Arsenal held the third-highest payroll in the Premier League for the 2023/24 season with the Emirates Stadium team’s annual wage bill totalling a massive £169,156,000.
The Gunners paid Mikel Arteta’s first-team squad an average wage of £120,481-a-week, for a £3,253,000 weekly payroll. Only Manchester United (£198,710,000) and Manchester City (£192,660,000) held a higher annual payroll than Arsenal among all Premier League squads.
Deals to sign Kai Havertz from Chelsea and Declan Rice from West Ham United put Arsenal’s 23/24 salary list on another level, too. Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu also both agreed to improved contracts at Emirates Stadium in 2024 in reward for their displays in north London.
Yet, despite Arsenal having the Premier League’s third-highest payroll in the 2023/24 term, captain Martin Odegaard had just the third-highest wage in north London. Academy product Bukayo Saka also only ranked sixth, while defender Gabriel Magalhaes also shared 14th spot.
So, with that in mind, Arsenal Insider has taken a look at the first-team wage bill at Emirates Stadium for the 2023/24 campaign – with all senior player salaries sourced from Capology…
1) Kai Havertz – £280,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £280,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £14,560,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2028 |
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2) Gabriel Jesus – £265,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £265,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £13,780,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
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3) Declan Rice – £240,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £240,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £12,480,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2028 |
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3) Martin Odegaard – £240,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £240,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £12,480,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2028 |
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5) Thomas Partey – £200,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £200,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £10,400,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2025 |
6) Bukayo Saka – £195,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £195,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £10,140,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
Read more: Arsenal ace Bukayo Saka’s life outside of football from family and girlfriend to £2.3m home
7) William Saliba – £190,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £190,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £9,880,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
8) Gabriel Martinelli – £180,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £180,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £9,360,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
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9) Oleksandr Zinchenko – £150,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £150,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £7,800,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
9) Ben White – £150,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £150,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £7,800,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2028 |
Read more: Arsenal ace Ben White’s life outside of football from his wife to tattoos
11) Aaron Ramsdale – £120,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £120,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £6,240,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
12) Jorginho – £110,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £110,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £5,720,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2025 |
12) Kieran Tierney – £110,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £110,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £5,720,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
14) Takehiro Tomiyasu – £100,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £100,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £5,200,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
14) Reiss Nelson – £100,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £100,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £5,200,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
14) Gabriel Magalhaes – £100,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £100,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £5,200,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
14) Eddie Nketiah – £100,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £100,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £5,200,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
Read more: Arsenal ace Eddie Nketiah’s life outside of football from his parents to rapping
18) Leandro Trossard – £90,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £90,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £4,680,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
18) Jurrien Timber – £90,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £90,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £4,680,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2028 |
Read more: Arsenal ace Jurrien Timber’s life outside of football from his height to four brothers
20) David Raya – £85,000-a-week (spent 23/24 on loan from Brentford)
| Weekly wage: | £85,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £4,420,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2024 (signed permanently after loan for 2023/24) |
Read more: Arsenal ace David Raya’s life outside of football from his girlfriend to tattoo
21) Cedric Soares – £75,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £75,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £3,900,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2024 |
22) Jakub Kiwior – £58,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £58,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £3,016,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2028 |
23) Mohamed Elneny – £55,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £55,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £2,860,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2024 |
24) Albert Sambi Lokonga – £50,000-a-week (spent 23/24 on loan to Luton Town)
| Weekly wage: | £50,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £2,600,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
25) Fabio Vieira – £45,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £45,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £2,340,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
26) Emile Smith Rowe – £40,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £40,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £2,080,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2026 |
Read more: Arsenal ace Emile Smith Rowe’s life outside of football from his parents to tattoo
27) Marquinhos – £30,000-a-week (spent 2024 on loan to Fluminense)
| Weekly wage: | £30,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £1,560,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2027 |
28) Nuno Tavares – £27,000-a-week (spent 23/24 on loan to Nottingham Forest)
| Weekly wage: | £27,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £1,404,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2025 |
29) Karl Hein – £10,000-a-week
| Weekly wage: | £10,000-a/w |
| Yearly wage: | £520,000 |
| Contract expires: | June 30, 2024 (extended after 2023/24 season) |
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