LEAGUE ONE · 2023/24 · ARCHIVE
Leicester City 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Jamie Vardy on £80,000 per week · see the current Leicester City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.0m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £52m
SQUAD SIZE76
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £44k
Then and now
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27 — 33% lower than the £1,003,735 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Vardy | £80,000 | £4,160,000 | 36 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ricardo Pereira | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 29 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kelechi Iheanacho | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Justin | £65,000 | £3,380,000 | 25 | Defender | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Conor Coady | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Harry Winks | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Wilfred Ndidi | £51,000 | £2,652,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patson Daka | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 24 | Striker | Zambia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dennis Praet | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Wes Morgan | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Jamaica | - | ||
| Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Jannik Vestergaard | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 30 | Centre-back | Denmark | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marc Albrighton | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 33 | Wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hamza Choudhury | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 25 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Harry Souttar | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Australia | JUN 2028 | ||
| Mads Hermansen | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2028 | ||
| Stephy Mavididi | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 25 | Left winger | England | JUN 2028 | ||
| Wout Faes | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2027 | ||
| Danny Ward | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom Cannon | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 20 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2028 | ||
| Callum Doyle | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Ben Nelson | £8,500 | £442,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Yunus Akgün | £7,000 | £364,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | Türkiye | MAY 2026 | ||
| Jakub Stolarczyk | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Wanya Marçal | £6,000 | £312,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Abdul Fatawu | £5,500 | £286,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Ghana | JUN 2027 | ||
| Sammy Braybrooke | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kasey McAteer | £3,000 | £156,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Layton Ndukwu | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | - | ||
| Tawanda Maswanhise | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Winger, striker | Zimbabwe | JUN 2024 | ||
| Arjan Raikhy | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Iestyn Hughes | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Amani Richards | £850 | £44,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Brad Young | £840 | £43,680 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chris Popov | £830 | £43,160 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oli Ewing | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Paul Appiah | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Centre-back | Netherlands | JUN 2024 | ||
| Shane Flynn | £670 | £34,840 | 21 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dempsey Arlott-John | £670 | £34,840 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | - | ||
| Will Alves | £630 | £32,760 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jahmari Lindsay | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Arlo Doherty | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Silko Thomas | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Grist | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Oliver Bosworth | £560 | £29,120 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | - | ||
| Harry French | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joe Wormleighton | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kian Pennant | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Brandon Cover | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | Jamaica | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mirsad Ali | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Deniche Hill | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | Left-back | Bermuda | JUN 2024 | ||
| Henry Cartwright | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harvey Godsmark-Ford | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Wilson-Brown | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Logan Briggs | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jayden Joseph | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reece Evans | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Yassine Touré | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2024 | ||
| Chey Loureiro | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Liam McAlinney | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jake Donohue | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryan Donnelly | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right winger, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lewis McNab | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kirsten Otchere | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kaleb Dyke | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tristen Thomas | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reiss Khela | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kevon Gray | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Toby Onanaye | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stevie Bausor | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | South Africa | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joshua King | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bobby Amartey | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Olabade Aluko | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Alfie Fisken | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tommy Neale | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Daniel Obi | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Centre-back | Nigeria | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
44 Under £1k 2%
3 £1k-£2k 0%
3 £2k-£5k 1%
5 £5k-£10k 3%
2 £10k-£25k 3%
19 £25k-£100k 90%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 76 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leicester City wages, 2023/24
What was Leicester City's wage bill in 2023/24?
Leicester City paid £1,003,735 a week in 2023/24 - £52,194,220 across the year - spread over a squad of 76. We hold a wage for all 76 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leicester City player in 2023/24?
Jamie Vardy was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £80,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £43,719.
What was the average Leicester City salary in 2023/24?
The average Leicester City player aged 22 or over earned £43,719 a week in 2023/24, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 76. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Leicester City's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Leicester City pay £673,145 a week in 2026/27, 33% lower than the £1,003,735 of 2023/24. The current squad is 69 players against 76 then.