Stoke City Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: B. Gibson (€2.1M)

Lowest Earner: E. Tezgel (€95K)

B. Gibson

Top Earner

E. Tezgel

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Goalkeeper Matches Top Striker's Salary

Goalkeeper Viktor Johansson's annual salary of €1.5M is identical to that of the club's highest-paid forward, Sam Gallagher.

Top Defender Out-earns Top Midfield Duo

The club's top earner, centre-back Ben Gibson (€2.1M), makes more than the combined salaries of the two highest-paid midfielders, Ethan Galbraith (€1.1M) and Tomáš Rigo (€935K).

Lowest Paid Pair Earn Less Than Third GK

The combined annual salaries of the squad's lowest-paid defender, Bosun Lawal (€155K), and lowest-paid forward, Emre Tezgel (€95K), total just €250K. This is less than the €275K earned by the 38-year-old third-choice goalkeeper, Frank Fielding.

Left-Backs Heavily Out-earn Right-Back

There is a significant wage imbalance in the full-back positions. Both left-backs, Aaron Cresswell (€1.4M) and Eric-Junior Bocat (€936K), earn substantially more than the squad's only listed right-back, Junior Tchamadeu (€460K).

Cresswell, Smit, and Boženík Share Salary

Left-back Aaron Cresswell and centre-forwards Milan Smit and Róbert Boženík all share the exact same annual salary of €1.4M.

Veteran Wages Vary Wildly

There is a significant disparity in the salaries of the club's oldest players. While Ben Gibson (33) earns €2.1M and Aaron Cresswell (36) earns €1.4M, the oldest player in the squad, 38-year-old goalkeeper Frank Fielding, earns just €275K.

Stoke's Three Distinct Wage Tiers

The squad's wage structure is divided into three clear tiers. An elite group earning €1.5M or more includes Ben Gibson (€2.1M), Viktor Johansson (€1.5M), and Sam Gallagher (€1.5M). A core group earns between €1.1M and €1.4M, featuring players like Aaron Cresswell, Milan Smit, Róbert Boženík, Ben Wilmot, Sorba Thomas, Maksym Talovierov, and Ethan Galbraith. The rest of the squad earns under €1M.

Ben Gibson is Stoke's Top Earner

Centre-back Ben Gibson is the highest-paid player at the club, earning €2.1M per year. He is also the top earner among all defenders.

Gallagher Leads the Forward Line

Sam Gallagher, a 30-year-old centre-forward, is the top earner among the club's attackers with a salary of €1.5M.

Galbraith Leads the Midfield Wages

Ethan Galbraith is the highest-paid midfielder at the club with an annual salary of €1.1M.

Transfer rumour salaries for Stoke City incoming players

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

No exact salary figures were reported for any potential incoming players at Stoke City in the transfer rumours.

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Potential wage savings from Viktor Johansson and Bae Jun-Ho

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Bae Jun-Ho, currently earning €312K per year, is linked with a move to Olympique Lyonnais. Viktor Johansson, with a salary of €1.5M per year, is rumoured to be moving to clubs like Wolverhampton Wanderers or Aston Villa. Sorba Thomas, earning €1.2M annually, is linked with a transfer to West Ham United. Maksym Talovierov, who earns €1.1M per year, is rumoured to be moving to Shakhtar Donetsk. Million Manhoef, with a yearly salary of €780K, is also linked with West Ham United.

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