Everton will be hoping for an easier campaign in the Premier League than the last three have offered, with the Toffees fighting for their top-flight status on several occasions.
As the Blues aim to progress in their new Hill Dickinson Stadium, Football FanCast have taken a look at how much the Merseyside club spends on wages and who comes out on top as the club’s top earners. All earnings are based on reports via Capology.
Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.
1
Jack Grealish
£225,000
£11,700,000
2
Jordan Pickford
£125,000
£6,500,000
=3
Jarrad Branthwaite
£120,000
£6,240,000
=3
Idrissa Gueye
£120,000
£6,240,000
5
James Tarkowski
£100,000
£5,200,000
6
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
£90,000
£4,680,000
7
Michael Keane
£80,000
£4,160,000
8
Beto
£60,000
£3,120,000
9
Vitaliy Mykolenko
£58,000
£3,016,000
10
Seamus Coleman
£55,000
£2,860,000
=11
Iliman Ndiaye
£45,000
£2,340,000
=11
Thierno Barry
£45,000
£2,340,000
13
Tyler Dibling
£40,000
£2,080,000
14
Jake O’Brien
£35,000
£1,820,000
15
James Garner
£30,000
£1,560,000
16
Nathan Patterson
£28,000
£1,456,000
=17
Dwight McNeil
£25,000
£1,300,000
=17
Adam Aznou
£25,000
£1,300,000
=17
Mark Travers
£25,000
£1,300,000
=20
Tim Iroegbunam
£20,000
£1,040,000
=20
Carlos Alcaraz
£20,000
£1,040,000
22
Merlin Rohl
£15,500
£806,000
23
Tom King
£15,000
£780,000
Here's a look at the top 10 highest earners at Everton: 10 Seamus Coleman £55,000 a week
Club legend Seamus Coleman is the first on the top 10 list, currently earning around £2.86m a year with the Toffees. In fact, Everton only paid £60,000 to sign the right-back back in 2009, so it’s safe to say he’s been one of the bargains in Premier League history.
The Irishman is under contract until the end of the 2025/26 season.
9 Vitaliy Mykolenko £58,000 a week
On the left-hand side, Vitaliy Mykolenko is on slightly more than Coleman, earning £58,000 a week. The Ukraine international was signed back in January 2022 from Dynamo Kyiv and has been first choice when fit.
Mykolenko’s current deal is due to expire in 2026.
8 Beto £60,000 a week
Beto was brought to Merseyside back in the summer of 2023 from Italian side Udinese at a reported cost of more than £25m.
Under contract until 2027, the forward’s salary is thought to be worth more than £3m per season, and he has jumped up the pecking order following Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s Everton exit.
7 Michael Keane £80,000 a week
Michael Keane’s game time has been up and down with the Toffees, and he has failed to make more than 30 Premier League appearances in a season since 2021/22.
Whether or not Everton should soon move the player on is another question, with his contract set to expire in 2026.
6 Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall £90,000 a week
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall cost Everton an initial £24m from Chelsea in the summer of 2025 and signed a five-year deal with the Toffees.
During that time, the midfielder is in line to collect more than £23m in wages, so the total cost of a transfer for Everton could reach close to £50m.
5 James Tarkowski £100,000 a week
James Tarkowski has played a significant amount of football since arriving at Goodison Park following Burnley’s relegation in 2022.
Indeed, the experienced centre-back has made more than 100 appearances for the Toffees and is under contract until 2026, where he picks up an eye-catching £100,000 a week.
4 Idrissa Gueye £120,000 a week
Having been re-signed from Paris Saint-Germain, Idrissa Gueye returned to a key role in the Everton midfield where he has featured heavily since making the move back to Merseyside.
He also returned on big money. Gueye seemingly took a pay cut to return to Everton, albeit at £10,000 more than his initial Toffees salary. However, his wages have since increased to £120,000 a week.
3 Jarrad Branthwaite £120,000 per week
Jarrad Branthwaite committed his future to Everton in 2025, signing a new five-year deal which saw his wage increase dramatically.
Previously on £35,000 per week and attracting interest from numerous European giants, the Toffees offered the defender a £6.24m per season deal, a contract Branthwaite swiftly accepted.
2 Jordan Pickford £125,000 a week
England’s number one, Jordan Pickford, picks up a huge £6.5m per year salary at Goodison Park, with his latest contract being signed back in 2023
Pickford is under contract with Everton until 2027, but there has been talk of the ‘keeper remaining with the Toffees for the rest of his career.
1 Jack Grealish £225,000 a week
Top of the charts as Everton’s highest earner is loanee Jack Grealish, who arrived from Manchester City over the summer.
The Toffees are paying a huge percentage of Grealish’s £300,000 per week contract, with those at the Etihad picking up the remaining £75,000.