Comparison of League 2 Clubs Wage Bills

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

According to Capology, the Magpies only have the 12th-highest payroll in League Two, with a weekly wage bill of £71,350 & an annual wage bill of £3,710,000, although it should be stressed that those figures are an estimate.

Surprisingly, Carlisle are on top

https://www.capology.com/uk/league-two/payrolls/

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

@super_ram

This is the wage bill list for the Championship. Derby are down in 18th place. 

Noticed the three bottom clubs regarding wage expenditure are also the three at the bottom of the league 

https://www.capology.com/uk/championship/payrolls/

 

[super_ram]

@Robbie, the Rams are still recovering from the EFL transfer embargo and wage restrictions imposed by The EFL  after points deductions and going into administration.Some restriction weren't lifted until August last year ,which didn't help much with recruiting at the beginning of this season. Squad size  and wages offered has limits applied.I think Paul Warne ,and before that,Liam Rosenior did a fantastic working with both hands tied as it were.New owner David Clowes has made no secret about the fact he is looking for additional investment but insists the future of my club has to be sustainable.The days of silly money spending under Mel Morris are gone ,similar to Notts and Mr Hardy.

[Piethagoram 𝕏 @piethagoram]

@Robbie "surprisingly Carlisle are top"...No, not really, they would have the financial legacy from being in EFL1 the previous season

No surprises that Franchise FC take second and Accrington are bottom.

[CliftonMagpie]

It just goes to show how important it is to spend and invest wisely in your squad. I'm not surprised, as Notts have only been back in the EFL for one full season so far, and it takes time to catch up. This highlights the importance of higher gates at Meadow Lane and commercial efforts around the club, like early season ticket adoption, The Nest, and other revenue streams.

[Robbie 𝕏 @Robbie_NCFC]

Personally, I think the Reedtz brothers have the right financial strategy to get future success. Clubs can very quickly get themselves into financial trouble if they don't watch the pennies.

[menzinho]

Carlisle are owned by a very wealthy American family too they have assembled (badly) a massive squad.

Salford having the 23rd worst attendance with an average of 2,800 fans each match but the 4th biggest payroll means it’s a very expensive vanity project for the Class of 92! I'm probably bitter after the two losses against them but I really don't want them to finish in the play-offs!

If anything, that table shows spending big isn’t really working, only Bradford are really bucking that trend. The rest of the top 7 all have a lower-table budget.

[DangerousSausage]

I'm not sure where these figures are from, but they seem a bit on the high side. The season we were relegated to the Bananarama Premier, we were League Two's top spenders on 3 million for the year while two or three clubs didn't evenmake seven figures. In League One a few years before, about 2.5 million was enough to place us in mid table in terms of budget.

I find it hard to believe wages have grown that much, unless these are for overall club expenditure and not just playing staff?

I don't find it surprising that we're not near the top though. Most of the teams are about where I expected, with the exception of Colchester.