Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Karim Benzema AU$1,566,810/wk Al-Hilal Saudi 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.
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CHAMPIONSHIP · CLUB BY CLUB

Highest paid player at every Championship club

One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Kalvin Phillips of Sheffield United leads on AU$311,850 a week. At the other end, Lincoln City pays its own best paid player, Joe Gauci, AU$18,900 — a gap of 17×.

BIGGEST SINGLE WAGE AU$312k Kalvin Phillips · Sheffield United
LOWEST TOP EARNER AU$19k Joe Gauci · Lincoln City
TOP TO BOTTOM 17× Sheffield United over Lincoln City
BIGGEST SINGLE SHARE 28% Sheffield United's bill taken by Kalvin Phillips
Championship top 100 Championship wage bills All leagues

The best paid at each club

Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most

Kalvin Phillips Sheffield United AU$312k Niclas Füllkrug West Ham United AU$236k Kieran Trippier Wolverhampton Wanderers AU$217k Kyle Walker Burnley AU$189k Aaron Ramsdale Southampton AU$142k Samuel Iling Bolton Wanderers AU$100k Carlos Vicente Birmingham City AU$89k Conor Coady Wrexham AU$70k Jeremy Sarmiento Middlesbrough AU$70k Chris Mepham West Bromwich Albion AU$70k Edoardo Bove Watford AU$68k Tariq Lamptey Queens Park Rangers AU$66k

Clubs leaning hardest on one player

Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages

Sheffield United Kalvin Phillips 28% Bolton Wanderers Samuel Iling 20% West Bromwich Albion Chris Mepham 13% Cardiff City Omari Kellyman 12% Burnley Kyle Walker 12% Watford Edoardo Bove 11% Southampton Aaron Ramsdale 11% Queens Park Rangers Tariq Lamptey 11% Lincoln City Joe Gauci 10% Bristol City Jed Wallace 10% Millwall Alfie Doughty 9% Wolverhampton Wanderers Kieran Trippier 9%

Every club's top earner

All 24 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank

# CLUB TOP EARNER WEEKLY YEARLY AGE POSITION CLUB WEEKLY BILL WAGES HELD SHARE OF BILL
01 Sheffield United Kalvin Phillips
AU$311,850
AU$16,216,200 29 DM AU$1.1m 71/71
02 West Ham United Niclas Füllkrug
AU$236,250
AU$12,285,000 32 ST AU$3.2m 75/75
03 Wolverhampton Wanderers Kieran Trippier
AU$217,350
AU$11,302,200 34 D/WB R AU$2.4m 65/65
04 Burnley Kyle Walker
AU$189,000
AU$9,828,000 35 D RC AU$1.6m 81/81
05 Southampton Aaron Ramsdale
AU$141,750
AU$7,371,000 27 GK AU$1.3m 72/72
06 Bolton Wanderers Samuel Iling
AU$100,170
AU$5,208,840 21 WB L, AM RL AU$503k 61/61
07 Birmingham City Carlos Vicente
AU$88,830
AU$4,619,160 26 AM R AU$1.1m 69/69
08 Wrexham Conor Coady
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 32 D C, DM AU$905k 55/55
09 Middlesbrough Jeremy Sarmiento
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 23 AM RLC AU$839k 68/68
10 West Bromwich Albion Chris Mepham
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 27 D C AU$555k 72/72
11 Watford Edoardo Bove
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 23 DM, AM C AU$609k 69/70
12 Queens Park Rangers Tariq Lamptey
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 24 D/WB RL, M R AU$614k 69/69
13 Cardiff City Omari Kellyman
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 19 AM RLC AU$518k 66/67
14 Derby County Sam Szmodics
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 29 AM LC, F C AU$665k 71/71
15 Stoke City Ben Pearson
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 30 DM AU$605k 70/70
16 Millwall Alfie Doughty
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 25 D/WB RL, DM, AM RLC AU$565k 60/60
17 Norwich City Jack Stacey
AU$47,250
AU$2,457,000 29 D R AU$693k 81/81
18 Bristol City Jed Wallace
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 31 AM RLC AU$454k 66/66
19 Swansea City Ross Stewart
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 29 ST AU$463k 56/56
20 Charlton Athletic Karlan Grant
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 27 AM L, ST AU$454k 66/66
21 Preston North End Delano Burgzorg
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 26 AM RL, ST AU$411k 52/52
22 Blackburn Rovers Todd Cantwell
AU$32,130
AU$1,670,760 27 AM C AU$449k 65/65
23 Portsmouth John Swift
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 30 DM, AM C AU$450k 45/45
24 Lincoln City Joe Gauci
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 25 GK AU$182k 36/36
A club's weekly bill is the wages we hold for its squad, so WAGES HELD is what that figure and the share beside it are taken over.

Frequently asked questions

Championship club top earners

Which Championship club pays the biggest single wage?

Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips earns AU$311,850 per week there, AU$16,216,200 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.

Which Championship club has the lowest paid top earner?

Lincoln City, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Joe Gauci on AU$18,900 per week. Sheffield United pays 17 times that for its own top earner.

Which Championship club leans hardest on one player?

Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips takes 28% of the AU$1,095,206 a week the club pays across the 71 squad members we hold a wage for.

How many Championship clubs are on this list?

All 24 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.