Last updated on March 12th, 2025
As the Premier League heads towards the business end of the season, every point counts as teams battle for glory and supremacy. However, this fight to win goes far beyond silverware or even survival as clubs try to earn more money to invest for the next campaign. At the end of the season, each Premier League side will be awarded prize money based on where they finish and so every point and position counts.
You may think there isn’t much difference in finishing 13th or 14th in the Premier League table but in fact, it can have a giant bearing on the future progress of a football club. In a time of Profit and Sustainability rules, every million counts. This article will assess how much each team will earn following the conclusion of the current 2024/25 season.
How Much Prize Money is on Offer and What is the State of Play?
The 20 Premier League clubs competing this season stand to earn a share of close to £3billion though the difference the team at the top receives compares to the bottom side will be more than £50million and so it pays to finish as high as possible.
This campaign, Liverpool are leading the way while Southampton have been rooted in 20th place for much of the campaign. When fans assess the latest Premier League predictions the Reds are heavy favourites to take spot and lift the title while the Saints have managed just two victories in 28 matches and so look certainties to return to the Championship after only one season back in the big time. Supporters will predict the final outcome of the table to add an extra layer of excitement to the action on the pitch and can view a range of different odds, stats and data to make picks from a place of knowledge and authority.
How Much is Each Premier League Place Worth?
The Premier League merit payments are made up of the combined earnings generated from the domestic and international broadcast deals. Matches in England’s top division are beamed to 188 countries with approximately 3.2billion people tuning in across the season making the Premier League the most watched sports league on the planet. The clubs all take their cut for providing such thrilling entertainment and the sums are eyewatering.
The sliding scale of who earns what is pretty black and white with the team in first place earning the most and the team at the bottom earning the least. Last season, the difference in prize money for each spot was £2.8m while the campaign before was £3.1m. Such funds can pay the wages of a star player or boost a transfer offer to bolster a key position and so it is imperative teams at both ends of the table finish as high as they possibly can. The days of being on the beach with nothing to play for in April are gone.
What Will this Season’s Likely Earnings be for Each Position?
Here is a rundown of what each league position could be worth after the final ball is kicked in May to show the difference in earnings for each side.
1st: £56.4m
2nd: £53.5m
3rd: £50.7m
4th: £47.9m
5th: £45.1m
6th: £42.2m
7th: £39.4m
8th: £36.7m
9th: £33.8m
10th: £31m
11th: £28.2m
12th: £25.4m
13th: £22.5m
14th: £19.7m
15th: £16.9m
16th: £14m
17th: £11.3m
18th: £8.5m
19th: £5.7m
20th: £2.8m
As things stand heading into April, Liverpool and Arsenal each stand to earn more than £50m while high-flying Nottingham Forest could claim £50.7m if the side is able to hang onto third place in the table. This season’s surprise package have kept the pace and such prize money could revolutionise the club’s standing this century and stabilise the team into regular top half competitors. What’s more, it would also aid any spending spree if European competition needs to be planned for.
Chelsea, Manchester City, Newcastle will all receive £40m+ should they finish in the top six while Brighton, Bournemouth and Fulham could all earn £30m if they secure a top ten finish. Manchester United and Tottenham, meanwhile, so used to finishing in the top six, look set for a bottom half finish as things stand. Not only is that far below the standard set by those clubs but it could also see the Red Devils and Spurs earn around £25m less than they often do from Premier League prize money.
The figures awarded to the teams in the relegation zone, who look set to be Ipswich, Leicester and Southampton, the three teams promoted last season, are £8.5m, £5.7m and £2.8m may not soften the blow of relegation but it certainly helps and this level of prize money shows why every club is so desperate to make it to the promised land of the Premier League.
Wrapping Up
Overall, the Premier League is the biggest sports league on the planet and so demands huge money for giant viewing figures. This revenue is then split between all 20 clubs which has contributed to soaring transfer fees and annual player salaries.
Each team is striving to be better season on season and so each league position is vital in order to receive more prize money to invest in infrastructure and the playing squad. Every kick counts right through to the end of the campaign.
