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As I understand the position, the reason we have any of this data is because some of it was leaked. So there is not a detailed breakdown that has been released. This does not help transparency.
The figure of £4,753 has been widely reported as the (mean) average of the HIGHEST paid players at each club in League 1. It is not an average figure across all League 1 players. Some media outlets make that clear. Some have simply not understood it and report it as an average figure for league 1 players.