Ipswich Town made a famous return to the Premier League after 22 long years following their second-placed finish in the Championship at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Kieran McKenna has brought back hope at the Portman Road Stadium, with the Ipswich Town faithful bouncing with joy once again. That joy, however, could be short-lived as the Tractor Boys linger in the drop zone.
There’s certainly no denying the fact that Ipswich do not possess the same financial muscle as other teams in England, given that they are the team with the lowest annual payroll in the Premier League. What they do possess, though, are players with immense potential. The likes of Liam Delap, Omari Hutchinson, and Leif Davis have been impactful this season inspite of the fact that they have barely any top-flight experience under their belt.
So, who is the highest earner at Portman Road this season? And who is on the opposite end of the spectrum?
GOAL delved into the numbers from Capology and found out!
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Goalkeepers
Kosovo international Arijanet Muric, who previously played for Manchester City, is Ipswich Town’s highest-paid goalkeeper and also among the top earners at the club.
29-year-old Englishman Christian Walton makes it to the second spot, while Cieran Slicker is the lowest-paid goalkeeper.
Name Salary Arijanet Muric £1,820,000 Christian Wlaton £1,040,000 Cieran Slicker £416,000
- Manchester United academy product Axel Tuanzebe is the top-earning defender at Ipswich Town with a salary of over £2m. However, fans won’t be too happy with the fact that Tuanzebe is higher on this list than someone like Leif Davis or Dara O’Shea. Ben Johnson is the third-highest paid defender.
The likes of Conor Townsend, Harry Clarke, Cameron Burgess, and Luke Woolfenden all earn under a million pounds and are the lowest-paid defenders.
Name Salary Axel Tuanzebe £2,080,000 Dara O’Shea £1,820,000 Ben Johnson £1,560,000 Jacob Greaves £1,300,000 Leif Davis £1,300,000 Conor Townsend £780,000 Harry Clarke £520,000 Cameron Burgess £416,000 Luke Woolfenden £390,000 
Midfielders
Kalvin Phillips, on loan from Manchester City, is the highest-earning midfielder as well as the highest-earning player at the club, earning a whopping £7.8m.
Jens Cajuste and club captain Samy Morsy are the second and third-highest paid midfielders, respectively.
Jack Taylor and Massimo Luongo are the joint-lowest paid midfielders.
Name Salary Kalvin Phillips £7,800,000 Jens Cajuste £1,820,000 Samy Morsy £1,560,000 Julio Enciso £780,000 Jack Taylor £520,000 Massimo Luongo £520,000 
Attackers
One would have guessed Sammie Szmodics, Liam Delap, or club-record signing Omari Hutchinson to be the highest-paid attacker at the club, but it’s George Hirst who is earning more than any other Ipswich Town forward. In fact, Hutchinson is the joint-lowest paid player in attack along with Nathan Broadhead.
Szmodics, Chiedozie Ogbene, and Jack Clarke are the joint-second highest-[aid attackers, with Delap taking the fifth spot on this list.
Name Salary George Hirst £1,430,000 Sammie Szmodics £1,300,000 Chiedozie Ogbene £1,300,000 Jack Clarke £1,300,000 Liam Delap £1,040,000 Conor Chaplin £780,000 Wes Burns £520,000 Ali Al-Hamadi £520,000 Nathan Broadhead £312,000 Omari Hutchinson £312,000 
Top 5 highest-paid Ipswich Town players
As you might have already figured out, Phillips the top earner at Ipswich and by quite some distance. He is earning almost £6m more than Tuanbeze, the next best earner at the club.
Cajuste, O’Shea, and Muric round out the top five with all three earning £1.82m annually.
Name Salary Kalvin Phillips £7,800,000 Axel Tuanzebe £2,080,000 Jens Cajuste £1,820,000 Dara O’Shea £1,820,000 Arijanet Muric £1,820,000 
Getty Images SportTop 5 lowest-paid Ipswich Town players
Backup goalkeeper Slicker is the lowest-paid player at Ipswich with a salary of just £156,000.
Broadhead and Hutchinson are the joint-second lowest-paid players, with many fans sure to question whether the latter should be paid such a paltry salary given his impact this season.
Woolfenden and Burgess round out the top five lowest-paid players.
Name Salary Cieran Slicker £156,000 Nathan Broadhead £312,000 Omari Hutchinson £312,000 Luke Woolfenden £390,000 Cameron Burgess £416,000 -
Total salary costs Ipswich Town
But what does that mean for the overall picture? In which area of the pitch are Ipswich Town spending the most money, and how much do they spend annually on salaries for the first team?
The Tractor Boys are allocating the highest portion of their budget to the midfield position, spending £13m on the wages of their midfielders annually.
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