Ben Cabango Salary in 2025: Quick Overview
- Weekly Salary: £12,500 (gross)
- Annual Salary: £650,000
- Current Club: Swansea City
- Contract Expiry: 30 June 2028
- Reported Bonuses: No
Career Earnings to Date
| Club | Years | Estimated Annual Salary |
| Swansea City | 2019-2021 | £50,000 |
| Swansea City | 2021-2022 | £182,000 |
| Swansea City | 2022-2024 | £494,000 |
| Swansea City | 2024-present | £650,000 |
Cabango has made approximately £1,920,000 in his career so far, all of which has been paid by one club, Swansea City.
During his breakout seasons with the Swans, the defender was earning a relatively modest £962 per week which equates to £50,000 per year.
He signed a new contract in 2021 which boosted his weekly wage dramatically, reflecting his importance to the team the season prior.
Cabango’s weekly salary increased to £3,500 before increasing further during the following season to £9,500.
The central defender’s contract was due to expire at the end of the 2024/25 season, but his boyhood club gave him a new deal with yet another pay rise that increased his salary to £12,500 per week.
Contract Details & History
Cabango signed his current deal with Swansea City in December 2024.
The Welshman signed a long-term contract at the Swansea.com Stadium which is not due to expire until June 2028.
The 25-year-old defender has no known release clauses in his contract and there is no knowledge of any bonuses that he may receive.
Salary Comparison: How Ben Cabango Stacks Up
Relative to other players at Swansea City:
| Name | Estimated Weekly Salary |
| Lewis O’Brien | £35,000 |
| Kyle Naughton | £20,000 |
| Harry Darling | £19,231 |
| Kristian Pedersen | £18,000 |
| Lawrence Vigouroux | £15,000 |
| Joe Allen | £15,000 |
| Hannes Delcroix | £15,000 |
| Ben Cabango | £12,500 |
| Zan Vipotnik | £12,500 |
Relative to other Championship centre-backs (from the 2024/25 season):
| Salary Position | Name | Club | Estimated Weekly Salary |
| 1 | Pascal Struijk | Leeds United | £50,000 |
| 2 | Mason Holgate | West Brom | £50,000 |
| 3 | Callum Chambers | Cardiff City | £45,000 |
| 4 | Nathaniel Phillips | Derby County | £45,000 |
| 5 | Angelo Ogbonna | Watford | £45,000 |
| 6 | Joe Rodon | Leeds United | £40,000 |
| 7 | Maximillian Wober | Leeds United | £35,000 |
| 8 | Japhet Tanganga | Millwall United | £35,000 |
| 9 | Shane Duffy | Norwich City | £35,000 |
| 10 | Joe Worrall | Burnley | £35,000 |
| 42 | Ben Cabango | Swansea City | £12,500 |
Cabango feels like a player who is massively underpaid given his importance to Swansea City in recent years, the fact that he is homegrown and that he is the club captain.
The Welsh international is the Swans’ club captain and has made 229 appearances for the club whilst being just 25 years of age. Despite this, he made just over half of what Kyle Naughton made last season, the best part of £7,000 per week less than his central defensive partner Harry Darling and two-thirds of what Kristian Pedersen, who made two appearances last season, made.
The Swans’ highest earner last season was Lewis O’Brien. It should be noted that the midfielder was on loan from Nottingham Forest, who likely would have been covering a portion of his salary.
It is perhaps slightly less surprising that Cabango is further down the list of highest-earning Championship centre-backs given that Swansea do not have a particularly big budget.
He sits in 42nd place on the list, earning more than Millwall’s Jake Cooper, but less than Rob Holding, who struggled to break into the Sheffield United team after arriving on loan.
FAQs About Ben Cabango’s Salary
Q: What is Ben Cabango’s weekly and annual salary?
A: Cabango earns around £12,000 per week, or approximately £650,000 per year at Swansea City.
Q: When does Ben Cabango’s current contract end?
A: Cabango signed a long-term deal at the Swansea.com Stadium in December 2024 thereby extending his stay at his boyhood club until June 2028.
Q: Are there any bonuses or incentives in the contract?
A: Yes, typical bonuses may include performance-based rewards like goals, appearances, team achievements, or loyalty bonuses. Specifics are, in this case, undisclosed.
Q: Has Ben Cabango’s salary changed in recent years?
A: Yes, Cabango’s salary has steadily increased over time. This is a slightly different path to other players who may have moved clubs and seen big salary increases. He made his Swansea City debut whilst still on a youth contract in which he was paid £962 per week. This subsequently rose to £3,500 and then £9,500 per week when he signed his first major deal. The Welshman recently signed another new contract which means he now earns £12,500 per week.
Q: How does Ben Cabango’s salary compare to that of teammates or league rivals?
A: Cabango was the eighth-highest-paid player at Swansea City last season, though this does not reflect how important he is to the team. He appeared in 45 of Swansea’s 46 league games and scored twice.
He is also not a particularly high earner relative to other centre-backs in the Championship, though this may be slightly less surprising given that Swansea have a much smaller budget than the likes of Sheffield United and Coventry City.
Q: How does his salary affect club finances?
A: Swansea City’s wage structure accommodates top earners like Lewis O’Brien and Kyle Naughton, who earned comfortably much more than Cabango did last season. However, each of the Swans’ top four earners, O’Brien, Naughton, Harry Darling and Kristian Pedersen, have left the club this summer, meaning the Welsh giants have plenty of money which they could use to reinforce their squad.
*All statistics are sourced from Capology and Salary Sport.
