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Southampton 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Adam Lallana on £76,000 per week · see the current Southampton wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £619k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £32m
SQUAD SIZE70
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £21k
Then and now
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27 — 14% higher than the £619,092 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Lallana | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 36 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alex McCarthy | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Peretz | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Israel | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jack Stephens | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Finn Azaz | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ross Stewart | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oriol Romeu | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mads Roerslev | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Right-back | Denmark | JUN 2027 | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Flynn Downes | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cameron Archer | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ryan Fraser | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ryan Manning | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Caspar Jander | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Welington | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | Left-back | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nathan Wood | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Joshua Quarshie | £18,000 | £936,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tom Fellows | £18,000 | £936,000 | 21 | Winger | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| James Bree | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samuel Edozie | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | Winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kuryu Matsuki | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Japan | JUN 2026 | ||
| Cyle Larin | £13,000 | £676,000 | 30 | Winger, striker | Canada | JUN 2026 | ||
| George Long | £11,000 | £572,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Shea Charles | £8,000 | £416,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Northern Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joachim Kayi Sanda | £6,100 | £317,200 | 18 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Léo Scienza | £5,000 | £260,000 | 26 | Winger | Brazil | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ben Reeves | £2,500 | £130,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Baylee Dipepa | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Elias Jelert | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | Full-back | Denmark | JUN 2027 | ||
| Hugo Fisher | £1,200 | £62,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jamie Jones | £1,100 | £57,200 | 36 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ged Murphy | £986 | £51,272 | 46 | Right-back, central midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Kingsley Latham | £650 | £33,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | - | ||
| Oli Newman | £614 | £31,928 | 17 | Winger | JUN 2025 | |||
| Brandon Charles | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Cameron Bragg | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Davon Gbajumo | £571 | £29,692 | 17 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Harry Rodda | £488 | £25,376 | 17 | Right-back, central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Rory Whittaker | £488 | £25,376 | 17 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Nathanael Boot | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Pascal Kpohomouh | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
| Tommy Scott | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland | - | ||
| Calum Anderson | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | Left-back | JUN 2024 | |||
| Will Merry | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nick Oyekunle | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Jeffries | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jayden Moore | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Barnaby Williams | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Max Fry | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aston Daley | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Samuel Tabares | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tommy Dobson-Ventura | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sutura Kakay | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jay Robinson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Thierry Rohart-Brown | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Abdulhalim Okonola-Matthews | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sufianu Sillah Dibaga | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger | Spain | JUN 2025 | ||
| Moses Sesay | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Klevi Bajrami | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger | JUN 2025 | |||
| Luke Hawe | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| George Moloney | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Henri Lleshi | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| George Robinson | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Oscar Abbotson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Walter Nutter | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Central midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Korban McMullan | £215 | £11,180 | 17 | Central midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
| Leo Umeh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | JUN 2026 | |||
| Dylan Moody | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2026 | |||
| Harry Gathercole | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2026 | |||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
3 £2k-£5k 1%
3 £5k-£10k 3%
15 £10k-£25k 46%
8 £25k-£100k 48%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 70 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Southampton wages, 2024/25
What was Southampton's wage bill in 2024/25?
Southampton paid £619,092 a week in 2024/25 - £32,192,784 across the year - spread over a squad of 70. We hold a wage for all 70 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Southampton player in 2024/25?
Adam Lallana was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £76,000 a week, 3.6x the 22+ squad average of £21,265.
What was the average Southampton salary in 2024/25?
The average Southampton player aged 22 or over earned £21,265 a week in 2024/25, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 70. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Southampton's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Southampton pay £707,490 a week in 2026/27, 14% higher than the £619,092 of 2024/25. The current squad is 69 players against 70 then.