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Cole Palmer salary: How much does Chelsea star earn per week and annually in the Premier League?

Cole Palmer has easily been one of the best players in the Premier League since his move to the Blue side of London from the Blue side of Manchester.

Surely he must be one of the top earners in the squad then considering his terrific form, right? The answer is rather surprising as the English midfielder barely breaks into the top ten earners list at Stamford Bridge.

Just how much does the 22-year-old earn at Chelsea, though?

GOAL delved into the numbers with Capology and found out!

*Salaries are gross

  • Cole Palmer’s wages at Chelsea in numbers

    Palmer signed a nine-year contract with Chelsea back in 2024, keeping him at the club until 2033.

    The creative attacker currently draws a salary of £130,000 ($164,208) on a weekly basis, making it a total of close to £7 million ($8.5m) annually.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages in GBP

    Weekly wages in USD

    Annual wages in GBP

    Annual wages in USD

    Cole Palmer

    English

     £130,000

    $164,208

    £6,760,000

    $8,538,793

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    Top earners at Chelsea

    Club captain Reece James stands as the highest-earning player in the squad by quite some distance, while French stars Wesley Fofana and Christopher Nkunku join the full-back at second and third position respectively.

    Argentine midfielder Enzo Fernandez follows at fourth, earning slightly more than fifth placed Marc Cucurella.

    Player

    Nationality

    Weekly wages GBP

    Weekly wages USD

    Annual wages GBP

    Annual wages USD

    Reece James

    English

    £250,000

    $315,784

    £13,000,000

    $16,420,755

    Wesley Fofana

    French

    £200,000

    $252,627

    £10,400,000

    $13,136,604

    Christopher Nkunku

    French

    £195,000

    $246,311

    £10,140,000

    $12,808,189

    Enzo Fernandez

    Argentine

    £180,000

    $227,364

    £9,360,000

    $11,822,944

    Marc Cucurella

    Spanish

    £175,000

    $221,049

    £9,100,000 

    $11,494,528

  • Top 5 earners in the Premier League

    Manchester City’s Erling Haaland sits at the top of the chart as the highest-paid player in the Premier League having recently signed a nine-year contract with the club, keeping him at the Etihad until 2034.

    City team-mate Kevin De Bruyne follows him at second, while Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah acquires the third spot.

    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

    Palmer's salary numbers almost appear child-like when compared to the highest paid players in the world. The list is majorly dominated by former stars of Europe who have flocked to the Saudi Premier League.

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

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

    Meanwhile, Riyad Mahrez comes in at third, followed by Senegalese 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