How much Kyle Walker earns at Burnley as EFL Championship promise made | OneFootball

We take a look at the salary of Kyle Walker after he confirmed he would remain with Burnley in the Championship.

Burnley are returning to the EFL after their relegation from the Premier League was confirmed with a 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City this midweek.

Typically, the Clarets were able to be stubborn defensively but lacked much quality and idea in the final third – managing a solitary shot on target against the Cityzens.

That has led to speculation surrounding Scott Parker potentially departing, who led Burnley to 100 points in the 2024/25 Championship season with a simply remarkable defensive record, conceding just 16 goals in their 46 games – albeit majorly helped by the now departed James Trafford and CJ Egan-Riley.

As Burnley prepare for a return to the second-tier, they may have a new manager and their squad will likely be transformed again but one man that has said he will remain at Turf Moor is former England international defender Kyle Walker.

How much Kyle Walker earns at Burnley

Kyle Walker left Manchester City at the end last season after a magnificent, trophy-laden stint at the Etihad Stadium, and he was a marquee addition for Burnley as they sought to be competitive in the Premier League.

According to Capology, Walker was installed as the club’s highest-earner with a reported weekly wage of £75,000 being £20,000 above the likes of Josh Cullen and Lesley Ugochukwu.

He did only sign a one-year deal at Turf Moor initially and so it remains to be seen as to whether that salary will fall but, if it remains that high, then it is the highest of any Championship player currently due to play in the second-tier next season.

You would assume, however, that the vast majority - if not all - of agreed contracts will include wage drops in the event of relegation.

It comes below both Harry Winks, £90,000, and Ricardo Pereira, £75,000, but those two are set to be League One players at the start of the summer, having been relegated with Leicester City – albeit their contracts at the King Power Stadium do end in June.

In fact, fairly astonishingly, the five-highest paid permanently contracted players in the Championship all belong to the Foxes, with Finn Azaz, potentially gaining promotion with Southampton this season, the next highest at £50,000.

The highest payroll in the division is indeed Leicester, with £820,500 forked out per week for their now relegated squad, with Sheffield United next on the list at £606,750.

In comparison, Burnley are currently spending just over £1 million on their weekly wage payroll, in comparison to the £567,500 that they spent the last time they were in the second division.

Kyle Walker staying is a coup for Burnley in the Championship

Leaving the finances to one side, Kyle Walker staying in the second-tier would be an immense coup for the Lancastrians, even with the decline in his performances.

In the first-half of this season, Walker put in some excellent showings before fatigue and age continued to catch up with the right-back, occasionally dipping out of the side in the second-half of this campaign.

At a lower level, Walker would surely still be able to more than compete and, using his intelligence and experience, continue to excel and provide Burnley with the much-needed leadership and defensive prowess that they had a couple of years ago.

Walker most recently played EFL football in the 2010/11 season when on loan at Queens Park Rangers but he has since established himself as one of the best right-backs in the Premier League era.

The 35-year-old, who recently announced his international retirement, falling short of 100 caps by just three, has been a fundamental part of England’s major improvement in the last decade while also winning six Premier League titles, two FA Cups, four EFL Cups, two Community Shields, the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup.