Leicester City 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £140,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Leicester City pay £699,845 a week in 2026/27 — 59% lower than the £1,694,600 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £140,000 | £7,280,000 | 32 | ST | England | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 32 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Youri Tielemans | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 22 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Jonny Evans | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 31 | D C | N.Ireland | ||
| Ayoze Pérez | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 25 | AM RC, F C | Spain | ||
| Dennis Praet | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 25 | AM C | Belgium | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 22 | DM | Nigeria | ||
| Ben Chilwell | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 22 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 22 | AM/F C | Nigeria | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 29 | AM RL | England | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | ||
| James Maddison | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 24 | D RC, DM | Ghana | ||
| Demarai Gray | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 27 | DM | France | ||
| Christian Fuchs | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 33 | D LC | Austria | ||
| Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 35 | D C | Jamaica | ||
| Çaglar Söyüncü | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 23 | D C | Türkiye | ||
| Matty James | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Bartosz Kapustka | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Poland | ||
| James Justin | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 34 | GK | Switzerland | ||
| Ryan Bennett | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Danny Ward | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | GK | Wales | ||
| George Hirst | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Ali Reghba | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | AM R, ST | Ireland | ||
| Darnell Johnson | £3,400 | £176,800 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Viktor Johansson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | GK | Sweden | ||
| Darragh O'Connor | £2,400 | £124,800 | 19 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Josh Eppiah | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | AM RLC | South Africa | ||
| Vontae Daley-Campbell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Callum Hulme | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Faiq Bolkiah | £1,300 | £67,600 | 21 | AM RL | Brunei | ||
| Luke Thomas | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | D/M L | England | ||
| Ed Elewa-Ikpakwu | £860 | £44,720 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Sam Hughes | £820 | £42,640 | 22 | D C | England | ||
| Callum Wright | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Sidnei Tavares | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | M C | Portugal | ||
| Jakub Stolarczyk | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | GK | Poland | ||
| Calvin Bassey | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Justen Kranthove | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D C | Holland | ||
| Conor Tee | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Rhys Davies | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | GK | Wales | ||
| Shane Flynn | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | D/WB L, AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Tyrese Shade | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | St Kitts & Nevis | ||
| Will Russ | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Dennis Gyamfi | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D R | Ghana | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Johnson Gyamfi | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tom Sams | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Barrett | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Adam Leathers | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Liam Loughlan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Kasey McAteer | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Ollie Murch | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RLC | England | ||
| Terell Pennant | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Oli Ewing | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM, AM C | Wales | ||
| Ethan Fitzhugh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Chituru Odunze | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Johnly Yfeko | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Daniel Obi | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | Nigeria | ||
| Tawanda Maswanhise | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Wanya Marçal | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Jahquan Springer | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2019/20
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2019/20?
Leicester City paid £1,694,600 a week in 2019/20 - £88,119,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leicester City player in 2019/20?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £140,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £62,493.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2019/20?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £62,493 a week in 2019/20, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £699,845 a week in 2026/27, 59% lower than the £1,694,600 of 2019/20. The current squad is 70 players against 69 then.