In a league where some stars earn millions or hundreds of thousands per week, it’s easy to forget there are lowest paid Premier League player in 2025/2026 season who earn far less, yet contribute just as much behind the scenes.

These players often come from youth squads or fringe roles. Looking at the lowest paid Premier League player in 2025/2026 season reveals how football’s ladder works: hard work, patience, and sometimes luck before big breaks.

While their wages may not make headlines, the dedication of the lowest paid Premier League playes  shows that love for the game isn’t tied to a salary.

10 Lowest Paid Premier League Player In 2025/2026

10. Hannibal Mejbri (Burnley)

Weekly Salary: £577

Annual Salary:£30,004

Signed contract: 28th August 2024 ( joined Burnley for £9m from Manchester United)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2028

Years remaining: 3

Tunisia 22-year-old Hannibal Mejbri signed a four-year contract with Burnley after only appearing few times for Manchester United in a loan spell.

The 22-year-old's low wages are part of a performance-based contract common amongst young players in the Championship after relegation. He spent last season on loan at Birmingham City (2022/23).

9. Lyle Foster (Burnley)

Weekly Salary: £769

Annual Salary: £40,000

Signed Contract: October 26, 2023 (five-year extension)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2028

Years Left: 3

Lyle Foster, 25, a South African who joined Burnley from Westerlo in January 2023 for £6.1m, extended his contract with the Burnley.

The player’s low-priced wages are in line with the money Burnley want to keep coming from its relegation play-off campaign. He has 18 caps for the national side and scored five Premier League goals in 2023/24.

8. Harry Tyrer (Everton)

Weekly Salary: £1,500

Annual Salary: £78,000

Signed Contract: July, 1, 2024.

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2026

Year Remaining: 1

Everton goalkeeper Harry Tyrer has spent his entire youth career at Everton. The 23-year-old signed a contract extension in 2024, with spells on loan at Chester, Chesterfield and Blackpool (2024/25).

Thier’s wage structure has played into his mind as he aims to earn backing for Jordan Pickford.

7. Paris Maghoma (Brentford)

Weekly Salary: £3,000

Annual Salary: £156,000

Signed Contract: August 2, 2024

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2026

Years Remaining: 2

Paris Maghoma, a 24-year-old English central midfielder, signed a new two-year deal with Brentford in August 2024, following a productive 2023/24 loan at Bolton Wanderers.

A Tottenham academy product since 2016, he joined Brentford in January 2020 for an undisclosed fee on an 18-month B-team contract, extending multiple times (one-year in 2021, 3.5-year in January 2022).

He has five first-team bench appearances for Brentford and England youth caps (U15-U20). His wage reflects squad depth status, with potential for increases via loans or breakthroughs.

With nearly two years left, Maghoma eyes more Premier League minutes in 2025/26.

6. Matai Akinmboni (AFC Bournemouth)

Weekly Salary: £4,000

Annual Salary: £208,000

Signed Contract: January 3, 2025 (signed for Bournemouth from D. C. United for an undisclosed fee - up to $2 5 million with add-ons)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2026.

Year Remaining: 1

Matai Akinmboni, a 18-year-old American-Nigerian centre-back who debuted in MLS with D. C.

United as a 15-year-old, signed with Bournemouth. Akinmboni is eligible to play for the US national team, Nigeria and Ghana national teams, and was capped at youth level for the United States.

Earlier this summer, he had signed a homegrown contract with D. C. United, with a season remaining until 2025 (it included club options).

His move to the French club also means that D. C. has a 20% sell-on clause. He is worth £4,000 per week, in line with the salaries Bournemouth generally pay its young imports.

5. Myles Peart-Harris (Brentford)

Weekly Salary: £5,000

Annual Salary: £260,000

Signed: 23 July 2021 ( four-year contract with option to extend by one year; move extended by a year on 6 January 2025)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2026

Year remaining: 1 

English-Jamaican attacking midfielder Myles Peart-Harris (22), who signed his first contract with Brentford in 2021 after leaving Chelsea’s academy, has appeared in eight senior appearances for the club, including his Premier League debut in 2023.

He previously spent time on loan at Forest Green with five goals and three assists in 2022/23 and Portsmouth with help in the club’s promotion push in 2023/24.

Currently on loan with fewer than a year remaining after being extended, Peart-Harris’ dream is to get minutes in first team football in 2025/26.

4. Oliver Pimlott (Burnley)

Weekly Salary: £5,000

Annual Salary:£260,000

Signed Contract: July 1, 2025 (first professional contract, two-year deal)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2027

Years left: 2

Oliver Pimlott, an 18-year-old English-Scottish midfielder, signed his first professional contract with Burnley in July 2025 after progressing through their academy since age eight.

He has yet to make a senior appearance but featured in Burnley’s U18 and U21 squads, with early 2025/26 Premier League 2 minutes.

3. Rio Cardines (Crystal Palace)

Weekly Salary: £5,000

Annual Salary: ££260,000

Signed Contract: July 1, 2025 (first professional contract)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2026

Year Remaining: 1

Rio Cardines is a 19 year old Trinidad and Tobago left-back from the island who began his professional career with Crystal Palace in July 2025 after completing a 16-year stint in the club’s Academy when he was just 16 years old.

He made his debut for his country in the 2025 Unity Cup that took place at Brentford’s Gtech Stadium and was included in the club’s 2025 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.

2. Kaden Rodney (Brentford)

Weekly Salary: £5,000

Annual Salary:£260,000

Contract signed: July 7, 2024 (first professional contract, two-year deal after playing for Chelsea academy)

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2026

Year Remaining: 1

Kaden Rodney is an English right back who joined Brentford in July 2024 on his first professional contract after playing at Chelsea academy from the age of seven.

The 19-year-old has made no senior appearances yet but had a trial with them in the 2024/25 season. His salary falls within the average rate of wages for academy students.

1. Josh Acheampong (Chelsea)

Weekly Salary: £5,000

Annual Salary: £260,000

Signed Contract: December 18, 2024

Contract Expiration: June 30, 2029

Years Remaining: 4

Josh Acheampong (19) is an English-Ghanaian right-back, who was signed by Chelsea in December 2024 on a new contract that runs until 2029.

The 19-year-old has been at the club's academy since the age of eight and made his Premier League debut in May 2024 before making four senior appearances in the squad, including a full Europa Conference League debut against Astana in December 2024.

Acheampong has four years remaining on his current deal and is training with Enzo Maresca's first team.

The lowest paid Premier League player in 2025/2026 season may not start all games but they still earn and wait for their opportunity.

With good performances, more minutes and new contract salary usually increases. These players maybe paid less but do give more.