West Ham United Salaries 2026/27

Championship

Top Earner: J. Bowen (€9.4M)

Lowest Earner: E. Mayers (€81K)

J. Bowen

Top Earner

E. Mayers

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Top Two Defenders Match Bowen's Salary

The combined annual salaries of the two highest-paid defenders, Max Kilman (€6.0M) and Joël Veltman (€3.4M), total €9.4M. This amount is exactly equal to the salary of the club's top earner, forward Jarrod Bowen.

One Youngster Out-Earns Five Teammates

The salary of 20-year-old left-back Oliver Scarles (€1.2M) is greater than the combined salaries of five other young players on the team. The total earnings of Ezra Mayers, Joshua Ajala, Mohamadou Kanté, Finlay Herrick, and Airidas Golambeckis amount to just over €860K.

Top Duo Out-Earns Entire Midfield

The combined salary of the club's top two earners, right winger Jarrod Bowen (€9.4M) and goalkeeper Alphonse Aréola (€7.2M), totals €16.6M. This figure is greater than the entire wage bill for all six of the club's midfielders combined (€14.5M).

Goalkeeper Out-Earns Top Midfielder and Defender

Goalkeeper Alphonse Aréola's salary of €7.2M is higher than that of both the team's highest-paid defender, Max Kilman (€6.0M), and the highest-paid midfielder, Tomáš Souček (€5.4M).

Young Winger Out-Earns Senior Midfielder

21-year-old winger Edvin Austbø earns €3.1M per year. This is more than the salary of 29-year-old defensive midfielder Edson Álvarez, who earns €3.0M.

The Goalkeeper Pay Cliff

There is a massive pay disparity among the goalkeepers. Top goalkeeper Alphonse Aréola (€7.2M) earns more than two and a half times the second-choice Mads Hermansen (€2.7M), who in turn earns over 14 times more than the third-choice Finlay Herrick (€185K).

West Ham's Four-Tier Pay Scale

The squad's wages fall into four distinct groups. An elite tier earns over €7M, featuring Jarrod Bowen (€9.4M) and Alphonse Aréola (€7.2M). A senior tier earns between €5.4M and €6.0M, including Max Kilman and Tomáš Souček. A core group earns between €3.0M and €4.8M, with players like Valentin Castellanos and Arne Engels. Finally, a large group of developing players earns below €2.7M.

Bowen Is West Ham's Top Earner

Right Winger Jarrod Bowen is the highest-paid player at the club, with an annual salary of €9.4M.

Kilman Leads The Defensive Line's Pay

Centre-back Max Kilman is the highest-paid defender in the squad, earning €6.0M per year.

Souček Commands Midfield Wages

Defensive midfielder Tomáš Souček is the highest-paid midfielder at the club, with an annual salary of €5.4M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Harrison Reed, Sydie Peck, Aaron Ramsdale and others

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

No exact salary or wage figures for incoming players at West Ham United were found in the transfer rumour events, adhering to all specified extraction rules.

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Potential wage savings if Tomáš Souček, Valentin Castellanos and others leave

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Tomáš Souček currently earns €5.4M per year and is linked with a move to Slavia Praha. Valentin Castellanos has a salary of €4.8M per year and could be transferred to River Plate. Konstantinos Mavropanos earns €3.1M annually and is linked with several clubs including Beşiktaş, Borussia Dortmund, and Olympiakos Piraeus. Edson Álvarez, with a salary of €3.0M per year, is rumored to be moving to clubs like Guadalajara or Valencia.

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