Revealed: The top 10 highest earners in the Premier League, including Man United duo and surprise Man City star, after Bukayo Saka signed new £300,000-a-week deal at Arsenal

This week has seen a reshuffle in the top order for the Premier League‘s highest earners following the agreement of Arsenal‘s Bukayo Saka to a bumper new deal.

Saka will top the club’s wage list after sealing a salary in excess of £300,000-a-week, ahead of Kai Havertz who is thought to earn £280,000-per-week.

That said, Saka’s new deal still pales in comparison with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, who leads the way on a jaw-dropping £525,000-per-week deal, widely considered to be the biggest contracts in Premier League history.

Here, Daily Mail Sport takes a look at the top 10 highest earners in the top flight.

All figures have been independently sourced, however some of the numbers provided are approximations and not exact figures.

Saka’s new deal still pales in comparison with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, who leads the way on a jaw-dropping £525,000-per-week deal

1. Erling Haaland (Manchester City): £525,000-per-week

The 24-year-old Norwegian giant has taken the Premier League by storm ever since his arrival from the Bundesliga in 2022, most notably shattering the record for goals in a season (36) as well as becoming the fastest player to reach 100 goals for a single club, achieved in just 111 games.

Haaland has already lifted seven trophies in just over three seasons at the club, including playing a pivotal role in City’s treble-winning season in his debut campaign. 

This included netted 12 times to help the club lift its first ever Champions League trophy, becoming the quickest player to ever register 30 Champions League goals in the process.

And last year the Emirates-owned club rewarded their talisman with a groundbreaking new nine-and-a-half-year deal, eclipsing Cole Palmer’s nine-year Chelsea deal signed in 2023 to become the longest ever seen in the Premier League.

The deal will see him turn 34 years old by the time it comes to an end, and put an end to any links with Real Madrid – at least for now.

2. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool): £400,000-per-week

The Egyptian King has certainly repaid the faith for his club’s commitment over the near eight years, winning eight major trophies during his highly successful spell at the Anfield club.

Salah’s contract situation became a dominant narrative last season, with the 33-year-old winger repeatedly suggesting it could be his last on Merseyside. But in April he committed himself to Arne Slot’s side, signing a two-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2027. 

It has continued to be a turbulent season once again for Salah after he claimed that he had been ‘thrown under the bus’ and his relationship with Slot had broken down in December before his departure for AFCON. 

Yet his return to training from the tournament in Morocco quickly dispelled theories suggesting that he would never play for Liverpool again following the outburst. He is looking increasingly more like his former self with every passing game, and his boss praised his return to the goalsheet on the weekend when he netted a penalty in a 3-0 victory over Brighton.

In April Salah committed himself to Arne Slot’s side, signing a two-year deal that will keep him at the club until 2027

3. Casemiro (Manchester United): £350,000-per-week

The former Real Madrid superstar and five-time Champions League winner arrived in Manchester in 2022 on a huge deal which was widely criticised at the time for being overpriced for his 30-year-old age.

Ineos, who bought a minority stake in United in February 2024 and assumed footballing operations are keen to put an end to the costly mega-deals of ageing superstars of the club’s recent history – and part of this is removing the likes of Casemiro from their wage books.

The 33-year-old Brazilian is receiving something of a swansong after announcing in January that this season would be his last.

This is largely down to the hugely influential role that he continues to play in the heart of United’s midfield. After having been written off in his second season, Casemiro bounced back to become a vital player for United under Ruben Amorim, Darren Fletcher, and now Michael Carrick.

4. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): £350,000-per-week

The Liverpool captain, 34, has enjoyed a hugely successful spell on Merseyside, winning a Premier League, a Champions League, an FA Cup and two League Cups in addition to a UEFA Super Cup, a FIFA Club World Cup and a host of individual accolades.

The rock at the heart of the Liverpool defence during his eight-year spell on Merseyside, Van Dijk joined Jurgen Klopp’s side for a then-world-record fee for a defender of £75million in January 2018.

Like his team-mate Salah, Van Dijk’s contract was also due to expire at the end of last season, but the Dutchman also signed a two-year deal last April with similar wages to his previous terms.

Like team-mate Salah, Van Dijk’s contract was also due to expire at the end of last season, but the Dutchman also signed a two-year deal last April with similar wages to his previous terms

5. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal): £300,000-per-week 

The English winger this week agreed a massive five-year extension to make him Arsenal’s highest earner.

The 24-year-old was under contract until 2027 but committed his future to his boyhood club until 2031 with a new deal which is expected to net him close to £80million in that time.

An Arsenal academy graduate, Saka has been a key figure in the club’s recent title challenges, netting 40 league goals since the start of the 2022 season and 54 in all competitions.

The fresh terms should certainly bolster his confidence ahead of a crucial run of games with his club – and summer with his country.

6. Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United): £300,000-per-week

The Manchester United captain, 31, has been the beleaguered side’s most important player since signing from Sporting Lisbon in 2020.  

Fernandes has scored 104 goals and provided 99 assists in his 315 appearances, and was awarded the captaincy under Erik ten Hag in July 2023, following the stripping of the armband from Harry Maguire.

The future of the Portuguese star has been thrown into question following the departure of his compatriot Ruben Amorim, with whom he had a particularly close relationship during his time in charge.

His current deal is set to expire in the summer of 2027, and Casemiro’s departure at the end of the current campaign will make him the club’s top earner.

The Manchester United captain, 31, has been the beleaguered side’s most important player since signing from Sporting Lisbon in 2020

7. Omar Marmoush (Manchester City): £295,000-per-week

The Egyptian arrived on a four-and-a-half-year deal in January last year from Eintracht Frankfurt after finishing the previous season as the Bundesliga’s second top scorer behind Harry Kane.

Pep Guardiola has admitted that he regards the 26-year-old as ‘more as a striker than a proper winger’, and given the competition for the No 9 spot in Haaland, it is little surprise that Marmoush has started more frequently from the bench this season.

Last month Marmoush scored his first Premier League goal for the side during a goalscoring drought for Haaland, and Guardiola praised his ‘special player’ Marmoush, adding: ‘He is not old, not young, but has margin to improve and a sense of goal [with] dynamic energy in his runs, which is really good.’

8. Alexander Isak (Liverpool): £280,000-per-week

The high-drama tale of the Swedish striker’s attempts to leave Newcastle to join the Merseyside club was the talk of the summer, one which finally came to a conclusion when Liverpool announced his signing for a British record transfer fee of £125million on deadline day.

The 26-year-old forward joined after a month on strike at the Magpies, and it seems that he has been paying the price this campaign for the lack of pre-season game time.

After a staggered introduction to get up to full fitness, Isak suffered a broken leg after opening the scoring in Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Tottenham before Christmas and has not played since. His manager does not expect he will play again this season.

Isak suffered a broken leg after opening the scoring in Liverpool’s 2-1 win at Tottenham before Christmas and has not played since, and is not expected to play again this season

9. Kai Havertz (Arsenal): £280,000-per-week

The German swapped west London for north in the summer of 2023 in a £65million move that raised eyebrows at the time.

Havertz, who won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021, has proven the doubters wrong though, notching up na impressive 31 goals in 94 appearances, as well as 15 assists.

His biggest problem appears to be retaining his fitness. Havertz spent the first half of the season returning from a serious knee problem, and has been sidelined once again after injurying his hamstring earlier this month.

10. Gabriel Jesus (Arsenal): £265-000-per-week

The 28-year-old Brazilian joined the Gunners in 2022 following a decorated five-and-a-half-year spell at Manchester City where he won four Premier League titles, three League Cups and the FA Cup.

Ever since his arrival though Jesus has been plagued by knee injuries that have resulted in multiple, long-term absences.

He most recently returned to action in December after 11 months away with an ACL injury, and has scored five times in the months since.

A persistently useful resource when available, keeping Jesus fit may change the course of the narrative in north London in the next few weeks