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FOOTBALL · 24 CLUBS · 1554 PLAYERS

Championship player wages

The 24 clubs we track in Championship pay a combined AU$19,955,189 a week. Kalvin Phillips is the best paid, on AU$311,850 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$20m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$1.04bn
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$34k
CLUBS TRACKED24
Transfers Finances

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 9.5× the bottom club
West Ham United
AU$2.4m Wolverhampton Wanderers
AU$2m Burnley
AU$1.6m Southampton
AU$1.3m Sheffield United
AU$1.1m Birmingham City
AU$1.1m Wrexham
AU$947k Middlesbrough
AU$896k Stoke City
AU$754k Derby County
AU$705k Norwich City
AU$641k Watford
AU$640k Millwall
AU$615k Queens Park Rangers
AU$605k Bolton Wanderers
AU$556k West Bromwich Albion
AU$539k Swansea City
AU$526k Cardiff City
AU$503k Preston North End
AU$481k Charlton Athletic
AU$466k Portsmouth
AU$463k Bristol City
AU$432k Blackburn Rovers
AU$389k Lincoln City
AU$252k

Highest paid in Championship

Top 10 earners take 10% of the league's wage bill

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01 Kalvin Phillips Sheffield United
AU$311,850
02 James Ward-Prowse Southampton
AU$236,250
03 Jarrod Bowen West Ham United
AU$236,250
04 Alphonse Areola West Ham United
AU$226,800
05 Kieran Trippier Wolverhampton Wanderers
AU$217,350
06 Kyle Walker Burnley
AU$189,000
07 Edson Álvarez West Ham United
AU$189,000
08 Raúl Jiménez Wolverhampton Wanderers
AU$166,320
09 Tomáš Soucek West Ham United
AU$164,430
10 Konstantinos Mavropanos West Ham United
AU$151,200
11 Max Kilman West Ham United
AU$149,310
12 Valentín Castellanos West Ham United
AU$145,530
13 Aaron Ramsdale Southampton
AU$141,750
14 José Sá Wolverhampton Wanderers
AU$136,080
15 André Wolverhampton Wanderers
AU$128,520
16 Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) Wolverhampton Wanderers
AU$124,740
17 Kyle Walker-Peters West Ham United
AU$122,850
18 Maxwel Cornet West Ham United
AU$120,960
19 Armando Broja Burnley
AU$119,070
20 Mads Hermansen West Ham United
AU$111,510

What a Championship player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 481 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,554 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
0% 2 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
2% 8 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
11% 52 players
AU$9k-AU$19k
27% 128 players
AU$19k-AU$47k
40% 191 players MEDIAN AVERAGE
AU$47k-AU$189k
19% 93 players
AU$189k+
1% 7 players

Median AU$24,570 a week against an average of AU$34,245, across the 481 players this covers.

What each position earns

Average weekly wage, and share of the wage bill, across players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers
AU$26,003 · 10%
Defenders
AU$34,175 · 34%
Midfielders
AU$38,048 · 19%
Attackers
AU$35,451 · 37%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$1k 16-19
AU$16k 20-22
AU$28k 23-25
AU$40k 26-28
AU$42k 29-31
AU$49k 32-34
AU$38k 35+

Where Championship players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

England
938 players Wales
113 players Ireland
63 players Scotland
59 players Northern Ireland
27 players France
21 players Denmark
16 players Australia
14 players Portugal
12 players Germany
11 players

Every Championship club

Wage bill, squad size and top earner. Click a heading to sort.

Every Championship club, with its weekly and yearly wage bill, squad size, average senior wage and highest earner.
CLUB WEEKLY BILL YEARLY BILL AVERAGE 22+ SQUAD HIGHEST EARNER ON
West Ham United AU$2,405,186 AU$125,069,654AU$125.1m AU$129,465 71 Jarrod Bowen AU$236,250
Wolverhampton Wanderers AU$1,975,334 AU$102,717,342AU$102.7m AU$87,101 62 Kieran Trippier AU$217,350
Burnley AU$1,625,602 AU$84,531,316AU$84.5m AU$56,154 83 Kyle Walker AU$189,000
Southampton AU$1,337,156 AU$69,532,117AU$69.5m AU$56,719 69 James Ward-Prowse AU$236,250
Sheffield United AU$1,124,312 AU$58,464,217AU$58.5m AU$48,564 70 Kalvin Phillips AU$311,850
Birmingham City AU$1,075,401 AU$55,920,829AU$55.9m AU$41,087 69 Carlos Vicente AU$88,830
Wrexham AU$947,334 AU$49,261,376AU$49.3m AU$34,973 53 Lewis O'Brien AU$62,370
Middlesbrough AU$895,992 AU$46,591,600AU$46.6m AU$30,722 69 Jeremy Sarmiento AU$69,930
Stoke City AU$754,469 AU$39,232,393AU$39.2m AU$28,395 73 Ben Johnson AU$81,270
Derby County AU$704,998 AU$36,659,914AU$36.7m AU$23,419 74 Sam Szmodics AU$52,920
Norwich City AU$641,485 AU$33,357,215AU$33.4m AU$24,203 80 Kenny McLean AU$47,250
Watford AU$640,332 AU$33,297,264AU$33.3m AU$30,323 70 Stephy Mavididi AU$71,820
Millwall AU$615,169 AU$31,988,764AU$32m AU$23,300 59 Romain Esse AU$71,820
Queens Park Rangers AU$604,687 AU$31,443,703AU$31.4m AU$26,341 67 Tariq Lamptey AU$66,150
Bolton Wanderers AU$556,312 AU$28,928,227AU$28.9m AU$16,116 62 Samuel Iling AU$100,170
West Bromwich Albion AU$539,415 AU$28,049,603AU$28m AU$30,531 72 Chris Mepham AU$69,930
Swansea City AU$525,824 AU$27,342,872AU$27.3m AU$22,051 57 Ross Stewart AU$41,580
Cardiff City AU$502,749 AU$26,142,971AU$26.1m AU$21,062 63 Omari Kellyman AU$64,260
Preston North End AU$480,750 AU$24,998,992AU$25m AU$20,707 54 Harry Clarke AU$39,690
Charlton Athletic AU$465,904 AU$24,227,003AU$24.2m AU$16,494 65 Karlan Grant AU$37,800
Portsmouth AU$463,220 AU$24,087,445AU$24.1m AU$16,422 47 John Swift AU$28,350
Bristol City AU$431,827 AU$22,455,014AU$22.5m AU$19,367 66 Jed Wallace AU$43,470
Blackburn Rovers AU$389,293 AU$20,243,223AU$20.2m AU$16,687 61 Todd Cantwell AU$32,130
Lincoln City AU$252,438 AU$13,126,768AU$13.1m AU$10,378 38 Chiedozie Ogbene AU$51,030

Frequently asked questions

Championship wages

What is the total Championship wage bill?

The 24 clubs we track in Championship pay a combined AU$19,955,189 per week, or AU$1,037,669,822 per year, across 1,554 players.

Who is the highest paid player in Championship?

Kalvin Phillips of Sheffield United, on AU$311,850 per week — AU$16,216,200 a year.

Which Championship club has the biggest wage bill?

West Ham United, at AU$2,405,186 per week across 71 players.

What is the average Championship salary?

AU$34,245 a week across the 482 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$24,570.

Compare other leagues

Premier League AU$72.9m Serie A AU$34.9m Bundesliga AU$32.8m Saudi Pro League AU$31.2m La Liga AU$30.5m Ligue 1 AU$17.1m Major League Soccer AU$16m Süper Lig AU$15.6m Brasileirão Série A AU$8.7m Primeira Liga AU$7.2m 2. Bundesliga AU$6.5m League One AU$6.2m