Birmingham City Salaries 2026/27

Championship

Top Earner: C. Vicente (€3.0M)

Lowest Earner: B. Mayo (€30K)

C. Vicente

Top Earner

B. Mayo

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Defender Trio Out-earns Midfield

The combined salary of the three highest-paid defenders—Christoph Klarer (€1.6M), Bright Osayi-Samuel (€1.2M), and Phil Neumann (€1.1M)—totals €3.9M. This amount is greater than the entire wage bill for the club's six midfielders, which stands at €3.7M.

Young Forward Out-earns All Midfielders

At just 22 years old, centre-forward August Priske (€1.3M) earns more than every single one of the club's six midfielders, including their top earner Seung-ho Paik (€936K).

Midfielders Lag in Wage Hierarchy

The highest-paid midfielder, Seung-ho Paik (€936K), is only the 11th highest earner in the squad. The top ten salaries are all given to forwards, defenders, or the first-choice goalkeeper, highlighting a significant wage gap for the midfield.

Goalkeeper Out-earns Every Midfielder

Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop, with a salary of €1.2M, earns more than any individual midfielder in the squad. The highest-paid midfielder, Seung-ho Paik, earns €936K.

Goalkeeper Gap: One Earns 40x More

The club's goalkeepers have a massive proportional salary disparity. Ryan Allsop earns €1.2M, which is 40 times more than the €30K salary of the younger keeper, Bradley Mayo.

Salary Clones Across The Pitch

Several players in different positions share identical salaries. Centre-back Christoph Klarer and centre-forward Marvin Ducksch both earn €1.6M. Goalkeeper Ryan Allsop and right-back Bright Osayi-Samuel are both on €1.2M. Additionally, midfielder Tomoki Iwata and forward Jay Stansfield both earn €780K.

Birmingham's Pay Tiers

The squad's wages are structured into clear tiers. An elite tier is occupied by Carlos Vicente (€3.0M). A second tier of high earners, making between €1.6M and €1.9M, includes forwards Demarai Gray, Patrick Roberts, and Marvin Ducksch, along with defender Christoph Klarer. A third tier of key players earning between €1.0M and €1.3M includes August Priske, Ryan Allsop, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Phil Neumann, and Liam Millar.

Christoph Klarer Leads The Defense

The highest-paid player in the defense is centre-back Christoph Klarer, who earns an annual salary of €1.6M.

Seung-ho Paik Is Midfield's Top Earner

The highest-paid player in the midfield is central midfielder Seung-ho Paik, with an annual salary of €936K.

Carlos Vicente is The Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is right winger Carlos Vicente, who earns an annual salary of €3.0M. He is also the top earner among the forwards.

Transfer rumour salaries: No exact figures reported

Latest reported salary figures for players linked with a move to the club.

No exact salary figures were reported for any incoming transfer rumour events for Birmingham City players in the provided text.

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Potential wage savings if Patrick Roberts, Marvin Ducksch and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Patrick Roberts, currently on €1.8M/year, could potentially depart for Blackburn Rovers. Marvin Ducksch, with a salary of €1.6M/year, is rumoured to be moving to clubs like Valencia, Orlando City, or Hertha BSC. Phil Neumann, earning €1.1M/year, has been linked with transfers to Hull City, Borussia Mönchengladbach, or Ipswich Town. Jay Stansfield earns €780K/year and is linked with moves to Ipswich Town or Coventry City. Lee Buchanan, who earns €375K/year, is reportedly attracting interest from Reading and Luton Town.

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