Paul Mullin dropped down a league to join Wrexham and is a prized striker within the National League. Given the amount of goals that Paul Mullin scores for Wrexham and his preparation before joining, Paul was given a very lucrative contract. Paul Mullin was League Two player of the year prior to joining Wrexham. This may make you wonder How Much does Paul Mullin get paid?
How much does Paul Mullin get paid? Paul Mullin makes £4,500 per week at Wrexham. The average national league player makes between £1,000 and £1,500 per week. Mullin is the highest-paid player in the National League.
Mullins contract could be even bigger as there is the assumption that there are bonuses within Mullins contract. We could assume these bonuses may relate to promotion as well as goal scoring. Mullin has been a prolific goal scorer and has been given a one year extension.
Paul Mullin Wrexham Contract
The average wage in the National League is £1,500 per week, which means that Paul Mullin is paid £3,000 a week more than the average National League player. League One and League Two players are paid an average of £2,500 per week. This means that Paul Mullin makes £2,000 per week more than the average player in either League One or League Two.
Mullin however, earns about £3,000 per week less than the average player in the Championship. It should be noted that Mullin has signed a contract extension and given the fact he has scored 20 goals in 27 appearances so far this season, it is highly likely that his wage has increased.
Below is an infographic we created to show the difference between the average players wage in the National League, League Two, League One and Championship, compared with Paul Mullins Wage.
How much did Wrexham pay for Mullin?
Wrexham did not pay a fee for Paul Mullin. This was because Mullin was acquired by Wrexham on a free transfer from Cambridge United. Mullin had been offered a contract extension from Cambridge United however, Mullin turned this offer down and moved to Wrexham. Cambridge United’s manager Mark Bonner stated that:
“He’s got an outstanding contract there which is brilliant for him and his family, so good luck to him.
Mark Bonner, Cambridge Guardian
It’s clear from Bonners quote that what League 2 Cambridge were able to offer Mullin for his new contract following his 34 goal season for them was way short of the money he is now receiving at Wrexham.
Although the contract Cambridge offered was probably a lot more than the estimated £2,000 a week 1 year contract he signed with Cambridge in July 2020, after he proved his value in front of goal.
Prior to Mullin’s season at Cambridge, he had never been prolific in front of goal. Always talented and hard-working, he had never really set the nets ablaze.
Paul Mullins Goal Scoring Record
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals |
| Huddersfield Town | 2013–14 | Championship | 0 | 0 |
| Vauxhall Motors (loan) | 2013–14 | Conference North | 4 | 0 |
| Morecambe | 2014–15 | League Two | 46 | 8 |
| Morecambe | 2015–16 | League Two | 47 | 10 |
| Morecambe | 2016–17 | League Two | 47 | 10 |
| Morecambe | Total | 140 | 28 | |
| Swindon Town | 2017–18 | League Two | 47 | 10 |
| Vauxhall Motors (loan) | 2018–19 | League Two | 29 | 7 |
| Tranmere Rovers | 2019–20 | League One | 27 | 5 |
| Tranmere Rovers | Total | 56 | 12 | |
| Cambridge United (loan) | 2019–20 | League Two | 6 | 2 |
| Cambridge United | 2020–21 | League Two | 50 | 34 |
| Cambridge United | Total | 56 | 36 | |
| Wrexham | 2021–22 | National League | 44 | 32 |
| Wrexham | 2022–23 | National League | 33 | 28 |
| Total | 77 | 60 | ||
| Career Total | 380 | 146 |
As you can see from the above Paul Mullin Goal Scoring Breakdown, he had only scored 52 goals in 253 games prior to signing with Cambridge for the 2020-21 Season. That’s just 0.2 goals per game.
His full season at Cambridge, 1 full season at Wrexham and his 33 games played so far in the 2022-23 season have seen him net a staggering 94 goals in 127 games! That’s 0.74 goals a game! A dramatic and sustained improvement.
It does explain why he’s paid so much more now than he was previously.
Highest Paid Players from each English Football Division
We already know that Wrexham’s Paul Mullin is the highest paid National League player.Let’s take a look at his equivalent from each division above him.
English Football League 2 – Highest paid player.
Colchester’s Matty Longstaff (brother of Sean) is the highest-paid player in the division, but he is from Premier League Newcastle, who are paying a significant proportion of the midfielder’s wages. Next on the list is Crawley goalkeeper Ellery Balcombe who is reported to be on £8,300 a week.
English Football League 1 – Highest paid player.
There are some big clubs in League One, Sheffield Wednesday midfielder Barry Bannan is the league’s top earner at £21,000 a week.
The English Championship – Highest paid player
The Championship is littered with the contracts of stars and teams fallen from the grace of the Premier League. The top two both play for recently relegated Watford with striker Ismaila Sarr listed as £63,000 a week, while his teammate and former Manchester United star Tom Cleverley is paid £50,000 a week.
The English Premier League – Highest paid player
Prior to the January 2023 transfer deadline Manchester City puppet master Kevin de Bruyne was the country’s highest-paid player, with a weekly wage of £400,000, resulting in an annual salary of £20.8m. Will this change following the big money signings flooding into the league in January?