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Virgil van Dijk salary: How much does Liverpool star earn per week and annually in Premier League?

Liverpool have been a force to be reckoned with in the Premier League again over the last decade or so.

Skipper Virgil van Dijk has been a huge part of their revival as the main man leading the defence for the Merseyside team since his transfer from Southampton back in 2018.

Van Dijk’s intimidating presence, resolute defending, and high footballing IQ make him one of the best defenders not just in the Premier League, but in the world.

The club has never failed to recognize the Dutchman’s importance to the team, rewarding him with a high salary, making him the among the highest-earning defenders in the English top flight.

Just how much does the Dutchman earn at Liverpool, though?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

  • Virgil Van Dijk’s wages at Liverpool in numbers

    Van Dijk currently makes £220,000 ($277,890) on a weekly basis from the current wage bill, putting him on a yearly salary of well over £11 million ($14m).

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Virgil van Dijk

    Dutch

     £220,000

    $277,890

    £11,440,000

    $14,450,264

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    Top earners at Liverpool

    Mohamed Salah and Van Dijk are the highest earners at the club.

    Following these two is the full-back duo of Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson, taking the third and fourth spots, respectively.

    Meanwhile, at fifth comes the Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister, who joined the club from Brighton in 2023.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Mohamed Salah

    Egyptian

    £350,000

    $442,097

    £18,200,000

    $22,989,057

    Virgil Van Dijk

    Dutch

    £220,000

    $277,890

    £11,440,000

    $14,450,264

    Trent Alexander-Arnold

    English

    £180,000

    $227,364

    £9,360,000

    $11,822,944

    Andrew Robertson

    Scottish

    £160,000

    $202,102

    £8,320,000

    $10,509,283

    Alexis Mac Allister

    Argentine

    £264,244

    $189,470

    £7,800,000 

    $9,852,453

  • Top 5 earners in the Premier League

    Despite Van Dijk being the second-top earner at Liverpool, he fails to make the top 10 cut when it comes to the top earners across the Premier League.

    Manchester City stars Erling Haaland and Kevin De Bruyne acquire the top spots, while Salah comes in at third.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Erling Haaland

    Norwegian

    £525,000

    $663,164

    £27,300,000

    $34,483,586

    Kevin De Bruyne

    Belgian

    £400,000

    $505,254

    £20,800,000

    $26,273,206

    Mohamed Salah

    Egyptian

    £350,000

    $442,097

    £18,200,000

    $22,989,057

    Casemiro

    Brazilian

    £350,000

    $442,097

    £18,200,000

    $22,989,057

    Jack Grealish

    English

    £300,000

    $378,941

    £17,169,698

    $19,704,906

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    Highest paid players in the world

    Although the Liverpool defender is one of the highest-paid players at Liverpool and in the Premier League, he doesn't come close when it comes to the highest-paid players in the world.

    The list is massively dominated by players from the Saudi Pro League.

    One of the greatest forwards to ever grace the sport, Cristiano Ronaldo sits at the top of the list as the top-earner in the sport across the world, playing for SPL side Al Nassr.

    Following him on the list is his former Real Madrid team-mate in Karim Benzema who plays for Al Ittihad.

    Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at third, followed by Senegal internationals Sadio Mane and Kalidou Koulibaly at fourth and fifth spot.

    Player

    Club

    Weekly wages GBP

    Weekly wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Cristiano Ronaldo

    Al Nassr

    £3,846,154

    $4,027,872

    £200,000,000

    $209,449,340

    Karim Benzema

    Al Ittihad

    £1,923,077

    $2,013,936

    £100,000,000

    $104,724,670

    Riyad Mahrez

    Al Ahli

    £1,003,846

    $1,051,275

    £52,200,000

    $54,666,278

    Sadio Mane

    Al Nassr

    £769,231

    $805,574

    £40,000,000

    $41,889,868

    Kalidou Koulibaly

    Al Hilal

    £667,308

    $698,836

    £34,000,000

    $36,339,460

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