Burnley Salaries 2026/27

Championship

Top Earner: K. Walker (€4.5M)

Lowest Earner: L. Castell (€60K)

K. Walker

Top Earner

L. Castell

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Three Defenders Out-earn Midfield

The combined salary of the three highest-paid defenders—Kyle Walker (€4.5M), Bashir Humphreys (€2.4M), and Anel Ahmedhodžić (€2.1M)—totals €9.0M, which is more than the entire wage bill for the five-player midfield group (€8.1M).

Midfielder Out-earns Top Forward

The club's highest-paid midfielder, Josh Cullen (€3.3M), has a larger annual salary than the top-earning forward, Marcus Edwards (€3.0M).

Attacking Midfield Duo Matches Top CM

The club's two attacking midfielders, Aaron Ramsey (€1.8M) and Hannibal Mejbri (€1.5M), have a combined annual salary of €3.3M, which is exactly the same amount earned by the team's highest-paid central midfielder, Josh Cullen.

Salary Twinning Across The Pitch

The wage structure features several clusters of players from different positions earning identical salaries. A large group earning €1.5M includes a goalkeeper (Weiss), two centre-backs (Beyer and Ekdal), a midfielder (Mejbri), and two forwards (Vardy and Barnes). Another cluster at €2.1M includes two defenders (Ahmedhodžić and Roberts) and a forward (Amdouni).

One Forward Earns 50 Times Another

The attacking unit has the largest wage gap in the squad. The highest-paid forward, Marcus Edwards (€3.0M), earns fifty times the salary of the lowest-paid forward, 19-year-old Lluc Castell (€60K).

Age And Pay Don't Align

The club's oldest player, 39-year-old Jamie Vardy (€1.5M), earns only a third of the salary of 36-year-old Kyle Walker (€4.5M). Among the teenagers, 18-year-old Dastan Satpayev (€550K) earns over nine times more than 19-year-old Lluc Castell (€60K).

Burnley's Five-Tier Salary Structure

The squad's salaries are grouped into five distinct tiers. The elite tier contains only Kyle Walker (above €4M). A high-earner tier (€3.0M-€3.3M) includes players like Cullen and Edwards. A large upper-mid tier (€2.1M-€2.7M) features players like Broja and Humphreys, followed by a core group (€1.2M-€1.8M) and a lower tier of players earning less than €1M.

Top Midfield Earner

The highest-paid midfielder is Central Midfielder Josh Cullen, with an annual salary of €3.3M.

Top Forward Earner

The highest-paid attacker is Right Winger Marcus Edwards, with an annual salary of €3.0M.

Veteran Defender is Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is 36-year-old Right-Back Kyle Walker, who earns €4.5M per year.

Transfer rumour salaries for Burnley incoming players

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

No exact salary figures were reported for incoming players at Burnley in the transfer rumours.

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Potential Wage Savings from Kyle Walker and Jacob Bruun Larsen's Departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Jacob Bruun Larsen, currently earning €2.7M/year, is linked with a move to FC Copenhagen. Hjalmar Ekdal, with a salary of €1.5M/year, could depart for Djurgården or PAOK. Kyle Walker, earning €4.5M/year, is rumored to be moving to Sheffield United or Everton. Max Weiss, who earns €1.5M/year, is linked with Genoa.

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