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QPR have one of the Championship's lower wage bills

Queens Park Rangers are a club that will be hoping a Premier League return awaits them in their near future.

At the start of the 2010s, Loftus Road was full of hope and enthusiasm that the foundations were being but in place for QPR to enjoy a lengthy stint in the top-flight, after achieving promotion to the division in 2011 before retaining that status at the first time of asking.

The Rs suffered relegation to the Championship in the following season but bounced straight back up thanks to a dramatic play-off winner courtesy of Bobby Zamora, which further reinforced supporters’ hope that they could become a side that were regularly involved with Premier League football.

However, after their relegation back down to the second-tier in 2015, that hasn’t proven to be the case. QPR have finished inside the Championship’s top 10 on just a single occasion since then, failing to display the same competitiveness that was once rife in the early 2010s.

There is hope that change could soon be on the horizon however, as new manager Julien Stephan looks to have breathed new life and energy into the squad at Loftus Road.

QPR’s wage expense revealed – it tops Coventry City and Bristol City

A new wave of talent has arrived at QPR, with operators such as Richard Kone, Kwame Poku and Karamoko Dembélé all filled to the brim with potential.

Stephan has got his side playing well together and there is real hope that a push for the play-offs could finally be on the cards for Rangers.

With this in mind, FLW has taken a look at how much the West London outfit are currently spending on wages.

According to Capology, QPR’s estimated annual salary bill is £13,500,800, or £259,631 per week, with Steve Cook taking home the highest weekly wage of £30,000.

This figure places Rangers in the lower end of Championship clubs when it comes to expenditure on players’ salaries, but there are still some sides they are spending more than.

Coventry City’s estimated total of £12,948,000 per year or £249,000 falls below the Rs, which may come as somewhat of a surprise given how well Frank Lampard’s side have started the 2025/26 campaign.

Bristol City are also a club believed to be spending less than QPR, with Capology estimating their annual salary bill at £13,468,400 or £259,008, which falls just behind Rangers’ total.

QPR’s modest wage bill has allowed them to stay at the Championship level

Although QPR supporters will be somewhat frustrated that they haven’t been able to make a strong promotion push since their relegation from the Premier League in 2015, they will be grateful to have been able to remain a Championship side ever since.

Many clubs in that time have enjoyed top-flight football but in an unsustainable fashion, leading to relegations even further down than the Championship, such as Huddersfield Town, Luton Town and Cardiff City.

Not overspending on players’ wages has afforded QPR this opportunity, allowing them to be competitive in the second-tier whilst working within their means.