Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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BLACKBURN ROVERS · FINANCES

Blackburn Rovers finances and accounts

Blackburn Rovers turned over AU$44.8m in 2024/25 and paid AU$53.3m in staff costs, which is 119.1% of everything the club earned.

REVENUE AU$44.8m
WAGE BILL AU$53.3m
WAGES TO REVENUE119.1%
PRE-TAX RESULT -AU$19.7m
Blackburn Rovers Football finances Championship Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Blackburn Rovers turned over in each year we hold accounts for.

Every measure, season by season

Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Blackburn Rovers does not report on its own.

Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.

MEASURE 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/172015/16
Revenue AU$44,787,704AU$44.8m AU$40,437,489AU$40.4m AU$39,664,803AU$39.7m AU$31,467,606AU$31.5m AU$27,383,029AU$27.4m AU$25,557,185AU$25.6m AU$31,513,786AU$31.5m AU$16,959,233AU$17m AU$28,155,485AU$28.2m AU$41,607,713AU$41.6m
Matchday ------AU$7,056,472AU$7.1m AU$5,238,908AU$5.2m -AU$6,565,456AU$6.6m
Broadcasting ------AU$14,044,673AU$14m AU$3,593,175AU$3.6m -AU$25,475,420AU$25.5m
Commercial ------AU$10,412,641AU$10.4m AU$8,127,149AU$8.1m -AU$9,566,838AU$9.6m
Staff costs AU$53,335,269AU$53.3m AU$48,087,971AU$48.1m AU$48,751,049AU$48.8m AU$47,923,235AU$47.9m AU$48,482,775AU$48.5m AU$48,382,772AU$48.4m AU$42,320,525AU$42.3m AU$31,699,849AU$31.7m AU$41,493,296AU$41.5m AU$47,830,888AU$47.8m
Wages and salaries AU$46,499,250AU$46.5m AU$41,545,330AU$41.5m AU$42,523,153AU$42.5m AU$42,275,552AU$42.3m AU$42,338,512AU$42.3m AU$42,274,673AU$42.3m AU$37,104,308AU$37.1m AU$26,713,096AU$26.7m AU$36,597,085AU$36.6m AU$42,147,724AU$42.1m
Social security costs AU$6,413,947AU$6.4m AU$5,628,938AU$5.6m AU$5,851,623AU$5.9m AU$5,425,408AU$5.4m AU$5,199,810AU$5.2m AU$5,855,744AU$5.9m AU$5,004,712AU$5m AU$3,965,435AU$4m AU$4,725,115AU$4.7m AU$5,358,173AU$5.4m
Pension costs AU$422,071AU$422k AU$913,703AU$914k AU$376,273AU$376k AU$222,275AU$222k AU$944,454AU$944k AU$252,355AU$252k AU$211,504AU$212k AU$1,021,318AU$1m AU$171,096AU$171k AU$324,991AU$325k
Player amortisation AU$4,576,117AU$4.6m AU$4,351,801AU$4.4m AU$6,462,796AU$6.5m AU$7,637,964AU$7.6m AU$7,827,599AU$7.8m AU$8,202,487AU$8.2m AU$4,225,828AU$4.2m AU$1,436,755AU$1.4m AU$1,263,571AU$1.3m AU$4,619,064AU$4.6m
Other operating income ---AU$477,361AU$477k AU$6,213,218AU$6.2m AU$1,090,326AU$1.1m ----
Total operating costs AU$85,252,103AU$85.3m AU$77,285,780AU$77.3m AU$79,183,792AU$79.2m AU$72,537,455AU$72.5m AU$70,935,278AU$70.9m AU$72,916,722AU$72.9m AU$66,167,664AU$66.2m AU$50,013,471AU$50m AU$53,962,246AU$54m AU$72,766,459AU$72.8m
Profit on player sales AU$24,608,598AU$24.6m AU$44,531,881AU$44.5m -AU$18,996,632AU$19m AU$1,176,427AU$1.2m AU$5,941,890AU$5.9m AU$1,157,177AU$1.2m AU$2,042,859AU$2m AU$19,735,408AU$19.7m AU$31,128,343AU$31.1m
Operating result -AU$40,464,399AU$40.5m -AU$36,848,291AU$36.8m -AU$39,518,989AU$39.5m -AU$40,592,488AU$40.6m -AU$37,339,031AU$37.3m -AU$46,269,211AU$46.3m -AU$34,653,878AU$34.7m -AU$33,054,238AU$33.1m -AU$25,806,761AU$25.8m -AU$31,158,746AU$31.2m
Pre-tax result -AU$19,699,825AU$19.7m AU$6,301,710AU$6.3m -AU$39,492,047AU$39.5m -AU$21,244,596AU$21.2m -AU$12,457,858AU$12.5m -AU$41,486,836AU$41.5m -AU$34,433,148AU$34.4m -AU$31,815,317AU$31.8m -AU$7,125,202AU$7.1m -AU$2,795,677AU$2.8m
Wages to revenue 119.1%118.9%122.9%152.3%177.1%189.3%134.3%186.9%147.4%115%

What the wage bill covers

Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Blackburn Rovers paid AU$53.3m against AU$44.8m of revenue, so 119p of every pound went back out as pay.

Championship revenue

The 20 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.

West Ham United $427m Wolverhampton Wanderers $325m Southampton $298m Sheffield United $150m Burnley $136m Bristol City $76m Birmingham City $69m Stoke City $67m Wrexham $63m Middlesbrough $61m Derby County $60m Queens Park Rangers $59m West Bromwich Albion $57m Cardiff City $49m Millwall $45m Blackburn Rovers $45m Swansea City $43m Bolton Wanderers $39m Charlton Athletic $21m Lincoln City $16m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Blackburn Rovers make?

Blackburn Rovers turned over AU$44.8m in 2024/25.

What is the Blackburn Rovers wage bill?

Blackburn Rovers paid AU$53.3m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 119.1% of revenue.

Do Blackburn Rovers make a profit?

Blackburn Rovers made a pre-tax loss of AU$19.7m in 2024/25.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 00053482. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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