Stoke City 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Ben Pearson on £28,000 per week · see the current Stoke City wage bill
Then and now
Stoke City pay £399,190 a week in 2026/27 — 8% higher than the £368,440 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Pearson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Aaron Cresswell | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 35 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Gavin Bazunu | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Viktor Johansson | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ashley Phillips | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Divin Mubama | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bae Jun-Ho | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | Wing-back, attacking midfielder | South Korea | JUN 2025 | ||
| Róbert Boženík | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Striker | Slovakia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Bosun Lawal | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Maksym Taloverov | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ukraine | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lewis Baker | £15,000 | £780,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sorba Thomas | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Wing-back, winger | Wales | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tomáš Rigo | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Slovakia | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ben Gibson | £9,500 | £494,000 | 32 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Eric Bocat | £9,300 | £483,600 | 25 | Left-back | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lamine Cissé | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | Winger | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Tatsuki Seko | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Japan | JUN 2025 | ||
| Steven Nzonzi | £9,000 | £468,000 | 36 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2024 | ||
| Enda Stevens | £8,300 | £431,600 | 34 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Million Manhoef | £7,900 | £410,800 | 23 | Full-back, winger | Netherlands | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sam Gallagher | £7,600 | £395,200 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Wilmot | £6,500 | £338,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Junior Tchamadeu | £5,100 | £265,200 | 21 | Right-back | Cameroon | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | Winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Frank Fielding | £4,300 | £223,600 | 37 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Badley-Morgan | £4,000 | £208,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Jamaica | - | ||
| Edwin Andersson | £3,300 | £171,600 | 20 | Wing-back, winger | Sweden | JUN 2024 | ||
| Milan Smit | £1,900 | £98,800 | 22 | Left winger, striker | Netherlands | JUN 2026 | ||
| Tommy Simkin | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andrew Matthews | £1,500 | £78,000 | 37 | Attacking midfielder | JUN 2025 | |||
| Darius Lipsiuc | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ato Ampah | £759 | £39,468 | 19 | Wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Dara McGuinness | £621 | £32,292 | 21 | Striker | JUN 2025 | |||
| Adam Watson | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Noah Cooper | £607 | £31,564 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| True Grant | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Chinonso Chibueze | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Francis Gyimah | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adriel Walker | £508 | £26,416 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jake Griffin | £461 | £23,972 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Japhet Mpadi | £457 | £23,764 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wiktor Gromek | £456 | £23,712 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Laurence Giani | £437 | £22,724 | 17 | Left-back | JUN 2025 | |||
| Josh Bickerton | £337 | £17,524 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Will Smith | £277 | £14,404 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Caleb Clothier | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sydney Agina | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joshua Maskall | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Gabriel Kelly | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ruben Brammer | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | JUN 2025 | |||
| Dean Adekoya | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Left winger, striker | JUN 2024 | |||
| Jaden Mears | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
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 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 52 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Stoke City wages, 2024/25
What was Stoke City's wage bill in 2024/25?
Stoke City paid £368,440 a week in 2024/25 - £19,158,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 52. We hold a wage for all 52 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Stoke City player in 2024/25?
Ben Pearson was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £28,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £12,257.
What was the average Stoke City salary in 2024/25?
The average Stoke City player aged 22 or over earned £12,257 a week in 2024/25, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 52. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Stoke City's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Stoke City pay £399,190 a week in 2026/27, 8% higher than the £368,440 of 2024/25. The current squad is 73 players against 52 then.