The highest earners in the history of Milton Keynes Dons
Curtis Nelson has earned AU$2m at Milton Keynes Dons across 2 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 14 of the twenty above have since left the club.
The 20 biggest earners in Milton Keynes Dons history
These 20 players took AU$21.1m between them, 64% of everything Milton Keynes Dons has paid the players we hold a wage for.
Every Milton Keynes Dons player we hold a wage for
Every player we hold a Milton Keynes Dons wage for, ranked on what the club has paid them. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
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| # | PLAYER | EARNED AT CLUB | SEASONS | YEARS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curtis Nelson Current squad | AU$2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 2 | Nathaniel Méndez-Laing Current squad | AU$1.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 3 | Aaron Collins Current squad | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 4 | Jamie Cumming | AU$1.5m | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 5 | Jonathan Leko | AU$1.3m | 3 | 2023-2026 |
| 6 | Callum Paterson Current squad | AU$1.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 7 | Chuks Aneke | AU$1.2m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 8 | Will Grigg | AU$1m | 2 | 2021-2023 |
| 9 | Josh Tymon | AU$998k | 1 | 2018 |
| 10 | Kane Wilson Current squad | AU$998k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 11 | Louis Thompson | AU$998k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 12 | Dan Crowley Current squad | AU$978k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 13 | Callum Brittain | AU$787k | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 14 | David Martin | AU$779k | 2 | 2017-2023 |
| 15 | Paris Maghoma | AU$779k | 1 | 2023 |
| 16 | Troy Parrott | AU$699k | 1 | 2022 |
| 17 | Harry Darling | AU$639k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 18 | Josh McEachran | AU$619k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 19 | Scott Hogan | AU$619k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 20 | Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | AU$579k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 21 | Matt Smith | AU$579k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 22 | Warren O'Hora | AU$559k | 4 | 2021-2024 |
| 23 | Conor Coventry | AU$539k | 1 | 2022 |
| 24 | Rushian Hepburn-Murphy Current squad | AU$539k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 25 | Henry Lawrence | AU$519k | 1 | 2023 |
| 26 | Jack Sanders Current squad | AU$519k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Iké Ugbo | AU$509k | 1 | 2018 |
| 28 | Jack Payne | AU$509k | 1 | 2024 |
| 29 | Liam Kelly | AU$499k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Scott Twine | AU$459k | 1 | 2022 |
| 31 | Connor Wickham | AU$439k | 1 | 2022 |
| 32 | Ethan Laird | AU$429k | 1 | 2021 |
| 33 | Filip Marschall | AU$429k | 1 | 2024 |
| 34 | Andrew Fisher | AU$399k | 2 | 2020-2021 |
| 35 | Lewis Bate | AU$399k | 1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Nathan Holland | AU$389k | 1 | 2023 |
| 37 | Connal Trueman | AU$379k | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Rhys Healey | AU$369k | 1 | 2020 |
| 39 | Carlton Morris | AU$339k | 1 | 2020 |
| 40 | George Baldock | AU$339k | 2 | 2016-2017 |
| 41 | Tennai Watson | AU$319k | 2 | 2022-2023 |
| 42 | Marcus Tavernier | AU$290k | 1 | 2018 |
| 43 | Aden Baldwin | AU$250k | 1 | 2022 |
| 44 | Andrew Surman | AU$250k | 1 | 2021 |
| 45 | Charlie Brown | AU$240k | 1 | 2021 |
| 46 | Conor Grant | AU$240k | 1 | 2023 |
| 47 | Brandon Thomas-Asante | AU$207k | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 48 | Kaine Kesler Hayden | AU$200k | 1 | 2022 |
| 49 | Stephen Wearne | AU$160k | 1 | 2024 |
| 50 | Theo Corbeanu | AU$160k | 1 | 2022 |
| 51 | Harvey Barnes | AU$120k | 1 | 2017 |
| 52 | Matt O'Riley | AU$90k | 1 | 2021 |
| 53 | Nathan Harness | AU$77k | 1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Lasse Sørensen | AU$69k | 1 | 2021 |
| 55 | Chase Medwynter Current squad | AU$63k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 56 | Liam Sole | AU$39k | 2 | 2018-2019 |
| 57 | Stephen Walker | AU$27k | 1 | 2019 |
| 58 | Peter Kioso | AU$10k | 1 | 2017 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Milton Keynes Dons?
Curtis Nelson, with AU$2m across 2 seasons at Milton Keynes Dons.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the wage the club paid that year, added to every other season we hold. A player who moved mid-season has that year credited to the club paying him more. Totals run to the end of the 2025/26 season.
How far back does this go?
It covers the 58 players we hold a Milton Keynes Dons wage for, from 2016 to 2026.