Highest paid player at every Championship club
One row per club, ranked on what that club's best paid player earns. Kalvin Phillips of Sheffield United leads on £165,000 a week. At the other end, Portsmouth pays its own best paid player, John Swift, £15,000 — 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 |  | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | 29 | DM | £595k | 70/70 | 28% |
| 02 |  | Jarrod Bowen | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | £1.3m | 71/71 | 10% |
| 03 |  | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | £707k | 69/69 | 18% |
| 04 |  | Kieran Trippier | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 34 | D/WB R | £1.0m | 62/62 | 11% |
| 05 |  | Kyle Walker | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 35 | D RC | £860k | 83/83 | 12% |
| 06 |  | Samuel Iling | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 21 | WB L, AM RL | £294k | 62/62 | 18% |
| 07 |  | Carlos Vicente | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | AM R | £569k | 69/69 | 8% |
| 08 |  | Ben Johnson | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 25 | D/WB RL, M R | £399k | 73/73 | 11% |
| 09 |  | Stephy Mavididi | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 27 | AM L | £339k | 69/70 | 11% |
| 10 |  | Romain Esse | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 20 | AM RLC | £325k | 59/59 | 12% |
| 11 |  | Jeremy Sarmiento | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 23 | AM RLC | £474k | 69/69 | 8% |
| 12 |  | Chris Mepham | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | D C | £285k | 72/72 | 13% |
| 13 |  | Tariq Lamptey | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | D/WB RL, M R | £320k | 67/67 | 11% |
| 14 |  | Omari Kellyman | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 19 | AM RLC | £266k | 62/63 | 13% |
| 15 |  | Lewis O'Brien | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 26 | DM | £501k | 53/53 | 7% |
| 16 |  | Sam Szmodics | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | £373k | 74/74 | 8% |
| 17 |  | Chiedozie Ogbene | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | WB/AM R | £134k | 38/38 | 20% |
| 18 |  | Kenny McLean | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | DM | £339k | 80/80 | 7% |
| 19 |  | Jed Wallace | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | AM RLC | £228k | 66/66 | 10% |
| 20 |  | Ross Stewart | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | ST | £278k | 57/57 | 8% |
| 21 |  | Harry Clarke | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | D RC | £254k | 54/54 | 8% |
| 22 |  | Karlan Grant | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | AM L, ST | £247k | 65/65 | 8% |
| 23 |  | Todd Cantwell | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | AM C | £206k | 60/61 | 8% |
| 24 |  | John Swift | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | £245k | 47/47 | 6% |
Frequently asked questions
Championship club top earners
Which Championship club pays the biggest single wage?
Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips earns £165,000 per week there, £8,580,000 a year, and no other club on this list pays one player more.
Which Championship club has the lowest paid top earner?
Portsmouth, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is John Swift on £15,000 per week. Sheffield United pays 11 times that for its own top earner.
Which Championship club leans hardest on one player?
Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips takes 28% of the £594,874 a week the club pays across the 70 squad members we hold a wage for.
How many Championship 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.