Cambridge United 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Shayne Lavery on £5,600 per week · see the current Cambridge United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cambridge United pay £58,310 a week in 2026/27 — 5% lower than the £61,086 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shayne Lavery | £5,600 | £291,200 | 26 | AM L, ST | Northern Ireland | ||
| Adam Mayor | £4,500 | £234,000 | 21 | WB L, AM LC | England | ||
| Dominic Ball | £4,400 | £228,800 | 29 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Elias Kachunga | £4,300 | £223,600 | 33 | AM RL | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu | £3,800 | £197,600 | 31 | DM | England | ||
| Kelland Watts | £3,000 | £156,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Kylian Kouassi | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Korey Smith | £3,000 | £156,000 | 34 | DM | England | ||
| Michael Morrison | £2,900 | £150,800 | 37 | D C | England | ||
| Sean Raggett | £2,600 | £135,200 | 31 | D C | England | ||
| Sullay Kaikai | £2,600 | £135,200 | 29 | AM LC, F C | Sierra Leone | ||
| Ben Knight | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Gary Gardner | £2,200 | £114,400 | 32 | DM | England | ||
| Louis Appéré | £2,000 | £104,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Zeno Ibsen Rossi | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Shane McLoughlin | £1,600 | £83,200 | 28 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Ireland | ||
| Ben Purrington | £1,500 | £78,000 | 29 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Elliott Nevitt | £1,300 | £67,600 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| James Brophy | £1,100 | £57,200 | 30 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| James Gibbons | £1,100 | £57,200 | 27 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Jake Eastwood | £1,100 | £57,200 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Liam Bennett | £790 | £41,080 | 23 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ben Hughes | £783 | £40,716 | 21 | GK | Wales | ||
| Zak Bradshaw | £777 | £40,404 | 21 | D C, DM | England | ||
| George Thorne | £676 | £35,152 | 32 | DM | |||
| Glenn McConnell | £640 | £33,280 | 18 | AM RC | Ireland | ||
| George Hoddle | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Mamadou Jobe | £580 | £30,160 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Jasper Briggs | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Randy Bulakio | £50 | £2,600 | 17 | ST | |||
| Harry Dawson | £50 | £2,600 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
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 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 31 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cambridge United wages, 2024/25
What was Cambridge United's wage bill in 2024/25?
Cambridge United paid £61,086 a week in 2024/25 - £3,176,472 across the year - spread over a squad of 31. We hold a wage for all 31 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cambridge United player in 2024/25?
Shayne Lavery was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £5,600 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £2,332.
What was the average Cambridge United salary in 2024/25?
The average Cambridge United player aged 22 or over earned £2,332 a week in 2024/25, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 31. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Cambridge United's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Cambridge United pay £58,310 a week in 2026/27, 5% lower than the £61,086 of 2024/25. The current squad is 41 players against 31 then.