NATIONAL LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid National League players
Ted Curd leads on $8,778 per week. These 100 players take $291,536 a week between them - 47% of the league's entire payroll. We hold a salary for 628 of the 640 players in National League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY $292k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL47%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST14 Carlisle United
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly salaries of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly salaries of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly salary by rank #1 $9k #10 $4k #100 $2k
Ted Curd earns 2.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 4.7× the 100th. Half of the $292k a week on this page goes to the first 38 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ted Curd | $8,778 | $456,456 | Boreham Wood | England | 19 | GK |
| 02 | Jake Rooney | $5,453 | $283,556 | Boston United | England | 21 | D RC, DM |
| 03 | James Berry | $5,453 | $283,556 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 24 | AM RLC |
| 04 | Ben Jackson | $4,655 | $242,060 | Barrow AFC | England | 24 | D/WB RL |
| 05 | Andy Dallas | $4,655 | $242,060 | Southend United | Scotland | 25 | AM LC, F C |
| 06 | Connor Mahoney | $4,522 | $235,144 | Barrow AFC | England | 28 | AM RLC |
| 07 | Callum Whelan | $4,522 | $235,144 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 08 | Elliot Embleton | $4,389 | $228,228 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | AM C |
| 09 | Georgie Kelly | $4,256 | $221,312 | Carlisle United | Ireland | 28 | ST |
| 10 | Harry Cardwell | $4,256 | $221,312 | Southend United | Scotland | 28 | ST |
| 11 | Joe Garner | $4,123 | $214,396 | Morecambe | England | 37 | ST |
| 12 | Kieron Morris | $3,990 | $207,480 | FC Halifax Town | England | 31 | AM RLC |
| 13 | Zain Westbrooke | $3,990 | $207,480 | Scunthorpe United | England | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 14 | MJ Williams | $3,857 | $200,564 | Barrow AFC | Wales | 29 | D C, DM |
| 15 | Nick Haughton | $3,857 | $200,564 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 30 | AM LC |
| 16 | Olly Sanderson | $3,724 | $193,648 | Woking | England | 21 | ST |
| 17 | Rekeem Harper | $3,591 | $186,732 | Barrow AFC | England | 25 | DM, AM C |
| 18 | Regan Linney | $3,591 | $186,732 | Carlisle United | England | 28 | AM L, ST |
| 19 | Rory Mahady | $3,591 | $186,732 | Scunthorpe United | Scotland | 18 | GK |
| 20 | Tom Barkhuizen | $3,458 | $179,816 | Barrow AFC | England | 32 | WB R, AM RL |
| 21 | Ben Whitfield | $3,325 | $172,900 | Barrow AFC | England | 29 | WB R, AM RLC |
| 22 | Bevis Mugabi | $3,325 | $172,900 | Carlisle United | Uganda | 30 | D RC |
| 23 | Aaron Pierre | $3,325 | $172,900 | Eastleigh | Grenada | 32 | D C |
| 24 | Billy Waters | $3,325 | $172,900 | FC Halifax Town | Wales | 30 | AM RLC, F C |
| 25 | Bryn Morris | $3,325 | $172,900 | Harrogate Town | England | 29 | DM |
| 26 | Ben Fox | $3,325 | $172,900 | Harrogate Town | England | 27 | DM, AM C |
| 27 | Anthony Hartigan | $3,325 | $172,900 | Southend United | England | 25 | DM |
| 28 | Ben Goodliffe | $3,325 | $172,900 | Southend United | England | 26 | D C |
| 29 | David Ajiboye | $3,192 | $165,984 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | AM RL |
| 30 | Chris Popov | $3,192 | $165,984 | Morecambe | Wales | 20 | AM RLC, F C |
| 31 | Callum Howe | $3,192 | $165,984 | Scunthorpe United | England | 31 | D C |
| 32 | Darren Oldaker | $3,192 | $165,984 | Southend United | England | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 33 | Ellis Taylor | $3,059 | $159,068 | Harrogate Town | England | 22 | WB L, AM RL |
| 34 | Elliot Newby | $3,059 | $159,068 | Morecambe | England | 29 | WB/AM RL |
| 35 | Emmanuel Osadebe | $3,059 | $159,068 | Sutton United | Ireland | 28 | DM, AM C |
| 36 | Gavan Holohan | $2,926 | $152,152 | Boston United | Ireland | 33 | AM C |
| 37 | George Thomson | $2,926 | $152,152 | Harrogate Town | England | 33 | AM RC |
| 38 | Henry Gray | $2,926 | $152,152 | Harrogate Town | New Zealand | 20 | GK |
| 39 | Harry Taylor | $2,926 | $152,152 | Southend United | England | 28 | D C, DM |
| 40 | Josh Grant | $2,793 | $145,236 | Altrincham | England | 26 | D C, DM |
| 41 | Jack Earing | $2,793 | $145,236 | Barrow AFC | England | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 42 | Jamie Grimes | $2,793 | $145,236 | Boston United | England | 34 | D C |
| 43 | Junior Luamba | $2,793 | $145,236 | Carlisle United | England | 22 | AM RL |
| 44 | Joshua Williams | $2,793 | $145,236 | Carlisle United | England | 22 | D/WB/AM R |
| 45 | Jordan Cousins | $2,793 | $145,236 | Eastleigh | Jamaica | 31 | DM |
| 46 | Josh Lundstram | $2,793 | $145,236 | Eastleigh | England | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 47 | Jayden Clarke | $2,793 | $145,236 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 24 | AM RL |
| 48 | Joe Sbarra | $2,793 | $145,236 | Solihull Moors | England | 26 | AM RLC |
| 49 | Jacob Wakeling | $2,793 | $145,236 | Solihull Moors | England | 23 | AM RL, ST |
| 50 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | $2,793 | $145,236 | Sutton United | England | 31 | D C |
| 51 | Josh Kelly | $2,793 | $145,236 | Woking | Northern Ireland | 26 | AM/F C |
| 52 | Josh Sims | $2,793 | $145,236 | Yeovil Town | England | 28 | WB R, AM RL |
| 53 | Kane Hemmings | $2,660 | $138,320 | Altrincham | England | 33 | ST |
| 54 | Kairo Mitchell | $2,660 | $138,320 | Forest Green Rovers | Grenada | 27 | ST |
| 55 | Kyle McAllister | $2,660 | $138,320 | Forest Green Rovers | Scotland | 26 | AM RC |
| 56 | Luke McNicholas | $2,660 | $138,320 | Forest Green Rovers | Ireland | 25 | GK |
| 57 | Lewis Cass | $2,660 | $138,320 | Harrogate Town | England | 25 | D RC |
| 58 | Luke McCormick | $2,660 | $138,320 | Yeovil Town | England | 26 | DM, AM C |
| 59 | Niall Canavan | $2,527 | $131,404 | Boston United | Ireland | 34 | D C |
| 60 | Morgan Feeney | $2,527 | $131,404 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | D C |
| 61 | Nick Townsend | $2,527 | $131,404 | Eastleigh | Antigua & Barbuda | 30 | GK |
| 62 | Neil Kengni | $2,527 | $131,404 | Forest Green Rovers | Cameroon | 25 | D/WB/AM L |
| 63 | Max Robson | $2,527 | $131,404 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 22 | D/WB/M R |
| 64 | Mark Oxley | $2,527 | $131,404 | Harrogate Town | England | 34 | GK |
| 65 | Mason Bennett | $2,527 | $131,404 | Harrogate Town | England | 28 | AM RLC, F C |
| 66 | Morgan Williams | $2,527 | $131,404 | Harrogate Town | England | 25 | D RLC |
| 67 | Neo Eccleston | $2,527 | $131,404 | Hartlepool United | England | 21 | D/WB R |
| 68 | Ollie Kensdale | $2,394 | $124,488 | Boreham Wood | England | 25 | D C |
| 69 | Omari Patrick | $2,394 | $124,488 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 29 | AM RL, ST |
| 70 | Ryan Galvin | $2,261 | $117,572 | Carlisle United | England | 24 | D/WB L |
| 71 | Ricardo Rees | $2,261 | $117,572 | Forest Green Rovers | Wales | 25 | AM L, ST |
| 72 | Rico Richards | $2,261 | $117,572 | Southend United | England | 21 | AM RLC |
| 73 | Stephen Wearne | $2,128 | $110,656 | Carlisle United | England | 24 | AM LC |
| 74 | Toby Mullarkey | $2,128 | $110,656 | Carlisle United | England | 28 | D RC |
| 75 | Tre Pemberton | $2,128 | $110,656 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 26 | D/WB R |
| 76 | Tom Bradbury | $2,128 | $110,656 | Harrogate Town | England | 27 | D LC |
| 77 | Tom Lees | $2,128 | $110,656 | Harrogate Town | England | 34 | D C |
| 78 | Sam Austin | $2,128 | $110,656 | Southend United | England | 28 | WB R, AM RC |
| 79 | Billy Sass-Davies | $1,995 | $103,740 | Altrincham | Wales | 25 | D C |
| 80 | Anthony Forde | $1,995 | $103,740 | Altrincham | Ireland | 31 | D/WB R, AM RC |
| 81 | Alex Reid | $1,995 | $103,740 | Barrow AFC | England | 29 | ST |
| 82 | Ben Winterbottom | $1,995 | $103,740 | Barrow AFC | England | 23 | GK |
| 83 | Brad Nicholson | $1,995 | $103,740 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | D LC |
| 84 | Aaron Blair | $1,995 | $103,740 | Eastleigh | England | 25 | AM RL, ST |
| 85 | Ben Radcliffe | $1,995 | $103,740 | Gateshead | England | 21 | D C, DM |
| 86 | Archie Chaplin | $1,995 | $103,740 | Harrogate Town | England | 19 | D C |
| 87 | Ben Williams | $1,995 | $103,740 | Morecambe | Wales | 26 | D/WB L |
| 88 | Alex Whitmore | $1,995 | $103,740 | Solihull Moors | England | 29 | D C |
| 89 | Vontae Daley-Campbell | $1,995 | $103,740 | Southend United | England | 24 | D/WB R |
| 90 | Alex Kirk | $1,995 | $103,740 | Sutton United | England | 22 | D C |
| 91 | Brandon Njoku | $1,995 | $103,740 | Sutton United | England | 20 | ST |
| 92 | Admiral Muskwe | $1,995 | $103,740 | Wealdstone | Zimbabwe | 26 | AM RL, ST |
| 93 | Alex Whittle | $1,995 | $103,740 | Yeovil Town | England | 32 | D/WB L |
| 94 | Aaron Jarvis | $1,995 | $103,740 | Yeovil Town | England | 27 | ST |
| 95 | Brett McGavin | $1,995 | $103,740 | Yeovil Town | England | 25 | DM |
| 96 | Charlie Kirk | $1,862 | $96,824 | Altrincham | England | 27 | AM RL |
| 97 | Callum Reynolds | $1,862 | $96,824 | Boreham Wood | England | 35 | D C |
| 98 | Cameron Harper | $1,862 | $96,824 | Carlisle United | Scotland | 23 | D/WB L |
| 99 | D'Mani Mellor | $1,862 | $96,824 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 24 | AM RLC, F C |
| 100 | Callum Johnson | $1,862 | $96,824 | Gateshead | England | 28 | D/WB R |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in National League?
Ted Curd of Boreham Wood, on $8,778 per week — $456,456 a year.
How much do the top 100 National League players earn between them?
$291,536 per week and $15,159,872 per year, which is 47% of the entire National League payroll.
Which National League club has the most players in the top 100?
Carlisle United, with 14 of them, paying $41,762 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
$1,862 per week — that is what Callum Johnson earns in 100th place.