LEAGUE ONE · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Leicester City 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £160,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £114m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £78k
Then and now
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27 — 69% lower than the £2,190,675 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 34 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kasper Schmeichel | £130,000 | £6,760,000 | 34 | GK | Denmark | JUN 2023 | ||
| Youri Tielemans | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 24 | DM, AM C | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 27 | D/WB/AM R | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| James Maddison | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 24 | AM LC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jonny Evans | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 33 | D C | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Justin | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | D RLC | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Wesley Fofana | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 20 | D C | France | JUN 2027 | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ayoze Pérez | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 27 | AM RC, F C | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Boubakary Soumaré | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 22 | DM | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Patson Daka | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 22 | ST | Zambia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ryan Bertrand | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 31 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 24 | DM | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jannik Vestergaard | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 28 | D C | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Timothy Castagne | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 25 | D/WB/M RL | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £64,000 | £3,328,000 | 31 | WB/AM RL | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 23 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 26 | D RC, DM | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ademola Lookman | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 29 | DM | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 32 | D (C) | Jamaica | JUN 2021 | ||
| Çaglar Söyüncü | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 25 | D C | Türkiye | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Ward | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 28 | GK | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Eldin Jakupovic | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 36 | GK | Switzerland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Luke Thomas | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 20 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 17 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tawanda Maswanhise | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | AM RL | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Nelson | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | D C | Guyana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brad Young | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Fitzhugh | £2,300 | £119,600 | 18 | AM RLC | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Iestyn Hughes | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | D R | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lewis Brunt | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £2,000 | £104,000 | 21 | AM RC | South Africa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Shane Flynn | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thanawat Suengchitthawon | £1,600 | £83,200 | 21 | AM C | Thailand | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Russ | £1,400 | £72,800 | 18 | ST | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Callum Hulme | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | WB R, DM, M RC | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Zach Booth | £800 | £41,600 | 17 | DM | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ronny Nelson | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | D LC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wanya Marçal | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | AM LC | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £670 | £34,840 | 14 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sammy Braybrooke | £600 | £31,200 | 17 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Terell Pennant | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £560 | £29,120 | 14 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kelechi Chibueze | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oli Ewing | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | DM, AM C | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chituru Odunze | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | GK | U.S.A. | JUN 2022 | ||
| Daniel Obi | £145 | £7,540 | 13 | D (C) | Nigeria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cody Read | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kartell Dawkins | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | DM | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Butterfill | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Wormleighton | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D R, AM RLC | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dillon Addai | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tom Wilson-Brown | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D LC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bailey Aisthorpe | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D L | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyler Weeks | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brandon Cover | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Lewis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Alves | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jesper Kutshienza | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D RC | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Abdullah Javaid | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Chris Popov | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Amani Richards | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harvey Godsmark-Ford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Grist | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jahmari Lindsay | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D LC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arlo Doherty | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kian Pennant | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Freddie Cook | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Henry Cartwright | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
33 Under £1k 0%
4 £1k-£2k 0%
9 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
1 £10k-£25k 1%
18 £25k-£100k 50%
9 £100k+
47%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2021/22
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2021/22?
Leicester City paid £2,190,675 a week in 2021/22 - £113,915,100 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 2021/22?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £160,000 a week, 2.1x the 22+ squad average of £78,038.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2021/22?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £78,038 a week in 2021/22, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27, 69% lower than the £2,190,675 of 2021/22. The current squad is 69 players against 74 then.