Leeds United 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Patrick Bamford on £34,000 per week · see the current Leeds United wage bill
Then and now
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27 — 301% higher than the £317,500 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bamford | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Harrison | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | Winger | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Kiko Casilla | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Izzy Brown | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Adam Forshaw | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pablo Hernández | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pontus Jansson | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ezgjan Alioski | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Winger | North Macedonia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Eunan O'Kane | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Barry Douglas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Barry Douglas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Gaetano Berardi | £9,200 | £478,400 | 29 | Full-back | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Ayling | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateusz Klich | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stuart Dallas | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | Winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Liam Cooper | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kemar Roofe | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Clarke | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Sarkic | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | Striker | Montenegro | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aapo Halme | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | Centre-back | Finland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kun Temenuzhkov | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | Striker | Bulgaria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ousama | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | Striker | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bryce Hosannah | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alfie McCalmont | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Pascal Struijk | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Callum Nicell | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Clarke Oduor | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Hugo Díaz | £630 | £32,760 | 21 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jordan Stevens | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kamil Miazek | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Leif Davis | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Wollerton | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matty Downing | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Left-back | England | DEC 2018 | ||
| Robbie Gotts | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Edmondson | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bobby Kamwa | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Huffer | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Pilkington | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maximus Rigby | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mason Rubie | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Henri Kumwenda | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | Malawi | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Jenkins | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Theo Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dane Burlace | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joshveer Shergill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Thornton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Leak-Blunt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matthew Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harrison Male | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mateusz Bogusz | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Cresswell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Theo Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Lyons | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lucas Odunston | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Stanley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cole Gibbon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niklas Haugland | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niall Huggins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Rae | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Oliver Casey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 45% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leeds United wages, 2018/19
What was Leeds United's wage bill in 2018/19?
Leeds United paid £317,500 a week in 2018/19 - £16,510,000 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leeds United player in 2018/19?
Patrick Bamford was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £34,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £14,419.
What was the average Leeds United salary in 2018/19?
The average Leeds United player aged 22 or over earned £14,419 a week in 2018/19, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 45% of the bill between them.
How do Leeds United's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27, 301% higher than the £317,500 of 2018/19. The current squad is 70 players against 64 then.