NATIONAL LEAGUE · ATTACKERS · 2026/27
Highest paid National League attackers
James Berry is the best-paid attacker in the National League, on £4,100 a week at Forest Green Rovers, or £213,200 a year. Andy Dallas is next on £3,500 at Southend United. We hold wages for 259 National League attackers in 2026/27.
BEST PAID £4k
AVERAGE WAGE £1,397
SHARE OF WAGE BILL46%
TOP 10 A WEEK £33k
WAGES HELD259
The 50 best-paid National League attackers
Weekly wage, 2026/27. A player who plays in two areas of the pitch is on both lists, at the full wage.
| # | PLAYER | WEEKLY | YEARLY | CLUB | AGE | POSITION | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £213,200£213k | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 2 | Andy Dallas | £3,500£4k | £182,000£182k | Southend United | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland |
| 3 | Connor Mahoney | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Barrow AFC | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 4 | Callum Whelan | £3,400£3k | £176,800£177k | Carlisle United | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 5 | Elliot Embleton | £3,300£3k | £171,600£172k | Carlisle United | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 6 | Georgie Kelly | £3,200£3k | £166,400£166k | Carlisle United | 28 | Striker | Ireland |
| 7 | Harry Cardwell | £3,200£3k | £166,400£166k | Southend United | 28 | Striker | Scotland |
| 8 | Joe Garner | £3,100£3k | £161,200£161k | Morecambe | 37 | Striker | England |
| 9 | Kieron Morris | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | FC Halifax Town | 31 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 10 | Zain Westbrooke | £3,000£3k | £156,000£156k | Scunthorpe United | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 11 | Nick Haughton | £2,900£3k | £150,800£151k | Forest Green Rovers | 30 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 12 | Olly Sanderson | £2,800£3k | £145,600£146k | Woking | 21 | Striker | England |
| 13 | Rekeem Harper | £2,700£3k | £140,400£140k | Barrow AFC | 25 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 14 | Regan Linney | £2,700£3k | £140,400£140k | Carlisle United | 28 | Left winger, striker | England |
| 15 | Tom Barkhuizen | £2,600£3k | £135,200£135k | Barrow AFC | 32 | Right wing-back, winger | England |
| 16 | Ben Whitfield | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Barrow AFC | 29 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | England |
| 17 | Billy Waters | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | FC Halifax Town | 30 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales |
| 18 | Ben Fox | £2,500£3k | £130,000£130k | Harrogate Town | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 19 | David Ajiboye | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Carlisle United | 26 | Winger | England |
| 20 | Chris Popov | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Morecambe | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales |
| 21 | Darren Oldaker | £2,400£2k | £124,800£125k | Southend United | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 22 | Ellis Taylor | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Harrogate Town | 22 | Left wing-back, winger | England |
| 23 | Elliot Newby | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Morecambe | 29 | Wing-back, winger | England |
| 24 | Emmanuel Osadebe | £2,300£2k | £119,600£120k | Sutton United | 28 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Ireland |
| 25 | Gavan Holohan | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Boston United | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland |
| 26 | George Thomson | £2,200£2k | £114,400£114k | Harrogate Town | 33 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 27 | Jack Earing | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Barrow AFC | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 28 | Joshua Williams | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Carlisle United | 22 | Right-back, right winger | England |
| 29 | Junior Luamba | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Carlisle United | 22 | Winger | England |
| 30 | Josh Lundstram | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Eastleigh | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 31 | Jayden Clarke | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | Winger | England |
| 32 | Jacob Wakeling | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Solihull Moors | 23 | Winger, striker | England |
| 33 | Joe Sbarra | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Solihull Moors | 26 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 34 | Josh Kelly | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Woking | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Northern Ireland |
| 35 | Josh Sims | £2,100£2k | £109,200£109k | Yeovil Town | 28 | Right wing-back, winger | England |
| 36 | Kane Hemmings | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Altrincham | 33 | Striker | England |
| 37 | Kairo Mitchell | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | Striker | Grenada |
| 38 | Kyle McAllister | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Forest Green Rovers | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland |
| 39 | Luke McCormick | £2,000£2k | £104,000£104k | Yeovil Town | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England |
| 40 | Neil Kengni | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | Left-back, left winger | Cameroon |
| 41 | Mason Bennett | £1,900£2k | £98,800£99k | Harrogate Town | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England |
| 42 | Omari Patrick | £1,800£2k | £93,600£94k | Forest Green Rovers | 29 | Winger, striker | England |
| 43 | Ricardo Rees | £1,700£2k | £88,400£88k | Forest Green Rovers | 25 | Left winger, striker | Wales |
| 44 | Rico Richards | £1,700£2k | £88,400£88k | Southend United | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 45 | Stephen Wearne | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Carlisle United | 24 | Attacking midfielder | England |
| 46 | Sam Austin | £1,600£2k | £83,200£83k | Southend United | 28 | Right wing-back, attacking midfielder | England |
| 47 | Anthony Forde | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Altrincham | 31 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Ireland |
| 48 | Alex Reid | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Barrow AFC | 29 | Striker | England |
| 49 | Aaron Blair | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Eastleigh | 25 | Winger, striker | England |
| 50 | Brandon Njoku | £1,500£2k | £78,000£78k | Sutton United | 20 | Striker | England |
What each position earns in the National League
Average weekly wage of the players aged 22 or over we hold a wage for
Attackers take 46% of what the National League pays its players of that age. The four shares add up to the whole bill, because a player who plays in two areas gives half the wage to each.
The clubs that pay their attackers the most
Every attacker wage we hold at each National League club, added together, a week
Carlisle United pay 14 attackers £23,920 a week between them, and Callum Whelan takes 14% of it.
The best-paid attacker at every National League club
21 clubs, 2026/27, with where each ranks among the league's attackers
| CLUB | PLAYER | WEEKLY | RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green Rovers | James Berry | £4,100£4k | 1 |
| Southend United | Andy Dallas | £3,500£4k | 2 |
| Carlisle United | Callum Whelan | £3,400£3k | 4 |
| Barrow AFC | Connor Mahoney | £3,400£3k | 3 |
| Morecambe | Joe Garner | £3,100£3k | 8 |
| Scunthorpe United | Zain Westbrooke | £3,000£3k | 10 |
| FC Halifax Town | Kieron Morris | £3,000£3k | 9 |
| Woking | Olly Sanderson | £2,800£3k | 12 |
| Harrogate Town | Ben Fox | £2,500£3k | 18 |
| Sutton United | Emmanuel Osadebe | £2,300£2k | 24 |
| Boston United | Gavan Holohan | £2,200£2k | 25 |
| Yeovil Town | Josh Sims | £2,100£2k | 35 |
| Solihull Moors | Jacob Wakeling | £2,100£2k | 32 |
| Eastleigh | Josh Lundstram | £2,100£2k | 30 |
| Altrincham | Kane Hemmings | £2,000£2k | 36 |
| Wealdstone | Admiral Muskwe | £1,500£2k | 51 |
| Gateshead | Harry Chapman | £1,200£1k | 61 |
| Hartlepool United | Jack Nolan | £1,100£1k | 66 |
| Boreham Wood | Lewis Richardson | £1,000£1k | 72 |
| Tamworth | Dan Creaney | £970£970 | 81 |
| Aldershot Town | Tristan Abrahams | £810£810 | 103 |
The best-paid attacker in every men's league
43 leagues, ordered by their best-paid attacker. The National League ranks 41st.
| LEAGUE | BEST PAID | WEEKLY | AVERAGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Pro League | Cristiano Ronaldo | £3,000,000£3.0m | £99,591£100k |
| La Liga | Kylian Mbappé | £497,000£497k | £44,024£44k |
| Premier League | Erling Haaland | £450,000£450k | £92,799£93k |
| Süper Lig | Victor Osimhen | £436,000£436k | £28,205£28k |
| Major League Soccer | Robert Lewandowski | £432,000£432k | £22,732£23k |
| Bundesliga | Jamal Musiala | £414,000£414k | £50,516£51k |
| Ligue 1 | Ousmane Dembélé | £332,000£332k | £29,142£29k |
| Primeira Liga | Jhon Durán | £300,000£300k | £8,858£9k |
| Serie A | Lautaro Martínez | £277,000£277k | £42,915£43k |
| La Liga 2 | Álvaro Morata | £138,000£138k | £6,395£6k |
| Championship | James Ward-Prowse | £125,000£125k | £18,757£19k |
| Eredivisie | Julian Brandt | £124,000£124k | £9,719£10k |
| Super Liga | Thiago Almada | £123,000£123k | £5,256£5k |
| Serie B | Lorenzo Insigne | £92,000£92k | £8,599£9k |
| Brasileirão Série A | Fred | £85,000£85k | £12,689£13k |
| Russian Premier League | Wendel | £71,000£71k | £16,420£16k |
| Belgian Pro League | Hans Vanaken | £70,000£70k | £8,070£8k |
| Superleague Greece | Ayoub El Kaabi | £64,000£64k | £13,954£14k |
| Liga MX | Julián Carranza | £62,000£62k | £9,234£9k |
| Ekstraklasa | Mateusz Klich | £61,000£61k | £3,685£4k |
| 2. Bundesliga | Christian Eriksen | £60,000£60k | £9,170£9k |
| Austrian Bundesliga | Saša Kalajdžic | £53,000£53k | £5,308£5k |
| Croatian First League | Iker Almena | £52,000£52k | £2,068£2k |
| League One | Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £48,000£48k | £5,492£5k |
| Chinese Super League | Cryzan | £43,000£43k | £7,644£8k |
| Scottish Premiership | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | £43,000£43k | £5,076£5k |
| Ligue 2 | Téji Savanier | £39,000£39k | £4,021£4k |
| Danish Superliga | Mohamed Elyounoussi | £37,000£37k | £6,453£6k |
| J1 League | Erik | £36,000£36k | £5,315£5k |
| Czech First League | Muhammed-Cham Saracevic | £26,000£26k | £2,047£2k |
| Categoría Primera A | Luis Muriel | £21,000£21k | £4,564£5k |
| Belgian Challenger Pro League | Alexis Flips | £20,000£20k | £1,862£2k |
| Thai League | Bissoli | £17,000£17k | £2,563£3k |
| A-League | Chris Ikonomidis | £17,000£17k | £1,642£2k |
| League Two | Andreas Weimann | £16,000£16k | £2,954£3k |
| Indian Super League | Dimitri Petratos | £13,000£13k | £985£985 |
| Eliteserien | Jón Dagur Þorsteinsson | £10,000£10k | £1,789£2k |
| Veikkausliiga | Otto Ruoppi | £9,000£9k | £670£670 |
| Scottish Championship | Adam Montgomery | £5,500£6k | £928£928 |
| I-League | Blair Spittal | £4,500£5k | £459£459 |
| National League | James Berry | £4,100£4k | £1,397£1k |
| Meistriliiga | Rauno Sappinen | £1,700£2k | £242£242 |
| Canadian Premier League | Ballou Tabla | £839£839 | £491£491 |
Frequently asked questions
Who is the highest paid attacker in the National League?
James Berry of Forest Green Rovers, on £4,100 a week in 2026/27, or £213,200 a year. Andy Dallas of Southend United is second on £3,500 a week.
How much do National League attackers earn?
The average National League attacker aged 22 or over earns £1,397 a week, and the median one £1,000. Attackers take 46% of what the National League pays its players of that age.
Which National League club pays its attackers the most?
Carlisle United, £23,920 a week across the 14 attackers we hold a wage for, led by Callum Whelan on £3,400.
Who is the highest paid attacker in football?
Of the 43 men's leagues we rank attackers in, the best-paid is Cristiano Ronaldo of Al-Nassr Football Club in the Saudi Pro League, on £3,000,000 a week. The best-paid in the National League ranks 41st of the 43 leagues on that measure.
Where to next
The same National League squads, cut a different way
See the highest paid National League players in every position, the best-paid player at every club, what National League players are paid at every age, or the National League wage bill, club by club.