Sheffield United 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Kalvin Phillips on £165,000 per week · see the current Sheffield United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Sheffield United pay £579,474 a week in 2026/27 — 15% lower than the £681,007 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalvin Phillips | £165,000 | £8,580,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| Ben Mee | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 35 | D LC | England | ||
| Gustavo Hamer | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 28 | DM | Netherlands | ||
| Callum O'Hare | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Tyler Bindon | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 20 | D RC | New Zealand | ||
| Tyrese Campbell | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 25 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Chiedozie Ogbene | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | WB R, AM R, ST | Ireland | ||
| Harrison Burrows | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 23 | D/WB L, AM C | England | ||
| Mike Cooper | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Japhet Tanganga | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Davies | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Danny Ings | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 32 | ST | England | ||
| Ki-Jana Hoever | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 23 | D RC | Netherlands | ||
| Joe Rothwell | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Tom Cannon | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Patrick Bamford | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Jaïro Riedewald | £17,000 | £884,000 | 28 | D L, DM | Netherlands | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D/WB R, DM | England | ||
| Adam Davies | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | GK | Wales | ||
| Sam McCallum | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Alex Matos | £13,000 | £676,000 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £12,000 | £624,000 | 24 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Tahith Chong | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Curaçao | ||
| Leo Fuhr Hjelde | £6,000 | £312,000 | 21 | D LC | Norway | ||
| Andre Brooks | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | WB L, AM LC | England | ||
| Jack Rodwell | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Femi Seriki | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Mihail Polendakov | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | D RC | Bulgaria | ||
| George Willis | £1,200 | £62,400 | 29 | GK | |||
| Djibril Soumaré | £1,048 | £54,496 | 22 | DM | Senegal | ||
| Louie Marsh | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Siem Eyob-Abraha | £881 | £45,812 | 17 | ST | |||
| Aaron Reid | £853 | £44,356 | 17 | M R | |||
| Oliver Arblaster | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Benjamin Grainger | £716 | £37,232 | 19 | GK | |||
| Owen Hampson | £610 | £31,720 | 20 | DM | Wales | ||
| Lennon Patterson | £602 | £31,304 | 17 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Alfie Atherton | £572 | £29,744 | 17 | M RC | |||
| Sai Sachdev | £570 | £29,640 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Chris Eadie | £509 | £26,468 | 18 | AM/F C | Scotland | ||
| Lamine Sidibe | £448 | £23,296 | 17 | M C | |||
| Sydie Peck | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Jay Tinsdale | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | M LC | England | ||
| Tommy Williams | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Luke Faxon | £340 | £17,680 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Marshall Francis | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Liam Hall | £293 | £15,236 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Ethan Gold | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | |||
| Dovydas Sasnauskas | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Lithuania | ||
| Frankie Jones | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Jackson Blaize | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Coby Hewitson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Seth Okyere | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Archie Christie-Cranie | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jevan Beattie | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Cole Hay | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM L | |||
| Max Asante-Boakye | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Aston | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Keehan Barret-Underwood | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D R | |||
| Jayden Prunty | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Emmett Morrison | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | M C | |||
| Theo Howard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | |||
| Zach Giggs | £55 | £2,860 | 18 | D RC | Wales | ||
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 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Sheffield United wages, 2024/25
What was Sheffield United's wage bill in 2024/25?
Sheffield United paid £681,007 a week in 2024/25 - £35,412,364 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Sheffield United player in 2024/25?
Kalvin Phillips was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £165,000 a week, 6.7x the 22+ squad average of £24,466.
What was the average Sheffield United salary in 2024/25?
The average Sheffield United player aged 22 or over earned £24,466 a week in 2024/25, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Sheffield United's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Sheffield United pay £579,474 a week in 2026/27, 15% lower than the £681,007 of 2024/25. The current squad is 71 players against 63 then.