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CHAMPIONSHIP · TOP 100

Highest paid Championship players

Kalvin Phillips leads on AU$311,850 per week. These 100 players take AU$8,775,270 a week between them - 44% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 1,549 of the 1,554 players in Championship.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$8.8m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL44%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST19 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Championship league stats Top earner at every club All leagues

Where the top 100 play

Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list

West Ham United 18 AU$2.3m Wolverhampton Wanderers 19 AU$1.8m Burnley 16 AU$1.2m Southampton 10 AU$830k Sheffield United 5 AU$622k Birmingham City 7 AU$474k Wrexham 7 AU$406k Stoke City 3 AU$202k Bolton Wanderers 2 AU$151k Watford 2 AU$140k Millwall 2 AU$125k Queens Park Rangers 2 AU$125k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 19 AU$1.2m
23-26 40 AU$2.9m
27-30 30 AU$3.2m
Over 30 11 AU$1.4m

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$312k #10 AU$151k #100 AU$49k

Kalvin Phillips earns 2.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 6.3× the 100th. Half of the AU$8.8m a week on this page goes to the first 30 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Kalvin Phillips
AU$311,850
AU$16,216,200 Sheffield United England 29 Defensive midfielder
02 James Ward-Prowse
AU$236,250
AU$12,285,000 Southampton England 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
03 Jarrod Bowen
AU$236,250
AU$12,285,000 West Ham United England 28 Winger, striker
04 Alphonse Areola
AU$226,800
AU$11,793,600 West Ham United France 32 Goalkeeper
05 Kieran Trippier
AU$217,350
AU$11,302,200 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 34 Right-back
06 Kyle Walker
AU$189,000
AU$9,828,000 Burnley England 35 Centre-back
07 Edson Álvarez
AU$189,000
AU$9,828,000 West Ham United Mexico 27 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
08 Raúl Jiménez
AU$166,320
AU$8,648,640 Wolverhampton Wanderers Mexico 34 Striker
09 Tomáš Soucek
AU$164,430
AU$8,550,360 West Ham United Czechia 30 Defensive midfielder
10 Konstantinos Mavropanos
AU$151,200
AU$7,862,400 West Ham United Greece 27 Centre-back
11 Max Kilman
AU$149,310
AU$7,764,120 West Ham United England 28 Centre-back
12 Valentín Castellanos
AU$145,530
AU$7,567,560 West Ham United Argentina 26 Striker
13 Aaron Ramsdale
AU$141,750
AU$7,371,000 Southampton England 27 Goalkeeper
14 José Sá
AU$136,080
AU$7,076,160 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal 32 Goalkeeper
15 André
AU$128,520
AU$6,683,040 Wolverhampton Wanderers Brazil 23 Defensive midfielder
16 Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang)
AU$124,740
AU$6,486,480 Wolverhampton Wanderers South Korea 29 Winger, striker
17 Kyle Walker-Peters
AU$122,850
AU$6,388,200 West Ham United England 28 Full-back
18 Maxwel Cornet
AU$120,960
AU$6,289,920 West Ham United Côte d’Ivoire 28 Winger, striker
19 Armando Broja
AU$119,070
AU$6,191,640 Burnley Albania 23 Winger, striker
20 Mads Hermansen
AU$111,510
AU$5,798,520 West Ham United Denmark 25 Goalkeeper
21 Joël Veltman
AU$107,730
AU$5,601,960 West Ham United Netherlands 33 Centre-back
22 Hamza Choudhury
AU$105,840
AU$5,503,680 Sheffield United Bangladesh 27 Full-back, defensive midfielder
23 Largie Ramazani
AU$103,950
AU$5,405,400 Burnley Belgium 24 Winger, striker
24 Matt Doherty
AU$102,060
AU$5,307,120 Sheffield United Ireland 33 Centre-back
25 Manor Solomon
AU$102,060
AU$5,307,120 West Ham United Israel 25 Attacking midfielder
26 Samuel Iling
AU$100,170
AU$5,208,840 Bolton Wanderers England 21 Left wing-back, winger
27 Adam Armstrong
AU$100,170
AU$5,208,840 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 28 Right winger, striker
28 Jean-Ricner Bellegarde
AU$94,500
AU$4,914,000 Wolverhampton Wanderers Haiti 27 Attacking midfielder
29 Jackson Tchatchoua
AU$94,500
AU$4,914,000 Wolverhampton Wanderers Cameroon 23 Right-back, right midfielder
30 Carlos Vicente
AU$88,830
AU$4,619,160 Birmingham City Spain 26 Right winger
31 Fer López
AU$88,830
AU$4,619,160 Wolverhampton Wanderers Spain 21 Attacking midfielder
32 Joël Piroe
AU$85,050
AU$4,422,600 West Ham United Suriname 25 Attacking midfielder, striker
33 Ben Johnson
AU$81,270
AU$4,226,040 Stoke City England 25 Full-back, right midfielder
34 Soungountou Magassa
AU$81,270
AU$4,226,040 West Ham United France 21 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
35 Tommy Doyle
AU$79,380
AU$4,127,760 Wolverhampton Wanderers England 23 Defensive midfielder
36 Zeki Amdouni
AU$75,600
AU$3,931,200 Burnley Switzerland 24 Attacking midfielder, striker
37 Louis Beyer
AU$75,600
AU$3,931,200 Burnley Germany 25 Centre-back
38 Lukasz Fabianski
AU$75,600
AU$3,931,200 West Ham United Poland 40 Goalkeeper
39 Marvin Ducksch
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 Birmingham City Germany 31 Attacking midfielder, striker
40 Marcus Edwards
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 Burnley England 26 Attacking midfielder
41 Pablo Felipe
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 West Ham United Portugal 21 Striker
42 Morato
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 West Ham United Brazil 24 Centre-back
43 Nasser Djiga
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 Wolverhampton Wanderers Burkina Faso 22 Centre-back
44 Marshall Munetsi
AU$73,710
AU$3,832,920 Wolverhampton Wanderers Zimbabwe 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
45 August Priske
AU$71,820
AU$3,734,640 Birmingham City Denmark 21 Striker
46 Romain Esse
AU$71,820
AU$3,734,640 Millwall England 20 Attacking midfielder
47 Stephy Mavididi
AU$71,820
AU$3,734,640 Watford England 27 Left winger
48 Boubacar Traoré
AU$71,820
AU$3,734,640 Wolverhampton Wanderers Mali 23 Defensive midfielder
49 Demarai Gray
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 Birmingham City Jamaica 29 Winger
50 Jeremy Sarmiento
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 Middlesbrough Ecuador 23 Attacking midfielder
51 Chris Mepham
AU$69,930
AU$3,636,360 West Bromwich Albion Wales 27 Centre-back
52 George Hirst
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 Stoke City Scotland 26 Striker
53 Edoardo Bove
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 Watford Italy 23 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
54 Yerson Mosquera
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 Wolverhampton Wanderers Colombia 24 Centre-back
55 Bright Osayi-Samuel
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 Birmingham City Nigeria 27 Right-back, wide midfielder
56 Jacob Bruun Larsen
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 Burnley Denmark 26 Winger
57 Tariq Lamptey
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 Queens Park Rangers Ghana 24 Full-back, right midfielder
58 Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 Burnley Belgium 26 Attacking midfielder
59 Omari Kellyman
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 Cardiff City England 19 Attacking midfielder
60 Toti (Toti Gomes)
AU$64,260
AU$3,341,520 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal 26 Centre-back
61 Bashir Humphreys
AU$62,370
AU$3,243,240 Burnley England 22 Centre-back
62 Rodrigo Gomes
AU$62,370
AU$3,243,240 Wolverhampton Wanderers Portugal 22 Wing-back, winger
63 Lewis O'Brien
AU$62,370
AU$3,243,240 Wrexham England 26 Defensive midfielder
64 Calum Chambers
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Cardiff City England 30 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
65 Flynn Downes
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Southampton England 26 Defensive midfielder
66 Finn Azaz
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Southampton Ireland 24 Attacking midfielder
67 Damion Downs
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Southampton United States 21 Winger, striker
68 Anthony Patterson
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Wrexham England 25 Goalkeeper
69 Callum O'Hare
AU$60,480
AU$3,144,960 Wrexham England 27 Attacking midfielder, striker
70 Hannibal
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 Burnley Tunisia 22 Attacking midfielder
71 Dennis Cirkin
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 Queens Park Rangers England 23 Left-back
72 Santiago Bueno
AU$58,590
AU$3,046,680 Wolverhampton Wanderers Uruguay 26 Centre-back
73 Josh Cullen
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Burnley Ireland 29 Defensive midfielder
74 Lyle Foster
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Burnley South Africa 24 Left winger, striker
75 Jack Stephens
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Southampton England 31 Centre-back
76 Léo Scienza
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Southampton Brazil 26 Attacking midfielder
77 Joe Worrall
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Wrexham England 28 Centre-back
78 Zak Vyner
AU$56,700
AU$2,948,400 Wrexham England 28 Centre-back
79 Mads Roerslev
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 Southampton Denmark 26 Right-back
80 Liberato Cacace
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 Wrexham New Zealand 24 Left-back, left midfielder
81 Nathan Broadhead
AU$54,810
AU$2,850,120 Wrexham Wales 27 Attacking midfielder
82 Jay Stansfield
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Birmingham City England 22 Attacking midfielder, striker
83 Aaron Ramsey
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Burnley England 22 Attacking midfielder
84 Sam Szmodics
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Derby County Ireland 29 Attacking midfielder, striker
85 Alfie Doughty
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Millwall England 25 Full-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
86 Ben Pearson
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 Stoke City England 30 Defensive midfielder
87 Branislav Ivanović
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 West Bromwich Albion Serbia 36 Centre-back
88 Arne Engels
AU$52,920
AU$2,751,840 West Ham United Belgium 21 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
89 Christoph Klarer
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Birmingham City Austria 25 Centre-back
90 Ben Davies
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Bolton Wanderers England 29 Centre-back
91 Connor Roberts
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Burnley Wales 29 Right-back
92 Michael Obafemi
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Burnley Ireland 25 Striker
93 Chiedozie Ogbene
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Lincoln City Ireland 28 Right wing-back, right winger
94 Ben Brereton Díaz
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Sheffield United Chile 26 Winger, striker
95 Tom Cannon
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Sheffield United Ireland 22 Striker
96 Daniel Peretz
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Southampton Israel 25 Goalkeeper
97 Caspar Jander
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Southampton Germany 22 Defensive midfielder
98 Enso González
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Wolverhampton Wanderers Paraguay 20 Right winger
99 Hjalmar Ekdal
AU$49,140
AU$2,555,280 Burnley Sweden 26 Centre-back
100 Hugo Bueno
AU$49,140
AU$2,555,280 Wolverhampton Wanderers Spain 22 Left-back, left midfielder

Frequently asked questions

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.

How much do the top 100 Championship players earn between them?

AU$8,775,270 per week and AU$456,314,040 per year, which is 44% of the entire Championship wage bill.

Which Championship club has the most players in the top 100?

West Ham United, with 18 of them, paying AU$2,269,890 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$49,140 per week — that is what Hugo Bueno earns in 100th place.