Cristiano Ronaldo £3,000,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané £625,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix £580,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé £497,000/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly £497,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio £472,000/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland £450,000/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen £436,000/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski £432,000/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala £414,000/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves £414,000/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman £414,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah £400,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane £381,000/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic £369,000/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk £350,000/wk Liverpool
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Reading 2026/27 - player wages

League One · highest earner Mark O'Mahony on £8,900 per week · see Reading transfers

WEEKLY WAGE BILL£141k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £7.3m
SQUAD SIZE72
MANAGER £5k Leam Richardson
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £5k

We hold a wage for all 72 players in the squad. The average is taken over the 18 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.

Where the money goes

Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each

Goalkeepers
£10,630 · 8%
Defenders
£42,575 · 30%
Midfielders
£15,878 · 11%
Attackers
£72,247 · 51%

Squad salaries

Reading squad salaries, 2026/27. Sortable by player, age, weekly and yearly wage.
Watch PLAYER WEEKLY ▼ YEARLY AGE POSITION NATION COMPARE
Mark O'Mahony
£8,900
£462,800 20 ST Ireland
Haydon Roberts
£8,200
£426,400 23 D LC England
Josh Knight
£8,100
£421,200 27 D C England
Jacob Brown
£8,100
£421,200 27 AM R, ST Scotland
Lewis Wing
£8,000
£416,000 30 DM, AM C England
Paudie O'Connor
£6,800
£353,600 28 D C Ireland
Paddy Lane
£6,800
£353,600 24 AM RLC Northern Ireland
Will Keane
£6,400
£332,800 32 AM/F C Ireland
Jack Marriott
£6,100
£317,200 30 ST England
Andy Rinomhota
£5,500
£286,000 28 D R, DM Zimbabwe
Daniel Kyerewaa
£5,400
£280,800 23 AM RLC Germany
Joel Pereira
£5,100
£265,200 29 GK Portugal
Josh Stokes
£5,100
£265,200 21 AM RLC, F C England
Liam Fraser
£5,000
£260,000 27 DM Canada
Jamie Reid
£4,100
£213,200 30 ST Northern Ireland
Kamari Doyle
£4,000
£208,000 19 AM C England
Randell Williams
£3,700
£192,400 28 WB/AM L England
Benn Ward
£3,500
£182,000 21 D LC England
Jack Stevens
£3,100
£161,200 27 GK England
Charlie Savage
£2,400
£124,800 22 DM, AM C Wales
Jeriel Dorsett
£2,100
£109,200 23 D LC Montserrat
Kyreece Lisbie
£2,000
£104,000 21 AM RL England
Udoka Godwin-Malife
£1,500
£78,000 25 D RC England
Kelvin Abrefa
£1,000
£52,000 21 D/WB R Ghana
John Ryan
£810
£42,120 21 D/WB RL Ireland
Basil Tuma
£790
£41,080 20 AM RL, ST Malta
Ashqar Ahmed
£700
£36,400 17 D/WB R England
John Clarke
£660
£34,320 21 D/WB L England
Jeremiah Okine-Peters
£610
£31,720 20 AM RL, ST England
Sean Patton
£600
£31,200 19 ST Ireland
Boyd Beacroft
£590
£30,680 19 D RLC England
Reece Evans
£584
£30,368 19 AM/F C Northern Ireland
Matt Rowley
£580
£30,160 21 GK England
David Hicks
£570
£29,640 19 AM LC, F C England
Carter-Blue Bowdery
£530
£27,560 18 DM England
Joe Barough
£510
£26,520 19 AM R, ST England
Harrison Rhone
£480
£24,960 19 GK England
Dennis Bossman
£470
£24,440 18 ST England
Emmanuel Osho
£460
£23,920 18 D/WB R, AM RL England
Josh Welland
£460
£23,920 18 GK England
Luke Howard
£440
£22,880 18 AM C England
Shay Spencer
£420
£21,840 21 DM England
Jerae Jones
£410
£21,320 18 AM RL England
Jay Williams
£410
£21,320 18 D C England
Tom Norcott
£410
£21,320 20 GK England
Anthony Dove
£405
£21,060 17 D C, DM England
Ainsley Covus
£405
£21,060 16 ST England
Aaron Nour
£405
£21,060 17 M C England
Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith
£400
£20,800 18 AM RL England
Philip Duah
£400
£20,800 18 D C Ghana
Callum Cliff
£385
£20,020 17 D LC England
Christian Cary
£385
£20,020 16 D L England
Miles Obodo
£380
£19,760 18 AM RL, ST England
Da'Jarne Martin-Grant
£375
£19,500 16 D R England
Dnayo Hunte
£375
£19,500 16 AM RL England
Scofield Lonmeni-Dekam
£370
£19,240 17 DM, AM C England
Sam Harrison
£370
£19,240 18 D C England
George Booth
£345
£17,940 17 DM Canada
Harley Irish
£335
£17,420 17 D LC England
Henry Agyekum
£335
£17,420 16 AM C England
Jacob Neptune
£315
£16,380 17 D C England
Tyler Sackey
£310
£16,120 18 DM England
Kallum Fuller-Thompson
£305
£15,860 17 ST England
Larry Omoregie
£295
£15,340 17 AM RC, F C England
Lucas Daka
£295
£15,340 16 AM RC England
Lewis Otis
£295
£15,340 16 M C England
Matthew Pullinger
£285
£14,820 16 GK England
Omari Zion
£265
£13,780 16 D L England
Ryan Beacroft
£235
£12,220 16 DM England
Ryan Zie
£235
£12,220 16 D/WB R England
T'Shay Saint-Louis
£215
£11,180 17 D/WB/AM RL England
Tobias Borgnis
£215
£11,180 16 GK New Zealand

Wage vs age

Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young

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Squad wage pyramid

Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take

PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
48
Under £1k
14%
2
£1k-£2k
2%
8
£2k-£5k
18%
14
£5k-£10k
66%

Top 5 earners take 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 72 players we hold a wage for.

Reading against League One

Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for

Goalkeepers 2
£4k -19%
Defenders 7
£5k -10%
Midfielders 4
£5k -18%
Attackers 9
£6k + 3%

Reading League One average · Reading pays over the league average in 1 of 4. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.

Contract expiries

When current deals run out

2026
3 players
2027
2 players
2028
3 players

Frequently asked questions

Reading wages, 2026/27

What is Reading's wage bill in 2026/27?

The Reading total wage bill for 2026/27 is £7,349,108 per year (£141,329 per week) across a squad of 72. We hold a wage for all 72 players in the squad.

Who is Reading's highest earner?

Mark O'Mahony is the highest paid player at Reading, earning £8,900 per week.

What is the average Reading player salary?

The average Reading player aged 22 or over earns £5,356 per week in 2026/27, across the 18 we hold a wage for. The median is £5,450. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.

Which league do Reading play in?

Reading play in League One. League One is tier 3 of football in England.

Other League One teams

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