Premier League prize money 2023/24: £120.5m boost for Nottingham Forest and how much every club earned

The Premier League is the most lucrative league in the world and every one of the 20 clubs will have been boosted by the riches on offer at the end of the season

Nottingham Fores’s Premier League survival netted the club an estimated £120m in prize money as the club look to build on their position next season.

It was another season packed with drama, controversy and unexpected turns at the City Ground and has concluded with Forest securing their status in the Premier League after a turbulent and controversial season.

All 20 teams in the league will have earned over £100m in prize money for their efforts over the past 10 months, reinforcing the Premier League’s status as a financial powerhouse in football.

The earnings are anticipated to be similar to last season’s totals, which means that Forest will net more than £120m. Even Sheffield United, who have had one of the worst seasons in Premier League history, are expected to receive a nine-figure sum despite finishing at the bottom and conceding over a hundred goals. This is largely due to the unparalleled global broadcast revenue of the Premier League.

Each club gets nearly £80m in equal share payments – essentially a dividend from the billions generated from TV deals worldwide – and this is supplemented by a basic commercial figure of just under £10m. Clubs also receive a facility fee of around £900,000 for every match they play live on UK TV, reports the Mirror.

The significant difference lies in merit payments, which are awarded on a sliding scale based on the final league position. Last season, and likely to be similar this year, each place was worth £3.1m – ensuring the champions earn £62.3m.

Before even considering the financial windfall of reaching the Champions League, which can add another £100m to a club’s coffers depending on their performance in the subsequent season, merit payments also ensure that clubs stuck in mid-table for several weeks shouldn’t have been daydreaming about their summer holidays.

The Premier League won’t disclose the precise payouts until early 2025 when they release their annual report, but the figures below, based on last year’s confirmed prize money, are unlikely to have shifted significantly by position.

Premier League payments.

1st Manchester City £176.2m.

2nd Arsenal £172.2m.

3rd Liverpool £168.3m.

4th Aston Villa £164.3m.

5th Tottenham £162.9m.

6th Chelsea £149.7m.

7th Newcastle £148.3m.

8th Manchester United £151.9m.

9th West Ham £138.7m.

10th Crystal Palace 138.1m.

11th Brighton £133.3m.

12th Bournemouth £137.7m.

13th Fulham £124.6m.

14th Wolves £129m.

15th Everton £117.5m.

16th Brentford £118.6m.

17th Nottingham Forest £120.5m.

18th Luton Town £114m.