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The Highest-Paid Premier League Goalkeepers

Eleven Premier League goalkeepers are earning over $5 million a year.
Chelsea is the only club to feature three goalkeepers among the highest-paid in the Premier League.

Jun 07, 2024 | 10:30 am

UPDATED Nov 11, 2024 | 11:41 am

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The Premier League generates $8.5 billion selling its media rights, and leading clubs are selling tickets at record levels.

Goalkeepers don’t usually get a lot of attention from fans, but their role as goal-stoppers is crucial.

The highest-paid Premier League goalkeepers command salaries that are on par with other players involved in more of the action.

At the top of the list are two keepers earning $10.1 million a year. Emiliano Martinez of Aston Villa and Alisson Becker are the highest-paid Premier League goalkeepers.

Martinez has been with Aston Villa since 2022. He won the World Cup with Argentina that year and was named the Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper as well.

Becker signed a 3-year, $30.3 million contract in 2021. He’s won four individual awards in his career, including the 2019 Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper.

Fulham’s Bernd Leno is third on the list. He makes $8.8 million playing for the London club. The 31-year-old has earned over $63 million in his career playing in Germany first then England.

Jordan Pickford is fourth with his $8.4 million salary. The Everton goalkeeper signed a new deal in 2023 worth $25 million over three years.

Pickford finished the 2023-2024 Premier League season with 13 clean sheets, second among all Premier League goalkeepers.

At $8.1 million, Alphonse Areola, Andre Onana, and Aaron Ramsdale tie for the fifth spot on the list. Areola signed with West Ham in 2022 after playing for Fulham. He received a $4 million pay raise from what he was earning with the other London-based club.

Ramsdale plays for Southampton after leaving Arsenal last season. He started his career in League Two with Chesterfield where he was only making $130K a year.

Onana has been the Manchester United keeper since 2023. His contract features the opportunity for him to earn up to $5.4 million in performance-based bonuses.

He’s one of only two Premier League goalkeepers whose contract includes bonuses.

Ranking The Highest-Paid Goalkeepers in The Premier League

Here is the entire list of the highest-paid Premier League goalkeepers. The list was compiled with data from Capology.

Updated: November 11, 2024

Rank	Player	Team	Compensation
T-1	Emiliano Martinez	Aston Villa	$10.1 million
T-1	Alisson Becker	Liverpool	$10.1 million
3	Bernd Leno	Fulham	$8.8 millon
4	Jordan Pickford	Everton	$8.4 million
T-5	Alphonse Areola	West Ham	$8.1 million
T-5	André Onana	Manchester United	$8.1 million
T-5	Aaron Ramsdale	Southampton	$8.1 million
T-8	Ederson	Manchester City	$6.7 million
T-8	David Raya	Arsenal	$6.7 million
T-8	Dean Henderson	Crystal Palace	$6.7 million
11	Stefan Ortega Moreno	Manchester City	$6.1 million
T-12	Guglielmo Vicario	Tottenham	$5.1 million
T-12	Fraser Forster	Tottenham	$5.1 million
T-12	Kepa Arrizabalaga	Chelsea	$5.1 million
15	Łukasz Fabiański	West Ham	$4.4 million
T-16	Nick Pope	Newcastle United	$4.05 million
T-16	Robert Sánchez	Chelsea	$4.05 million
T-18	Robin Olsen	Aston Villa	$3.4 million
T-18	Odysseas Vlachodimos	Newcastle United	$3.4 million
T-18	Filip Jørgensen	Chelsea	$3.4 million
T-18	Neto	Arsenal	$3.4 million
22	Tom Heaton	Manchester United	$3 million
T-23	Danny Ward	Leicester City	$2.7 million
T-23	José Sá	Wolverhampton	$2.7 million
T-23	Sam Johnstone	Wolverhampton	$2.7 million
T-23	Martin Dubravka	Newcastle United	$2.7 million
T-23	Alex McCarthy	Southampton	$2.7 million
T-23	Matt Turner	Crystal Palace	$2.7 million