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
We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Leicester City pay £699,845 a week in 2026/27 — 56% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 31 | ST | England | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 31 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Harry Maguire | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Jonny Evans | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 30 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 21 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 21 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 28 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 24 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | ||
| James Maddison | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 21 | AM LC | England | ||
| Demarai Gray | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 23 | D RC, DM | Ghana | ||
| Wes Morgan | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 34 | D C | Jamaica | ||
| Christian Fuchs | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 32 | D/WB L | Austria | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 26 | DM | France | ||
| Danny Simpson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 31 | D R | England | ||
| Danny Simpson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 31 | D R | England | ||
| Çaglar Söyüncü | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 22 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Rachid Ghezzal | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | AM RLC | Algeria | ||
| Matty James | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Shinji Okazaki | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | AM/F C | Japan | ||
| Youri Tielemans | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 21 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Danny Ward | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | GK | Wales | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Viktor Johansson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Alex Paşcanu | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | D RLC | Romania | ||
| Alassane Meïté | £2,500 | £130,000 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Josh Eppiah | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | ||
| Louis Ramsay | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | D RL | England | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | AM RL | South Africa | ||
| Ryan Loft | £1,700 | £88,400 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Admiral Muskwe | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | ST | Zimbabwe | ||
| Max Bramley | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Hughes | £820 | £42,640 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Faiq Bolkiah | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | AM RL | Brunei | ||
| Habib Makanjuola | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | AM C | Nigeria | ||
| Raúl Uche | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | ST | Spain | ||
| Callum Wright | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Calvin Bassey | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Justen Kranthove | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | D C | Holland | ||
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Lamine Sherif | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | DM | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Conor Tee | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Rhys Davies | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | GK | Wales | ||
| Kairo Edwards-John | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Tyrese Shade | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Johnly Yfeko | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Daniel Obi | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | D (C) | Nigeria | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Connor Barrett | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Shane Flynn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Luke Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/M L | England | ||
| Leon James | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Jakub Stolarczyk | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Poland | ||
| Camron Gbadebo | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | D C | England | ||
| Ollie Murch | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| George Heaven | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Sidnei Tavares | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Portugal | ||
| Johnson Gyamfi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | Ghana | ||
| Kasey McAteer | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Liam Loughlan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Lukas Husek | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Czechia | ||
| Adam Leathers | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Dylan Bollard | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Harrison Myring | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Tom Sams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RL | England | ||
| Dennis Gyamfi | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | Ghana | ||
| Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Jozsef Keaveny | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Hungary | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
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 £699,845 a week in 2026/27, 56% lower than the £1,587,010 of 2018/19. The current squad is 70 players against 74 then.