Highest-Paid Goalkeepers in Football
Manuel Neuer is the highest-paid goalkeeper tracked on Retained List, earning £410,000 per week at Bayern Munich. The full list of 135 tracked goalkeepers, sorted by weekly wage, is below.
Verified August 2026
| # | Player | Club | Age | Contract | Weekly Wage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Neuer | Bayern Munich | 40 | June 2027 | £410,000 |
| 2 | Thibaut Courtois | Real Madrid | 34 | June 2027 | £290,000 |
| 3 | Marc-André ter Stegen | Barcelona | 34 | June 2028 | £288,462 |
| 4 | Gianluigi Donnarumma | Manchester City | 27 | June 2030 | £213,654 |
| 5 | Wojciech Szczęsny | Barcelona | 36 | June 2027 | £211,000 |
| 6 | Bono | Al-Hilal | 35 | June 2028 | £200,000 |
| 7 | Alisson Becker | Liverpool | 33 | July 2027 | £190,000 |
| 8 | Ander Astralaga | Free Agent | 22 | June 2026 | £145,128 |
| 9 | Aaron Ramsdale | Southampton | 28 | June 2028 | £120,000 |
| 10 | Emiliano Martínez | Aston Villa | 33 | June 2027 | £120,000 |
| 11 | Alphonse Areola | West Ham United | 33 | June 2027 | £119,998 |
| 12 | David Raya | Arsenal | 30 | June 2028 | £110,000 |
| 13 | Jordan Pickford | Everton | 32 | June 2029 | £110,000 |
| 14 | Dean Henderson | Crystal Palace | 29 | June 2028 | £100,000 |
| 15 | Bernd Leno | Fulham | 34 | June 2027 | £100,000 |
| 16 | Andre Onana | Manchester United | 30 | June 2028 | £100,000 |
| 17 | Giorgi Mamardashvili | Liverpool | 25 | June 2030 | £90,000 |
| 18 | Iñaki Peña | Barcelona | 27 | June 2029 | £88,462 |
| 19 | Djordje Petrovic | Bournemouth | 27 | June 2028 | £80,000 |
| 20 | Vicente Guaita | Free Agent | 39 | June 2024 | £77,000 |
| 21 | Kepa Arrizabalaga | Arsenal | 31 | June 2028 | £75,000 |
| 22 | Guglielmo Vicario | Tottenham Hotspur | 29 | June 2028 | £75,000 |
| 23 | Neto | Free Agent | 37 | June 2027 | £75,000 |
| 24 | Fraser Forster | Free Agent | 38 | June 2024 | £72,000 |
| 25 | Andriy Lunin | Real Madrid | 27 | June 2030 | £67,000 |
| 26 | Sven Ulreich | Free Agent | 38 | December 2025 | £65,000 |
| 27 | Adrian | Free Agent | 39 | July 2024 | £63,000 |
| 28 | Filip Jorgensen | Chelsea | 25 | August 2029 | £60,000 |
| 29 | Odysseas Vlachodimos | Newcastle | 32 | June 2028 | £60,000 |
| 30 | Nick Pope | Newcastle | 34 | June 2027 | £60,000 |
| 31 | Zach Steffen | Free Agent | 31 | June 2025 | £60,000 |
| 32 | Robert Sánchez | Chelsea | 28 | June 2030 | £60,000 |
| 33 | Stefan Ortega | Manchester City | 33 | June 2028 | £54,999 |
| 34 | Ben Mee | Free Agent | 36 | July 2025 | £53,000 |
| 35 | Robin Olsen | Free Agent | 36 | July 2024 | £50,000 |
| 36 | Senne Lammens | Manchester United | 24 | June 2030 | £50,000 |
| 37 | Łukasz Fabiański | Free Agent | 41 | June 2026 | £49,996 |
| 38 | Marco Bizot | Aston Villa | 35 | June 2028 | £45,000 |
| 39 | Mattia Perin | Free Agent | 33 | July 2025 | £45,000 |
| 40 | David Ospina | Free Agent | 37 | June 2024 | £45,000 |
| 41 | Tom Heaton | Manchester United | 40 | June 2027 | £45,000 |
| 42 | Darren Randolph | Free Agent | 39 | June 2024 | £42,000 |
| 43 | Mike Penders | Chelsea | 23 | August 2032 | £40,000 |
| 44 | James Trafford | Leeds United | 23 | June 2031 | £40,000 |
| 45 | Gabriel Slonina | Free Agent | 22 | June 2028 | £40,000 |
| 46 | Ewen Jaouen | Newcastle | 20 | June 2030 | £40,000 |
| 47 | Matz Sels | Nottingham Forest | 34 | June 2027 | £40,000 |
| 48 | Martin Dúbravka | Tottenham Hotspur | 37 | June 2026 | £38,000 |
| 49 | Lucas Perri | Leeds United | 28 | June 2029 | £35,000 |
| 50 | Altay Bayindir | Manchester United | 28 | June 2027 | £35,000 |
| 51 | Alex McCarthy | Free Agent | 36 | June 2026 | £35,000 |
| 52 | Marcus Bettinelli | Manchester City | 34 | June 2027 | £35,000 |
| 53 | Matt Turner | Nottingham Forest | 32 | June 2027 | £35,000 |
| 54 | Caoimhin Kelleher | Brentford | 27 | June 2030 | £32,000 |
| 55 | Scott Carson | Free Agent | 38 | June 2024 | £30,000 |
| 56 | Ted Curd | Free Agent | 22 | August 2026 | £30,000 |
| 57 | John Victor | Nottingham Forest | 30 | June 2028 | £30,000 |
| 58 | Asmir Begovic | Free Agent | 39 | June 2025 | £30,000 |
| 59 | Angus Gunn | Free Agent | 30 | June 2026 | £30,000 |
| 60 | Steven Benda | Nottingham Forest | 28 | June 2027 | £30,000 |
| 61 | Benjamin Lecomte | Fulham | 35 | June 2027 | £30,000 |
| 62 | Loris Karius | Free Agent | 33 | June 2027 | £30,000 |
| 63 | Gavin Bazunu | Southampton | 24 | June 2027 | £30,000 |
| 64 | Mads Hermansen | West Ham United | 26 | June 2028 | £30,000 |
| 65 | Illan Meslier | Arsenal | 26 | June 2028 | £30,000 |
| 66 | Freddie Woodman | Liverpool | 29 | June 2027 | £30,000 |
| 67 | Arijanet Muric | Free Agent | 27 | June 2028 | £27,000 |
| 68 | Antonin Kinsky | Tottenham Hotspur | 23 | June 2029 | £25,000 |
| 69 | John Ruddy | Free Agent | 39 | June 2026 | £25,000 |
| 70 | Owen Goodman | Free Agent | 22 | June 2025 | £20,000 |
| 71 | Mark Travers | Free Agent | 27 | June 2029 | £20,000 |
| 72 | Christian Walton | Ipswich Town | 30 | June 2028 | £20,000 |
| 73 | Ethan Horvath | Free Agent | 31 | June 2024 | £17,500 |
| 74 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | Free Agent | 29 | June 2024 | £17,000 |
| 75 | Mohammed Al-Owais | Free Agent | 34 | June 2025 | £16,500 |
| 76 | Jason Steele | Brighton | 36 | June 2027 | £16,000 |
| 77 | Hákon Valdimarsson | Brentford | 24 | June 2028 | £16,000 |
| 78 | Adam Davies | Sheffield United | 34 | June 2027 | £16,000 |
| 79 | Brandon Austin | Tottenham Hotspur | 27 | June 2029 | £15,000 |
| 80 | Will Dennis | Bournemouth | 21 | June 2028 | £15,000 |
| 81 | Karl Darlow | Manchester United | 35 | June 2027 | £15,000 |
| 82 | Anthony Patterson | Free Agent | 26 | June 2028 | £15,000 |
| 83 | Tom King | Everton | 31 | June 2027 | £15,000 |
| 84 | Mark Flekken | Brentford | 33 | June 2027 | £15,000 |
| 85 | Wayne Hennessey | Free Agent | 39 | June 2024 | £15,000 |
| 86 | Joe Gauci | Aston Villa | 26 | June 2029 | £15,000 |
| 87 | Jakub Stolarczyk | Leicester City | 24 | June 2027 | £15,000 |
| 88 | Fran Vieites | Leicester City | 27 | June 2027 | £15,000 |
| 89 | Simon Moore | Sunderland | 36 | June 2027 | £12,000 |
| 90 | Alex Palmer | Ipswich Town | 30 | June 2028 | £12,000 |
| 91 | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | Al-Hilal | 29 | June 2027 | £11,000 |
| 92 | Carlo Pinsoglio | Free Agent | 35 | July 2025 | £10,769 |
| 93 | Tom Wooster | Free Agent | 21 | June 2025 | £10,000 |
| 94 | Melker Ellborg | Sunderland | 23 | June 2030 | £10,000 |
| 95 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | Free Agent | 26 | June 2025 | £10,000 |
| 96 | Bart Verbruggen | Brighton | 24 | June 2028 | £9,000 |
| 97 | Ivor Pandur | Free Agent | 26 | June 2027 | £8,500 |
| 98 | Oliver Dovin | Coventry City | 24 | June 2028 | £8,000 |
| 99 | Robin Roefs | Sunderland | 24 | June 2027 | £8,000 |
| 100 | Alfie Whiteman | Free Agent | 27 | June 2025 | £7,500 |
| 101 | Eddie Beach | Free Agent | 22 | May 2027 | £7,500 |
| 102 | Amin Bukhari | Free Agent | 29 | June 2024 | £7,000 |
| 103 | João Virgínia | Everton | 26 | June 2028 | £6,101 |
| 104 | Mark Gillespie | Newcastle | 34 | June 2027 | £5,900 |
| 105 | Tom McGill | Brighton | 26 | June 2027 | £5,600 |
| 106 | Andy Lonergan | Free Agent | 42 | July 2024 | £5,500 |
| 107 | Matt Macey | Free Agent | 31 | June 2024 | £5,000 |
| 108 | George Wickens | Free Agent | 24 | June 2024 | £5,000 |
| 109 | Nathan Bishop | Free Agent | 26 | June 2026 | £4,900 |
| 110 | Abdullah Al-Mayouf | Free Agent | 39 | June 2024 | £4,500 |
| 111 | Ellery Balcombe | Brentford | 26 | June 2027 | £4,500 |
| 112 | Dillon Phillips | Hull City | 31 | June 2027 | £4,250 |
| 113 | James Shea | Free Agent | 35 | June 2025 | £3,000 |
| 114 | Marcelo Pitaluga | Free Agent | 23 | June 2025 | £3,000 |
| 115 | Waleed Abdullah | Free Agent | 40 | June 2024 | £3,000 |
| 116 | Johannes Schenk | Free Agent | 23 | June 2024 | £2,959 |
| 117 | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi | Free Agent | 25 | June 2028 | £2,500 |
| 118 | Habib Al-Wutaian | Free Agent | 30 | June 2025 | £2,000 |
| 119 | Matthew Cox | Brentford | 23 | June 2028 | £1,900 |
| 120 | Matej Kovar | Free Agent | 26 | June 2025 | £1,600 |
| 121 | Dermot Mee | Free Agent | 23 | June 2025 | £1,400 |
| 122 | Joseph Anang | Free Agent | 26 | June 2024 | £1,099 |
| 123 | Ondřej Mastný | Free Agent | 24 | June 2024 | £800 |
| 124 | Radek Vitek | Manchester United | 22 | June 2028 | £700 |
| 125 | Alex Borto | Fulham | 22 | June 2027 | £700 |
| 126 | Jordan Amissah | Free Agent | 25 | June 2024 | £600 |
| 127 | Denis Franchi | Free Agent | 23 | June 2025 | £600 |
| 128 | Joe Whitworth | Crystal Palace | 22 | June 2027 | £547 |
| 129 | Cameron Plain | Free Agent | 24 | July 2024 | £500 |
| 130 | Elyh Harrison | Free Agent | 20 | June 2025 | £180 |
| 131 | Carl Rushworth | Coventry City | 25 | June 2026 | — |
| 132 | Walter Benítez | Crystal Palace | 33 | June 2028 | — |
| 133 | David Button | Free Agent | 37 | June 2026 | — |
| 134 | Remi Matthews | Crystal Palace | 32 | June 2027 | — |
| 135 | Alex Cairns | Free Agent | 33 | June 2026 | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the highest-paid goalkeeper in football?
Manuel Neuer is the highest-paid goalkeeper on Retained List, earning £410,000 per week at Bayern Munich.
How many goalkeepers are tracked on Retained List?
We currently track 135 senior goalkeepers across the leagues we cover. The list rebuilds whenever any player profile is edited.
What is the average wage of a goalkeeper?
See the position pay gap page for average, median and 90th-percentile wages by position. Forwards earn the highest mean wage, goalkeepers the lowest.
Does this list include loaned-out goalkeepers?
Yes, players are listed against the club that holds their contract. Loan destination clubs do not appear on a player's primary listing.
How are goalkeepers ranked on this page?
Players are ranked by gross weekly basic wage, descending. Free agents and players without a published wage figure are excluded from the top of the table.