Liverpool Salaries 2025/26

Premier League

Top Earner: V. van Dijk (€21.8M)

Lowest Earner: R. Ngumoha (€61K)

V. van Dijk

Top Earner

R. Ngumoha

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Four Earn Nearly 40% of Wages

The combined €70.4M salary of the top four earners (Virgil van Dijk, Alexander Isak, Ryan Gravenberch, and Cody Gakpo) accounts for 39.3% of the club's entire €179.0M wage bill.

Gravenberch Alone Out-earns All Goalkeepers

Midfielder Ryan Gravenberch's individual salary of €16.6M is greater than the combined €15.6M salary of all five goalkeepers on the club's payroll.

Van Dijk Out-earns Next Three Defenders

Centre-back Virgil van Dijk's €21.8M salary is greater than the combined €16.2M salary of the next three highest-paid defenders: Jeremie Frimpong, Joe Gomez, and Konstantinos Tsimikas.

Huge Wage Gap Between Teenagers

There is a massive salary disparity between the club's teenage players. Nineteen-year-old defender Giovanni Leoni earns €3.3M, while seventeen-year-old forward Rio Ngumoha earns just €61K.

Three Defenders Share Identical Salary

Three defenders of different ages and positions are on identical €4.7M contracts: left-back Konstantinos Tsimikas (30), right-back Conor Bradley (23), and left-back Miloš Kerkez (22).

Goalkeeper and Midfielder Share Salary

Goalkeeper Alisson and central midfielder Alexis Mac Allister earn identical salaries of €9.3M per year.

Liverpool's Five Distinct Salary Tiers

The wage structure has five clear tiers: An Elite Tier above €20M (Van Dijk), a Star Tier from €15M-€17M (Isak, Gravenberch, Gakpo), a Key Player Tier from €9M-€13M (Wirtz, Ekitiké, Alisson, Mac Allister, Chiesa), a Rotation Tier from €3M-€8M (Szoboszlai, Frimpong, Gomez), and a Youth/Fringe Tier below €3M.

Isak Leads The Attack's Payroll

Alexander Isak is the highest-paid forward with a salary of €17.0M per year, making him the second-highest earner in the entire squad.

Gravenberch Is Midfield's Top Earner

Defensive midfielder Ryan Gravenberch is the highest-paid midfielder, earning €16.6M annually. He is the third highest-paid player in the entire squad.

Van Dijk Is The Club's Top Earner

Centre-back Virgil van Dijk is the highest-paid player at the club, with an annual salary of €21.8M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Vinícius Júnior

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

Intermediaries have indicated that Vinícius Júnior would expect a basic salary of more than £500,000 per week if he were to move to a club like Liverpool.

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Potential wage savings if Van Dijk and Mac Allister depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Virgil van Dijk, on a €21.8M/year salary, is reportedly a target for Milan. Alexis Mac Allister, earning €9.3M/year, is linked with potential transfers to Chelsea or Real Madrid. Cody Gakpo, currently earning €15.0M/year, is linked with a move to Tottenham Hotspur. Alisson, who earns €9.3M/year, is linked with a move to Juventus. Dominik Szoboszlai, with a salary of €7.5M/year, is rumoured to be of interest to Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. Curtis Jones, with a salary of €3.1M/year, is rumoured to be of interest to Inter and Nottingham Forest.

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