Ayr United 2024/25 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2024/25 · top earner Leon King on £8,000 per week · see the current Ayr United wage bill
We hold a wage for all 26 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
Ayr United pay £25,555 a week in 2026/27 — 16% higher than the £22,112 of 2024/25.
Where the money went in 2024/25
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 2 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2024/25 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon King | £8,000 | £416,000 | 21 | D RC, DM | Scotland | ||
| Ben Summers | £2,500 | £130,000 | 21 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Kevin Holt | £1,000 | £52,000 | 32 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Murphy | £760 | £39,520 | 35 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Ben Dempsey | £740 | £38,480 | 25 | M C | England | ||
| Max Thompson | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Francis Turley | £576 | £29,952 | 19 | DM | Northern Ireland | ||
| Anton Dowds | £574 | £29,848 | 28 | ST | Scotland | ||
| George Oakley | £550 | £28,600 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| David Mitchell | £525 | £27,300 | 35 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Nick McAllister | £520 | £27,040 | 24 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Jude Bonnar | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | AM L | Scotland | ||
| Scott McMann | £499 | £25,948 | 29 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Marco Rus | £490 | £25,480 | 22 | AM RLC | Romania | ||
| Mark McKenzie | £430 | £22,360 | 24 | AM R, ST | Scotland | ||
| Matthew Warbrick | £417 | £21,684 | 24 | AM L | |||
| Ethan Walker | £409 | £21,268 | 22 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Liam Dick | £408 | £21,216 | 29 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Shaun Want | £375 | £19,500 | 28 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Stuart Bannigan | £375 | £19,500 | 32 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Dylan Watret | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | D R | Scotland | ||
| Jake Hastie | £366 | £19,032 | 25 | WB R, AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Kyle Ure | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Liam Russell | £310 | £16,120 | 20 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Keiren O'Brien | £258 | £13,416 | 16 | M C | |||
| George Finney | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2024/25
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2024/25 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 59% of the squad wage bill, across the 26 players we hold a 2024/25 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2024/25 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Ayr United wages, 2024/25
What was Ayr United's wage bill in 2024/25?
Ayr United paid £22,112 a week in 2024/25 - £1,149,824 across the year - spread over a squad of 26. We hold a wage for all 26 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Ayr United player in 2024/25?
Leon King was the highest earner in the 2024/25 squad on £8,000 a week, 15.2x the 22+ squad average of £527.
What was the average Ayr United salary in 2024/25?
The average Ayr United player aged 22 or over earned £527 a week in 2024/25, across the 16 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 26. The top five earners took 59% of the bill between them.
How do Ayr United's 2024/25 wages compare with now?
Ayr United pay £25,555 a week in 2026/27, 16% higher than the £22,112 of 2024/25. The current squad is 24 players against 26 then.