LEAGUE ONE · TOP 100
Highest paid League One players
Boubakary Soumaré leads on £58,000 per week. These 100 players take £1,439,000 a week between them - 44% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 1,214 of the 1,219 players in League One.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £1.4m
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL44%
MEDIAN AGE27
MOST IN THE LIST20 Leicester City
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £58k #10 £27k #100 £8k
Boubakary Soumaré earns 2.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 7.4× the 100th. Half of the £1.4m a week on this page goes to the first 24 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Boubakary Soumaré | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | Leicester City | France | 26 | DM |
| 02 | John Lundstram | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Leicester City | England | 31 | DM |
| 03 | Oliver Skipp | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Leicester City | England | 24 | DM |
| 04 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Leicester City | Jamaica | 32 | AM RLC |
| 05 | Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | Leicester City | Jamaica | 36 | D (C) |
| 06 | Caleb Okoli | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Leicester City | Italy | 24 | D C |
| 07 | Harry Souttar | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Leicester City | Australia | 26 | D C |
| 08 | Wout Faes | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Leicester City | Belgium | 27 | D C |
| 09 | Luke Thomas | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Leicester City | England | 24 | D LC |
| 10 | Tom Watson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Leicester City | England | 19 | AM RL, ST |
| 11 | Alex McCarthy | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Leicester City | England | 35 | GK |
| 12 | Woyo Coulibaly | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Leicester City | Mali | 26 | D/WB RL |
| 13 | Ben Nelson | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Leicester City | England | 21 | D C |
| 14 | Alfie Gilchrist | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 21 | D RC |
| 15 | Barry Bannan | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Scotland | 35 | DM |
| 16 | Conor Chaplin | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Leicester City | England | 28 | AM RLC |
| 17 | Emil Riis | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Leicester City | Denmark | 27 | ST |
| 18 | Jakub Stolarczyk | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Leicester City | Poland | 24 | GK |
| 19 | Daniel Barlaser | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 28 | DM |
| 20 | Alfie May | £19,000 | £988,000 | Doncaster Rovers | England | 32 | AM/F C |
| 21 | Ben Osborn | £19,000 | £988,000 | Stockport County | England | 30 | WB L, DM |
| 22 | Steve Cook | £18,000 | £936,000 | Wycombe Wanderers | England | 34 | D C |
| 23 | Wes Burns | £16,000 | £832,000 | Leicester City | Wales | 30 | WB/AM R |
| 24 | Isaac Hayden | £16,000 | £832,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 30 | DM |
| 25 | Cameron Brannagan | £16,000 | £832,000 | Oxford United | England | 29 | DM, AM C |
| 26 | Jamal Lowe | £15,000 | £780,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Jamaica | 30 | AM RL, ST |
| 27 | Liam Palmer | £15,000 | £780,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Scotland | 33 | D RC, DM |
| 28 | Max Lowe | £14,000 | £728,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | England | 28 | D/WB L |
| 29 | Di'Shon Bernard | £14,000 | £728,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Jamaica | 24 | D C |
| 30 | Kasey Palmer | £13,000 | £676,000 | Luton Town | Jamaica | 28 | AM RLC |
| 31 | Aaron Collins | £13,000 | £676,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | Wales | 28 | AM RL, ST |
| 32 | Ali Al-Hamadi | £13,000 | £676,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Iraq | 23 | AM RL, ST |
| 33 | Dion Charles | £12,000 | £624,000 | Blackpool | Northern Ireland | 29 | ST |
| 34 | Jerry Yates | £12,000 | £624,000 | Blackpool | England | 28 | ST |
| 35 | Dane Scarlett | £12,000 | £624,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 21 | ST |
| 36 | Devante Cole | £12,000 | £624,000 | Luton Town | Jamaica | 30 | AM RL, ST |
| 37 | Callum Marshall | £12,000 | £624,000 | Luton Town | Northern Ireland | 20 | AM RLC, F C |
| 38 | Siriki Dembélé | £12,000 | £624,000 | Oxford United | Scotland | 28 | AM RLC |
| 39 | Will Alves | £11,000 | £572,000 | Leicester City | England | 20 | AM RLC |
| 40 | Isaiah Jones | £11,000 | £572,000 | Luton Town | Guyana | 26 | WB R, AM RL |
| 41 | Jun Jin-Woo | £11,000 | £572,000 | Oxford United | South Korea | 25 | AM RL |
| 42 | Jamie Cumming | £11,000 | £572,000 | Oxford United | England | 25 | GK |
| 43 | Louis Page | £10,000 | £520,000 | Leicester City | England | 17 | DM, AM C |
| 44 | Bali Mumba | £9,500 | £494,000 | Huddersfield Town | England | 23 | D/WB/AM L |
| 45 | Aidomo Emakhu | £9,500 | £494,000 | Oxford United | Ireland | 21 | AM RL, ST |
| 46 | Ciaron Brown | £9,400 | £488,800 | Oxford United | Northern Ireland | 27 | D LC |
| 47 | Fraser Horsfall | £9,300 | £483,600 | Blackpool | England | 28 | D C |
| 48 | George Honeyman | £9,200 | £478,400 | Blackpool | England | 30 | AM RLC |
| 49 | Marcus McGuane | £9,000 | £468,000 | Huddersfield Town | England | 26 | DM |
| 50 | Nathan Baxter | £9,000 | £468,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 26 | GK |
| 51 | Nahki Wells | £9,000 | £468,000 | Luton Town | Bermuda | 35 | ST |
| 52 | Nigel Lonwijk | £9,000 | £468,000 | Luton Town | Suriname | 22 | D RC |
| 53 | Michael Smith | £9,000 | £468,000 | Mansfield Town | England | 33 | ST |
| 54 | Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £9,000 | £468,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | Guatemala | 33 | AM RLC |
| 55 | Michał Helik | £9,000 | £468,000 | Oxford United | Poland | 29 | D C |
| 56 | Niall Ennis | £8,900 | £462,800 | Blackpool | England | 26 | ST |
| 57 | Mark O'Mahony | £8,900 | £462,800 | Reading | Ireland | 20 | ST |
| 58 | Radinio Balker | £8,700 | £452,400 | Huddersfield Town | Suriname | 26 | D RC |
| 59 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £8,500 | £442,000 | Blackpool | Northern Ireland | 28 | GK |
| 60 | Ben Wiles | £8,500 | £442,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 26 | AM C |
| 61 | Brodie Spencer | £8,500 | £442,000 | Oxford United | Northern Ireland | 21 | D RLC |
| 62 | Alex Mitchell | £8,500 | £442,000 | Plymouth Argyle | England | 23 | D C |
| 63 | Dale Taylor | £8,400 | £436,800 | Blackpool | Northern Ireland | 21 | AM/F C |
| 64 | Damola Ajayi | £8,400 | £436,800 | Bromley | England | 19 | AM RL, ST |
| 65 | Cameron Humphreys | £8,400 | £436,800 | Huddersfield Town | England | 21 | DM, AM C |
| 66 | Callum Paterson | £8,400 | £436,800 | Milton Keynes Dons | Scotland | 30 | WB R, M R, ST |
| 67 | Curtis Nelson | £8,400 | £436,800 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 32 | D C |
| 68 | Wes Harding | £8,400 | £436,800 | Plymouth Argyle | Jamaica | 28 | D RC |
| 69 | Cauley Woodrow | £8,400 | £436,800 | Wycombe Wanderers | England | 30 | AM/F C |
| 70 | Finley Munroe | £8,300 | £431,600 | Blackpool | England | 20 | D/WB L |
| 71 | Fin Stevens | £8,300 | £431,600 | Leyton Orient | Wales | 22 | D/WB R |
| 72 | Hakeem Odoffin | £8,200 | £426,400 | Luton Town | England | 27 | D C, DM |
| 73 | Haydon Roberts | £8,200 | £426,400 | Reading | England | 23 | D LC |
| 74 | Harry Cornick | £8,200 | £426,400 | Stevenage | England | 30 | AM RL, ST |
| 75 | Jordan Williams | £8,100 | £421,200 | Blackpool | England | 25 | D RC |
| 76 | Jack Whatmough | £8,100 | £421,200 | Huddersfield Town | England | 28 | D C |
| 77 | Joe Low | £8,100 | £421,200 | Huddersfield Town | Wales | 23 | D C |
| 78 | Jordan Clark | £8,100 | £421,200 | Luton Town | England | 31 | AM RC |
| 79 | Jamie McDonnell | £8,100 | £421,200 | Oxford United | Northern Ireland | 21 | DM |
| 80 | Josh Knight | £8,100 | £421,200 | Reading | England | 27 | D C |
| 81 | Jacob Brown | £8,100 | £421,200 | Reading | Scotland | 27 | AM R, ST |
| 82 | Joe Lumley | £8,100 | £421,200 | Sheffield Wednesday | England | 30 | GK |
| 83 | Liam Cullen | £8,000 | £416,000 | Leicester City | Wales | 26 | ST |
| 84 | Kal Naismith | £8,000 | £416,000 | Luton Town | Scotland | 33 | D LC, DM |
| 85 | Samuel Silvera | £8,000 | £416,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | Australia | 24 | AM RL |
| 86 | Kane Wilson | £8,000 | £416,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 25 | D/WB/AM R |
| 87 | Ryan Wintle | £8,000 | £416,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 28 | DM |
| 88 | Tyler Goodrham | £8,000 | £416,000 | Oxford United | England | 21 | AM RLC |
| 89 | Lewis Wing | £8,000 | £416,000 | Reading | England | 30 | DM, AM C |
| 90 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | £8,000 | £416,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cape Verde | 30 | D C |
| 91 | Lewis Bate | £8,000 | £416,000 | Stockport County | England | 22 | DM |
| 92 | Michael Ihiekwe | £7,900 | £410,800 | Blackpool | England | 32 | D C |
| 93 | MacAulay Gillesphey | £7,900 | £410,800 | Bradford City | England | 29 | D LC |
| 94 | Mads Andersen | £7,900 | £410,800 | Luton Town | Denmark | 27 | D C |
| 95 | Mark Harris | £7,900 | £410,800 | Oxford United | Wales | 26 | AM/F C |
| 96 | Mathias Ross | £7,900 | £410,800 | Plymouth Argyle | Denmark | 24 | D C |
| 97 | Mason Burstow | £7,900 | £410,800 | Sheffield Wednesday | England | 21 | AM RL, ST |
| 98 | Oliver Dovin | £7,800 | £405,600 | Leyton Orient | Sweden | 23 | GK |
| 99 | Oliver Irow | £7,800 | £405,600 | Mansfield Town | England | 19 | AM RL, ST |
| 100 | Oliver Norwood | £7,800 | £405,600 | Stockport County | Northern Ireland | 34 | DM |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in League One?
Boubakary Soumaré of Leicester City, on £58,000 per week — £3,016,000 a year.
How much do the top 100 League One players earn between them?
£1,439,000 per week and £74,828,000 per year, which is 44% of the entire League One wage bill.
Which League One club has the most players in the top 100?
Leicester City, with 20 of them, paying £613,000 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£7,800 per week — that is what Oliver Norwood earns in 100th place.