PREMIER LEAGUE · 2020/21 · ARCHIVE
Leeds United 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Rodrigo on £100,000 per week · see the current Leeds United wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £738k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £38m
SQUAD SIZE69
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £33k
Then and now
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27 — 73% higher than the £737,905 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigo | £100,000 | £5,200,000 | 29 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Raphinha | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 23 | AM (RL) | Brazil | JUN 2024 | ||
| Diego Llorente | £52,000 | £2,704,000 | 26 | D (C) | Spain | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kiko Casilla | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 33 | GK | Spain | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Harrison | £40,000 | £2,080,000 | 23 | M (R), AM (RL) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hélder Costa | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 26 | AM (RL) | Portugal | JUN 2024 | ||
| Kalvin Phillips | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Patrick Bamford | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 26 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Robin Koch | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Germany | JUN 2024 | ||
| Pablo Hernández | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 35 | M (C), AM (RLC) | Spain | JUN 2022 | ||
| Illan Meslier | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 20 | GK | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Luke Ayling | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam Cooper | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | D (C) | Scotland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ezgjan Alioski | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | D/WB (L), M/AM (RL) | Albania | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mateusz Klich | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | M/AM (C) | Poland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Stuart Dallas | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | D/M/AM (RL) | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Forshaw | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Gaetano Berardi | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | D (RLC) | Switzerland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Laurens De Bock | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | D (LC) | Belgium | JUN 2022 | ||
| Pascal Struijk | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | D (C), DM | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Crysencio Summerville | £12,000 | £624,000 | 19 | AM (RL) | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ian Poveda | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | AM (RL) | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jamie Shackleton | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | M (C) | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tyler Roberts | £7,000 | £364,000 | 21 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Gelhardt | £5,100 | £265,200 | 18 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ouasim Bouy | £3,800 | £197,600 | 27 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Morocco | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Greenwood | £2,600 | £135,200 | 18 | AM (RLC), ST (C) | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Liam McCarron | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | AM (RL) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Leif Davis | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | D (LC) | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kun Temenuzhkov | £2,000 | £104,000 | 20 | ST (C) | Bulgaria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dani van den Heuvel | £1,400 | £72,800 | 17 | GK | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cody Drameh | £880 | £45,760 | 18 | D (RL), WB (R) | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Cresswell | £830 | £43,160 | 17 | D (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oliver Casey | £760 | £39,520 | 19 | D (C), DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Jenkins | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Stuart McKinstry | £670 | £34,840 | 17 | M/AM (RL) | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Bobby Kamwa | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | M (RC) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cole Gibbon | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Galloway | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | AM (R), ST (C) | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niall Huggins | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D (L), AM (RL), ST (C) | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nohan Kenneh | £470 | £24,440 | 17 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Niklas Haugland | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | ST (C) | Norway | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alfie Hughes | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Billy Fewster | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Dean | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Connor Teale | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Brook | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jeremiah Chilokoa-Mullen | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (R), DM | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Maximus Rigby | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Snowdon | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Max McMillan | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | South Africa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ethan Kachosa | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D/M/AM (R) | Zimbabwe | JUN 2021 | ||
| Elia Caprile | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | GK | Italy | JUN 2023 | ||
| Morten Spencer | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (C) | Norway | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harvey Sutcliffe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (R) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mitch Picksley | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (RLC) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Littlewood | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Keenan Carole | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | AM (RL) | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lui Bradbury | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kris Moore | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Emmanuel Amissah | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | ST (C) | Ghana | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Bray | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (RC) | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Christy | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Cooper Skerry | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jimiel Chikukwa | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | AM (R) | Zimbabwe | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Leverett | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (LC) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aaron Pilkington | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Taylor Ragan | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Allen | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 1%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
5 £2k-£5k 2%
3 £5k-£10k 3%
9 £10k-£25k 22%
12 £25k-£100k 59%
1 £100k+
14%
Top 5 earners took 39% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Leeds United wages, 2020/21
What was Leeds United's wage bill in 2020/21?
Leeds United paid £737,905 a week in 2020/21 - £38,371,060 across the year - spread over a squad of 69. We hold a wage for all 69 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Leeds United player in 2020/21?
Rodrigo was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £100,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £33,463.
What was the average Leeds United salary in 2020/21?
The average Leeds United player aged 22 or over earned £33,463 a week in 2020/21, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 69. The top five earners took 39% of the bill between them.
How do Leeds United's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Leeds United pay £1,274,350 a week in 2026/27, 73% higher than the £737,905 of 2020/21. The current squad is 70 players against 69 then.