EFL Championship Club's Wage Bills 2025/26 - (Ranked)
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Clubs by Wage Bill
| Club | Wage Bill |
|---|---|
West Ham
|
£70.3M |
Burnley FC
|
£41.4M |
Wolverhampton Wanderers
|
£41M |
Birmingham City
|
£22.3M |
Norwich City
|
£19.5M |
Wrexham
|
£19.3M |
Leicester City
|
£19.1M |
Swansea City
|
£17.4M |
Southampton
|
£17.2M |
Middlesbrough
|
£16.9M |
West Brom
|
£15.8M |
Sheffield United
|
£14.3M |
Blackburn Rovers
|
£14.2M |
Stoke City
|
£13.9M |
Derby County
|
£12.1M |
Bristol City
|
£11.6M |
Charlton Athletic
|
£11.4M |
Watford
|
£11M |
Preston
|
£10.3M |
Portsmouth
|
£8.9M |
QPR
|
£5.9M |
Millwall
|
£4.5M |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
£3.7M |
Oxford United
|
£1.5M |
Highest Paid Players
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Highest Paid English Championship Players
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| # | Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
£150,000 | £7.8M | 29 | 2027 | |
| 2 |
|
£150,000 | £7.8M | 29 | 2030 | |
| 3 |
|
£120,000 | £6.2M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 4 |
|
£100,000 | £5.2M | 28 | 2031 | |
| 5 |
|
£90,000 | £4.7M | 31 | 2027 | |
| 6 |
|
£75,000 | £3.9M | 27 | 2029 | |
| 7 |
|
£75,000 | £3.9M | 25 | 2030 | |
| 8 |
|
£70,000 | £3.6M | 30 | 2028 | |
| 9 |
|
£70,000 | £3.6M | 36 | 2027 | |
| 10 |
|
£60,000 | £3.1M | 24 | 2030 | |
| 11 |
|
£60,000 | £3.1M | 28 | 2028 | |
| 12 |
|
£60,000 | £3.1M | 27 | 2029 | |
| 13 |
|
£60,000 | £3.1M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 14 |
|
£58,500 | £3M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 15 |
|
£56,911 | £3M | 27 | 2030 | |
| 16 |
|
£55,000 | £2.9M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 17 |
|
£50,000 | £2.6M | 28 | 2028 | |
| 18 |
|
£50,000 | £2.6M | 21 | 2030 | |
| 19 |
|
£50,000 | £2.6M | 26 | 2028 | |
| 20 |
|
£50,000 | £2.6M | 22 | 2030 | |
| 21 |
|
£50,000 | £2.6M | 27 | 2029 | |
| 22 |
|
£50,000 | £2.6M | 33 | 2028 | |
| 23 |
|
£45,000 | £2.3M | 26 | 2030 | |
| 24 |
|
£45,000 | £2.3M | 32 | 2028 | |
| 25 |
|
£40,000 | £2.3M | 22 | 2028 | |
| 26 |
|
£45,000 | £2.3M | 27 | 2029 | |
| 27 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 27 | 2030 | |
| 28 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 24 | 2030 | |
| 29 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 25 | 2030 | |
| 30 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 29 | 2028 | |
| 31 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 32 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 30 | 2028 | |
| 33 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 23 | 2030 | |
| 34 |
|
£40,000 | £2.1M | 34 | 2027 | |
| 35 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 32 | 2027 | |
| 36 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 28 | 2029 | |
| 37 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 38 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 29 | 2028 | |
| 39 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 26 | 2028 | |
| 40 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 23 | 2029 | |
| 41 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 22 | 2031 | |
| 42 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 25 | 2028 | |
| 43 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 44 |
|
£35,000 | £1.8M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 45 |
|
£30,000 | £1.6M | 20 | 2031 | |
| 46 |
|
£30,000 | £1.6M | 27 | 2027 | |
| 47 |
|
£30,000 | £1.6M | 23 | 2028 | |
| 48 |
|
£30,000 | £1.6M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 49 |
|
£30,000 | £1.6M | 20 | 2029 | |
| 50 |
|
£30,000 | £1.6M | 33 | 2027 |
| Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
£150,000 | £8M | 29 | 2027 | |
|
|
£150,000 | £8M | 29 | 2030 | |
|
|
£120,000 | £6M | 33 | 2027 | |
|
|
£100,000 | £5M | 28 | 2031 | |
|
|
£90,000 | £5M | 31 | 2027 | |
|
|
£75,000 | £4M | 27 | 2029 | |
|
|
£75,000 | £4M | 25 | 2030 | |
|
|
£70,000 | £4M | 30 | 2028 | |
|
|
£70,000 | £4M | 36 | 2027 | |
|
|
£60,000 | £3M | 24 | 2030 | |
|
|
£60,000 | £3M | 28 | 2028 | |
|
|
£60,000 | £3M | 27 | 2029 | |
|
13
|
|
£60,000 | £3M | 33 | 2027 |
|
14
|
|
£58,500 | £3M | 28 | 2027 |
|
|
£56,911 | £3M | 27 | 2030 | |
|
16
|
|
£55,000 | £3M | 30 | 2027 |
|
|
£50,000 | £3M | 28 | 2028 | |
|
|
£50,000 | £3M | 21 | 2030 | |
|
19
|
|
£50,000 | £3M | 26 | 2028 |
|
20
|
|
£50,000 | £3M | 22 | 2030 |
|
|
£50,000 | £3M | 27 | 2029 | |
|
|
£50,000 | £3M | 33 | 2028 | |
|
|
£45,000 | £2M | 26 | 2030 | |
|
|
£45,000 | £2M | 32 | 2028 | |
|
|
£40,000 | £2M | 22 | 2028 | |
|
|
£45,000 | £2M | 27 | 2029 | |
|
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£40,000 | £2M | 27 | 2030 | |
|
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£40,000 | £2M | 24 | 2030 | |
|
29
|
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£40,000 | £2M | 25 | 2030 |
|
30
|
|
£40,000 | £2M | 29 | 2028 |
|
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£40,000 | £2M | 27 | 2028 | |
|
32
|
|
£40,000 | £2M | 30 | 2028 |
|
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£40,000 | £2M | 23 | 2030 | |
|
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£40,000 | £2M | 34 | 2027 | |
|
35
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 32 | 2027 |
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 28 | 2029 | |
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 30 | 2027 | |
|
38
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 29 | 2028 |
|
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£35,000 | £2M | 26 | 2028 | |
|
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£35,000 | £2M | 23 | 2029 | |
|
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£35,000 | £2M | 22 | 2031 | |
|
42
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 25 | 2028 |
|
43
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 33 | 2027 |
|
44
|
|
£35,000 | £2M | 30 | 2027 |
|
|
£30,000 | £2M | 20 | 2031 | |
|
|
£30,000 | £2M | 27 | 2027 | |
|
|
£30,000 | £2M | 23 | 2028 | |
|
48
|
|
£30,000 | £2M | 27 | 2028 |
|
|
£30,000 | £2M | 20 | 2029 | |
|
|
£30,000 | £2M | 33 | 2027 |
English Championship Salary Insights
- ➤ English Championship clubs have a combined annual wage bill of £423.6 million.
- ➤ 1. West Ham (£70.3M), 2. Burnley FC (£41.4M) and 3. Wolverhampton Wanderers (£41M) have the highest annual wage bills in the English Championship.
- ➤ 22. Millwall (£4.5M), 23. Sheffield Wednesday (£3.7M) and 24. Oxford United (£1.5M) have the league's lowest annual wage bills.
- ➤ The gap between West Ham's (£70.3M) and Oxford United's (£1.5M) annual wage bills is £68.7 million.
- ➤ The Top 6 clubs account for 50.5% of the English Championship's total player wage bill.
- ➤ SalaryLeaks tracks 382 players, 382 active contracts and all 24 English Championship club wage bills, with salary figures updated throughout the season.
Frequently Asked Questions
The average English Championship player earns £16,823/week (£874.8K/year).
Jarrod Bowen is the English Championship's highest-paid player, earning £150,000/week salary in 2026/27 season.
Players marked with a verified tick have salary details reported by trusted journalists or reputable media outlets covering Championship clubs
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