Manchester United’s wage bill is a site to behold, with the Red Devils forking out more than £3m a week on first-team salaires.
The Red Devils currently have a whopping annual payroll of £158,700,000, but, despite this being such a huge number, it’s actually quite a bit less than it was in the previous campaign.
A number of recent exits helped the Manchester club’s cause, including selling Alejandro Garnacho and Antony, loans for Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho, whereas Victor Lindelof and Christian Eriksen were released.
With that being said, we at Football FanCast have ranked every Manchester United player in the first-team squad in order from highest to lowest in terms of wages for the 2025-26 season, with the help of Capology.
Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.
1
Casemiro
£350,000
£18,200,000
2
Bruno Fernandes
£300,000
£15,600,000
3
Matthijs de Ligt
£195,000
£10,140,000
4
Harry Maguire
£190,000
£9,880,000
5
Matheus Cunha
£180,000
£9,360,000
6
Benjamin Sesko
£160,000
£8,320,000
=7
Luke Shaw
£150,000
£7,800,000
=7
Mason Mount
£150,000
£7,800,000
=7
Bryan Mbeumo
£150,000
£7,800,000
10
Noussair Mazraoui
£135,000
£7,020,000
=11
Lisandro Martinez
£120,000
£6,240,000
=11
Andre Onana
£120,000
£6,240,000
=11
Manuel Ugarte
£120,000
£6,240,000
=11
Amad Diallo
£120,000
£6,240,000
15
Leny Yoro
£115,000
£5,980,000
16
Joshua Zirkzee
£105,000
£5,460,000
17
Diogo Dalot
£85,000
£4,420,000
18
Tyrell Malacia
£75,000
£3,900,000
19
Jadon Sancho
£50,000
£2,600,000
20
Tom Heaton
£45,000
£2,340,000
21
Patrick Dorgu
£40,000
£2,080,000
22
Altay Bayindir
£35,000
£1,820,000
23
Kobbie Mainoo
£25,000
£1,300,000
24
Chido Obi
£15,000
£780,000
=25
Joe Hugill
£5,000
£260,000
=25
Ethan Wheatley
£5,000
£260,000
=25
Tyler Fredicson
£5,000
£260,000
28
Ayden Heaven
£4,000
£208,000
29
Dan Gore
£3,000
£156,000
Here's a detailed look at the top 10 Man Utd earners… 10 Noussair Mazraoui £135,000 per week
Noussair Mazraoui was one of many who made the move to Old Trafford in 2024, arriving from Bayern Munich after the Red Devils sold Aaron Wan-Bissaka to West Ham.
The Morocco international penned a four-year deal with Man Utd, who will hope he can go on to star over the coming years.
9 Bryan Mbeumo £150,000 per week
Man Utd were able to offer attacker Bryan Mbeumo a big salary after making the Cameroon international a top transfer target.
The former Brentford ace cost the Red Devils more than £70m with add-ons included over the summer and penned a five-year deal at Old Trafford.
8 Luke Shaw £150,000 per week
Left-back Luke Shaw has now been a Red Devils player for 10 years and is closing in on 300 appearances for the club.
The England international may have had several injury struggles during his time as a Man Utd player, but he is still under contract until 2027.
7 Mason Mount £150,000 per week
Man Utd signed Mason Mount from Chelsea in a £60m deal in 2023, despite the Englishman having just 12 months remaining on his Stamford Bridge deal at the time.
Unfortunately, Mount missed large parts of his first season through injury, so in hindsight, the Red Devils would have been better off waiting for the player to become a free agent instead of splashing the cash.
6 Benjamin Sesko £160,000 per week
Benjamin Sesko is the latest man set to be tasked with firing Man Utd to glory, with the centre-forward choosing Old Trafford over Newcastle.
The Red Devils paid RB Leipzig an initial £66m for the towering striker, who is set to earn more than £40m in his five years with United.
5 Matheus Cunha £180,000 per week
Matheus Cunha took Man Utd’s famous number 10 shirt from Marcus Rashford after his big-money move from Wolves.
Ruben Amorim’s first summer signing at Old Trafford, Cunha was handed a five-year deal worth more than £9m a season.
4 Harry Maguire £190,000 per week
Former club captain Harry Maguire has been linked with a move away from Old Trafford on numerous occasions in recent years but remains a big Red Devils earner.
His near £10m a-year contract is set to expire in 2026, so it’ll be interesting to see if the club offer him new terms over the coming months.
3 Matthijs de Ligt £195,000 per week
Matthijs de Ligt is under contract with United until 2029, and after numeorus departues, is now the club’s third highest earner.
Former boss Erik ten Hag worked with De Ligt at Ajax previously, but it was Juventus who sold the centre-back to Man Utd in 2024, with the Dutch star penning a five-year deal.
2 Bruno Fernandes £300,000 per week
Bruno Fernandes was made Man Utd captain back in 2023, and in recent years, the midfielder has arguably been the only real marquee signing who has lived up to the hype.
The Portugal international turned down a move to Saudi Arabia in the summer of 2025 and is under contract until 2027.
1 Casemiro £350,000 per week
The biggest earner at Old Trafford is Casemiro, who has been picking up £350,000 per week since joining from Real Madrid in 2022.
The Brazilian cost the Red Devils £50m, however, the player has come in for criticism in the last 12 months and was again linked with an exit in the summer.