English Championship Salary Database
Complete wage bill breakdown and highest-paid players for all clubs in the Football English Championship
Clubs by Wage Bill & Top Player
| Club | Wage Bill | Highest Paid Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
Southampton
|
£32.7m |
Alex McCarthy
|
£2.6m |
Leicester City
|
£31.8m |
Patson Daka
|
£3.4m |
Ipswich Town
|
£26.1m |
Leif Davis
|
£1.6m |
Sheffield United
|
£22.5m |
Ben Godfrey
|
£2.6m |
West Brom
|
£21.4m |
Nat Phillips
|
£2.1m |
Birmingham City
|
£19.6m |
Demarai Gray
|
£2.1m |
Hull City
|
£19.1m |
John Lundstram
|
£2.3m |
Norwich City
|
£18.4m |
Shane Duffy
|
£1.8m |
Middlesbrough
|
£18.1m |
Matt Targett
|
£2.3m |
Watford
|
£17.3m |
Moussa Sissoko
|
£2.3m |
Stoke City
|
£17.1m |
Ben Gibson
|
£1.8m |
Wrexham
|
£16.8m |
Conor Coady
|
£1.6m |
Millwall
|
£15.5m |
Joe Bryan
|
£1.8m |
QPR
|
£14.7m |
Jimmy Dunne
|
£1.4m |
Coventry City
|
£14.4m |
Matt Grimes
|
£1.8m |
Swansea City
|
£13.8m |
Adam Idah
|
£2.1m |
Preston
|
£13.8m |
Lewis Dobbin
|
£1m |
Derby County
|
£13m |
Rhian Brewster
|
£1.8m |
Bristol City
|
£13m |
Neto Borges
|
£1.3m |
Oxford United
|
£12.6m |
Nik Prelec
|
£1m |
Blackburn Rovers
|
£12.1m |
Todd Cantwell
|
£1.6m |
Charlton Athletic
|
£11.4m |
Thomas Kaminsk...
|
£1m |
Portsmouth
|
£9.8m |
John Swift
|
£1.3m |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
£7.8m |
Svante Ingelss...
|
£520k |
Highest Paid Players
English Championship Salary Insights
Average Salary: Second-tier league of English football is known as 'EFL Championship' or just Championship has average player salary of around £11,000 per week which is higher then some of the other top divisions in European football.
Combined Wage Bill: Total combined wage bill of 24 Championship clubs is around £340 million in 2025/26 season which goes to show how much clubs are willing to invest in players in persuit of promotion to premier league.
We breakdown each of the EFL Championship club's squad and see how much they are spending on player wages in 2025/26 season.
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