Leeds United understandably have one of the biggest annual wage bills in the Championship, after suffering relegation from the Premier League back in 2022/23.
The Whites currently have an annual payroll of £30,056,000, with the average player earning around £25,130 per week. It was a busy summer at Elland Road, with the likes of Crysencio Summerville, Georginio Rutter and Archie Gray all leaving, whereas eight new players were brought in.
So, we at Football FanCast have ranked every Leeds United player in the first-team squad in order from highest to lowest in terms of wages for the 2024-2025 season, with the help of Capology.
Disclaimer – only the club and the players themselves truly know their wages, so take each of these figures as you will.
Rank | Player | Gross pay per week | Gross pay per year |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Patrick Bamford | £70,000 | £3,640,000 |
=2 | Junior Firpo | £60,000 | £3,120,000 |
=2 | Manor Solomon | £60,000 | £3,120,000 |
=4 | Daniel James | £50,000 | £2,600,000 |
=4 | Pascal Struijk | £50,000 | £2,600,000 |
6 | Brenden Aaronson | £45,000 | £2,340,000 |
=7 | Ethan Ampadu | £40,000 | £2,080,000 |
=7 | Joe Rodon | £40,000 | £2,080,000 |
9 | Max Wober | £35,000 | £1,820,000 |
=10 | Karl Darlow | £30,000 | £1,560,000 |
=10 | Wilfried Gnonto | £30,000 | £1,560,000 |
=10 | Jayden Bogle | £30,000 | £1,560,000 |
=10 | Illan Meslier | £30,000 | £1,560,000 |
14 | Sam Byram | £20,000 | £1,040,000 |
=15 | Largie Ramazani | £17,500 | £910,000 |
=15 | Ao Tanaka | £17,500 | £910,000 |
=17 | Joel Piroe | £15,000 | £780,000 |
=17 | Ilia Gruev | £15,000 | £780,000 |
=17 | Joe Gelhardt | £15,000 | £780,000 |
=17 | Mateo Joseph | £15,000 | £780,000 |
21 | Isaac Schmidt | £10,000 | £520,000 |
22 | Joe Rothwell | £8,000 | £416,000 |
23 | Alex Cairns | £5,000 | £260,000 |
