Cardiff City 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Gabriel Osho on £31,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27 — 27% higher than the £215,859 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabriel Osho | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 26 | D RC | Nigeria | ||
| Alex Robertson | £19,000 | £988,000 | 22 | AM C | Australia | ||
| Calum Chambers | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Callum Robinson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| David Turnbull | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Chris Willock | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Will Fish | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Yousef Salech | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Perry Ng | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | D RC | Singapore | ||
| Ryan Wintle | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Nathan Trott | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Ollie Tanner | £5,800 | £301,600 | 23 | AM RL | England | ||
| Joel Bagan | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Harry Tyrer | £4,200 | £218,400 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Omari Kellyman | £3,800 | £197,600 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Joel Colwill | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | M C | Wales | ||
| Eli King | £1,300 | £67,600 | 22 | DM | Wales | ||
| Isaak Davies | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Cian Ashford | £930 | £48,360 | 20 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Herbie James | £872 | £45,344 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Calum Scanlon | £849 | £44,148 | 20 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Jack Kingdon | £814 | £42,328 | 19 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Caden Voice | £782 | £40,664 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Matthew Apter | £746 | £38,792 | 19 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Matthew Turner | £730 | £37,960 | 23 | GK | Wales | ||
| Luke Pearce | £677 | £35,204 | 20 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Charlie O'Brien | £652 | £33,904 | 20 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Gabriel Keita | £612 | £31,824 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Mannie Barton | £581 | £30,212 | 17 | ST | |||
| Cody Twose | £525 | £27,300 | 19 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Dylan Lawlor | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D C | Wales | ||
| Sekou Kaba | £477 | £24,804 | 18 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Isaac Jeffries | £470 | £24,440 | 20 | AM R | |||
| Morgan Wigley | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Josh Beecher | £252 | £13,104 | 19 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Trey George | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Jake Davies | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Alyas Debono | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Ronan Kpakio | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Hayden Allmark | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | M C | |||
| Jac Thomas | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D L | Wales | ||
| Daniel Ola | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| T-Jay Parfitt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 48% of the squad wage bill, across the 44 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2024/25
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2024/25?
Cardiff City paid £215,859 a week in 2024/25 - £11,224,668 across the year - spread over a squad of 44. We hold a wage for all 44 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2024/25?
Gabriel Osho was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £31,000 a week, 2.8x the 22+ squad average of £11,007.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2024/25?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £11,007 a week in 2024/25, across the 18 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 44. The top five earners took 48% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 27% higher than the £215,859 of 2024/25. The current squad is 67 players against 44 then.