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Reading 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Tom Holmes on £8,600 per week · see the current Reading wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £92k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £4.8m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £4k
Then and now
Reading pay £141,329 a week in 2026/27 — 54% higher than the £91,570 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Holmes | £8,600 | £447,200 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paul Omo Mukairu | £5,800 | £301,600 | 23 | Left winger, striker | Nigeria | DEC 2025 | ||
| Sam Smith | £5,600 | £291,200 | 25 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Dominic Ballard | £5,400 | £280,800 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Harlee Dean | £5,200 | £270,400 | 31 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Harvey Knibbs | £4,200 | £218,400 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lewis Wing | £4,000 | £208,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £3,500 | £182,000 | 31 | Defender | Ghana | JUN 2025 | ||
| David Button | £3,400 | £176,800 | 34 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Clinton Mola | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Hutchinson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 33 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Amadou Mbengue | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Elliott | £2,500 | £130,000 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2026 | ||
| Charlie Savage | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2027 | ||
| Coniah Boyce-Clarke | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Jamaica | JUL 2025 | ||
| Femi Azeez | £2,300 | £119,600 | 22 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joel Pereira | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zane Monlouis | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jeriel Dorsett | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michael Craig | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jayden Wareham | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| John Ryan | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Adrian Akande | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | £700 | £36,400 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Geniero Maragh | £640 | £33,280 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Hamid Abdel-Salam | £630 | £32,760 | 19 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jahmari Clarke | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| John Clarke | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ajani Giscombe | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tivonge Rushesha | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ben Purcell | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Basil Tuma | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Winger, striker | Malta | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mamadi Camará | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthew Carson | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Billie Clark | £540 | £28,080 | 18 | Left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harvey Collins | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Wellens | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harvey Maudner | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeremiah Okine-Peters | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jay Senga | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Belgium | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jacob Borgnis | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | New Zealand | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Bindon | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Centre-back | New Zealand | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kelvin Abrefa | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Right-back | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Louie Holzman | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Michael Stickland | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matt Rowley | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Abraham Kanu | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Norcott | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sam Paul | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Toby Mawer | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| William Gutierrez Ramirez | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Sharlott | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ashqar Ahmed | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Verrell George | £220 | £11,440 | 15 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dennis Bossman | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Luke Howard | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Welland | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Philip Duah | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jerae Jones | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emmanuel Osho | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Sackey | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harrison Rhone | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Field | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matthew Goulding | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Aaron White | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Barough | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Denim Nnamudi | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jayden Porter-Atkinson | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Shay Spencer | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Timberlake | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Boyd Beacroft | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kai Source | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
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
54 Under £1k 25%
1 £1k-£2k 1%
13 £2k-£5k 41%
5 £5k-£10k 33%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Reading wages, 2023/24
What was Reading's wage bill in 2023/24?
Reading paid £91,570 a week in 2023/24 - £4,761,640 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Reading player in 2023/24?
Tom Holmes was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £8,600 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £4,225.
What was the average Reading salary in 2023/24?
The average Reading player aged 22 or over earned £4,225 a week in 2023/24, across the 12 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Reading's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Reading pay £141,329 a week in 2026/27, 54% higher than the £91,570 of 2023/24. The current squad is 72 players against 73 then.