NATIONAL LEAGUE · TOP 100
Highest paid National League players
Ted Curd leads on £6,600 per week. These 100 players take £219,200 a week between them - 47% of the league's entire wage bill. We hold a wage for 628 of the 640 players in the National League.
TOP 100 WEEKLY £219k
SHARE OF LEAGUE BILL47%
MEDIAN AGE26
MOST IN THE LIST14 Carlisle United
Where the top 100 play
Combined weekly wages of each club's players in this list
What each age band takes
Combined weekly wages of the top 100 by age
The shape of the top 100
Weekly wage by rank #1 £7k #10 £3k #100 £1k
Ted Curd earns 2.1× what the tenth best paid player in the list does, and 4.7× the 100th. Half of the £219k a week on this page goes to the first 38 players on it.
The top 100
Tap a column heading to re-rank| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | TEAM | NATION | AGE | POSITION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Ted Curd | £6,600 | £343,200 | Boreham Wood | England | 19 | Goalkeeper |
| 02 | Jake Rooney | £4,100 | £213,200 | Boston United | England | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 03 | James Berry | £4,100 | £213,200 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 04 | Ben Jackson | £3,500 | £182,000 | Barrow AFC | England | 24 | Full-back |
| 05 | Andy Dallas | £3,500 | £182,000 | Southend United | Scotland | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 06 | Connor Mahoney | £3,400 | £176,800 | Barrow AFC | England | 28 | Attacking midfielder |
| 07 | Callum Whelan | £3,400 | £176,800 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 08 | Elliot Embleton | £3,300 | £171,600 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 09 | Georgie Kelly | £3,200 | £166,400 | Carlisle United | Ireland | 28 | Striker |
| 10 | Harry Cardwell | £3,200 | £166,400 | Southend United | Scotland | 28 | Striker |
| 11 | Joe Garner | £3,100 | £161,200 | Morecambe | England | 37 | Striker |
| 12 | Kieron Morris | £3,000 | £156,000 | FC Halifax Town | England | 31 | Attacking midfielder |
| 13 | Zain Westbrooke | £3,000 | £156,000 | Scunthorpe United | England | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 14 | MJ Williams | £2,900 | £150,800 | Barrow AFC | Wales | 29 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 15 | Nick Haughton | £2,900 | £150,800 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 30 | Attacking midfielder |
| 16 | Olly Sanderson | £2,800 | £145,600 | Woking | England | 21 | Striker |
| 17 | Rekeem Harper | £2,700 | £140,400 | Barrow AFC | England | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 18 | Regan Linney | £2,700 | £140,400 | Carlisle United | England | 28 | Left winger, striker |
| 19 | Rory Mahady | £2,700 | £140,400 | Scunthorpe United | Scotland | 18 | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Tom Barkhuizen | £2,600 | £135,200 | Barrow AFC | England | 32 | Right wing-back, winger |
| 21 | Ben Whitfield | £2,500 | £130,000 | Barrow AFC | England | 29 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder |
| 22 | Bevis Mugabi | £2,500 | £130,000 | Carlisle United | Uganda | 30 | Centre-back |
| 23 | Aaron Pierre | £2,500 | £130,000 | Eastleigh | Grenada | 32 | Centre-back |
| 24 | Billy Waters | £2,500 | £130,000 | FC Halifax Town | Wales | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 25 | Ben Fox | £2,500 | £130,000 | Harrogate Town | England | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 26 | Bryn Morris | £2,500 | £130,000 | Harrogate Town | England | 29 | Defensive midfielder |
| 27 | Anthony Hartigan | £2,500 | £130,000 | Southend United | England | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 28 | Ben Goodliffe | £2,500 | £130,000 | Southend United | England | 26 | Centre-back |
| 29 | David Ajiboye | £2,400 | £124,800 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | Winger |
| 30 | Chris Popov | £2,400 | £124,800 | Morecambe | Wales | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 31 | Callum Howe | £2,400 | £124,800 | Scunthorpe United | England | 31 | Centre-back |
| 32 | Darren Oldaker | £2,400 | £124,800 | Southend United | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 33 | Ellis Taylor | £2,300 | £119,600 | Harrogate Town | England | 22 | Left wing-back, winger |
| 34 | Elliot Newby | £2,300 | £119,600 | Morecambe | England | 29 | Wing-back, winger |
| 35 | Emmanuel Osadebe | £2,300 | £119,600 | Sutton United | Ireland | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 36 | Gavan Holohan | £2,200 | £114,400 | Boston United | Ireland | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 37 | George Thomson | £2,200 | £114,400 | Harrogate Town | England | 33 | Attacking midfielder |
| 38 | Henry Gray | £2,200 | £114,400 | Harrogate Town | New Zealand | 20 | Goalkeeper |
| 39 | Harry Taylor | £2,200 | £114,400 | Southend United | England | 28 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 40 | Josh Grant | £2,100 | £109,200 | Altrincham | England | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 41 | Jack Earing | £2,100 | £109,200 | Barrow AFC | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 42 | Jamie Grimes | £2,100 | £109,200 | Boston United | England | 34 | Centre-back |
| 43 | Joshua Williams | £2,100 | £109,200 | Carlisle United | England | 22 | Right-back, right winger |
| 44 | Junior Luamba | £2,100 | £109,200 | Carlisle United | England | 22 | Winger |
| 45 | Josh Lundstram | £2,100 | £109,200 | Eastleigh | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 46 | Jordan Cousins | £2,100 | £109,200 | Eastleigh | Jamaica | 31 | Defensive midfielder |
| 47 | Jayden Clarke | £2,100 | £109,200 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 24 | Winger |
| 48 | Jacob Wakeling | £2,100 | £109,200 | Solihull Moors | England | 23 | Winger, striker |
| 49 | Joe Sbarra | £2,100 | £109,200 | Solihull Moors | England | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 50 | Jordan Moore-Taylor | £2,100 | £109,200 | Sutton United | England | 31 | Centre-back |
| 51 | Josh Kelly | £2,100 | £109,200 | Woking | Northern Ireland | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 52 | Josh Sims | £2,100 | £109,200 | Yeovil Town | England | 28 | Right wing-back, winger |
| 53 | Kane Hemmings | £2,000 | £104,000 | Altrincham | England | 33 | Striker |
| 54 | Kairo Mitchell | £2,000 | £104,000 | Forest Green Rovers | Grenada | 27 | Striker |
| 55 | Luke McNicholas | £2,000 | £104,000 | Forest Green Rovers | Ireland | 25 | Goalkeeper |
| 56 | Kyle McAllister | £2,000 | £104,000 | Forest Green Rovers | Scotland | 26 | Attacking midfielder |
| 57 | Lewis Cass | £2,000 | £104,000 | Harrogate Town | England | 25 | Centre-back |
| 58 | Luke McCormick | £2,000 | £104,000 | Yeovil Town | England | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder |
| 59 | Niall Canavan | £1,900 | £98,800 | Boston United | Ireland | 34 | Centre-back |
| 60 | Morgan Feeney | £1,900 | £98,800 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | Centre-back |
| 61 | Nick Townsend | £1,900 | £98,800 | Eastleigh | Antigua & Barbuda | 30 | Goalkeeper |
| 62 | Max Robson | £1,900 | £98,800 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 22 | Right-back, right midfielder |
| 63 | Neil Kengni | £1,900 | £98,800 | Forest Green Rovers | Cameroon | 25 | Left-back, left winger |
| 64 | Mason Bennett | £1,900 | £98,800 | Harrogate Town | England | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 65 | Morgan Williams | £1,900 | £98,800 | Harrogate Town | England | 25 | Defender |
| 66 | Mark Oxley | £1,900 | £98,800 | Harrogate Town | England | 34 | Goalkeeper |
| 67 | Neo Eccleston | £1,900 | £98,800 | Hartlepool United | England | 21 | Right-back |
| 68 | Ollie Kensdale | £1,800 | £93,600 | Boreham Wood | England | 25 | Centre-back |
| 69 | Omari Patrick | £1,800 | £93,600 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 29 | Winger, striker |
| 70 | Ryan Galvin | £1,700 | £88,400 | Carlisle United | England | 24 | Left-back |
| 71 | Ricardo Rees | £1,700 | £88,400 | Forest Green Rovers | Wales | 25 | Left winger, striker |
| 72 | Rico Richards | £1,700 | £88,400 | Southend United | England | 21 | Attacking midfielder |
| 73 | Stephen Wearne | £1,600 | £83,200 | Carlisle United | England | 24 | Attacking midfielder |
| 74 | Toby Mullarkey | £1,600 | £83,200 | Carlisle United | England | 28 | Centre-back |
| 75 | Tre Pemberton | £1,600 | £83,200 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 26 | Right-back |
| 76 | Tom Lees | £1,600 | £83,200 | Harrogate Town | England | 34 | Centre-back |
| 77 | Tom Bradbury | £1,600 | £83,200 | Harrogate Town | England | 27 | Centre-back |
| 78 | Sam Austin | £1,600 | £83,200 | Southend United | England | 28 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder |
| 79 | Billy Sass-Davies | £1,500 | £78,000 | Altrincham | Wales | 25 | Centre-back |
| 80 | Anthony Forde | £1,500 | £78,000 | Altrincham | Ireland | 31 | Right-back, attacking midfielder |
| 81 | Ben Winterbottom | £1,500 | £78,000 | Barrow AFC | England | 23 | Goalkeeper |
| 82 | Alex Reid | £1,500 | £78,000 | Barrow AFC | England | 29 | Striker |
| 83 | Brad Nicholson | £1,500 | £78,000 | Carlisle United | England | 26 | Centre-back |
| 84 | Aaron Blair | £1,500 | £78,000 | Eastleigh | England | 25 | Winger, striker |
| 85 | Ben Radcliffe | £1,500 | £78,000 | Gateshead | England | 21 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder |
| 86 | Archie Chaplin | £1,500 | £78,000 | Harrogate Town | England | 19 | Centre-back |
| 87 | Ben Williams | £1,500 | £78,000 | Morecambe | Wales | 26 | Left-back |
| 88 | Alex Whitmore | £1,500 | £78,000 | Solihull Moors | England | 29 | Centre-back |
| 89 | Vontae Daley-Campbell | £1,500 | £78,000 | Southend United | England | 24 | Right-back |
| 90 | Alex Kirk | £1,500 | £78,000 | Sutton United | England | 22 | Centre-back |
| 91 | Brandon Njoku | £1,500 | £78,000 | Sutton United | England | 20 | Striker |
| 92 | Admiral Muskwe | £1,500 | £78,000 | Wealdstone | Zimbabwe | 26 | Winger, striker |
| 93 | Brett McGavin | £1,500 | £78,000 | Yeovil Town | England | 25 | Defensive midfielder |
| 94 | Aaron Jarvis | £1,500 | £78,000 | Yeovil Town | England | 27 | Striker |
| 95 | Alex Whittle | £1,500 | £78,000 | Yeovil Town | England | 32 | Left-back |
| 96 | Charlie Kirk | £1,400 | £72,800 | Altrincham | England | 27 | Winger |
| 97 | Callum Reynolds | £1,400 | £72,800 | Boreham Wood | England | 35 | Centre-back |
| 98 | Cameron Harper | £1,400 | £72,800 | Carlisle United | Scotland | 23 | Left-back |
| 99 | D'Mani Mellor | £1,400 | £72,800 | Forest Green Rovers | England | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker |
| 100 | Callum Johnson | £1,400 | £72,800 | Gateshead | England | 28 | Right-back |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid player in the National League?
Ted Curd of Boreham Wood, on £6,600 per week — £343,200 a year.
How much do the top 100 National League players earn between them?
£219,200 per week and £11,398,400 per year, which is 47% of the entire National League wage bill.
Which National League club has the most players in the top 100?
Carlisle United, with 14 of them, paying £31,400 a week across those players.
What does it take to make the top 100?
£1,400 per week — that is what Callum Johnson earns in 100th place.
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