As of 2012, captain Robin Van Persie is Arsenal's highest paid player. The striker currently earns £90,000 per week, although his salary will be substantially increased if he signs a new contract with the club later this year. Van Persie only has one year to run on his current deal and he has attracted the attention of the world's richest clubs for quite some time, fueling speculation that he may be leaving the club this summer. He was the premiership's top goal scorer in the 2011/12 season, scoring a total of 30 goals in 38 appearances.
Arsenal's First Team's Wages (per week)
- Robin Van Persie: £90,000
- Andrey Arshavin: £80,000
- Mikel Arteta: £70,000
- Theo Walcott: £70,000
- Thomas Vermaelen: £70,000
- Yossi Benayoun: £70,000
- Gervinho: £70,000
- Manuel Alumina: £60,000
- Per Mertesacker: £60,000
- Sebastien Squillaci: £60,000
- Tomas Rosicky: £60,000
- Bacary Sagna: £60,000
- Aaron Ramsey: £55,000
- Alex Song: £55,000
- Jack Wilshere: £55,000
- Nicklas Bendtner: £52,000
- Marouane Chamakh: £50,000
- Abou Diaby: £50,000
- Andre Santos: £50,000
- Carlos Vela: £50,000
- Denilson: £50,000
- Johan Djourou: £50,000
- Laurent Koscielny: £50,000
- Lukas Fabianski: £40,000
- Wojciech Szczesny: £40,000
- Ju Young Park: £40,000
- Kieran Gibbs: £40,000
- Vito Mannone: £20,000
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain: £20,000
- Carl Jenkinson: £20,000
- Emmanuel Frimpong: £20,000
- Ryo: £20,000
- Francis Coquelin: £15,000
- Henri Lansbury: £5,000
- Ignasi Miquel: £5,000
As you can see, captain and striker Robin Van Persie is Arsenal FC's highest paid player by quite some margin.