PREMIER LEAGUE · 2019/20 · ARCHIVE
Leeds United 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Jean-Kévin Augustin on £66,000 per week · see the current Leeds United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £404k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £21m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £22k
Then and now
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27 — 216% higher than the £403,790 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean-Kévin Augustin | £66,000 | £3,432,000 | 22 | Striker | France | MAY 2020 | ||
| Kiko Casilla | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Harrison | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 22 | Winger | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Patrick Bamford | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hélder Costa | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 25 | Winger | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 23 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Adam Forshaw | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pablo Hernández | £18,000 | £936,000 | 34 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ezgjan Alioski | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | Left-back, winger | North Macedonia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Liam Cooper | £14,000 | £728,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Barry Douglas | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Left-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateusz Klich | £11,000 | £572,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stuart Dallas | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | Right-back, winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Gaetano Berardi | £9,200 | £478,400 | 30 | Defender | Switzerland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Ayling | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ian Poveda | £4,100 | £213,200 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ouasim Bouy | £3,800 | £197,600 | 26 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £3,600 | £187,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Benjamin White | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Illan Meslier | £2,100 | £109,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | France | MAY 2020 | ||
| Liam McCarron | £2,000 | £104,000 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robbie Gotts | £1,700 | £88,400 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alfie McCalmont | £950 | £49,400 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adrián Balboa | £900 | £46,800 | 21 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ousama | £860 | £44,720 | 21 | Striker | Morocco | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bryce Hosannah | £840 | £43,680 | 20 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Pascal Struijk | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ryan Edmondson | £680 | £35,360 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Stevens | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kamil Miazek | £600 | £31,200 | 22 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Leif Davis | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateusz Bogusz | £530 | £27,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harrison Male | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Galloway | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niall Huggins | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matty Downing | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Theo Hudson | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oliver Casey | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Huffer | £330 | £17,160 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bobby Kamwa | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matthew Turner | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Leverett | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamie Thornton | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alfie Hughes | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jimiel Chikukwa | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger | Zanzibar | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Bray | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Pilkington | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left wing-back, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Emmanuel Amissah | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Taylor Ragan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Maximus Rigby | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joshveer Shergill | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Elia Caprile | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Henri Kumwenda | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | Malawi | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Lyons | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Stanley | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cole Gibbon | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niklas Haugland | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | Norway | JUN 2020 | ||
| Mason Rubie | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dane Burlace | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charlie Cresswell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Kachosa | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back, right winger | Zimbabwe | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max McMillan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | South Africa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nohan Kenneh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Stuart McKinstry | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Billy Fewster | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Connor Teale | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Jenkins | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
45 Under £1k 3%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
7 £2k-£5k 5%
2 £5k-£10k 4%
7 £10k-£25k 26%
6 £25k-£100k 60%
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leeds United wages, 2019/20
What was Leeds United's wage bill in 2019/20?
Leeds United paid £403,790 a week in 2019/20 - £20,997,080 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leeds United player in 2019/20?
Jean-Kévin Augustin was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £66,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £21,859.
What was the average Leeds United salary in 2019/20?
The average Leeds United player aged 22 or over earned £21,859 a week in 2019/20, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do Leeds United's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27, 216% higher than the £403,790 of 2019/20. The current squad is 70 players against 68 then.