Crystal Palace Salaries 2025/26

Premier League

Top Earner: D. Kamada (€6.3M)

Lowest Earner: R. Matthews (€750K)

D. Kamada

Top Earner

R. Matthews

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Right-Backs Heavily Outweigh Left-Backs

The club's salary allocation shows a significant focus on the right-back position, with a total spend of €7.4M across three players. This is more than triple the €2.4M allocated to the only listed left-back, Tyrick Mitchell.

Elite Pay Skips Central Spine

The club's three highest-paid players are an attacking midfielder (Daichi Kamada, €6.3M), a goalkeeper (Dean Henderson, €6.0M), and a right winger (Brennan Johnson, €6.0M). No central defender or central forward is in this top salary bracket.

Top Goalkeeper Out-Earns Top Defender

The club's highest-paid goalkeeper, Dean Henderson (€6.0M), earns significantly more than the highest-paid defender, Daniel Muñoz (€3.6M).

A Cross-Pitch Pay Parity

A defender (Daniel Muñoz), a midfielder (Will Hughes), and a forward (Yéremy Pino) all earn the exact same salary of €3.6M, representing a consistent valuation for key players across all three lines of the pitch.

The €3M Defensive Core (and Mateta)

There is a cluster of four players earning exactly €3.0M. Three of these players are defenders (Marc Guéhi, Nathaniel Clyne, Maxence Lacroix), joined by one forward (Jean-Philippe Mateta).

Henderson and Johnson: The €6M Duo

Goalkeeper Dean Henderson and right winger Brennan Johnson are the joint second-highest earners at the club, with both players on an annual salary of €6.0M.

Palace's Three-Tier Pay Structure

The squad's salaries are grouped into three distinct tiers. An elite tier earns over €5M, featuring players like Daichi Kamada and Brennan Johnson. A large core group earns between €3M and €4.2M, including Jefferson Lerma and Chris Richards. A foundation tier earns below €2.5M, with players like Tyrick Mitchell and Adam Wharton.

Top Earner: Daichi Kamada

Attacking midfielder Daichi Kamada is the club's highest-paid player with an annual salary of €6.3M.

Top Attacker: Brennan Johnson

Right winger Brennan Johnson is the highest-paid forward at the club, earning €6.0M per year, making him the joint second-highest earner overall.

Top Defender: Daniel Muñoz

Right-back Daniel Muñoz is the highest-paid defender on the team, with an annual salary of €3.6M.

Transfer rumour salaries: No exact figures reported

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

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for any potential incoming players at Crystal Palace in the transfer rumours.

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Potential wage savings if Mateta and Guéhi depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Jean-Philippe Mateta, currently earning €3.0M/year, is linked with moves to clubs like Juventus and Tottenham Hotspur. Marc Guéhi, with a salary of €3.0M/year, could potentially move to Liverpool or Manchester City. Chadi Riad, earning €1.8M/year, is linked with a transfer to Mallorca. Adam Wharton, on €2.1M/year, is rumored to be a target for Liverpool and Manchester City.

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