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Leicester City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £140,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.6m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £83m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £60k
Then and now
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27 — 58% lower than the £1,587,010 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry Maguire | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonny Evans | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 30 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Maddison | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Demarai Gray | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 21 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wes Morgan | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christian Fuchs | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 32 | Left-back | Austria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Simpson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 31 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Simpson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 31 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Çaglar Söyüncü | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 22 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rachid Ghezzal | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matty James | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Shinji Okazaki | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Japan | JUN 2019 | ||
| Youri Tielemans | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Ward | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Paşcanu | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Defender | Romania | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alassane Meïté | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Viktor Johansson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Eppiah | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Winger, striker | Belgium | JUN 2020 | ||
| Louis Ramsay | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Full-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Winger | South Africa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ryan Loft | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Admiral Muskwe | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Striker | Zimbabwe | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Bramley | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Hughes | £820 | £42,640 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Faiq Bolkiah | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Winger | Brunei | JUN 2019 | ||
| Habib Makanjuola | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Raúl Uche | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Wright | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Calvin Bassey | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Justen Kranthove | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lamine Sherif | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2019 | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Conor Tee | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rhys Davies | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kairo Edwards-John | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrese Shade | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Johnly Yfeko | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Obi | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Shane Flynn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Barrett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harrison Myring | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dennis Gyamfi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Camron Gbadebo | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Heaven | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jozsef Keaveny | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Hungary | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ollie Murch | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jakub Stolarczyk | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Loughlan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Sams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Leathers | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leon James | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sidnei Tavares | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kasey McAteer | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lukas Husek | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Johnson Gyamfi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger | Ghana | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Bollard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
39 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
2 £10k-£25k 3%
22 £25k-£100k 72%
3 £100k+
24%
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2018/19
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Leicester City paid £1,587,010 a week in 2018/19 - £82,524,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leicester City player in 2018/19?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £140,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £60,105.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2018/19?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £60,105 a week in 2018/19, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27, 58% lower than the £1,587,010 of 2018/19. The current squad is 69 players against 74 then.