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, Lincoln City pays its own best paid player, Joe Gauci, £10,000 — a gap of 17×.
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 | £579k | 71/71 | 28% |
| 02 |  | Niclas Füllkrug | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | 32 | ST | £1.7m | 75/75 | 7% |
| 03 |  | Kieran Trippier | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | 34 | D/WB R | £1.3m | 65/65 | 9% |
| 04 |  | Kyle Walker | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 35 | D RC | £829k | 81/81 | 12% |
| 05 |  | Aaron Ramsdale | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 27 | GK | £679k | 72/72 | 11% |
| 06 |  | Samuel Iling | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 21 | WB L, AM RL | £266k | 61/61 | 20% |
| 07 |  | Carlos Vicente | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 26 | AM R | £575k | 69/69 | 8% |
| 08 |  | Conor Coady | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 32 | D C, DM | £479k | 55/55 | 8% |
| 09 |  | Jeremy Sarmiento | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 23 | AM RLC | £444k | 68/68 | 8% |
| 10 |  | Chris Mepham | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 27 | D C | £293k | 72/72 | 13% |
| 11 |  | Edoardo Bove | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | £322k | 69/70 | 11% |
| 12 |  | Tariq Lamptey | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | D/WB RL, M R | £325k | 69/69 | 11% |
| 13 |  | Omari Kellyman | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 19 | AM RLC | £274k | 66/67 | 12% |
| 14 |  | Sam Szmodics | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | £352k | 71/71 | 8% |
| 15 |  | Ben Pearson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | DM | £320k | 70/70 | 9% |
| 16 |  | Alfie Doughty | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | D/WB RL, DM, AM RLC | £299k | 60/60 | 9% |
| 17 |  | Jack Stacey | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | D R | £367k | 81/81 | 7% |
| 18 |  | Jed Wallace | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 31 | AM RLC | £240k | 66/66 | 10% |
| 19 |  | Ross Stewart | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | ST | £245k | 56/56 | 9% |
| 20 |  | Karlan Grant | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | AM L, ST | £240k | 66/66 | 8% |
| 21 |  | Delano Burgzorg | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | £217k | 52/52 | 9% |
| 22 |  | Todd Cantwell | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | AM C | £238k | 65/65 | 7% |
| 23 |  | John Swift | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | £238k | 45/45 | 6% |
| 24 |  | Joe Gauci | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | GK | £96k | 36/36 | 10% |
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?
Lincoln City, where the best paid player we hold a wage for is Joe Gauci on £10,000 per week. Sheffield United pays 17 times that for its own top earner.
Which Championship club leans hardest on one player?
Sheffield United. Kalvin Phillips takes 28% of the £579,474 a week the club pays across the 71 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.