Swansea City Salaries 2025/26

Championship

Top Earner: A. Idah (€2.5M)

Lowest Earner: O. Cooper (€120K)

A. Idah

Top Earner

O. Cooper

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Idah's Salary Rivals Entire Midfield

Striker Adam Idah's €2.5M salary is nearly equivalent to the combined wages of all five midfielders on the squad, whose total payroll is €2.8M.

Goalkeeper Out-earns Entire Midfield

Goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux, with a salary of €935K, earns more than every single midfielder on the team, including the top-earning midfielder Jay Fulton (€780K).

Wingers Paid More Than Central Midfield

Both of the club's left-wingers, Ji-sung Eom (€900K) and Zeidane Inoussa (€830K), earn more than the highest-paid central midfielder, Jay Fulton (€780K).

Defenders Paid More Than Midfield Stars

The club's top two defenders, Cameron Burgess (€1.5M) and Josh Tymon (€1.1M), each earn more than the highest-paid midfielder, Jay Fulton (€780K). Burgess alone earns nearly as much as the top two midfielders combined.

A Massive Gap In Midfield Pay

There is a significant wage disparity in the midfield. The lowest-paid midfielder, Oliver Cooper (€120K), earns less than a quarter of the next lowest, Gonçalo Franco (€515K), and also earns less than goalkeeper Paul Farman (€185K).

Cabango and Fulton: A Payday Pair

Centre-back Ben Cabango and central midfielder Jay Fulton, the highest earner in his position group, are on the exact same salary of €780K per year.

Swansea's Four-Tier Wage Structure

The club's salaries are grouped into four distinct tiers. An elite tier above €2M is occupied solely by Adam Idah. A key player tier between €1M and €2M includes players like Cameron Burgess, Žan Vipotnik, and Josh Tymon. The core group earns between €500K and €1M, featuring players such as Lawrence Vigouroux and Ji-sung Eom. Finally, a squad player tier exists below €500K.

Burgess is the Defensive Pay Leader

Cameron Burgess is the club's highest-paid defender and the second-highest earner overall, taking home an annual salary of €1.5M.

Fulton Leads Midfield Wages

Jay Fulton is the highest-paid midfielder at Swansea City, with an annual salary of €780K. His salary is lower than that of four forwards and two defenders.

Idah Is Swansea's Top Earner

Centre-forward Adam Idah is the highest-paid player at the club, with an annual salary of €2.5M. He is the only player earning over €2M per year.

Transfer rumour salaries: No specific figures found for incoming 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 players at Swansea City in the provided transfer rumours, adhering to the strict extraction rules.

2d ago

Potential wage savings from Josh Key and Žan Vipotnik's departures

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Josh Key, currently earning €445K/year, is linked with moves to clubs like Portsmouth, Preston North End, and Queens Park Rangers. Žan Vipotnik, with a salary of €1.2M/year, is rumored to be moving to clubs such as Strasbourg, Benfica, Sporting CP, West Ham United, or Wolverhampton Wanderers.

6h ago