Sunderland
Current Wage Bill
£16 million
Average Salary
£7200
| Player | Weekly ⬍ | Yearly ⬍ | Age | Verified | Contract Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enzo Le Fée
|
£ 70,000 | £ 3,640,000 | 25 |  |
2026 |
Habib Diarra
|
£ 65,000 | £ 3,380,000 | 21 | 2030 | |
Chemsdine Talbi
|
£ 50,000 | £ 2,600,000 | 20 | |
2030 |
Noah Sadiki
|
£ 45,000 | £ 2,340,000 | 21 | 2030 | |
Daniel Ballard
|
£ 40,000 | £ 2,080,000 | 26 | 2028 | |
Simon Adingra
|
£ 40,000 | £ 2,080,000 | 23 | 2030 | |
Reinildo Mandava
|
£ 35,000 | £ 1,820,000 | 31 | 2027 | |
|
Alan Browne
|
£ 15,000 | £ 780,000 | 29 | 2027 | |
Patrick Roberts
|
£ 12,500 | £ 650,000 | 27 | 2026 | |
|
Dennis Cirkin
|
£ 10,000 | £ 520,000 | 22 | 2026 | |
|
Anthony Patterson
|
£ 10,000 | £ 520,000 | 24 | 2028 | |
Ian Poveda
|
£ 9,000 | £ 468,000 | 24 | 2027 | |
|
Timothée Pembélé
|
£ 7,500 | £ 390,000 | 21 | 2028 | |
|
Luke O'Nien
|
£ 7,500 | £ 390,000 | 29 | 2026 | |
|
Simon Moore
|
£ 7,000 | £ 364,000 | 34 | 2026 | |
|
Eliezer Mayenda
|
£ 6,500 | £ 338,000 | 19 | 2028 | |
|
Pierre Ekwah
|
£ 6,500 | £ 338,000 | 22 | 2027 | |
Blondy Nna Noukeu
|
£ 6,000 | £ 312,000 | 23 | 2026 | |
|
Aji Alese
|
£ 6,000 | £ 312,000 | 23 | 2027 | |
|
Abdoullah Ba
|
£ 5,000 | £ 260,000 | 21 | 2027 | |
Leo Fuhr Hjelde
|
£ 5,000 | £ 260,000 | 20 | 2028 | |
Niall Huggins
|
£ 5,000 | £ 260,000 | 23 | 2026 | |
|
Romaine Mundle
|
£ 5,000 | £ 260,000 | 21 | 2028 | |
|
Jay Matete
|
£ 4,500 | £ 234,000 | 23 | 2026 | |
Jenson Seelt
|
£ 3,000 | £ 156,000 | 21 | 2028 | |
Nectarios Triantis
|
£ 3,000 | £ 156,000 | 21 | 2027 | |
| Trai Hume | £ 3,000 | £ 156,000 | 22 | 2027 | |
|
Joe Anderson
|
£ 3,000 | £ 156,000 | 22 | 2026 | |
Milan Aleksic
|
£ 3,000 | £ 156,000 | 20 | 2028 | |
Ahmed Abdullahi
|
£ 2,000 | £ 104,000 | 20 | 2028 | |
|
Chris Rigg
|
£ 1,500 | £ 78,000 | 17 | 2027 | |
|
Dan Neil
|
£ 1,346 | £ 69,992 | 22 | 2026 |
Sunderland had 10th highest wage bill (£16 million) in Championship during 2024/25 season and its absolutely incredible that they have earned promotion to Premier League ahead of several teams who had biggest wage bill last season. However, now that they are in Premier League their wage bill will increase significantly.
Average salary in the squad is around £6,285 per week which is no comparison to that of average premier league salary which in 2025 is believed to be around £57,000. Sunderland's current highest paid player is Daniel Ballard who is on £25,000 per week salary with his 4-year contract. We breakdown the entire 2025/26 Sunderland squad and list how much each player is earning.
