Burnley Salaries 2026/27

The wage structure features several clusters of players from different positions earning identical salaries. A large group at €1.5M includes a goalkeeper (Weiss), two centre-backs (Beyer, Ekdal), and two veteran forwards (Vardy, Barnes). Another trio of attacking players (Mejbri, Ramsey, Trésor) all earn €1.8M. A pair of defenders (Ahmedhodžić, Roberts) and a forward (Amdouni) all earn €2.1M, while two forwards (Broja, Bruun Larsen) are paired at €2.7M.

The club's highest-paid centre-back, Igor Júlio (€3.0M), earns the exact same annual salary as the highest-paid forward, Marcus Edwards (€3.0M).

The team's top earner, right-back Kyle Walker (€4.5M), earns more than the club's other three right-backs—Connor Roberts, Oliver Sonne, and Shurandy Sambo—combined (€3.06M).

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

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, Lluc Castell (€60K).

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 youngest players, 18-year-old Dastan Satpayev (€550K) earns over nine times more than 20-year-old Lluc Castell (€60K).

The squad's salaries are grouped into five distinct tiers. The 'Elite' tier consists of only Kyle Walker (above €4M). A 'Star Player' tier (€3.0M-€3.3M) includes top players from each area of the pitch like Josh Cullen, Igor Júlio, and Marcus Edwards. The 'Upper Mid' tier (€2.0M-€2.7M) is populated by key players such as Armando Broja, Bashir Humphreys, and Reo Hatate. A large 'Core' group (€1.1M-€1.9M) includes veterans like Jamie Vardy and younger talents like Hannibal Mejbri. Finally, a 'Development/Fringe' tier contains all players earning under €1M.

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

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

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