Hull City Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: R. Giles (€2.2M)

Lowest Earner: C. McCarthy (€94K)

R. Giles

Top Earner

C. McCarthy

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

A Left-Back Out-Earns The Star Striker

The club's highest-paid player is left-back Ryan Giles (€2.2M), who earns significantly more than the top-earning forward, centre-forward Oliver McBurnie (€1.6M).

Top Defender Earns More Than Goalkeepers

Left-back Ryan Giles's €2.2M salary is nearly three times the combined wages of the entire goalkeeping department (€780K).

The Four Tiers of Hull's Wage Structure

The squad's salaries fall into four distinct tiers. An elite tier over €2M is occupied solely by Ryan Giles. A marquee tier between €1M-€1.9M includes players like Oliver McBurnie, Paddy McNair, and Matt Crooks. The core group earns between €500K-€999K, while a development and depth tier exists for those under €500K.

Centre-Backs McNair and Ajayi Matched

Centre-backs Paddy McNair and Semi Ajayi are on identical contracts, with both earning exactly €1.1M per year.

Attacking Midfielders on Identical Pay

The two highest-paid midfielders, Matt Crooks and Kieran Dowell, who both play as attacking midfielders, earn the exact same salary of €1.0M.

Top Midfielders Earn Less Than Defenders

The highest-paid midfielders, Matt Crooks and Kieran Dowell (€1.0M), earn less than the club's top three defenders: Ryan Giles (€2.2M), Paddy McNair (€1.1M), and Semi Ajayi (€1.1M).

Two Defenders Equal One Top Earner

The combined salaries of centre-backs Paddy McNair and Semi Ajayi (€1.1M each) exactly match the €2.2M salary of the club's top earner, Ryan Giles.

McBurnie is the Top-Paid Forward

Oliver McBurnie, a centre-forward, is the highest earner among the forwards with an annual salary of €1.6M.

Crooks and Dowell Lead Midfield Wages

Attacking midfielders Matt Crooks and Kieran Dowell are the joint top earners in midfield, both commanding a salary of €1.0M.

Left-Back Giles is Top Earner

The club's highest-paid player is Ryan Giles, a left-back, with an annual salary of €2.2M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Amir Hadžiahmetović

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

Hull City proposed to pay Amir Hadžiahmetović €550,000 per year.

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Potential wage savings from John Egan and David Akintola departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Ivor Pandur, a goalkeeper, earns €500K/year and is linked with moves to Torino or West Ham United. Regan Slater, a central midfielder, earns €624K/year and is rumoured to be heading to Sheffield United. David Akintola, a right winger, earns €850K/year and is linked with a transfer to Maribor. John Egan, a center-back, earns €960K/year and could move to Ipswich Town or West Ham United. Charlie Hughes, a center-back, earns €310K/year and is linked with Crystal Palace or Middlesbrough. Cody Drameh, a right-back, earns €550K/year and is rumoured to be joining Stoke City or Watford.

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