David Raya Wage Hike After Secret New Contract Moves Arsenal Star Up Premier League’s Highest-Paid Goalkeepers List

David Raya has been rewarded with a new contract following an impressive start to his Arsenal career.

The 30-year-old was previously earning £100,000 per week on the four-year deal he signed when he completed his permanent transfer from Brentford to the Emirates Stadium in July 2024, following an initial loan move.

That contract was due to run until June 2028 and it is understood that his new contract has the same expiration date.

Arsenal have not publicly announced that Raya has signed a new contract, preferring to keep it secret. However, the secret is now out, with it widely known that he put pen to paper on improved terms over the summer.

New David Raya wage sees him overtake Aaron Ramsdale on pay table

Raya’s new contract came with an estimated 50% pay-rise, taking his wage to around £150,000 per week.

His previous wage of £100,000 per week had been the same as Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson.

More remarkably, Raya was earning less than Aaron Ramsdale — the man he ousted as Arsenal No 1 — was getting paid by Southampton.

Ramsdale’s £120,000-a-week wages are currently being covered by Newcastle, where the former England stopper is on loan this season.

David Raya NOT the Premier League’s best-paid goalkeeper

But despite getting a chunky wage hike in the summer, Raya is not the Premier League’s highest-paid goalkeeper.

That title belongs to Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma, who is said to be on £250,000 per week at Manchester City following his £26 million arrival from Paris Saint-Germain.

However, Raya at least now has pay parity with the likes of Liverpool star Alisson Becker and Aston Villa No 1 Emiliano Martinez.

Top 35 highest-paid Premier League goalkeepers 2025

Rank	Player	Club	Weekly wage
1	Gianluigi Donnarumma	Man City	£250,000
=2	Alisson Becker	Liverpool	£150,000
=2	Emiliano Martinez	Aston Villa	£150,000
=2	David Raya	Arsenal	£150,000
5	Bernd Leno	Fulham	£130,000
6	Jordan Pickford	Everton	£125,000
=7	Alphonse Areola	West Ham	£120,000
=7	Aaron Ramsdale	Newcastle (loan from Southampton)	£120,000
9	Dean Henderson	Crystal Palace	£100,000
10	Stefan Ortega Moreno	Man City	£90,000
11	Giorgi Mamardashvili	Liverpool	£85,000
12	Guglielmo Vicario	Tottenham	£75,000
=13	Kepa Arrizabalaga	Arsenal	£60,000
=13	Nick Pope	Newcastle	£60,000
=13	Robert Sanchez	Chelsea	£60,000
=13	Jose Sa	Wolves	£60,000
=13	Senne Lammens	Man United	£60,000
=13	Djordje Petrovic	Bournemouth	£60,000
19	Caoimhin Kelleher	Brentford	£55,000
=20	Lucas Perri	Leeds	£50,000
=20	Sam Johnstone	Wolves	£50,000
=20	Filip Jorgensen	Chelsea	£50,000
=20	James Trafford	Man City	£50,000
=20	Lukasz Fabianski	West Ham	£50,000
=25	Mads Hermansen	West Ham	£45,000
=25	Marco Bizot	Aston Villa	£45,000
=25	Tom Heaton	Man United	£45,000
=28	Gabriel Slonina	Chelsea	£40,000
=28	Martin Dubravka	Burnley	£40,000
=28	Matz Sels	Nottingham Forest	£40,000
=28	John	Nottingham Forest	£40,000
=32	Bart Verbruggen	Brighton	£35,000
=32	Walter Benitez	Crystal Palace	£35,000
=32	Altay Bayindir	Man United	£35,000
=32	Marcus Bettinelli	Man City	£35,000

Is David Raya good value for his new weekly wage?

While £150,000 a week is a lot of money for any footballer, Raya has firmly established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in the world since moving to Arsenal.

He has won the Premier League’s Golden Glove award in each of the past two seasons, although he had to share it with Matz Sels in the 2024/25 campaign.

Raya was also nominated for the Men’s Yashin Trophy as part of the 2025 Ballon d’Or awards. He finished sixth in the final vote, behind Donnarumma (first), Alisson (second), Yann Sommer (third), Thibaut Courtois (fourth) and Yassine Bounou (fifth).