BURNLEY · ALL-TIME EARNERS
The highest earners in the history of Burnley
Ashley Barnes has earned $22.3m at Burnley across 9 seasons, more than any other player in our records. 17 of the twenty above have since left the club.
PAID TO THESE PLAYERS $596.5m
PLAYERS RANKED158
NO LONGER AT THE CLUB127
YEARS2015-2026
The 20 biggest earners in Burnley history
These 20 players took $299.9m between them, 50% of everything Burnley has paid the players we hold a salary for.
Every Burnley player we hold a salary for
Every player we hold a Burnley salary 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 | Ashley Barnes Current squad | $22.3m | 9 | 2017-2026 |
| 2 | Ben Mee | $21.1m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 3 | Jack Cork | $19.9m | 8 | 2018-2025 |
| 4 | James Tarkowski | $19.5m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 5 | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | $17.4m | 8 | 2017-2024 |
| 6 | Charlie Taylor | $16.4m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 7 | Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | $16m | 7 | 2018-2024 |
| 8 | Jay Rodriguez | $15.9m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 9 | James Ward-Prowse | $15.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 10 | Ashley Westwood | $15.1m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 11 | Chris Wood | $14.3m | 4 | 2018-2021 |
| 12 | Kyle Walker Current squad | $13.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 13 | Nick Pope | $13.3m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 14 | Matt Lowton | $12.8m | 7 | 2017-2023 |
| 15 | Josh Brownhill | $11.9m | 5 | 2020-2024 |
| 16 | Robbie Brady | $11.6m | 5 | 2017-2021 |
| 17 | Dwight McNeil | $11.4m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 18 | Matt Lowton | $11.2m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 19 | Matej Vydra | $10.2m | 4 | 2019-2022 |
| 20 | Louis Beyer Current squad | $10.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 21 | Aaron Lennon | $9.6m | 4 | 2018-2022 |
| 22 | Jeff Hendrick | $9.3m | 4 | 2017-2020 |
| 23 | Phil Bardsley | $9.1m | 5 | 2018-2022 |
| 24 | Zeki Amdouni Current squad | $9.1m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 25 | Kevin Long | $8.8m | 6 | 2017-2022 |
| 26 | Armando Broja Current squad | $7.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 27 | Steven Defour | $7.7m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 28 | Connor Roberts Current squad | $7.5m | 4 | 2022-2026 |
| 29 | Quilindschy Hartman | $7.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 30 | Jacob Bruun Larsen Current squad | $6.9m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 31 | Lyle Foster Current squad | $6.9m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 32 | Martin Dúbravka | $6.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 33 | Josh Cullen Current squad | $6.5m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 34 | Tom Heaton | $6.5m | 3 | 2017-2019 |
| 35 | Joe Hart | $6.3m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 36 | Stephen Ward | $6.3m | 5 | 2015-2019 |
| 37 | Marcus Edwards Current squad | $6.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 38 | Ben Gibson | $6m | 2 | 2019-2020 |
| 39 | Erik Pieters | $6m | 3 | 2020-2022 |
| 40 | Dale Stephens | $5.9m | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 41 | Loum Tchaouna | $5.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 42 | Axel Tuanzebe | $5.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 43 | Maxime Estève | $5.5m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 44 | Wout Weghorst | $5.3m | 1 | 2022 |
| 45 | Zian Flemming | $5.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 46 | Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye Current squad | $5.3m | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 47 | Hannibal Current squad | $5.1m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 48 | Jaidon Anthony | $4.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 49 | Lesley Ugochukwu | $4.8m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 50 | Nathan Redmond | $4.8m | 2 | 2024-2025 |
| 51 | Bashir Humphreys Current squad | $4.3m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 52 | Hjalmar Ekdal Current squad | $4.2m | 4 | 2023-2026 |
| 53 | Datro Fofana | $4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 54 | Arijanet Muric | $3.8m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 55 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | $3.7m | 3 | 2020-2023 |
| 56 | Václav Hladký | $3.7m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 57 | Lucas Pires Current squad | $3.6m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 58 | Joe Worrall | $3.5m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 59 | Josh Laurent Current squad | $3.4m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 60 | Sander Berge | $3.4m | 1 | 2024 |
| 61 | Florentino Luís Current squad | $3.2m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 62 | Manuel Benson Hedilazio | $3.1m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 63 | Maxwel Cornet | $3.1m | 1 | 2022 |
| 64 | Max Weiß Current squad | $2.9m | 2 | 2025-2026 |
| 65 | James Trafford | $2.8m | 1 | 2024 |
| 66 | Dara O'Shea | $2.6m | 1 | 2024 |
| 67 | Georges-Kévin Nkoudou | $2.5m | 1 | 2018 |
| 68 | Scott Arfield | $2.4m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 69 | Jon Flanagan | $2.3m | 1 | 2017 |
| 70 | Ameen Al-Dakhil | $2.2m | 2 | 2023-2024 |
| 71 | Sam Vokes | $2.1m | 2 | 2017-2018 |
| 72 | Aaron Ramsey Current squad | $2m | 1 | 2024 |
| 73 | Andre Gray | $2m | 1 | 2017 |
| 74 | Nahki Wells | $1.7m | 1 | 2018 |
| 75 | Michael Keane | $1.5m | 1 | 2017 |
| 76 | Wayne Hennessey | $1.5m | 1 | 2022 |
| 77 | Nathan Tella | $1.3m | 1 | 2023 |
| 78 | Adam Legzdins | $1.2m | 3 | 2018-2020 |
| 79 | Halil Dervisoglu | $1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 80 | Wilson Odobert | $1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 81 | Anass Zaroury | $1.1m | 1 | 2023 |
| 82 | Luca Koleosho | $1.1m | 1 | 2024 |
| 83 | Han-Noah Massengo | $983k | 1 | 2024 |
| 84 | Nathan Collins | $983k | 1 | 2022 |
| 85 | Darko Churlinov | $913k | 1 | 2023 |
| 86 | Lawrence Vigouroux | $913k | 1 | 2024 |
| 87 | Rouwen Hennings | $913k | 1 | 2016 |
| 88 | Ian Maatsen | $772k | 1 | 2023 |
| 89 | Samuel Bastien | $772k | 1 | 2023 |
| 90 | Lorenz Assignon | $632k | 1 | 2024 |
| 91 | Michael Obafemi Current squad | $632k | 1 | 2023 |
| 92 | Will Norris | $618k | 2 | 2021-2022 |
| 93 | Jimmy Dunne | $512k | 3 | 2017-2021 |
| 94 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | $491k | 1 | 2023 |
| 95 | Tendayi Darikwa | $491k | 1 | 2017 |
| 96 | Logan Pye Current squad | $421k | 3 | 2024-2026 |
| 97 | Josh Benson | $394k | 2 | 2019-2021 |
| 98 | Scott Twine | $323k | 1 | 2023 |
| 99 | Marcel Elva-Fountaine Current squad | $307k | 6 | 2021-2026 |
| 100 | George McMahon Current squad | $303k | 8 | 2019-2026 |
Frequently asked questions
Who has earned the most money at Burnley?
Ashley Barnes, with $22.3m across 9 seasons at Burnley.
How is a career total worked out?
Each season counts the salary 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 158 players we hold a Burnley salary for, from 2015 to 2026.