LEAGUE ONE · 2022/23 · ARCHIVE
Leicester City 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £160,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £2.1m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £108m
SQUAD SIZE82
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £69k
Then and now
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27 — 68% lower than the £2,080,295 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 11 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £160,000 | £8,320,000 | 35 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 28 | Right-back, right winger | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Youri Tielemans | £120,000 | £6,240,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Maddison | £110,000 | £5,720,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Justin | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Defender | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Harvey Barnes | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jonny Evans | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 34 | Centre-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £90,000 | £4,680,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Boubakary Soumaré | £83,000 | £4,316,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2026 | ||
| Patson Daka | £79,000 | £4,108,000 | 23 | Striker | Zambia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ryan Bertrand | £78,000 | £4,056,000 | 32 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dennis Praet | £77,000 | £4,004,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jannik Vestergaard | £75,000 | £3,900,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Timothy Castagne | £67,000 | £3,484,000 | 26 | Full-back, wide midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harry Souttar | £61,000 | £3,172,000 | 23 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Daniel Amartey | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 27 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Wout Faes | £56,000 | £2,912,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Nampalys Mendy | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2023 | ||
| Victor Kristiansen | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 19 | Left-back | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Jamaica | - | ||
| Çaglar Söyüncü | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Türkiye | JUN 2023 | ||
| Danny Ward | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alex Smithies | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Thomas | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Iversen | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 24 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tetê | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 22 | Right winger | Brazil | DEC 2023 | ||
| Lewis Brunt | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Sammy Braybrooke | £7,600 | £395,200 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Khanya Leshabela | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | South Africa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | - | ||
| Oli Ewing | £2,800 | £145,600 | 19 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tawanda Maswanhise | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Terell Pennant | £2,600 | £135,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Amani Richards | £2,500 | £130,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bayli Spencer-Adams | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Guyana | JUN 2023 | ||
| Brad Young | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chris Popov | £2,400 | £124,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ethan Fitzhugh | £2,300 | £119,600 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Iestyn Hughes | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Paul Appiah | £1,800 | £93,600 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Thanawat Suengchitthawon | £1,600 | £83,200 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Thailand | JUN 2023 | ||
| Shane Flynn | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Grist | £1,500 | £78,000 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chituru Odunze | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| Will Alves | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Wanya Marçal | £1,400 | £72,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Wormleighton | £1,100 | £57,200 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kian Pennant | £1,000 | £52,000 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Brandon Cover | £890 | £46,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Deniche Hill | £870 | £45,240 | 18 | Left-back | Bermuda | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arlo Doherty | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henry Cartwright | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Zach Booth | £800 | £41,600 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Wilson-Brown | £710 | £36,920 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ronny Nelson | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £670 | £34,840 | 15 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harvey Godsmark-Ford | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Lewis | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Logan Briggs | £590 | £30,680 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £560 | £29,120 | 15 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kelechi Chibueze | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Harry French | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Bobby Amartey | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Fisken | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stevie Bausor | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Toby Onanaye | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tristen Thomas | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tommy Neale | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Freddie Cook | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tyler Weeks | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dillon Addai | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Mirsad Ali | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yassine Touré | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reece Evans | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chey Loureiro | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liam McAlinney | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jayden Joseph | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jahmari Lindsay | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Abdullah Javaid | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Obi | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | Centre-back | Nigeria | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
32 Under £1k 1%
9 £1k-£2k 1%
11 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 0%
3 £10k-£25k 3%
19 £25k-£100k 56%
7 £100k+
39%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 82 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2022/23
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2022/23?
Leicester City paid £2,080,295 a week in 2022/23 - £108,175,340 across the year - spread over a squad of 82. We hold a wage for all 82 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leicester City player in 2022/23?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £160,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £69,343.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2022/23?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £69,343 a week in 2022/23, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 82. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27, 68% lower than the £2,080,295 of 2022/23. The current squad is 69 players against 82 then.