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LEAGUE ONE · TOP 100

Highest paid League One players

Boubakary Soumaré leads on AU$109,620 per week. These 100 players take AU$2,719,710 a week between them - 44% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 1,214 of the 1,219 players in League One.

TOP 100 WEEKLY AU$2.7m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL44%
MEDIAN AGE27
MOST IN THE LIST20 Leicester City
League One 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

Leicester City 20 AU$1.2m Sheffield Wednesday 9 AU$223k Oxford United 11 AU$209k Luton Town 10 AU$186k Blackpool 10 AU$175k Milton Keynes Dons 9 AU$173k Leyton Orient 6 AU$144k Huddersfield Town 6 AU$98k Reading 5 AU$78k Stockport County 3 AU$66k Wycombe Wanderers 2 AU$50k Plymouth Argyle 3 AU$47k

What each age band takes

Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age

Under 23 21 AU$445k
23-26 28 AU$870k
27-30 35 AU$809k
Over 30 16 AU$596k

The shape of the top 100

Weekly wage by rank
#1 AU$110k #10 AU$51k #100 AU$15k

Boubakary Soumaré earns 2.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 7.4× the 100th. Half of the AU$2.7m a week on this page goes to the first 24 players on it.

The top 100

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#PLAYERWEEKLY YEARLYTEAMNATION AGEPOSITION
01 Boubakary Soumaré
AU$109,620
AU$5,700,240 Leicester City France 26 Defensive midfielder
02 John Lundstram
AU$98,280
AU$5,110,560 Leicester City England 31 Defensive midfielder
03 Oliver Skipp
AU$92,610
AU$4,815,720 Leicester City England 24 Defensive midfielder
04 Bobby De Cordova-Reid
AU$90,720
AU$4,717,440 Leicester City Jamaica 32 Attacking midfielder
05 Wes Morgan
AU$86,940
AU$4,520,880 Leicester City Jamaica 36 Centre-back
06 Caleb Okoli
AU$79,380
AU$4,127,760 Leicester City Italy 24 Centre-back
07 Harry Souttar
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 Leicester City Australia 26 Centre-back
08 Wout Faes
AU$68,040
AU$3,538,080 Leicester City Belgium 27 Centre-back
09 Luke Thomas
AU$66,150
AU$3,439,800 Leicester City England 24 Centre-back
10 Tom Watson
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Leicester City England 19 Winger, striker
11 Alex McCarthy
AU$51,030
AU$2,653,560 Leicester City England 35 Goalkeeper
12 Woyo Coulibaly
AU$49,140
AU$2,555,280 Leicester City Mali 26 Full-back
13 Ben Nelson
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Leicester City England 21 Centre-back
14 Alfie Gilchrist
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Leyton Orient England 21 Centre-back
15 Barry Bannan
AU$43,470
AU$2,260,440 Sheffield Wednesday Scotland 35 Defensive midfielder
16 Conor Chaplin
AU$41,580
AU$2,162,160 Leicester City England 28 Attacking midfielder
17 Emil Riis
AU$39,690
AU$2,063,880 Leicester City Denmark 27 Striker
18 Jakub Stolarczyk
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 Leicester City Poland 24 Goalkeeper
19 Daniel Barlaser
AU$37,800
AU$1,965,600 Milton Keynes Dons England 28 Defensive midfielder
20 Alfie May
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Doncaster Rovers England 32 Attacking midfielder, striker
21 Ben Osborn
AU$35,910
AU$1,867,320 Stockport County England 30 Left wing-back, defensive midfielder
22 Steve Cook
AU$34,020
AU$1,769,040 Wycombe Wanderers England 34 Centre-back
23 Wes Burns
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Leicester City Wales 30 Right wing-back, right winger
24 Isaac Hayden
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Leyton Orient England 30 Defensive midfielder
25 Cameron Brannagan
AU$30,240
AU$1,572,480 Oxford United England 29 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
26 Liam Palmer
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Sheffield Wednesday Scotland 33 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
27 Jamal Lowe
AU$28,350
AU$1,474,200 Sheffield Wednesday Jamaica 30 Winger, striker
28 Max Lowe
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Sheffield Wednesday England 28 Left-back
29 Di'Shon Bernard
AU$26,460
AU$1,375,920 Sheffield Wednesday Jamaica 24 Centre-back
30 Kasey Palmer
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Luton Town Jamaica 28 Attacking midfielder
31 Aaron Collins
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Milton Keynes Dons Wales 28 Winger, striker
32 Ali Al-Hamadi
AU$24,570
AU$1,277,640 Sheffield Wednesday Iraq 23 Winger, striker
33 Jerry Yates
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Blackpool England 28 Striker
34 Dion Charles
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Blackpool Northern Ireland 29 Striker
35 Dane Scarlett
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Leyton Orient England 21 Striker
36 Callum Marshall
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Luton Town Northern Ireland 20 Attacking midfielder, striker
37 Devante Cole
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Luton Town Jamaica 30 Winger, striker
38 Siriki Dembélé
AU$22,680
AU$1,179,360 Oxford United Scotland 28 Attacking midfielder
39 Will Alves
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Leicester City England 20 Attacking midfielder
40 Isaiah Jones
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Luton Town Guyana 26 Right wing-back, winger
41 Jamie Cumming
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Oxford United England 25 Goalkeeper
42 Jun Jin-Woo
AU$20,790
AU$1,081,080 Oxford United South Korea 25 Winger
43 Louis Page
AU$18,900
AU$982,800 Leicester City England 17 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
44 Bali Mumba
AU$17,955
AU$933,660 Huddersfield Town England 23 Left-back, left winger
45 Aidomo Emakhu
AU$17,955
AU$933,660 Oxford United Ireland 21 Winger, striker
46 Ciaron Brown
AU$17,766
AU$923,832 Oxford United Northern Ireland 27 Centre-back
47 Fraser Horsfall
AU$17,577
AU$914,004 Blackpool England 28 Centre-back
48 George Honeyman
AU$17,388
AU$904,176 Blackpool England 30 Attacking midfielder
49 Marcus McGuane
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Huddersfield Town England 26 Defensive midfielder
50 Nathan Baxter
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Leyton Orient England 26 Goalkeeper
51 Nigel Lonwijk
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Luton Town Suriname 22 Centre-back
52 Nahki Wells
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Luton Town Bermuda 35 Striker
53 Michael Smith
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Mansfield Town England 33 Striker
54 Nathaniel Méndez-Laing
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Milton Keynes Dons Guatemala 33 Attacking midfielder
55 Michał Helik
AU$17,010
AU$884,520 Oxford United Poland 29 Centre-back
56 Niall Ennis
AU$16,821
AU$874,692 Blackpool England 26 Striker
57 Mark O'Mahony
AU$16,821
AU$874,692 Reading Ireland 20 Striker
58 Radinio Balker
AU$16,443
AU$855,036 Huddersfield Town Suriname 26 Centre-back
59 Bailey Peacock-Farrell
AU$16,065
AU$835,380 Blackpool Northern Ireland 28 Goalkeeper
60 Ben Wiles
AU$16,065
AU$835,380 Milton Keynes Dons England 26 Attacking midfielder
61 Brodie Spencer
AU$16,065
AU$835,380 Oxford United Northern Ireland 21 Defender
62 Alex Mitchell
AU$16,065
AU$835,380 Plymouth Argyle England 23 Centre-back
63 Dale Taylor
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Blackpool Northern Ireland 21 Attacking midfielder, striker
64 Damola Ajayi
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Bromley England 19 Winger, striker
65 Cameron Humphreys
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Huddersfield Town England 21 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
66 Curtis Nelson
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Milton Keynes Dons England 32 Centre-back
67 Callum Paterson
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Milton Keynes Dons Scotland 30 Right wing-back, right midfielder, striker
68 Wes Harding
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Plymouth Argyle Jamaica 28 Centre-back
69 Cauley Woodrow
AU$15,876
AU$825,552 Wycombe Wanderers England 30 Attacking midfielder, striker
70 Finley Munroe
AU$15,687
AU$815,724 Blackpool England 20 Left-back
71 Fin Stevens
AU$15,687
AU$815,724 Leyton Orient Wales 22 Right-back
72 Hakeem Odoffin
AU$15,498
AU$805,896 Luton Town England 27 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
73 Haydon Roberts
AU$15,498
AU$805,896 Reading England 23 Centre-back
74 Harry Cornick
AU$15,498
AU$805,896 Stevenage England 30 Winger, striker
75 Jordan Williams
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Blackpool England 25 Centre-back
76 Joe Low
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Huddersfield Town Wales 23 Centre-back
77 Jack Whatmough
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Huddersfield Town England 28 Centre-back
78 Jordan Clark
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Luton Town England 31 Attacking midfielder
79 Jamie McDonnell
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Oxford United Northern Ireland 21 Defensive midfielder
80 Josh Knight
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Reading England 27 Centre-back
81 Jacob Brown
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Reading Scotland 27 Right winger, striker
82 Joe Lumley
AU$15,309
AU$796,068 Sheffield Wednesday England 30 Goalkeeper
83 Liam Cullen
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Leicester City Wales 26 Striker
84 Kal Naismith
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Luton Town Scotland 33 Centre-back, defensive midfielder
85 Samuel Silvera
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Milton Keynes Dons Australia 24 Winger
86 Kane Wilson
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Milton Keynes Dons England 25 Right-back, right winger
87 Ryan Wintle
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Milton Keynes Dons England 28 Defensive midfielder
88 Tyler Goodrham
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Oxford United England 21 Attacking midfielder
89 Lewis Wing
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Reading England 30 Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder
90 Ricardo Almeida Santos
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Sheffield Wednesday Cape Verde 30 Centre-back
91 Lewis Bate
AU$15,120
AU$786,240 Stockport County England 22 Defensive midfielder
92 Michael Ihiekwe
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Blackpool England 32 Centre-back
93 MacAulay Gillesphey
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Bradford City England 29 Centre-back
94 Mads Andersen
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Luton Town Denmark 27 Centre-back
95 Mark Harris
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Oxford United Wales 26 Attacking midfielder, striker
96 Mathias Ross
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Plymouth Argyle Denmark 24 Centre-back
97 Mason Burstow
AU$14,931
AU$776,412 Sheffield Wednesday England 21 Winger, striker
98 Oliver Dovin
AU$14,742
AU$766,584 Leyton Orient Sweden 23 Goalkeeper
99 Oliver Irow
AU$14,742
AU$766,584 Mansfield Town England 19 Winger, striker
100 Oliver Norwood
AU$14,742
AU$766,584 Stockport County Northern Ireland 34 Defensive midfielder

Frequently asked questions

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.

How much do the top 100 League One players earn between them?

AU$2,719,710 per week and AU$141,424,920 per year, which is 44% of the entire League One wage bill.

Which League One club has the most players in the top 100?

Leicester City, with 20 of them, paying AU$1,158,570 a week across those players.

What does it take to make the top 100?

AU$14,742 per week — that is what Oliver Norwood earns in 100th place.