EFL Championship Club's Wage Bills 2025/26 - (Ranked)
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Complete wage bill breakdown and highest-paid players for all clubs in the Football English Championship
Clubs by Wage Bill
| Club | Wage Bill |
|---|---|
Leicester City
|
£39.5M |
Sheffield United
|
£38.2M |
Southampton
|
£35.5M |
Ipswich Town
|
£35.4M |
Norwich City
|
£29.9M |
Birmingham City
|
£27.1M |
Middlesbrough
|
£26.2M |
West Brom
|
£25.7M |
Hull City
|
£24.7M |
Stoke City
|
£23.7M |
Swansea City
|
£21.7M |
Wrexham
|
£21.5M |
Watford
|
£21.2M |
Millwall
|
£19.7M |
Bristol City
|
£19.6M |
Derby County
|
£19.3M |
QPR
|
£18.4M |
Coventry City
|
£17.7M |
Blackburn Rovers
|
£17M |
Preston
|
£16.8M |
Oxford United
|
£15.9M |
Charlton Athletic
|
£14.1M |
Portsmouth
|
£14M |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
£10.7M |
Highest Paid Players
£6.8M
£3.4M
£3M
£3M
£2.6M
£2.6M
£2.6M
£2.6M
£2.6M
£2.3M
£2.3M
£2.3M
£2.3M
£2.3M
£2.3M
£2.3M
£2.1M
£2.1M
£2.1M
£2.1M
Highest Paid English Championship Players
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| # | Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$2M | $9.1M | 30 | 2026 | |
| 2 |
|
$87,146 | $4.5M | 27 | 2026 | |
| 3 |
|
$78,431 | $4.1M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 4 |
|
$78,431 | $4M | 30 | 2026 | |
| 5 |
|
$67,035 | $3.5M | 36 | 2026 | |
| 6 |
|
$67,035 | $3.5M | 33 | 2026 | |
| 7 |
|
$67,035 | $3.5M | 27 | 2026 | |
| 8 |
|
$67,035 | $3.5M | 27 | 2029 | |
| 9 |
|
$67,035 | $3.5M | 28 | 2026 | |
| 10 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 36 | 2026 | |
| 11 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 24 | 2028 | |
| 12 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 30 | 2026 | |
| 13 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 32 | 2026 | |
| 14 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 32 | 2026 | |
| 15 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 29 | 2026 | |
| 16 |
|
$60,332 | $3.1M | 32 | 2028 | |
| 17 |
|
$53,628 | $2.8M | 25 | 2030 | |
| 18 |
|
$53,628 | $2.8M | 29 | 2028 | |
| 19 |
|
$53,628 | $2.8M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 20 |
|
$53,628 | $2.8M | 29 | 2028 | |
| 21 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 32 | 2027 | |
| 22 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 30 | 2028 | |
| 23 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 30 | 2027 | |
| 24 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 26 | 2028 | |
| 25 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 26 | 2029 | |
| 26 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 27 |
|
$46,925 | $2.4M | 34 | 2026 | |
| 28 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 29 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 25 | 2029 | |
| 30 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 25 | 2026 | |
| 31 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 26 | 2029 | |
| 32 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 28 | 2028 | |
| 33 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 26 | 2026 | |
| 34 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 29 | 2026 | |
| 35 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 31 | 2028 | |
| 36 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 27 | 2026 | |
| 37 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 38 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 27 | 2030 | |
| 39 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 33 | 2027 | |
| 40 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 23 | 2031 | |
| 41 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 26 | 2027 | |
| 42 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 27 | 2026 | |
| 43 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 27 | 2028 | |
| 44 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 26 | 2029 | |
| 45 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 34 | 2026 | |
| 46 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 22 | 2026 | |
| 47 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 28 | 2027 | |
| 48 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 25 | 2026 | |
| 49 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 24 | 2029 | |
| 50 |
|
$40,221 | $2.1M | 28 | 2027 |
| Player | Team | Weekly |
Yearly
|
Age
|
Contract
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
|
$2M | $9M | 30 | 2026 | |
|
|
$87,146 | $5M | 27 | 2026 | |
|
|
$78,431 | $4M | 28 | 2027 | |
|
|
$78,431 | $4M | 30 | 2026 | |
|
|
$67,035 | $3M | 36 | 2026 | |
|
|
$67,035 | $3M | 33 | 2026 | |
|
|
$67,035 | $3M | 27 | 2026 | |
|
|
$67,035 | $3M | 27 | 2029 | |
|
|
$67,035 | $3M | 28 | 2026 | |
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 36 | 2026 | |
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 24 | 2028 | |
|
12
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 30 | 2026 |
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 32 | 2026 | |
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 32 | 2026 | |
|
15
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 29 | 2026 |
|
|
$60,332 | $3M | 32 | 2028 | |
|
17
|
|
$53,628 | $3M | 25 | 2030 |
|
18
|
|
$53,628 | $3M | 29 | 2028 |
|
|
$53,628 | $3M | 33 | 2027 | |
|
20
|
|
$53,628 | $3M | 29 | 2028 |
|
21
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 32 | 2027 |
|
22
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 30 | 2028 |
|
23
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 30 | 2027 |
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 26 | 2028 | |
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 26 | 2029 | |
|
26
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 33 | 2027 |
|
27
|
|
$46,925 | $2M | 34 | 2026 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 33 | 2027 | |
|
29
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 25 | 2029 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 25 | 2026 | |
|
31
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 26 | 2029 |
|
32
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 28 | 2028 |
|
33
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 26 | 2026 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 29 | 2026 | |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 31 | 2028 | |
|
36
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 27 | 2026 |
|
37
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 27 | 2028 |
|
38
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 27 | 2030 |
|
39
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 33 | 2027 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 23 | 2031 | |
|
41
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 26 | 2027 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 27 | 2026 | |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 27 | 2028 | |
|
44
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 26 | 2029 |
|
45
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 34 | 2026 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 22 | 2026 | |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 28 | 2027 | |
|
48
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 25 | 2026 |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 24 | 2029 | |
|
|
$40,221 | $2M | 28 | 2027 |
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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