LEAGUE ONE · GOALKEEPERS · 2026/27
Highest paid League One goalkeepers
Alex McCarthy is the best-paid goalkeeper in League One, on £27,000 a week at Leicester City, or £1,404,000 a year. Jakub Stolarczyk is next on £20,000 at Leicester City. We hold wages for 133 League One goalkeepers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £27k
AVERAGE WAGE £5,034
SHARE OF WAGE BILL8%
TOP 10 A WEEK £113k
WAGES HELD133
The 50 best-paid League One goalkeepers
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £1,404,000£1.4m | Leicester City | 35 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 2 | Jakub Stolarczyk | £20,000£20k | £1,040,000£1.0m | Leicester City | 24 | Goalkeeper | Poland |
| 3 | Jamie Cumming | £11,000£11k | £572,000£572k | Oxford United | 25 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 4 | Nathan Baxter | £9,000£9k | £468,000£468k | Leyton Orient | 26 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 5 | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £8,500£9k | £442,000£442k | Blackpool | 28 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland |
| 6 | Joe Lumley | £8,100£8k | £421,200£421k | Sheffield Wednesday | 30 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 7 | Oliver Dovin | £7,800£8k | £405,600£406k | Leyton Orient | 23 | Goalkeeper | Sweden |
| 8 | Cameron Dawson | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Bradford City | 30 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 9 | Will Dennis | £7,400£7k | £384,800£385k | Milton Keynes Dons | 25 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 10 | Jak Alnwick | £7,100£7k | £369,200£369k | Huddersfield Town | 32 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 11 | James Shea | £6,100£6k | £317,200£317k | Luton Town | 34 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 12 | Josh Keeley | £6,100£6k | £317,200£317k | Luton Town | 22 | Goalkeeper | Ireland |
| 13 | Cieran Slicker | £5,400£5k | £280,800£281k | Barnsley | 22 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 14 | Joel Pereira | £5,100£5k | £265,200£265k | Reading | 29 | Goalkeeper | Portugal |
| 15 | Luke Southwood | £5,000£5k | £260,000£260k | Blackpool | 27 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland |
| 16 | Tommy Setford | £4,600£5k | £239,200£239k | Stevenage | 19 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 17 | Alex Bass | £4,500£5k | £234,000£234k | Peterborough United | 27 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 18 | Corey Addai | £4,400£4k | £228,800£229k | Burton Albion | 27 | Goalkeeper | Jamaica |
| 19 | Conor Hazard | £4,400£4k | £228,800£229k | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | Goalkeeper | Northern Ireland |
| 20 | Liam Roberts | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Mansfield Town | 30 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 21 | Kelle Roos | £4,000£4k | £208,000£208k | Notts County | 33 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands |
| 22 | Murphy Cooper | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Plymouth Argyle | 23 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 23 | Mikki van Sas | £3,900£4k | £202,800£203k | Wycombe Wanderers | 21 | Goalkeeper | Netherlands |
| 24 | Tommy Simkin | £3,600£4k | £187,200£187k | Doncaster Rovers | 20 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 25 | Craig MacGillivray | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Milton Keynes Dons | 32 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 26 | Franco Ravizzoli | £3,300£3k | £171,600£172k | Leicester City | 28 | Goalkeeper | Argentina |
| 27 | Jack Stevens | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | Reading | 27 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 28 | Nathan Bishop | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | AFC Wimbledon | 25 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 29 | Matt Macey | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Wycombe Wanderers | 30 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 30 | Stevie Bausor | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | Leicester City | 19 | Goalkeeper | South Africa |
| 31 | Connal Trueman | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Sheffield Wednesday | 29 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 32 | Daniel Barden | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Stevenage | 24 | Goalkeeper | Wales |
| 33 | Grant Smith | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Bromley | 31 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 34 | Harry Lewis | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Mansfield Town | 27 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 35 | Jon McCracken | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Bradford City | 25 | Goalkeeper | Scotland |
| 36 | James Belshaw | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Notts County | 34 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 37 | Joe Walsh | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Wigan Athletic | 23 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 38 | Killian Cahill | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Leyton Orient | 21 | Goalkeeper | Ireland |
| 39 | Luca Ashby-Hammond | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Stockport County | 24 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 40 | Simon Eastwood | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Oxford United | 36 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 41 | Harry Griffiths | £1,200£1k | £62,400£62k | Notts County | 20 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 42 | Joe McDonnell | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | AFC Wimbledon | 31 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 43 | Jake Eastwood | £1,100£1k | £57,200£57k | Cambridge United | 28 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 44 | Kieren Flavell | £1,000£1k | £52,000£52k | Barnsley | 21 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 45 | Adam Collin | £950£950 | £49,400£49k | Mansfield Town | 40 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 46 | Harry French | £930£930 | £48,360£48k | Leicester City | 19 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 47 | Nik Tzanev | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Huddersfield Town | 28 | Goalkeeper | New Zealand |
| 48 | Andrew Wogan | £900£900 | £46,800£47k | Stockport County | 19 | Goalkeeper | Ireland |
| 49 | Jake Kean | £860£860 | £44,720£45k | Burton Albion | 34 | Goalkeeper | England |
| 50 | Ben Hughes | £840£840 | £43,680£44k | Cambridge United | 21 | Goalkeeper | Wales |
What each position earns in League One
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers take 8% of what League One pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their goalkeepers the most
Every goalkeeper wage we hold at each League One club, added together, a week
Leicester City pay 9 goalkeepers £55,750 a week between them, and Alex McCarthy takes 48% of it.
The best-paid goalkeeper at every League One club
24 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's goalkeepers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester City | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | 1 |
| Oxford United | Jamie Cumming | £11,000£11k | 3 |
| Leyton Orient | Nathan Baxter | £9,000£9k | 4 |
| Blackpool | Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £8,500£9k | 5 |
| Sheffield Wednesday | Joe Lumley | £8,100£8k | 6 |
| Milton Keynes Dons | Will Dennis | £7,400£7k | 9 |
| Bradford City | Cameron Dawson | £7,400£7k | 8 |
| Huddersfield Town | Jak Alnwick | £7,100£7k | 10 |
| Luton Town | James Shea | £6,100£6k | 11 |
| Barnsley | Cieran Slicker | £5,400£5k | 13 |
| Reading | Joel Pereira | £5,100£5k | 14 |
| Stevenage | Tommy Setford | £4,600£5k | 16 |
| Peterborough United | Alex Bass | £4,500£5k | 17 |
| Wycombe Wanderers | Conor Hazard | £4,400£4k | 19 |
| Burton Albion | Corey Addai | £4,400£4k | 18 |
| Notts County | Kelle Roos | £4,000£4k | 21 |
| Mansfield Town | Liam Roberts | £4,000£4k | 20 |
| Plymouth Argyle | Murphy Cooper | £3,900£4k | 22 |
| Doncaster Rovers | Tommy Simkin | £3,600£4k | 24 |
| AFC Wimbledon | Nathan Bishop | £2,900£3k | 28 |
| Bromley | Grant Smith | £2,200£2k | 33 |
| Wigan Athletic | Joe Walsh | £2,100£2k | 37 |
| Stockport County | Luca Ashby-Hammond | £2,000£2k | 39 |
| Cambridge United | Jake Eastwood | £1,100£1k | 43 |
The best-paid goalkeeper in every men's league
42 leagues, ordered by their best-paid goalkeeper. League One ranks 21st.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Liga | Jan Oblak | £308,000£308k | £33,550£34k |
| Bundesliga | Manuel Neuer | £298,000£298k | £26,779£27k |
| Premier League | Gianluigi Donnarumma | £250,000£250k | £49,479£49k |
| Eredivisie | Marc-André ter Stegen | £232,000£232k | £9,671£10k |
| Süper Lig | Ederson | £229,000£229k | £19,950£20k |
| Saudi Pro League | Édouard Mendy | £170,000£170k | £40,756£41k |
| Championship | Alphonse Areola | £120,000£120k | £13,758£14k |
| Serie A | Mike Maignan | £109,000£109k | £24,594£25k |
| Ligue 1 | Brice Samba | £102,000£102k | £20,578£21k |
| Primeira Liga | Diogo Costa | £82,000£82k | £7,355£7k |
| Scottish Premiership | Sam Johnstone | £78,000£78k | £7,256£7k |
| Superleague Greece | Stefan Ortega | £58,000£58k | £6,841£7k |
| Belgian Pro League | Yann Sommer | £49,000£49k | £6,044£6k |
| Serie B | Mattia Perin | £45,000£45k | £6,094£6k |
| Danish Superliga | Diant Ramaj | £43,000£43k | £5,493£5k |
| Croatian First League | Dominik Livaković | £35,000£35k | £2,378£2k |
| Liga MX | Keylor Navas | £29,000£29k | £7,296£7k |
| La Liga 2 | Paulo Gazzaniga | £29,000£29k | £4,582£5k |
| Major League Soccer | Angus Gunn | £28,000£28k | £5,216£5k |
| Russian Premier League | Igor Akinfeev | £28,000£28k | £10,471£10k |
| League One | Alex McCarthy | £27,000£27k | £5,034£5k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Cássio | £24,000£24k | £5,729£6k |
| J1 League | Kewin (Kewin Oliveira Silva) | £20,000£20k | £2,645£3k |
| Ekstraklasa | Bartlomiej Dragowski | £20,000£20k | £2,314£2k |
| Super Liga | Fernando Muslera | £17,000£17k | £3,207£3k |
| Chinese Super League | Bao Yaxiong | £13,000£13k | £3,606£4k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Christian Früchtl | £9,400£9k | £2,221£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Jean | £9,100£9k | £3,699£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Marcel Schuhen | £9,000£9k | £4,703£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Gautier Larsonneur | £8,200£8k | £2,571£3k |
| League Two | Matthew Cox | £7,900£8k | £2,048£2k |
| Czech First League | Ondřej Kolář | £6,800£7k | £1,182£1k |
| National League | Ted Curd | £6,600£7k | £932£932 |
| Thai League | Neil Etheridge | £5,900£6k | £1,122£1k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Emile Doucouré | £3,300£3k | £1,148£1k |
| Indian Super League | Gurpreet Singh Sandhu | £3,200£3k | £427£427 |
| Eliteserien | Ľubomír Belko | £3,000£3k | £1,145£1k |
| Scottish Championship | Aston Oxborough | £2,500£3k | £787£787 |
| A-League | Filip Kurto | £2,300£2k | £1,190£1k |
| Veikkausliiga | Matej Marković | £1,900£2k | £564£564 |
| I-League | Ryan Fulton | £830£830 | £191£191 |
| Meistriliiga | Marko Meerits | £427£427 | £160£160 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in League One?
Alex McCarthy of Leicester City, on £27,000 a week in 2026/27, or £1,404,000 a year. Jakub Stolarczyk of Leicester City is second on £20,000 a week.
How much do League One goalkeepers earn?
The average League One goalkeeper aged 22 or over earns £5,034 a week, and the median one £3,900. Goalkeepers take 8% of what League One pays its players of that age.
Which League One club pays its goalkeepers the most?
Leicester City, £55,750 a week across the 9 goalkeepers we hold a wage for, led by Alex McCarthy on £27,000.
Who is the highest paid goalkeeper in football?
Of the 42 men's leagues we rank goalkeepers in, the best-paid is Jan Oblak of Atlético Madrid in La Liga, on £308,000 a week. The best-paid in League One ranks 21st of the 42 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
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