Southampton Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: F. Azaz (€3.1M)

Lowest Earner: J. Robinson (€300K)

F. Azaz

Top Earner

J. Robinson

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Goalkeeper and Top Striker Earn Identical Salaries

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy and the team's highest-paid forward, Cameron Archer, both earn exactly €2.5M per year, creating a rare salary parity between two key positions at opposite ends of the pitch.

Top Earners Span Three Different Positions

The club's three highest-paid players each represent a different area of the pitch. The top earner is a midfielder (Finn Azaz, €3.1M), the second is a defender (Jack Stephens, €2.7M), and the third is the goalkeeper (Alex McCarthy, €2.5M).

Top Defender Out-earns Goalkeeping Department

Centre-back Jack Stephens, with a salary of €2.7M, single-handedly earns more than the club's entire goalkeeping department, which consists of one player earning €2.5M.

One Defender Earns More Than Three

There is a significant wage gap in the defense, where top earner Jack Stephens' €2.7M salary is greater than the combined wages of the three lowest-paid defenders: Nathan Wood, Joshua Quarshie, and Taylor Harwood-Bellis (a combined €2.0M).

Youth Pay Varies Wildly

Among players aged 21-24, salaries range dramatically. Forward Cameron Archer earns €2.5M, while defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis, also 24, earns €465K, less than a fifth of Archer's salary.

The Club's Wage Tiers

The squad's salaries fall into three distinct tiers. An elite group earning €2.5M or more includes Finn Azaz, Jack Stephens, Alex McCarthy, and Cameron Archer. A large mid-tier earns between €1.1M and €2.2M, while the rest of the squad earns below €1M.

Cameron Archer Leads The Attack

With an annual salary of €2.5M, centre-forward Cameron Archer is the highest-paid attacker at the club.

Jack Stephens Is The Top-Paid Defender

Centre-back Jack Stephens is the highest earner in the defensive line, with a salary of €2.7M per year.

Finn Azaz Is The Club's Top Earner

Attacking midfielder Finn Azaz is the highest-paid player at the club, earning €3.1M per year.

Transfer rumour salaries for Southampton targets

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

No exact salary or wage figures for incoming players at Southampton were found in the transfer rumour events that met the specified extraction criteria.

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Potential wage savings if Cameron Archer, Caspar Jander, and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Cameron Archer currently earns €2.5M per year and is linked with a move to Rangers. Caspar Jander's current salary is €1.3M per year, with VfB Stuttgart and RB Leipzig as potential destinations. Taylor Harwood-Bellis earns €465K annually and could be moving to West Ham United. Samuel Edozie, with a salary of €910K per year, is linked to Derby County.

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