Watford 2026/27 - player wages
Championship · highest earner Stephy Mavididi on AU$71,820 per week · see Watford transfers · All-time earners · Finances
WEEKLY WAGE BILLAU$640k
YEARLY WAGE BILL AU$33.3m
SQUAD SIZE70
MANAGER AU$26k Edward Still
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ AU$30k
Where the money goes
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
Squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephy Mavididi | AU$71,820 | AU$3,734,640 | 27 | Left winger | England | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Edoardo Bove | AU$68,040 | AU$3,538,080 | 23 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Italy | JUNE 2031 | ||
| Martín Payero | AU$47,250 | AU$2,457,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Argentina | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Daniel Bachmann | AU$41,580 | AU$2,162,160 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Austria | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Thomas Ince | AU$41,580 | AU$2,162,160 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Edo Kayembe | AU$30,240 | AU$1,572,480 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Soumaïla Coulibaly | AU$28,350 | AU$1,474,200 | 21 | Centre-back | France | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Federico Ravaglia | AU$26,460 | AU$1,375,920 | 25 | Goalkeeper | Italy | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Marc Bola | AU$26,460 | AU$1,375,920 | 27 | Left-back, left midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Kwadwo Baah | AU$22,680 | AU$1,179,360 | 22 | Winger | Germany | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Hector Kyprianou | AU$20,790 | AU$1,081,080 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Cyprus | JUNE 2030 | ||
| Mamadou Doumbia | AU$18,900 | AU$982,800 | 19 | Striker | Mali | JUNE 2030 | ||
| Jeremy Ngakia | AU$17,199 | AU$894,348 | 24 | Right-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Rocco Vata | AU$17,010 | AU$884,520 | 20 | Winger, striker | Ireland | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | AU$17,010 | AU$884,520 | 22 | Striker | Denmark | JUNE 2030 | ||
| Omar Traoré | AU$17,010 | AU$884,520 | 27 | Right-back | Germany | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Mattie Pollock | AU$16,821 | AU$874,692 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Branimir Mlačić | AU$16,065 | AU$835,380 | 18 | Centre-back | Croatia | JUNE 2031 | ||
| Jordan Zemura | AU$15,309 | AU$796,068 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | Zimbabwe | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Iker Bravo | AU$11,529 | AU$599,508 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Spain | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Kévin Keben | AU$7,560 | AU$393,120 | 21 | Centre-back | Cameroon | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Othmane Maamma | AU$7,182 | AU$373,464 | 19 | Right winger | Morocco | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Sam Walker | AU$4,914 | AU$255,528 | 33 | Goalkeeper | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Amin Nabizada | AU$4,725 | AU$245,700 | 18 | Winger | England | JUNE 2030 | ||
| James Clarridge | AU$3,969 | AU$206,388 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Leo Ramírez-Espain | AU$1,890 | AU$98,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Gabriel Ortelli | AU$1,588 | AU$82,555 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Cyprus | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Nickson Okosun | AU$1,550 | AU$80,590 | 18 | Left winger, striker | Ireland | JUNE 2029 | ||
| Albert Eames | AU$1,512 | AU$78,624 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Jonathan Macaulay | AU$1,436 | AU$74,693 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Sweden | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Jack Grieves | AU$1,342 | AU$69,779 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Amar Sanghrajka | AU$1,323 | AU$68,796 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Conrad Hunt | AU$1,285 | AU$66,830 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Hayden Barrett | AU$1,191 | AU$61,916 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Josh Mullins | AU$1,153 | AU$59,951 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Josh Keyes | AU$1,153 | AU$59,951 | 19 | Left winger | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Jonathan Lawson | AU$1,153 | AU$59,951 | 19 | Left winger, striker | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Kash Odiase | AU$1,134 | AU$58,968 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Kristian Shevchenko | AU$1,134 | AU$58,968 | 18 | Right winger, striker | Ukraine | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Max Smith | AU$1,096 | AU$57,002 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Marats Galajevs | AU$1,096 | AU$57,002 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Latvia | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Ollie Stephenson | AU$1,058 | AU$55,037 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Raul Vancea | AU$1,002 | AU$52,088 | 17 | Left-back | Romania | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Remiero Moulton | AU$1,002 | AU$52,088 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUNE 2028 | ||
| Sam Morris | AU$983 | AU$51,106 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Ian Kamga | AU$983 | AU$51,106 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Tom Georgiou | AU$964 | AU$50,123 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Bentley Assiedou | AU$832 | AU$43,243 | 18 | Striker | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Albert Stevens | AU$765 | AU$39,803 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Chaniel Ogieva-Okunbor | AU$728 | AU$37,838 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Cayden Lamothe | AU$728 | AU$37,838 | 15 | Striker | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Charlie McLoughlin | AU$728 | AU$37,838 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Finley Murray | AU$671 | AU$34,889 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Horacio Ali-Sticca | AU$633 | AU$32,924 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Venezuela | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Roraigh Browne | AU$624 | AU$32,432 | 19 | Goalkeeper | South Africa | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Jael Norville | AU$595 | AU$30,958 | 17 | Striker | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Jonny Scriven | AU$595 | AU$30,958 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Jai-Dea Moulton | AU$595 | AU$30,958 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Jamael John-Baptiste | AU$595 | AU$30,958 | 16 | Striker | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Kiefer Gorman | AU$576 | AU$29,975 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Zack Braverman | AU$576 | AU$29,975 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Kymani Smith Daley | AU$576 | AU$29,975 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Marley Clarke | AU$539 | AU$28,010 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Raphael London | AU$444 | AU$23,096 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Sebastian Thrussell | AU$425 | AU$22,113 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Tobi Akinyimika | AU$406 | AU$21,130 | 17 | Right midfielder | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Tony Cowie | AU$406 | AU$21,130 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Tyler Notley | AU$406 | AU$21,130 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUNE 2026 | ||
| Tomiwa Akinyimika | AU$406 | AU$21,130 | 15 | Left-back | England | JUNE 2027 | ||
| Nikoloz Chikovani | - | - | 18 | Left winger | Georgia | JUNE 2029 | ||
Wage vs age
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band, against the share of the bill they take
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
43 Under AU$2k 6%
1 AU$2k-AU$4k 0%
5 AU$4k-AU$9k 4%
8 AU$9k-AU$19k 20%
9 AU$19k-AU$47k 40%
3 AU$47k-AU$189k 29%
Top 5 earners take 42% of the squad wage bill, across the 69 players we hold a wage for.
Watford against Championship
Average weekly wage by position group, this squad against the division - over players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for
Goalkeepers 3 AU$24k -6%
Defenders 5 AU$19k -46%
Midfielders 6 AU$35k -9%
Attackers 7 AU$43k + 20%
Watford Championship average · Watford pays over the league average in 1 of 4. The count after each label is the players the club average is taken over.
Contract expiries
When current deals run out
Frequently asked questions
Watford wages, 2026/27
What is Watford's wage bill in 2026/27?
The Watford total wage bill for 2026/27 is AU$33,297,264 per year (AU$640,332 per week) across a squad of 70. We hold a wage for 69 of the 70 players.
Who is Watford's highest earner?
Stephy Mavididi is the highest paid player at Watford, earning AU$71,820 per week.
What is the average Watford player salary?
The average Watford player aged 22 or over earns AU$30,323 per week in 2026/27, across the 16 we hold a wage for. The median is AU$24,570. The squad list below runs down to academy age, so the average is taken over senior players only.
Which league do Watford play in?
Watford play in Championship. Championship is tier 2 of football in England.
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