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
We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 16 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Leeds United pay £1,454,350 a week in 2026/27 — 358% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Bamford | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 24 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| Kiko Casilla | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 31 | GK | Spain | ||
| Jack Harrison | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Izzy Brown | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Adam Forshaw | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Pablo Hernández | £18,000 | £936,000 | 33 | AM RLC | Spain | ||
| Ezgjan Alioski | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | AM RL | North Macedonia | ||
| Pontus Jansson | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Eunan O'Kane | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Barry Douglas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Barry Douglas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Scotland | ||
| Gaetano Berardi | £9,200 | £478,400 | 29 | D RL | Switzerland | ||
| Luke Ayling | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Mateusz Klich | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | AM C | Poland | ||
| Stuart Dallas | £7,600 | £395,200 | 27 | AM RL | N.Ireland | ||
| Liam Cooper | £7,000 | £364,000 | 26 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Kemar Roofe | £6,000 | £312,000 | 25 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £5,000 | £260,000 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Jack Clarke | £4,100 | £213,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Oliver Sarkic | £3,800 | £197,600 | 20 | ST | Montenegro | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £3,600 | £187,200 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Aapo Halme | £1,500 | £78,000 | 20 | D C | Finland | ||
| Kun Temenuzhkov | £900 | £46,800 | 18 | ST | Bulgaria | ||
| Ousama | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | ST | Morocco | ||
| Bryce Hosannah | £840 | £43,680 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Alfie McCalmont | £750 | £39,000 | 18 | M C | N.Ireland | ||
| Pascal Struijk | £700 | £36,400 | 18 | D C | Holland | ||
| Clarke Oduor | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| Callum Nicell | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Hugo Díaz | £630 | £32,760 | 21 | D C | Spain | ||
| Jordan Stevens | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Kamil Miazek | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | GK | Poland | ||
| Leif Davis | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | D/M L | England | ||
| Alex Wollerton | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | AM RC | England | ||
| Matty Downing | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Robbie Gotts | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Ryan Edmondson | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Bobby Kamwa | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Will Huffer | £230 | £11,960 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Maximus Rigby | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | M (C) | England | ||
| Aaron Pilkington | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | D (C) | England | ||
| Henri Kumwenda | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | Malawi | ||
| Niall Huggins | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Dane Burlace | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Oliver Casey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Jenkins | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Niklas Haugland | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Norway | ||
| Theo Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Mason Rubie | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Rae | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Connor Leak-Blunt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Matthew Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Harrison Male | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Stanley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Lucas Odunston | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Jamie Thornton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Joshveer Shergill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Theo Hudson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Cole Gibbon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Mateusz Bogusz | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Poland | ||
| Charlie Cresswell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Lyons | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Scotland | ||
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 £1,454,350 a week in 2026/27, 358% higher than the £317,500 of 2018/19. The current squad is 73 players against 64 then.