CHAMPIONSHIP · TOP 100
Highest paid Championship players
Kalvin Phillips leads on £165,000 per week. These 100 players take £4,643,000 a week between them - 44% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 1,549 of the 1,554 players in the Championship.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £4.6m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL44%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST19 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £165k #10 £80k #100 £26k
Kalvin Phillips earns 2.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 6.3× the 100th. Half of the £4.6m a week on this page goes to the first 30 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Kalvin Phillips | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | Sheffield United | England | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 02 | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | Southampton | England | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 03 | Jarrod Bowen | £125,000 | £6,500,000 | West Ham United | England | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 04 | Alphonse Areola | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | West Ham United | France | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 05 | Kieran Trippier | £115,000 | £5,980,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | England | 34 | Right-back |
| 06 | Kyle Walker | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | Burnley | England | 35 | Centre-back |
| 07 | Edson Álvarez | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | West Ham United | Mexico | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 08 | Raúl Jiménez | £88,000 | £4,576,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Mexico | 34 | Striker |
| 09 | Tomáš Soucek | £87,000 | £4,524,000 | West Ham United | Czechia | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 10 | Konstantinos Mavropanos | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | West Ham United | Greece | 27 | Centre-back |
| 11 | Max Kilman | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | West Ham United | England | 28 | Centre-back |
| 12 | Valentín Castellanos | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | West Ham United | Argentina | 26 | Striker |
| 13 | Aaron Ramsdale | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | Southampton | England | 27 | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | José Sá | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portugal | 32 | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | André | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Brazil | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 16 | Hwang Hee-Chan (Hee-Chan Hwang) | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | South Korea | 29 | Winger, striker |
| 17 | Kyle Walker-Peters | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | West Ham United | England | 28 | Full-back |
| 18 | Maxwel Cornet | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | West Ham United | Côte d’Ivoire | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 19 | Armando Broja | £63,000 | £3,276,000 | Burnley | Albania | 23 | Winger, striker |
| 20 | Mads Hermansen | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | West Ham United | Denmark | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 21 | Joël Veltman | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | West Ham United | Netherlands | 33 | Centre-back |
| 22 | Hamza Choudhury | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | Sheffield United | Bangladesh | 27 | Full-back, defensive midfielder |
| 23 | Largie Ramazani | £55,000 | £2,860,000 | Burnley | Belgium | 24 | Winger, striker |
| 24 | Matt Doherty | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | Sheffield United | Ireland | 33 | Centre-back |
| 25 | Manor Solomon | £54,000 | £2,808,000 | West Ham United | Israel | 25 | Attacking midfielder |
| 26 | Samuel Iling | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | Bolton Wanderers | England | 21 | Left wing-back, winger |
| 27 | Adam Armstrong | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | England | 28 | Right winger, striker |
| 28 | Jean-Ricner Bellegarde | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Haiti | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 29 | Jackson Tchatchoua | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Cameroon | 23 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 30 | Carlos Vicente | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | Birmingham City | Spain | 26 | Right winger |
| 31 | Fer López | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Spain | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 32 | Joël Piroe | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | West Ham United | Suriname | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 33 | Ben Johnson | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | Stoke City | England | 25 | Full-back, right midfielder |
| 34 | Soungountou Magassa | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | West Ham United | France | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 35 | Tommy Doyle | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | England | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 36 | Zeki Amdouni | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Burnley | Switzerland | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 37 | Louis Beyer | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | Burnley | Germany | 25 | Centre-back |
| 38 | Lukasz Fabianski | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | West Ham United | Poland | 40 | Goalkeeper |
| 39 | Marvin Ducksch | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Birmingham City | Germany | 31 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 40 | Marcus Edwards | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Burnley | England | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 41 | Pablo Felipe | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | West Ham United | Portugal | 21 | Striker |
| 42 | Morato | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | West Ham United | Brazil | 24 | Centre-back |
| 43 | Nasser Djiga | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Burkina Faso | 22 | Centre-back |
| 44 | Marshall Munetsi | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Zimbabwe | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 45 | August Priske | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Birmingham City | Denmark | 21 | Striker |
| 46 | Romain Esse | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Millwall | England | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 47 | Stephy Mavididi | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Watford | England | 27 | Left winger |
| 48 | Boubacar Traoré | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Mali | 23 | Defensive midfielder |
| 49 | Demarai Gray | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Birmingham City | Jamaica | 29 | Winger |
| 50 | Jeremy Sarmiento | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | Middlesbrough | Ecuador | 23 | Attacking midfielder |
| 51 | Chris Mepham | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | West Bromwich Albion | Wales | 27 | Centre-back |
| 52 | George Hirst | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Stoke City | Scotland | 26 | Striker |
| 53 | Edoardo Bove | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Watford | Italy | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 54 | Yerson Mosquera | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Colombia | 24 | Centre-back |
| 55 | Bright Osayi-Samuel | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Birmingham City | Nigeria | 27 | Right-back, wide midfielder |
| 56 | Jacob Bruun Larsen | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Burnley | Denmark | 26 | Winger |
| 57 | Tariq Lamptey | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Queens Park Rangers | Ghana | 24 | Full-back, right midfielder |
| 58 | Mike Trésor Ndayishimiye | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Burnley | Belgium | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 59 | Omari Kellyman | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Cardiff City | England | 19 | Attacking midfielder |
| 60 | Toti (Toti Gomes) | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portugal | 26 | Centre-back |
| 61 | Bashir Humphreys | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Burnley | England | 22 | Centre-back |
| 62 | Rodrigo Gomes | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Portugal | 22 | Wing-back, winger |
| 63 | Lewis O'Brien | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | Wrexham | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 64 | Calum Chambers | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Cardiff City | England | 30 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 65 | Flynn Downes | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Southampton | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 66 | Finn Azaz | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Southampton | Ireland | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 67 | Damion Downs | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Southampton | United States | 21 | Winger, striker |
| 68 | Anthony Patterson | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Wrexham | England | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 69 | Callum O'Hare | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | Wrexham | England | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 70 | Hannibal | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Burnley | Tunisia | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 71 | Dennis Cirkin | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Queens Park Rangers | England | 23 | Left-back |
| 72 | Santiago Bueno | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Uruguay | 26 | Centre-back |
| 73 | Josh Cullen | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Burnley | Ireland | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 74 | Lyle Foster | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Burnley | South Africa | 24 | Left winger, striker |
| 75 | Jack Stephens | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Southampton | England | 31 | Centre-back |
| 76 | Léo Scienza | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Southampton | Brazil | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 77 | Joe Worrall | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Wrexham | England | 28 | Centre-back |
| 78 | Zak Vyner | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | Wrexham | England | 28 | Centre-back |
| 79 | Mads Roerslev | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Southampton | Denmark | 26 | Right-back |
| 80 | Liberato Cacace | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Wrexham | New Zealand | 24 | Left-back, left midfielder |
| 81 | Nathan Broadhead | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | Wrexham | Wales | 27 | Attacking midfielder |
| 82 | Jay Stansfield | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Birmingham City | England | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 83 | Aaron Ramsey | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Burnley | England | 22 | Attacking midfielder |
| 84 | Sam Szmodics | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Derby County | Ireland | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 85 | Alfie Doughty | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Millwall | England | 25 | Full-back, defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 86 | Ben Pearson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | Stoke City | England | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 87 | Branislav Ivanović | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | West Bromwich Albion | Serbia | 36 | Centre-back |
| 88 | Arne Engels | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | West Ham United | Belgium | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 89 | Christoph Klarer | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Birmingham City | Austria | 25 | Centre-back |
| 90 | Ben Davies | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Bolton Wanderers | England | 29 | Centre-back |
| 91 | Connor Roberts | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Burnley | Wales | 29 | Right-back |
| 92 | Michael Obafemi | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Burnley | Ireland | 25 | Striker |
| 93 | Chiedozie Ogbene | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Lincoln City | Ireland | 28 | Right wing-back, right winger |
| 94 | Ben Brereton Díaz | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Sheffield United | Chile | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 95 | Tom Cannon | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Sheffield United | Ireland | 22 | Striker |
| 96 | Daniel Peretz | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Southampton | Israel | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 97 | Caspar Jander | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Southampton | Germany | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 98 | Enso González | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Paraguay | 20 | Right winger |
| 99 | Hjalmar Ekdal | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Burnley | Sweden | 26 | Centre-back |
| 100 | Hugo Bueno | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Spain | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the Championship?
Kalvin Phillips of Sheffield United, on £165,000 per week — £8,580,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 Championship players earn between them?
£4,643,000 per week and £241,436,000 per year, which is 44% of the entire Championship wage bill.
Which Championship club has the most players in the top 100?
West Ham United, with 18 of them, paying £1,201,000 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£26,000 per week — that is what Hugo Bueno earns in 100th place.
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