Highest paid player at every League One club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Boubakary Soumaré of Leicester City leads on $78,300 a week. At the other end, Burton Albion pays its own best paid player, George Evans, $7,020 — a gap of 11×.
The best paid at each club
Weekly wage of the top earner, at the 12 clubs paying the most
Clubs leaning hardest on one player
Top earner's share of the club's own weekly bill, among clubs where we hold at least 8 wages
Every club's top earner
All 24 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage. Tap a column heading to re-rank
| # | CLUB | TOP EARNER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | CLUB WEEKLY BILL | WAGES HELD | SHARE OF BILL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |  | Boubakary Soumaré | $78,300 | $4,071,600 | 26 | DM | $945k | 70/70 | 8% |
| 02 |  | Barry Bannan | $31,050 | $1,614,600 | 35 | DM | $220k | 53/53 | 14% |
| 03 |  | Alfie Gilchrist | $31,050 | $1,614,600 | 21 | D RC | $183k | 51/51 | 17% |
| 04 |  | Ishé Samuels-Smith | $28,350 | $1,474,200 | 19 | D LC | $135k | 65/65 | 21% |
| 05 |  | Daniel Barlaser | $27,000 | $1,404,000 | 28 | DM | $203k | 45/45 | 13% |
| 06 |  | Ben Osborn | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | 30 | WB L, DM | $184k | 59/59 | 14% |
| 07 |  | Alfie May | $25,650 | $1,333,800 | 32 | AM/F C | $116k | 43/43 | 22% |
| 08 |  | Steve Cook | $24,300 | $1,263,600 | 34 | D C | $179k | 51/52 | 14% |
| 09 |  | Cameron Brannagan | $21,600 | $1,123,200 | 29 | DM, AM C | $233k | 52/52 | 9% |
| 10 |  | Kasey Palmer | $17,550 | $912,600 | 28 | AM RLC | $296k | 58/58 | 6% |
| 11 |  | Dion Charles | $16,200 | $842,400 | 29 | ST | $204k | 46/46 | 8% |
| 12 |  | Rhys Healey | $16,200 | $842,400 | 30 | ST | $200k | 56/56 | 8% |
| 13 |  | George Abbott | $14,850 | $772,200 | 19 | DM | $159k | 58/58 | 9% |
| 14 |  | Mark O'Mahony | $12,015 | $624,780 | 20 | ST | $174k | 70/70 | 7% |
| 15 |  | Alex Mitchell | $11,475 | $596,700 | 23 | D C | $176k | 43/43 | 7% |
| 16 | Bromley | Damola Ajayi | $11,340 | $589,680 | 19 | AM RL, ST | $75k | 51/52 | 15% |
| 17 |  | Harry Cornick | $11,070 | $575,640 | 30 | AM RL, ST | $124k | 42/42 | 9% |
| 18 |  | MacAulay Gillesphey | $10,665 | $554,580 | 29 | D LC | $122k | 38/38 | 9% |
| 19 |  | Brodi Hughes | $10,125 | $526,500 | 20 | D RC | $93k | 41/41 | 11% |
| 20 |  | Gassan Ahadme | $8,370 | $435,240 | 24 | ST | $79k | 41/41 | 11% |
| 21 |  | Thomas O'Connor | $7,560 | $393,120 | 26 | D C, DM | $119k | 46/46 | 6% |
| 22 |  | Dara Costelloe | $7,290 | $379,080 | 22 | ST | $112k | 60/61 | 7% |
| 23 |  | Cieran Slicker | $7,290 | $379,080 | 22 | GK | $103k | 53/53 | 7% |
| 24 |  | George Evans | $7,020 | $365,040 | 30 | D C, DM | $80k | 39/39 | 9% |
Frequently asked questions
League One club top earners
Which League One club pays the biggest single wage?
Leicester City. Boubakary Soumaré earns $78,300 per week there, $4,071,600 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which League One club has the lowest paid top earner?
Burton Albion, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is George Evans on $7,020 per week. Leicester City pays 11 times that for its own top earner.
Which League One club leans hardest on one player?
Doncaster Rovers. Alfie May takes 22% of the $116,323 a week the club pays across the 43 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many League One clubs are on this list?
All 24 clubs we track are ranked here, one row each — the club's best paid player and that player's wage.