For nine years, one name sat at the top of almost every Liverpool list — goals, assists and, invariably, wages. With Mohamed Salah now gone, that has changed. The Egyptian left Anfield as a free agent at the start of July, ending a glittering nine-year spell after agreeing to end his contract a year early, and his departure has reshaped the top of the club’s pay structure. So who is Liverpool’s highest earner for the 2026/27 season?
The new No. 1: Virgil van Dijk
The answer is club captain Virgil van Dijk. With Salah off the books, the Netherlands defender is now reported to be Liverpool’s best-paid player, on an estimated £350,000 a week — roughly £18.2 million a year gross. Van Dijk, who signed a new deal to stay at Anfield, inherits the mantle of top earner as he leads a squad in transition, and remains one of the most influential figures in the dressing room as well as on the pitch.
Liverpool’s reported top earners, 2026/27
| # | Player | Position | Est. weekly wage |
| 1 | Virgil van Dijk | Centre-back | £350,000 |
| 2 | Alexander Isak | Forward | £250,000 |
| 3 | Ryan Gravenberch | Midfielder | £250,000 |
| 4 | Florian Wirtz | Midfielder | £200,000 |
| 5 | Cody Gakpo | Forward | ~£200,000 |
| 6 | Alexis Mac Allister | Midfielder | £150,000 |
| 7 | Alisson Becker | Goalkeeper | £150,000 |
The end of the Salah era
Salah was not just Liverpool’s highest earner but one of the best-paid players in the Premier League, on a reported £400,000 a week after his most recent extension. By agreeing to leave a year before his contract expired, he freed the club of a substantial salary — estimated to be worth well over £20 million a year and around a tenth of the wage bill — and departed on a free transfer, giving him the flexibility to choose his next club. His exit followed a difficult final campaign, both for him and for the team.
Salah is not the only high earner to have left. Liverpool have also said goodbye to long-serving full-back Andy Robertson and defender Ibrahima Konaté, while Trent Alexander-Arnold departed for Real Madrid a year earlier. Together, those exits have trimmed a wage bill that had been among the very highest in England, even as the club has invested heavily in new arrivals.
New money coming in
Those arrivals explain why Van Dijk is not alone near the top. Striker Alexander Isak, signed on a long-term deal, and Germany playmaker Florian Wirtz, who arrived in a British-record transfer, command some of the biggest salaries in the squad, while Ryan Gravenberch was rewarded with a lucrative long-term contract after establishing himself as one of the team’s standout performers. Forward Cody Gakpo, goalkeeper Alisson Becker and midfielder Alexis Mac Allister round out the group of leading earners. The overall picture is of a wage structure being rebuilt around a younger core, following the departures of several of the club’s highest-paid veterans.
A note on the numbers
As with all football salary guides, an important caveat applies: clubs do not publish individual player wages, so the figures here are estimates drawn from specialist databases such as Capology and Spotrac and from media reporting. They typically refer to gross basic pay and exclude bonuses, image rights and other add-ons, and they can differ from one source to another. They are best read as a reliable guide to the pecking order at Anfield rather than as exact, official salaries.