Premier League prize money: How much each club gets for final position

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·24 May 2026

Premier League prize money: How much each club gets for final position

Arsenal set for huge windfall with millions up for grabs as Chelsea will pocket far less than last season

The final day of the Premier League season is upon us, with plenty of moving and shaking still to be done.

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While the title winners have been decided - congratulations, Arsenal - the European places are still to be decided and, of course, the occupant of the final relegation spot remains unclear.

Moving up, or down, even a single spot is worth around £2.6million, based on last season’s figures confirmed by the Premier League.

That figure is almost guaranteed to change, and potentially increase, due to inflation and other variables over the last 12 months.

Add in the record-breaking broadcast bounty, and the windfall sky-rockets. Southampton, who finished 20th last season, pocketed around £100m for TV money and other bonuses.

How much prize money each Premier League team earns

The Premier League have confirmed “as part of the money they receive from central payments, clubs earn money based on their final positions in the Premier League table, with these merit payments based on a sliding scale calculated according to where you finish, from 1st to 20th.

“Arsenal, for example, are set to receive 20 times the basic merit payment, while the club who finish second get 19 times, and so on.

“Last season, each place was worth approximately an additional £2.6m, with champions Liverpool earning £53.1m, while bottom club Southampton received £2.6m.”

Domestic and international broadcast revenues are divided equally between the 20 teams. who will also get around £8m from “central commercial revenue streams”, as confirmed by the Premier League last summer.

Looking again at last season, champions Liverpool took home £174.9m in Premier League prize money, while bottom-of-the-pile Southampton got £65.7m less with £109.2m.

That is a good yardstick for this season, with the final totals not set to be confirmed until July 2026.

Manchester United can expect to take home around £165.5m for finishing third, while Liverpool will hope to hold onto fifth place and picket £160.2m.

Chelsea sit eighth heading into the final round of games, which is worth £145.1m.

Tottenham are aiming for back-to-back 17th-placed finishes, and earned £127.8m for avoiding relegation last season. Should they, or West Ham, finish in 18th, that total will reduce to around £116.9m.