PREMIER LEAGUE · 2017/18 · ARCHIVE
Leeds United 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Pierre-Michel Lasogga on £57,000 per week · see the current Leeds United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £335k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £17m
SQUAD SIZE74
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £14k
Then and now
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27 — 280% higher than the £335,300 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Michel Lasogga | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 25 | Striker | Germany | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Forshaw | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vurnon Anita | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 28 | Full-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pablo Hernández | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ezgjan Alioski | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | Winger, striker | FYR Macedonia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pontus Jansson | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Laurens De Bock | £15,000 | £780,000 | 24 | Centre-back | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eunan O'Kane | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matthew Pennington | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Samu Sáiz | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Felix Wiedwald | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2020 | ||
| Gaetano Berardi | £9,200 | £478,400 | 28 | Full-back | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hadi Sacko | £8,200 | £426,400 | 23 | Right winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stuart Dallas | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Ayling | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liam Cooper | £7,000 | £364,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £6,500 | £338,000 | 33 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kemar Roofe | £6,000 | £312,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paweł Cibicki | £5,800 | £301,600 | 23 | Winger, striker | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £5,000 | £260,000 | 21 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Sarkic | £3,800 | £197,600 | 19 | Striker | Montenegro | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ouasim Bouy | £3,800 | £197,600 | 24 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ronaldo Vieira | £3,700 | £192,400 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Guinea-Bissau | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £3,600 | £187,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jay-Roy Grot | £3,100 | £161,200 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tyler Denton | £2,600 | £135,200 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Conor Shaughnessy | £2,400 | £124,800 | 20 | Centre-back, central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Caleb Ekuban | £2,400 | £124,800 | 23 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Madger Gomes | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aapo Halme | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Finland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Machuca | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kun Temenuzhkov | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | Striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adrián Balboa | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ousama | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | Striker | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paudie O'Connor | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Romário Vieira | £730 | £37,960 | 18 | Central midfielder | Portugal | JUN 2018 | ||
| Pascal Struijk | £700 | £36,400 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Clarke Oduor | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Sam Dalby | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hugo Díaz | £630 | £32,760 | 20 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Stevens | £610 | £31,720 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kamil Miazek | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bryce Hosannah | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cole Gibbon | £580 | £30,160 | 10 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oriol Rey | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Wollerton | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alfie McCalmont | £500 | £26,000 | 17 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Nicell | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Kitching | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matty Downing | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Robbie Gotts | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Pearce | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Will Huffer | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aaron Pilkington | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maximus Rigby | £145 | £7,540 | 9 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harrison Male | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Stanley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Odunston | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Lyons | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Theo Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Rae | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Niall Huggins | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Casey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bobby Kamwa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ryan Edmondson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Theo Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Moise Kroma | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Samuel Amissah | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Keogh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Godden | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Moses Abioye | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Nigeria | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 5%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
9 £2k-£5k 9%
9 £5k-£10k 19%
10 £10k-£25k 50%
1 £25k-£100k 17%
Top 5 earners took 41% of the squad wage bill, across the 74 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leeds United wages, 2017/18
What was Leeds United's wage bill in 2017/18?
Leeds United paid £335,300 a week in 2017/18 - £17,435,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 74. We hold a wage for all 74 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leeds United player in 2017/18?
Pierre-Michel Lasogga was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £57,000 a week, 4.2x the 22+ squad average of £13,710.
What was the average Leeds United salary in 2017/18?
The average Leeds United player aged 22 or over earned £13,710 a week in 2017/18, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 74. The top five earners took 41% of the bill between them.
How do Leeds United's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27, 280% higher than the £335,300 of 2017/18. The current squad is 70 players against 74 then.