Your search for the top 5 highest paid Arsenal players ends here. Mikel Arteta has brought Arsenal to the top again, and they are now a club that has the capability of competing for England's and Europe's biggest prizes. While Arteta undoubtedly deserves huge praise, some of the Arsenal players deserve huge compliments as well for their brilliant performances in the past year or 2. Let's not delay any more then, scroll down below to find out the top 5 highest paid players of Arsenal in the 2025-26 season.
Arsenal players weekly wages 2025/26 - The top 5
Martin Ødegaard (Salary per week - £240,000)
Arsenal captain Martin Ødegaard earns a salary per week of £240,000. There's no doubt that he deserves such an amount for his overall contribution to Arsenal so far. However, Ødegaard has been quite disappointing for the past few months for the Gunners, both in terms of his performances and fitness levels. Thus, he would slowly need to get back to his best for Arsenal, especially as the club captain, to justify his high salary.
Declan Rice (Salary per week - £240,000)
There would be no complaints by anyone that Declan Rice is receiving a salary per week of £240,000. Some may feel that it deserves even more, considering this is the same amount that Ødegaard receives. Rice has been sensational since he joined the Gunners, and with each passing season he's getting better and better. The English midfielder could arguably be one of the top 2 or 3 midfielders in world football in the near future, and Arsenal would be the beneficiaries of this unbelievable growth.
William Saliba (Salary per week - £250,000)
£250,000 per week is the salary that William Saliba earns, and he completely deserves it. From being overlooked by Mikel Arteta to now becoming one of Arsenal's most important players, Saliba's Arsenal career is the ultimate comeback story. He has been so good that even Real Madrid have been looking at him for a long time, Arsenal fans definitely hope he doesn't jump ship to Spain. We firmly believe he is a future Gunners captain if he stays with Arteta's side for the considerable future.
Gabriel Jesus (Salary per week - £265,000)
This might be a shocker for many, especially Arsenal fans. Gabriel Jesus earning a salary of £265,000 per week is the sort of news that could trigger most Arsenal fans. It's not that the Brazilian has played terribly for the Gunners, in fact he's been fantastic on most occasions for them however, those occasions have been extremely rare and few due to his disastrous fitness issues. The news is that he's set to comeback from another injury layoff, and Arsenal hopes will be praying he sticks around longer than expected at least this time.
Kai Havertz (Salary per week - £280,000)
Kai Havertz earning a salary of £280,000 and being Arsenal's Highest Paid Player in 2025 is an absolute shocker. It's not that he's been as bad as Gabriel Jesus for the Gunners, but he certainly hasn't done anywhere near enough to justify himself as the best paid player for Arsenal. Similar to Jesus, Havertz is injured as well and is expected to come back soon. The German forward needs to considerably improve himself after his next return to justify his huge salary, or risk the wrath of Arsenal fans.
