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.

Defenders Dominate Top Salaries

The club's three highest-paid players are all defenders: Steve Cook (€1.9M), Jimmy Dunne (€1.7M), and Ronnie Edwards (€1.3M). The top-earning attacker, Kwame Poku, earns the same as the third-highest-paid defender.

Young Defender Out-earns Entire Midfield

At 22 years old, centre-back Ronnie Edwards (€1.3M) earns more than any individual player in the midfield group, whose highest earner is Isaac Hayden at €950K.

Top Two Forwards Match Top Three Midfielders

The combined annual salary of the two highest-paid forwards, Kwame Poku and Koki Saito (€2.5M total), is almost identical to the combined salary of the three top-earning midfielders: Isaac Hayden, Nicolas Madsen, and Ilias Chair (€2.51M total).

QPR's Clear Salary Tiers

The squad's pay structure has distinct tiers. A 'Marquee' tier above €1.5M includes defenders Steve Cook and Jimmy Dunne. A 'Key Earner' tier from €1M-€1.5M features players like Ronnie Edwards and Kwame Poku. The 'Core Squad' tier sits between €500K-€1M, including Isaac Hayden and Ilias Chair.

Madsen and Chair on Identical Pay

Midfielders Nicolas Madsen and Ilias Chair are on the exact same annual salary of €780K. Similarly, forwards Paul Smyth and Richard Kone share an identical salary of €468K.

Three Youngsters Earn One Backup's Wage

The combined salaries of the three lowest-paid first-team players, Kealey Adamson, Joe Walsh, and Daniel Bennie (totaling €251K), is equivalent to the wage of 38-year-old goalkeeper Ben Hamer (€250K).

Top Midfielder Earns Less Than €1M

The highest-paid midfielder on the team is Isaac Hayden, whose €950K salary is less than five other players in the squad, all of whom are either defenders or forwards.

Poku Leads The Attacking Line's Pay

The highest-paid attacker is right-winger Kwame Poku, with an annual salary of €1.3M.

Hayden Is Midfield's Top Earner

The highest-paid midfielder is defensive midfielder Isaac Hayden, with an annual salary of €950K.

Cook Is The Club's Top Earner

The highest-paid player at the club is 34-year-old centre-back Steve Cook, with an annual salary of €1.9M.

Transfer rumour salaries: No specific figures for incoming QPR players

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 rumours related to Queens Park Rangers. The analyzed text only contained vague salary mentions or discussions of transfer fees, which do not meet the specified criteria for extraction.

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Potential savings if Richard Kone, Jonathan Varane and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Richard Kone currently earns €468K/year and is linked with a move to Ipswich Town. Jonathan Varane, with a salary of €245K/year, is linked to Saint-Étienne and AEK Athens. Daniel Bennie, earning €91K/year, is linked to Wycombe Wanderers. Rayan Kolli, who earns €310K/year, is linked to Damac and Al Hilal.

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