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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MIDDLESBROUGH · FINANCES

Middlesbrough finances and accounts

Middlesbrough turned over AU$61.4m in 2024/25 and paid AU$68.7m in staff costs, which is 112% of everything the club earned.

REVENUE AU$61.4m
WAGE BILL AU$68.7m
WAGES TO REVENUE112%
PRE-TAX RESULT -AU$21.6m
Middlesbrough Football finances Championship Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Middlesbrough 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 Middlesbrough does not report on its own.

MEASURE 2024/252023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/172015/16
Revenue AU$61,379,640AU$61.4m AU$60,946,830AU$60.9m AU$54,042,660AU$54m AU$50,816,430AU$50.8m AU$27,340,740AU$27.3m AU$36,652,770AU$36.7m AU$105,165,270AU$105.2m AU$117,172,440AU$117.2m AU$229,430,880AU$229.4m AU$40,960,080AU$41m
Staff costs AU$68,720,400AU$68.7m AU$59,334,660AU$59.3m AU$55,991,250AU$56m AU$53,727,030AU$53.7m AU$50,960,070AU$51m AU$58,521,960AU$58.5m AU$75,836,250AU$75.8m AU$92,056,230AU$92.1m AU$122,742,270AU$122.7m AU$61,209,540AU$61.2m
Wages and salaries AU$60,483,780AU$60.5m AU$52,451,280AU$52.5m AU$49,344,120AU$49.3m AU$47,333,160AU$47.3m AU$45,102,960AU$45.1m AU$51,757,650AU$51.8m AU$67,240,530AU$67.2m AU$81,629,100AU$81.6m AU$107,922,780AU$107.9m AU$54,063,450AU$54.1m
Social security costs AU$7,837,830AU$7.8m AU$6,505,380AU$6.5m AU$6,289,920AU$6.3m AU$6,083,910AU$6.1m AU$5,617,080AU$5.6m AU$6,482,700AU$6.5m AU$8,351,910AU$8.4m AU$9,933,840AU$9.9m AU$14,144,760AU$14.1m AU$6,964,650AU$7m
Pension costs AU$398,790AU$399k AU$378,000AU$378k AU$357,210AU$357k AU$309,960AU$310k AU$240,030AU$240k AU$281,610AU$282k AU$243,810AU$244k AU$493,290AU$493k AU$674,730AU$675k AU$181,440AU$181k
Other operating income AU$2,286,900AU$2.3m AU$2,286,900AU$2.3m AU$7,442,820AU$7.4m AU$2,336,040AU$2.3m AU$8,601,390AU$8.6m AU$3,511,620AU$3.5m AU$215,460AU$215k AU$215,460AU$215k AU$215,460AU$215k AU$215,460AU$215k
Cost of sales AU$99,198,540AU$99.2m AU$90,582,030AU$90.6m AU$85,070,790AU$85.1m AU$66,768,030AU$66.8m AU$64,672,020AU$64.7m AU$67,053,420AU$67.1m AU$97,837,740AU$97.8m AU$96,983,460AU$97m AU$169,168,230AU$169.2m AU$76,618,710AU$76.6m
Other operating costs AU$33,796,980AU$33.8m AU$27,525,960AU$27.5m AU$31,321,080AU$31.3m AU$25,669,980AU$25.7m AU$36,384,390AU$36.4m AU$44,751,420AU$44.8m AU$64,700,370AU$64.7m AU$58,555,980AU$58.6m AU$68,240,340AU$68.2m AU$32,836,860AU$32.8m
Profit on player sales AU$49,780,710AU$49.8m AU$32,341,680AU$32.3m AU$42,182,910AU$42.2m AU$2,551,500AU$2.6m AU$8,072,190AU$8.1m AU$6,590,430AU$6.6m AU$62,795,250AU$62.8m AU$28,983,150AU$29m AU$21,300,300AU$21.3m AU$7,892,640AU$7.9m
Operating result -AU$19,548,270AU$19.5m -AU$22,532,580AU$22.5m -AU$12,723,480AU$12.7m -AU$36,734,040AU$36.7m -AU$57,042,090AU$57m -AU$65,050,020AU$65.1m AU$5,637,870AU$5.6m -AU$9,168,390AU$9.2m -AU$7,762,230AU$7.8m -AU$68,280,030AU$68.3m
Pre-tax result -AU$21,581,910AU$21.6m -AU$23,487,030AU$23.5m -AU$12,094,110AU$12.1m -AU$36,777,510AU$36.8m -AU$58,263,030AU$58.3m -AU$67,229,190AU$67.2m AU$3,802,680AU$3.8m -AU$12,088,440AU$12.1m AU$12,984,300AU$13m -AU$60,400,620AU$60.4m
Wages to revenue 112%97.4%103.6%105.7%186.4%159.7%72.1%78.6%53.5%149.4%

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. Middlesbrough paid AU$68.7m against AU$61.4m of revenue, so 112p 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 Middlesbrough make?

Middlesbrough turned over AU$61.4m in 2024/25.

What is the Middlesbrough wage bill?

Middlesbrough paid AU$68.7m in staff costs in 2024/25, which is 112% of revenue.

Do Middlesbrough make a profit?

Middlesbrough made a pre-tax loss of AU$21.6m in 2024/25.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 01947851. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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