Tom Cannon Salary in 2025: Quick Overview
- Weekly Salary: £25,000 (gross)
- Annual Salary: £1,300,000
- Current Club: Sheffield United
- Contract Expiry: 30 June 2029
- Reported Bonuses: No
Career Earnings to Date
| Club | Years | Estimated Annual Salary |
| Preston North End (on loan from Everton) | 2022-2023 | £260,000 |
| Leicester City | 2023-2024 | £416,000 |
| Stoke City (on loan from Leicester City | 2024-2024 | £416,000 |
| Sheffield United | 2025-present | £1,300,000 |
Having come through the academy of an established Premier League side, Everton, Canon has consistently earned a good amount of money throughout his short career so far. His latest contract with Sheffield United is set to earn him an eye-watering £6.5 million over the coming years.
During his first loan spell in men’s football with Preston North End, the striker was earning £4,000 a week. His good performances for the Lilywhites meant that his weekly salary doubled the following season.
Leicester City signed the striker, despite him having an injury, in the summer of 2023, giving him a contract worth £8,000 per week.
After helping Enzo Maresca’s side to promotion, the Foxes hierarchy decided that Cannon was not yet ready for Premier League football as he went out on loan to Stoke City whilst still earning £8,000 a week.
A good first half of the 2024/25 season saw him signed on a permanent basis by Sheffield United. The Blades massively increased his salary to a whopping £25,000 per week, over three times as much as he was on previously.
Contract Details & History
Cannon signed his current deal with Sheffield United in January 2025.
The Aintree-born man signed a long-term contract at Bramall Lane which is not due to expire until June 2029.
The 22-year-old has no known release clauses in his contract and there is no knowledge of any bonuses that he may receive.
Salary Comparison: How Tom Cannon Stacks Up
Relative to other players at Sheffield United (from the 2024/25 season):
| Name | Estimated Weekly Salary |
| Hamza Choudhury | £35,000 |
| Ben Brereton Diaz | £35,000 |
| Rhian Brewster | £35,000 |
| Anel Ahmedhodzic | £30,000 |
| Gus Hamer | £30,000 |
| Tom Davies | £30,000 |
| Vinicius Souza | £30,000 |
| Rob Holding | £30,000 |
| Adam Davies | £25,000 |
| Rhys Norrington-Davies | £25,000 |
| Kieffer Moore | £25,000 |
| Jack Robinson | £25,000 |
| Tom Cannon | £25,000 |
Relative to other Championship strikers (from the 2024/25 season):
| Name | League Goals Scored | Estimated Weekly Salary |
| Joël Piroe | 19 | £15,000 |
| Joshua Sargeant | 15 | £25,000 |
| Tommy Conway | 13 | £10,000 |
| Zian Flemming | 12 | £15,000 |
| Callum Robinson | 12 | £35,000 |
| Emil Riis Jakobsen | 12 | £9,615 |
| Josh Maja | 12 | £17,000 |
| Wilson Isidor | 12 | £15,000 |
| Haji Wright | 12 | £25,000 |
| Mihailo Ivanovic | 12 | £2,000 |
| Tom Cannon | 10 | £25,000 |
Cannon is paid relatively fairly given his goalscoring history.
He is not one of the highest earners at Sheffield United, with the likes of Hamza Choudhary and Ben Brereton Diaz earning £10,000 per week more than him, but he is also not a star player for the Blades at the moment.
In fact, there are three players who could play up front that earn more (or the same amount) than Cannon: Brereton Diaz, Rhian Brewster and Kieffer Moore. The Blades’ highest-scoring player last season, Tyrese Campbell, is paid less than everyone previously mentioned, including Campbell.
The 2024/25 season was also slightly unusual as there were not many high-profile strikers in the Championship, something which clubs are already working towards changing in the summer transfer window.
Of the 10 highest-scoring strikers in the second tier, only Callum Robinson earns more per week than Cannon and the league’s top scorer overall, Joël Piroe, earns £10,000 per week less than the 22-year-old.
FAQs About Tom Cannon’s Salary
Q: What is Tom Cannon’s weekly and annual salary?
A: Cannon earns around £25,000 per week or approximately £1,300,000 per year at Sheffield United.
Q: When does Tom Cannon’s current contract end?
A: Cannon only joined the Blades in January 2025, meaning his deal still has a long time left to run. He signed a long-term contract at Bramall Lane and he is due to stay in Sheffield until June 2029.
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 Tom Cannon’s salary changed in recent years?
A: Yes, Cannon’s salary has risen fairly rapidly over the past two years as he has changed clubs multiple times. He started out earning a very respectable £4,000 a week as a youngster at Everton, whilst on loan at Preston North End, before moving to Leicester City, who doubled his weekly wage in the summer of 2023. After an impressive start to the 24/25 season on loan at Stoke City, Cannon moved to Sheffield United for a sizeable fee and was rewarded with another large pay rise. Chris Wilder and co. more than tripled his earnings, giving him a contract worth £25,000 a week.
Q: How does Tom Cannon’s salary compare to that of teammates or league rivals?
A: Relative to other players at Sheffield United, Cannon was paid pretty fairly last season. He arrived in January with big expectations, though he has failed to fulfil them thus far and therefore warrants being in the middle of the Blades’ wage structure.
As there were not many high-profile strikers in the Championship last season, there also were not many frontmen on massive wages. This means that Cannon was one of the best-paid strikers in the second tier after his move to Bramall Lane.
Q: How does his salary affect club finances?
A: Sheffield United’s wage structure accommodates top earners like Hamza Choudhary and Ben Brereton Diaz, who earned much more than Cannon did last season, though both players were only at the club on loan and Sheffield United may not have been paying their full salaries.
Additionally, the likes of Rhian Brewster, Tom Davies and Vinicius Souza have left Bramall Lane this summer. Now that the Blades have stopped bouncing between the Premier League and the Championship, they may finally be able to build some consistency in a wage structure which currently sees backup goalkeeper Adam Davies paid more than first-choice goalkeeper Mike Cooper.
*All statistics are sourced from Capology.
