender is William Saliba

The highest-paid defender at the club is centre-back William Saliba, who earns an annual salary of €15.0M.

Top Midfielder is Bruno Guimarães

The highest-paid midfielder at the club is defensive midfielder Bruno Guimarães, who earns an annual salary of €15.0M.

Top Earner is Bukayo Saka

The club's overall top earner is right-winger Bukayo Saka, with an annual salary of €18.0M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Vinícius Júnior

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

Arsenal was prepared to offer Vinícius Júnior a salary of nearly 30 million euros net per season, with another report suggesting a contract valued at a net of 24 million euros per season including 100% of his marketing contract income and image rights, a figure close to his reported demand of 30 million euros per season which Arsenal was willing to meet.

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Potential wage savings if Zubimendi, Merino, and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Myles Lewis-Skelly, currently earning €2.7M/year, is linked with a move to Chelsea. Martín Zubimendi, with a salary of €4.5M/year, is reportedly linked to clubs like Chelsea, Liverpool, and FC Barcelona. Mikel Merino, earning €7.8M/year, is rumored to be a target for Atlético Madrid. Riccardo Calafiori, who earns €7.2M/year, has been linked with moves to Real Madrid or Chelsea.

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