Reading 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Derrick Williams on £16,000 per week · see the current Reading wage bill
We hold a wage for all 54 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27 — 11% lower than the £145,547 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Williams | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | D LC | Ireland | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | DM | Zimbabwe | ||
| Matt Ritchie | £14,000 | £728,000 | 35 | WB L, AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Daniel Kyerewaa | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | D/WB R, AM RC | Germany | ||
| Paudie O'Connor | £8,800 | £457,600 | 27 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Paddy Lane | £7,800 | £405,600 | 24 | AM RL | Northern Ireland | ||
| Finley Burns | £7,300 | £379,600 | 22 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Haydon Roberts | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | D LC | England | ||
| Ryan Nyambe | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | D RC | Namibia | ||
| Will Keane | £5,400 | £280,800 | 32 | AM/F C | Ireland | ||
| Randell Williams | £4,700 | £244,400 | 28 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Jack Marriott | £4,100 | £213,200 | 30 | ST | England | ||
| Lewis Wing | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £3,500 | £182,000 | 33 | D RLC | Ghana | ||
| Kamari Doyle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Liam Fraser | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | DM | Canada | ||
| Ben Elliott | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | DM, AM RC | Cameroon | ||
| Charlie Savage | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | DM, AM C | Wales | ||
| Coniah Boyce-Clarke | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | GK | Jamaica | ||
| Joel Pereira | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | GK | Portugal | ||
| Jack Stevens | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Jeriel Dorsett | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D LC | Montserrat | ||
| Benn Ward | £926 | £48,152 | 21 | D C, DM | England | ||
| John Ryan | £810 | £42,120 | 21 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Kadan Young | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Matty Jacob | £680 | £35,360 | 24 | D/WB L | England | ||
| John Clarke | £610 | £31,720 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Tivonge Rushesha | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | D R, DM | Wales | ||
| Basil Tuma | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Malta | ||
| Reece Evans | £584 | £30,368 | 19 | AM/F C | Northern Ireland | ||
| Mamadi Camará | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | AM RL | Guinea-Bissau | ||
| Jeremiah Okine-Peters | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jacob Borgnis | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | DM | |||
| Kelvin Abrefa | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | D/WB R | Ghana | ||
| Mark O'Mahony | £494 | £25,688 | 20 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Abraham Kanu | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | D C | Sierra Leone | ||
| Sean Patton | £443 | £23,036 | 19 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Tom Norcott | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Welland | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| Jerae Jones | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Philip Duah | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Ghana | ||
| Tyler Sackey | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| David Hicks | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Boyd Beacroft | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Howard | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Dennis Bossman | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Jay Williams | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Harrison Rhone | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Barough | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Shay Spencer | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Emmanuel Osho | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Miles Obodo | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 54 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Reading wages, 2024/25
What was Reading's wage bill in 2024/25?
Reading paid £145,547 a week in 2024/25 - £7,568,444 across the year - spread over a squad of 54. We hold a wage for all 54 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Reading player in 2024/25?
Derrick Williams was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £16,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £5,595.
What was the average Reading salary in 2024/25?
The average Reading player aged 22 or over earned £5,595 a week in 2024/25, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 54. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Reading's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Reading pay £129,129 a week in 2026/27, 11% lower than the £145,547 of 2024/25. The current squad is 70 players against 54 then.