Blackburn Rovers Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: T. Cantwell (€1.9M)

Lowest Earner: K. Montgomery (€156K)

T. Cantwell

Top Earner

K. Montgomery

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Cantwell's Salary Doubles The Next Man

There is a significant gap at the top of the wage structure. Todd Cantwell's €1.9M salary is nearly double that of the club's second-highest earner, forward Oladapo Afolayan, who earns €1.0M.

The Cross-Positional €936K Club

A significant pay cluster exists at the €936K mark, uniting four players across three different positions: defender Harry Pickering, midfielder Ryoya Morishita, and forwards Augustus Kargbo and Yuki Ohashi.

Cantwell Earns More Than Four Midfielders

Attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell's €1.9M salary is greater than the combined wages of four of his midfield teammates: Sidnei Tavares (€625K), Adam Forshaw (€610K), Jake Garrett (€200K), and Kristi Montgomery (€156K).

Top Defender Matches Top Strikers

The club's highest-paid defender, left-back Harry Pickering, earns €936K, the exact same salary as two of the highest-paid forwards, Augustus Kargbo and Yuki Ohashi.

Goalkeeper Matches Central Midfielder

Goalkeeper Balázs Tóth and central midfielder Axel Henriksson earn the exact same annual salary of €600K, creating an unusual pay parity between a defensive and a midfield position.

Midfield Floor Lower Than Defense

The lowest-paid midfielder, Kristi Montgomery (€156K), earns less than half the salary of the lowest-paid defender, Scott Wharton (€360K), highlighting a significant wage gap at the bottom of the squad.

The Three Tiers of Rovers

The squad's salaries are structured in three tiers. An elite tier is occupied solely by Todd Cantwell (€1.9M). A core group of six players earns between €935K and €1.0M. The rest of the squad falls into a broad third tier earning €800K or less.

Blackburn's Top Earner is Cantwell

The highest-paid player at the club is attacking midfielder Todd Cantwell, with an annual salary of €1.9M.

Afolayan Leads The Forward Line

Oladapo Afolayan is the top-earning attacker. The right-winger's salary is €1.0M per year.

Pickering is The Defensive Pay Leader

Left-back Harry Pickering is the highest-paid defender at the club, earning €936K annually.

Blackburn Rovers Transfer Rumour Salaries: No Specific Figures Reported

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

No exact salary figures were reported for incoming players at Blackburn Rovers that fit the extraction criteria, as only transfer fees or current salaries at other clubs were mentioned.

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