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 | Defensive midfielder |
| 02 | John Lundstram | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | Leicester City | England | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 03 | Oliver Skipp | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | Leicester City | England | 24 | Defensive midfielder |
| 04 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | Leicester City | Jamaica | 32 | Attacking midfielder |
| 05 | Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | Leicester City | Jamaica | 36 | Centre-back |
| 06 | Caleb Okoli | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | Leicester City | Italy | 24 | Centre-back |
| 07 | Harry Souttar | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Leicester City | Australia | 26 | Centre-back |
| 08 | Wout Faes | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | Leicester City | Belgium | 27 | Centre-back |
| 09 | Luke Thomas | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | Leicester City | England | 24 | Centre-back |
| 10 | Tom Watson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Leicester City | England | 19 | Winger, striker |
| 11 | Alex McCarthy | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | Leicester City | England | 35 | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Woyo Coulibaly | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | Leicester City | Mali | 26 | Full-back |
| 13 | Ben Nelson | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Leicester City | England | 21 | Centre-back |
| 14 | Alfie Gilchrist | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 21 | Centre-back |
| 15 | Barry Bannan | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Scotland | 35 | Defensive midfielder |
| 16 | Conor Chaplin | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | Leicester City | England | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 17 | Emil Riis | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | Leicester City | Denmark | 27 | Striker |
| 18 | Jakub Stolarczyk | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Leicester City | Poland | 24 | Goalkeeper |
| 19 | Daniel Barlaser | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 20 | Alfie May | £19,000 | £988,000 | Doncaster Rovers | England | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 21 | Ben Osborn | £19,000 | £988,000 | Stockport County | England | 30 | Left wing-back, defensive midfielder |
| 22 | Steve Cook | £18,000 | £936,000 | Wycombe Wanderers | England | 34 | Centre-back |
| 23 | Wes Burns | £16,000 | £832,000 | Leicester City | Wales | 30 | Right wing-back, right winger |
| 24 | Isaac Hayden | £16,000 | £832,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 30 | Defensive midfielder |
| 25 | Cameron Brannagan | £16,000 | £832,000 | Oxford United | England | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 26 | Liam Palmer | £15,000 | £780,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Scotland | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 27 | Jamal Lowe | £15,000 | £780,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Jamaica | 30 | Winger, striker |
| 28 | Max Lowe | £14,000 | £728,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | England | 28 | Left-back |
| 29 | Di'Shon Bernard | £14,000 | £728,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Jamaica | 24 | Centre-back |
| 30 | Kasey Palmer | £13,000 | £676,000 | Luton Town | Jamaica | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 31 | Aaron Collins | £13,000 | £676,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | Wales | 28 | Winger, striker |
| 32 | Ali Al-Hamadi | £13,000 | £676,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Iraq | 23 | Winger, striker |
| 33 | Jerry Yates | £12,000 | £624,000 | Blackpool | England | 28 | Striker |
| 34 | Dion Charles | £12,000 | £624,000 | Blackpool | Northern Ireland | 29 | Striker |
| 35 | Dane Scarlett | £12,000 | £624,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 21 | Striker |
| 36 | Callum Marshall | £12,000 | £624,000 | Luton Town | Northern Ireland | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 37 | Devante Cole | £12,000 | £624,000 | Luton Town | Jamaica | 30 | Winger, striker |
| 38 | Siriki Dembélé | £12,000 | £624,000 | Oxford United | Scotland | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 39 | Will Alves | £11,000 | £572,000 | Leicester City | England | 20 | Attacking midfielder |
| 40 | Isaiah Jones | £11,000 | £572,000 | Luton Town | Guyana | 26 | Right wing-back, winger |
| 41 | Jamie Cumming | £11,000 | £572,000 | Oxford United | England | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 42 | Jun Jin-Woo | £11,000 | £572,000 | Oxford United | South Korea | 25 | Winger |
| 43 | Louis Page | £10,000 | £520,000 | Leicester City | England | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 44 | Bali Mumba | £9,500 | £494,000 | Huddersfield Town | England | 23 | Left-back, left winger |
| 45 | Aidomo Emakhu | £9,500 | £494,000 | Oxford United | Ireland | 21 | Winger, striker |
| 46 | Ciaron Brown | £9,400 | £488,800 | Oxford United | Northern Ireland | 27 | Centre-back |
| 47 | Fraser Horsfall | £9,300 | £483,600 | Blackpool | England | 28 | Centre-back |
| 48 | George Honeyman | £9,200 | £478,400 | Blackpool | England | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 49 | Marcus McGuane | £9,000 | £468,000 | Huddersfield Town | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder |
| 50 | Nathan Baxter | £9,000 | £468,000 | Leyton Orient | England | 26 | Goalkeeper |
| 51 | Nigel Lonwijk | £9,000 | £468,000 | Luton Town | Suriname | 22 | Centre-back |
| 52 | Nahki Wells | £9,000 | £468,000 | Luton Town | Bermuda | 35 | Striker |
| 53 | Michael Smith | £9,000 | £468,000 | Mansfield Town | England | 33 | Striker |
| 54 | Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £9,000 | £468,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | Guatemala | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 55 | Michał Helik | £9,000 | £468,000 | Oxford United | Poland | 29 | Centre-back |
| 56 | Niall Ennis | £8,900 | £462,800 | Blackpool | England | 26 | Striker |
| 57 | Mark O'Mahony | £8,900 | £462,800 | Reading | Ireland | 20 | Striker |
| 58 | Radinio Balker | £8,700 | £452,400 | Huddersfield Town | Suriname | 26 | Centre-back |
| 59 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £8,500 | £442,000 | Blackpool | Northern Ireland | 28 | Goalkeeper |
| 60 | Ben Wiles | £8,500 | £442,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 61 | Brodie Spencer | £8,500 | £442,000 | Oxford United | Northern Ireland | 21 | Defender |
| 62 | Alex Mitchell | £8,500 | £442,000 | Plymouth Argyle | England | 23 | Centre-back |
| 63 | Dale Taylor | £8,400 | £436,800 | Blackpool | Northern Ireland | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 64 | Damola Ajayi | £8,400 | £436,800 | Bromley | England | 19 | Winger, striker |
| 65 | Cameron Humphreys | £8,400 | £436,800 | Huddersfield Town | England | 21 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 66 | Curtis Nelson | £8,400 | £436,800 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 32 | Centre-back |
| 67 | Callum Paterson | £8,400 | £436,800 | Milton Keynes Dons | Scotland | 30 | Right wing-back, right midfielder, striker |
| 68 | Wes Harding | £8,400 | £436,800 | Plymouth Argyle | Jamaica | 28 | Centre-back |
| 69 | Cauley Woodrow | £8,400 | £436,800 | Wycombe Wanderers | England | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 70 | Finley Munroe | £8,300 | £431,600 | Blackpool | England | 20 | Left-back |
| 71 | Fin Stevens | £8,300 | £431,600 | Leyton Orient | Wales | 22 | Right-back |
| 72 | Hakeem Odoffin | £8,200 | £426,400 | Luton Town | England | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 73 | Haydon Roberts | £8,200 | £426,400 | Reading | England | 23 | Centre-back |
| 74 | Harry Cornick | £8,200 | £426,400 | Stevenage | England | 30 | Winger, striker |
| 75 | Jordan Williams | £8,100 | £421,200 | Blackpool | England | 25 | Centre-back |
| 76 | Joe Low | £8,100 | £421,200 | Huddersfield Town | Wales | 23 | Centre-back |
| 77 | Jack Whatmough | £8,100 | £421,200 | Huddersfield Town | England | 28 | Centre-back |
| 78 | Jordan Clark | £8,100 | £421,200 | Luton Town | England | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 79 | Jamie McDonnell | £8,100 | £421,200 | Oxford United | Northern Ireland | 21 | Defensive midfielder |
| 80 | Josh Knight | £8,100 | £421,200 | Reading | England | 27 | Centre-back |
| 81 | Jacob Brown | £8,100 | £421,200 | Reading | Scotland | 27 | Right winger, striker |
| 82 | Joe Lumley | £8,100 | £421,200 | Sheffield Wednesday | England | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 83 | Liam Cullen | £8,000 | £416,000 | Leicester City | Wales | 26 | Striker |
| 84 | Kal Naismith | £8,000 | £416,000 | Luton Town | Scotland | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 85 | Samuel Silvera | £8,000 | £416,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | Australia | 24 | Winger |
| 86 | Kane Wilson | £8,000 | £416,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 25 | Right-back, right winger |
| 87 | Ryan Wintle | £8,000 | £416,000 | Milton Keynes Dons | England | 28 | Defensive midfielder |
| 88 | Tyler Goodrham | £8,000 | £416,000 | Oxford United | England | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 89 | Lewis Wing | £8,000 | £416,000 | Reading | England | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 90 | Ricardo Almeida Santos | £8,000 | £416,000 | Sheffield Wednesday | Cape Verde | 30 | Centre-back |
| 91 | Lewis Bate | £8,000 | £416,000 | Stockport County | England | 22 | Defensive midfielder |
| 92 | Michael Ihiekwe | £7,900 | £410,800 | Blackpool | England | 32 | Centre-back |
| 93 | MacAulay Gillesphey | £7,900 | £410,800 | Bradford City | England | 29 | Centre-back |
| 94 | Mads Andersen | £7,900 | £410,800 | Luton Town | Denmark | 27 | Centre-back |
| 95 | Mark Harris | £7,900 | £410,800 | Oxford United | Wales | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 96 | Mathias Ross | £7,900 | £410,800 | Plymouth Argyle | Denmark | 24 | Centre-back |
| 97 | Mason Burstow | £7,900 | £410,800 | Sheffield Wednesday | England | 21 | Winger, striker |
| 98 | Oliver Dovin | £7,800 | £405,600 | Leyton Orient | Sweden | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 99 | Oliver Irow | £7,800 | £405,600 | Mansfield Town | England | 19 | Winger, striker |
| 100 | Oliver Norwood | £7,800 | £405,600 | Stockport County | Northern Ireland | 34 | Defensive midfielder |
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.
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