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
Then and now
Reading pay £141,329 a week in 2026/27 — 3% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Williams | £16,000 | £832,000 | 32 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | Zimbabwe | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matt Ritchie | £14,000 | £728,000 | 35 | Left wing-back, winger | Scotland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Daniel Kyerewaa | £12,000 | £624,000 | 23 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2025 | ||
| Paudie O'Connor | £8,800 | £457,600 | 27 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2027 | ||
| Paddy Lane | £7,800 | £405,600 | 24 | Winger | Northern Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Finley Burns | £7,300 | £379,600 | 22 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Haydon Roberts | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ryan Nyambe | £5,700 | £296,400 | 27 | Centre-back | Namibia | JUN 2025 | ||
| Will Keane | £5,400 | £280,800 | 32 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Randell Williams | £4,700 | £244,400 | 28 | Left wing-back, left winger | England | JAN 2024 | ||
| Jack Marriott | £4,100 | £213,200 | 30 | Striker | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Lewis Wing | £4,000 | £208,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Andy Yiadom | £3,500 | £182,000 | 33 | Defender | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kamari Doyle | £3,000 | £156,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Liam Fraser | £3,000 | £156,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Canada | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Elliott | £2,500 | £130,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Cameroon | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Savage | £2,400 | £124,800 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Coniah Boyce-Clarke | £2,400 | £124,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Jamaica | JUL 2024 | ||
| Joel Pereira | £2,100 | £109,200 | 29 | Goalkeeper | Portugal | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jack Stevens | £2,100 | £109,200 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jeriel Dorsett | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | Centre-back | Montserrat | JUN 2024 | ||
| Benn Ward | £926 | £48,152 | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2027 | ||
| John Ryan | £810 | £42,120 | 21 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kadan Young | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Matty Jacob | £680 | £35,360 | 24 | Left-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| John Clarke | £610 | £31,720 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tivonge Rushesha | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Basil Tuma | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Winger, striker | Malta | JUN 2024 | ||
| Reece Evans | £584 | £30,368 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Northern Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Mamadi Camará | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Winger | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeremiah Okine-Peters | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jacob Borgnis | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | JUN 2024 | |||
| Kelvin Abrefa | £500 | £26,000 | 21 | Right-back | Ghana | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mark O'Mahony | £494 | £25,688 | 20 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Abraham Kanu | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | Centre-back | Sierra Leone | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sean Patton | £443 | £23,036 | 19 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Tom Norcott | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harrison Rhone | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Philip Duah | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | Ghana | JUN 2025 | ||
| Jerae Jones | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Emmanuel Osho | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jay Williams | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Kiyan Coke-Miles-Smith | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Sackey | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Dennis Bossman | £220 | £11,440 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Barough | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Luke Howard | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Boyd Beacroft | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Shay Spencer | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Josh Welland | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Miles Obodo | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| David Hicks | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2025 | ||
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 £141,329 a week in 2026/27, 3% lower than the £145,547 of 2024/25. The current squad is 72 players against 54 then.