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Leicester City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £100,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £65m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £52k
Then and now
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27 — 46% lower than the £1,245,020 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Riyad Mahrez | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Drinkwater | £92,000 | £4,784,000 | 26 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Islam Slimani | £81,000 | £4,212,000 | 28 | Striker | Algeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ahmed Musa | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 23 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Wes Morgan | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christian Fuchs | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 30 | Left-back, left winger | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Simpson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Simpson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 26 | Wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andy King | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Robert Huth | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Yohan Benalouane | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Tunisia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bartosz Kapustka | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Shinji Okazaki | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Japan | JUN 2019 | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leonardo Ulloa | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Striker | Argentina | JUN 2018 | ||
| Demarai Gray | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 20 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcin Wasilewski | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 36 | Centre-back | Poland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Hamer | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Molla Wagué | £8,900 | £462,800 | 25 | Centre-back | Mali | JUN 2017 | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £8,200 | £426,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Domej | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Iversen | £2,400 | £124,800 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Admiral Muskwe | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Faiq Bolkiah | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Winger | Brunei | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liandro Martis | £740 | £38,480 | 20 | Winger | Curaçao | JUN 2018 | ||
| Raúl Uche | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Watts | £670 | £34,840 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Knight | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Debayo | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Michael Cain | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Connor Wood | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elliott Moore | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Max Bramley | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cédric Kipré | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matt Miles | £200 | £10,400 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kian Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sammie McLeod | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kairo Edwards-John | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Darnell Johnson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | South Africa | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Paşcanu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Romania | JUN 2017 | ||
| Morgan Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cameron Yates | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jozsef Keaveny | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Hungary | JUN 2018 | ||
| Brandon Fox | £100 | £5,200 | 19 | Left winger, striker | England | JAN 2017 | ||
| Lamine Sherif | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger, striker | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Eppiah | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kairo Mitchell | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Conor Tee | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sim Thandi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Calvin Bassey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elliot Webber | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ethan Hodby | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| George Heaven | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cal Templeton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kyle Gruno | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tom Fielding | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Rubyn Gill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Harrison | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
2 £2k-£5k 0%
2 £5k-£10k 1%
4 £10k-£25k 7%
19 £25k-£100k 75%
2 £100k+
16%
Top 5 earners took 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2016/17
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Leicester City paid £1,245,020 a week in 2016/17 - £64,741,040 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leicester City player in 2016/17?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £100,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £51,662.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2016/17?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £51,662 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27, 46% lower than the £1,245,020 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 68 then.