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Leicester City 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £160,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.8m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £93m
SQUAD SIZE69
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £67k
Then and now
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27 — 62% lower than the £1,789,745 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 21 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 33 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Youri Tielemans | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Maddison | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 23 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonny Evans | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 32 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ayoze Pérez | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 26 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cengiz Ünder | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 23 | Right midfielder, attacking midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dennis Praet | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 26 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £69,000 | £3,588,000 | 30 | Wing-back, wide midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £68,000 | £3,536,000 | 26 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Timothy Castagne | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 24 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wesley Fofana | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 19 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Christian Fuchs | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 36 | Centre-back | Jamaica | JUN 2021 | ||
| Çaglar Söyüncü | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Justin | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | Defender, wing-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Luke Thomas | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Danny Ward | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ali Reghba | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Darragh O'Connor | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | South Africa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mitch Clark | £1,900 | £98,800 | 21 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Hughes | £1,600 | £83,200 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Thanawat Suengchitthawon | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Vontae Daley-Campbell | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Callum Hulme | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Wakeling | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jakub Stolarczyk | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sidnei Tavares | £670 | £34,840 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Terell Pennant | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kasey McAteer | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyrese Shade | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | St Kitts & Nevis | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £560 | £29,120 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chituru Odunze | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shane Flynn | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Azeem Abdulai | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Obi | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sammy Braybrooke | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tawanda Maswanhise | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Johnly Yfeko | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Zach Booth | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arlo Doherty | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oli Ewing | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Nelson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Adam Leathers | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Wanya Marçal | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jesper Kutshienza | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ethan Fitzhugh | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kartell Dawkins | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cody Read | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Butterfill | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Brandon Cover | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Wormleighton | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Full-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Johnson Gyamfi | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Wide midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bailey Aisthorpe | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harvey Godsmark-Ford | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kian Pennant | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kelechi Chibueze | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Russ | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 0%
6 £1k-£2k 1%
4 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
1 £10k-£25k 1%
20 £25k-£100k 63%
5 £100k+
35%
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2020/21
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2020/21?
Leicester City paid £1,789,745 a week in 2020/21 - £93,066,740 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 2020/21?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £160,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £67,464.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2020/21?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £67,464 a week in 2020/21, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27, 62% lower than the £1,789,745 of 2020/21. The current squad is 69 players against 69 then.