Middlesbrough 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Matthew Targett on £79,000 per week · see the current Middlesbrough wage bill
Then and now
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27 — 10% lower than the £524,646 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 10 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Targett | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 29 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alan Browne | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aidan Morris | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | United States | JUN 2026 | ||
| Callum Brittain | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 27 | Full-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| David Strelec | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Slovakia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Darragh Lenihan | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeremy Sarmiento | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 23 | Winger | Ecuador | JUN 2025 | ||
| Morgan Whittaker | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Adilson Malanda | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2029 | ||
| Tommy Conway | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 22 | Winger, striker | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dael Fry | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kaly Sène | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | Senegal | JUN 2027 | ||
| Luke Ayling | £15,000 | £780,000 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Jones | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Canada | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sontje Hansen | £14,000 | £728,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Curaçao | JUN 2027 | ||
| Hayden Hackney | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alex Bangura | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | Left-back, left winger | Sierra Leone | JUN 2025 | ||
| Seny Dieng | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Senegal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Riley McGree | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Australia | JUN 2026 | ||
| George Edmundson | £9,200 | £478,400 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Micah Hamilton | £8,900 | £462,800 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Samuel Silvera | £7,600 | £395,200 | 24 | Winger | Australia | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leo Castledine | £6,000 | £312,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Joe Wildsmith | £5,100 | £265,200 | 29 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex Gilbert | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sol Brynn | £3,600 | £187,200 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Jon McLaughlin | £2,100 | £109,200 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Law McCabe | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Pharrell Willis | £1,800 | £93,600 | 21 | Wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron Croft | £1,500 | £78,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Finley Munroe | £1,300 | £67,600 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Luke Woolston | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Archie Chaplin | £823 | £42,796 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Haseem Bakre | £799 | £41,548 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Dede | £767 | £39,884 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Owen Foster | £717 | £37,284 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| George McCormick | £712 | £37,024 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Rio Patterson-Powell | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nathan Fisher | £697 | £36,244 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaac Greenup | £685 | £35,620 | 17 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Oliver Samuels | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Brayden Johnson | £639 | £33,228 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Shea Connor | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lucas Harrison | £485 | £25,220 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Archie Baptiste | £406 | £21,112 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jayden Carbon | £394 | £20,488 | 19 | Right wing-back, right winger, striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| James Wilson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Leon Parker | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Prince Acheampong | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defender | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Frankie Coulson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Layton Campbell | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harley Hunt | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Finlay Cartwright | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eric Hamelberg | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jack Daley | £137 | £7,124 | 18 | Centre-back | JUN 2026 | |||
| Daniel James | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
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 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 56 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Middlesbrough wages, 2024/25
What was Middlesbrough's wage bill in 2024/25?
Middlesbrough paid £524,646 a week in 2024/25 - £27,281,592 across the year - spread over a squad of 56. We hold a wage for all 56 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Middlesbrough player in 2024/25?
Matthew Targett was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £79,000 a week, 4.2x the 22+ squad average of £18,946.
What was the average Middlesbrough salary in 2024/25?
The average Middlesbrough player aged 22 or over earned £18,946 a week in 2024/25, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 56. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Middlesbrough's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £524,646 of 2024/25. The current squad is 69 players against 56 then.