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League One player wages

The 24 clubs we track in League One pay a combined AU$6,155,290 a week. Boubakary Soumaré is the best paid, on AU$109,620 a week.

WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$6.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILLAU$320.1m
AVERAGE WEEKLY AU$11k
CLUBS TRACKED24
Transfers Finances

Wage bill by club

Total weekly spend on player wages

Top club spends 12.2× the bottom club
Leicester City
AU$1.3m Luton Town
AU$349k Sheffield Wednesday
AU$327k Milton Keynes Dons
AU$311k Oxford United
AU$310k Blackpool
AU$309k Leyton Orient
AU$270k Reading
AU$267k Wycombe Wanderers
AU$253k Plymouth Argyle
AU$240k Huddersfield Town
AU$239k Stockport County
AU$221k Mansfield Town
AU$201k Bradford City
AU$189k Doncaster Rovers
AU$162k Stevenage
AU$160k Peterborough United
AU$156k Wigan Athletic
AU$155k Notts County
AU$154k Cambridge United
AU$137k Burton Albion
AU$134k Barnsley
AU$127k AFC Wimbledon
AU$108k Bromley
AU$105k

Highest paid in League One

Top 10 earners take 13% of the league's wage bill

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01 Boubakary Soumaré Leicester City
AU$109,620
02 John Lundstram Leicester City
AU$98,280
03 Oliver Skipp Leicester City
AU$92,610
04 Bobby De Cordova-Reid Leicester City
AU$90,720
05 Wes Morgan Leicester City
AU$86,940
06 Caleb Okoli Leicester City
AU$79,380
07 Harry Souttar Leicester City
AU$68,040
08 Wout Faes Leicester City
AU$68,040
09 Luke Thomas Leicester City
AU$66,150
10 Tom Watson Leicester City
AU$51,030
11 Alex McCarthy Leicester City
AU$51,030
12 Woyo Coulibaly Leicester City
AU$49,140
13 Ben Nelson Leicester City
AU$43,470
14 Alfie Gilchrist Leyton Orient
AU$43,470
15 Barry Bannan Sheffield Wednesday
AU$43,470
16 Conor Chaplin Leicester City
AU$41,580
17 Emil Riis Leicester City
AU$39,690
18 Jakub Stolarczyk Leicester City
AU$37,800
19 Daniel Barlaser Milton Keynes Dons
AU$37,800
20 Alfie May Doncaster Rovers
AU$35,910

What a League One player actually earns

Weekly wage across the 416 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for, of the 1,219 in the squad lists

Under AU$2k
4% 17 players
AU$2k-AU$4k
9% 38 players
AU$4k-AU$9k
48% 200 players MEDIAN
AU$9k-AU$19k
30% 125 players AVERAGE
AU$19k-AU$47k
6% 25 players
AU$47k-AU$189k
3% 11 players

Median AU$7,749 a week against an average of AU$11,179, across the 416 players this covers. The average sits that much higher because a handful of contracts at the top carry it there.

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$9,514 · 8%
Defenders
AU$10,773 · 38%
Midfielders
AU$12,105 · 22%
Attackers
AU$10,380 · 32%

Peak earning years

Average weekly wage by age band

AU$1k 16-19
AU$6k 20-22
AU$10k 23-25
AU$12k 26-28
AU$11k 29-31
AU$13k 32-34
AU$21k 35+

Where League One players come from

Ten most common nationalities in the league

England
908 players Ireland
52 players Wales
39 players Scotland
31 players Northern Ireland
29 players Jamaica
16 players Australia
9 players Poland
7 players
Grenada
6 players
Netherlands
6 players

Every League One club

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

Every League One 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
Leicester City AU$1,272,244 AU$66,156,691AU$66.2m AU$54,770 69 Boubakary Soumaré AU$109,620
Luton Town AU$348,771 AU$18,136,100AU$18.1m AU$14,842 54 Kasey Palmer AU$24,570
Sheffield Wednesday AU$326,507 AU$16,978,361AU$17m AU$17,904 53 Barry Bannan AU$43,470
Milton Keynes Dons AU$311,117 AU$16,178,067AU$16.2m AU$13,239 48 Daniel Barlaser AU$37,800
Oxford United AU$309,960 AU$16,117,920AU$16.1m AU$14,566 52 Cameron Brannagan AU$30,240
Blackpool AU$309,469 AU$16,092,367AU$16.1m AU$11,673 46 Dion Charles AU$22,680
Leyton Orient AU$269,845 AU$14,031,927AU$14m AU$9,539 48 Alfie Gilchrist AU$43,470
Reading AU$267,112 AU$13,889,814AU$13.9m AU$10,123 72 Mark O'Mahony AU$16,821
Wycombe Wanderers AU$252,655 AU$13,138,070AU$13.1m AU$10,699 52 Steve Cook AU$34,020
Plymouth Argyle AU$240,266 AU$12,493,845AU$12.5m AU$10,329 43 Alex Mitchell AU$16,065
Huddersfield Town AU$239,123 AU$12,434,386AU$12.4m AU$10,319 53 Bali Mumba AU$17,955
Stockport County AU$220,998 AU$11,491,880AU$11.5m AU$9,172 56 Ben Osborn AU$35,910
Mansfield Town AU$201,198 AU$10,462,299AU$10.5m AU$6,887 57 Michael Smith AU$17,010
Bradford City AU$188,546 AU$9,804,413AU$9.8m AU$8,044 41 MacAulay Gillesphey AU$14,931
Doncaster Rovers AU$161,907 AU$8,419,156AU$8.4m AU$7,273 42 Alfie May AU$35,910
Stevenage AU$160,159 AU$8,328,247AU$8.3m AU$6,791 40 Harry Cornick AU$15,498
Peterborough United AU$156,152 AU$8,119,894AU$8.1m AU$7,042 45 Thomas O'Connor AU$10,584
Wigan Athletic AU$155,328 AU$8,077,044AU$8.1m AU$6,101 60 Christian Saydee AU$10,206
Notts County AU$153,600 AU$7,987,216AU$8m AU$4,638 66 Dean Campbell AU$8,316
Cambridge United AU$136,798 AU$7,113,506AU$7.1m AU$5,986 43 Gassan Ahadme AU$11,718
Burton Albion AU$134,105 AU$6,973,457AU$7m AU$5,740 41 Raphael Borges Rodrigues AU$14,553
Barnsley AU$127,089 AU$6,608,642AU$6.6m AU$6,740 51 Connor O'Riordan AU$10,206
AFC Wimbledon AU$107,730 AU$5,601,960AU$5.6m AU$5,022 35 Brodi Hughes AU$14,175
Bromley AU$104,612 AU$5,439,798AU$5.4m AU$3,922 52 Damola Ajayi AU$15,876

Frequently asked questions

League One wages

What is the total League One wage bill?

The 24 clubs we track in League One pay a combined AU$6,155,290 per week, or AU$320,075,061 per year, across 1,219 players.

Who is the highest paid player in League One?

Boubakary Soumaré of Leicester City, on AU$109,620 per week — AU$5,700,240 a year.

Which League One club has the biggest wage bill?

Leicester City, at AU$1,272,244 per week across 69 players.

What is the average League One salary?

AU$11,179 a week across the 417 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for. The median is AU$7,749.

Compare other leagues

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