West Ham United Salaries 2026/27

Championship

Top Earner: J. Bowen (€9.4M)

Lowest Earner: J. Ajala (€66K)

J. Bowen

Top Earner

J. Ajala

Lowest Earner

Player Salaries

Estimated yearly salaries.

Salary Insights

Key takeaways from the wage structure.

Five Players Earn Less Than One

The five lowest-paid players—Joshua Ajala (€66K), Ezra Mayers (€167K), Finlay Herrick (€185K), Lewis Orford (€300K), and Adama Boiro (€420K)—have a combined salary of approximately €1.1M. This total is less than the individual salary of the squad's sixth-lowest earner, Oliver Scarles (€1.2M).

Goalkeeper Out-Earns Top Midfielder and Defender

Goalkeeper Alphonse Aréola's salary of €7.4M is higher than that of both the team's highest-paid defender, Max Kilman (€6.1M), and the highest-paid midfielder, Edson Álvarez (€5.8M).

Top Defender Out-Earns Eight Forwards

The club's highest-paid defender, Max Kilman (€6.1M), earns more than eight of the nine forwards in the squad. The only forward with a higher salary is the team's top earner, Jarrod Bowen.

Second Goalkeeper Out-Earns Six Forwards

The club's second-highest paid goalkeeper, Mads Hermansen, earns €2.8M per year. This salary is higher than the individual wages of six of the squad's nine forwards: Keiber Lamadrid (€2.6M), Joël Piroe (€2.6M), Manor Solomon (€2.3M), Valentin Castellanos (€2.3M), Pablo (€1.5M), and Joshua Ajala (€66K).

Defensive Midfield Duo Out-Earns Goalkeepers

The combined salary of the two highest-paid defensive midfielders, Edson Álvarez (€5.8M) and Tomáš Souček (€5.6M), totals €11.4M. This amount is greater than the entire wage bill for the club's three goalkeepers, which stands at €10.4M.

Wage Clusters Form Across Squad

Several players in different positions earn identical salaries. Centre-back Konstantinos Mavropanos and winger Edvin Austbø both earn €3.1M. Forwards Keiber Lamadrid and Joël Piroe are on matching €2.6M salaries. Additionally, defender Joël Veltman, winger Manor Solomon, and forward Valentin Castellanos form a trio all earning €2.3M.

West Ham's Four-Tier Pay Scale

The squad's wages fall into four distinct groups. An elite group earns over €7.0M, featuring Jarrod Bowen and Alphonse Aréola. A senior group earns between €5.6M and €6.1M, including Max Kilman, Edson Álvarez, and Tomáš Souček. A core group earns between €3.1M and €4.0M, including players like Maxwel Cornet, Arne Engels, and Kyle Walker-Peters. Finally, a large group of developing and squad players earns below €2.9M.

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 €6.1M per year.

Álvarez Commands Midfield Wages

Defensive midfielder Edson Álvarez is the highest-paid midfielder at the club, with an annual salary of €5.8M.

Transfer rumour salaries: Joël Piroe

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

It was reported that West Ham United would be paying Joël Piroe's full salary, which is reportedly £45,000-per-week or £2.3 million yearly.

2d ago

Potential wage savings if Edson Álvarez and Soungoutou Magassa depart

Potential departures and their salary impact.

Edson Álvarez currently earns €5.8M/year and is linked with moves to clubs like Fenerbahçe, Real Sociedad, or Monaco. Soungoutou Magassa earns €2.1M/year and could potentially move to Crystal Palace, Sevilla, or Bologna. Valentin Castellanos, with a salary of €2.3M/year, is linked with a transfer to Everton.

19h ago