Queens Park Rangers Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: S. Cook (€1.9M)

Lowest Earner: K. Adamson (€75K)

S. Cook

Top Earner

K. Adamson

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Three Defenders Out-Earn Entire Attack

The combined salaries of centre-backs Steve Cook, Jimmy Dunne, and Ronnie Edwards total approximately €4.9M. This figure is higher than the entire wage bill for the club's seven midfielders (€4.1M) and also higher than the total for the seven forwards (€4.1M).

Centre-Backs Dominate Top Salaries

The three highest-paid players at the club are all centre-backs: Steve Cook (€1.9M), Jimmy Dunne (€1.7M), and Ronnie Edwards (€1.3M).

QPR's Millionaire's Club

The club has a distinct top tier of earners, with five players on salaries of €1.2M or more. This group includes defenders Steve Cook, Jimmy Dunne, and Ronnie Edwards, as well as forwards Kwame Poku and Koki Saito.

Goalkeeper Nardi Matches Attacker Vale

Goalkeeper Paul Nardi and attacking midfielder Harvey Vale are on identical salaries of €750K per year, an unusual parity between the two positions.

Massive Pay Gap in Defense

There is a significant wage disparity within the defense. The top three centre-backs each earn over €1.3M, while the next highest-paid defender, Amadou Salif Mbengue, earns just €624K.

Madsen and Chair on Equal Pay

Midfielders Nicolas Madsen and Ilias Chair both earn exactly €780K annually, forming a distinct salary pairing within the squad.

Top Midfielder Trails Four Others

The highest-paid midfielder, Isaac Hayden (€950K), earns less than three defenders (Cook, Dunne, Edwards) and one forward (Poku).

Defender Is QPR's Top Earner

Steve Cook, a Centre-Back, is the highest-paid player at the club with an annual salary of €1.9M.

Poku Is The Top-Paid Attacker

Right-winger Kwame Poku is the highest-paid forward at the club, earning €1.3M per year.

Hayden Leads The Midfield Payroll

With a salary of €950K, defensive midfielder Isaac Hayden is the top earner within the midfield group.

Transfer rumour salaries: Jan Plug, Kalidou Sidibé, Max O'Leary and others

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

No exact salary or wage figures were reported for any incoming transfer rumour players at Queens Park Rangers.

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Potential wage savings if Paul Nardi and Rumarn Burrell depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Goalkeeper Paul Nardi, with a salary of 750K/year, is linked with a move to Toulouse. Forward Rumarn Burrell, earning 312K/year, is reportedly linked to Sunderland, AFC Bournemouth, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. Striker Richard Kone, on 468K/year, is rumoured to be a target for Ipswich Town. Defensive midfielder Jonathan Varane, with a salary of 245K/year, is linked to Saint-Étienne and AEK Athens. Winger Daniel Bennie, earning 91K/year, is reportedly linked with Wycombe Wanderers.

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