Cristiano Ronaldo AU$5,670,000/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Sadio Mané AU$1,181,250/wk Al-Nassr Football Club João Félix AU$1,096,200/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Kylian Mbappé AU$939,330/wk Real Madrid Kalidou Koulibaly AU$939,330/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Otávio AU$892,080/wk Al-Qadsiah Football Club Erling Haaland AU$850,500/wk Manchester City Victor Osimhen AU$824,040/wk Galatasaray A.Ş. Robert Lewandowski AU$816,480/wk Chicago Fire FC Jamal Musiala AU$782,460/wk FC Bayern München Rúben Neves AU$782,460/wk Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club Kingsley Coman AU$782,460/wk Al-Nassr Football Club Mohamed Salah AU$756,000/wk Trabzonspor A.Ş. Harry Kane AU$720,090/wk FC Bayern München Dušan Vlahovic AU$697,410/wk Beşiktaş A.Ş. Virgil van Dijk AU$661,500/wk Liverpool
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SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY · FINANCES

Sheffield Wednesday finances and accounts

Sheffield Wednesday turned over AU$49.8m in 2023/24 and paid AU$41.2m in staff costs, which is 82.8% of everything the club earned.

REVENUE AU$49.8m
WAGE BILL AU$41.2m
WAGES TO REVENUE82.8%
PRE-TAX RESULT -AU$18.9m
Sheffield Wednesday Football finances League One Highest paid All-time earners

Revenue by season

What Sheffield Wednesday turned over in each year we hold accounts for.

Every measure, season by season

Costs are shown as the amount paid. A dash is a measure Sheffield Wednesday does not report on its own.

MEASURE 2023/242022/232021/222020/212019/202018/192017/182016/172015/162014/15
Revenue AU$49,773,150AU$49.8m AU$36,497,790AU$36.5m AU$30,918,510AU$30.9m AU$22,007,160AU$22m AU$39,427,290AU$39.4m AU$43,016,400AU$43m AU$47,692,260AU$47.7m AU$44,182,530AU$44.2m AU$41,585,670AU$41.6m AU$28,215,810AU$28.2m
Staff costs AU$41,220,900AU$41.2m AU$29,784,510AU$29.8m AU$23,488,920AU$23.5m AU$45,902,430AU$45.9m AU$63,392,490AU$63.4m AU$68,754,420AU$68.8m AU$80,151,120AU$80.2m AU$55,454,490AU$55.5m AU$36,467,550AU$36.5m AU$25,335,450AU$25.3m
Wages and salaries AU$36,558,270AU$36.6m AU$26,477,010AU$26.5m AU$20,737,080AU$20.7m AU$39,945,150AU$39.9m AU$56,768,040AU$56.8m AU$60,914,700AU$60.9m AU$70,771,050AU$70.8m AU$49,083,300AU$49.1m AU$32,373,810AU$32.4m AU$22,462,650AU$22.5m
Social security costs -------AU$6,170,850AU$6.2m AU$3,810,240AU$3.8m AU$2,683,800AU$2.7m
Pension costs -------AU$200,340AU$200k AU$283,500AU$284k AU$189,000AU$189k
Player amortisation AU$1,604,610AU$1.6m AU$816,480AU$816k --AU$11,417,490AU$11.4m AU$16,325,820AU$16.3m AU$20,714,400AU$20.7m AU$11,663,190AU$11.7m AU$5,639,760AU$5.6m AU$1,808,730AU$1.8m
Other operating income AU$230,580AU$231k AU$1,659,420AU$1.7m --------
Cost of sales AU$54,036,990AU$54m AU$43,366,050AU$43.4m AU$39,372,480AU$39.4m AU$57,380,400AU$57.4m AU$78,841,350AU$78.8m AU$75,206,880AU$75.2m AU$92,492,820AU$92.5m AU$68,416,110AU$68.4m AU$49,618,170AU$49.6m AU$31,614,030AU$31.6m
Other operating costs AU$13,466,250AU$13.5m AU$7,019,460AU$7m -----AU$2,540,160AU$2.5m AU$4,413,150AU$4.4m AU$3,426,570AU$3.4m
Profit on player sales -------AU$1,041,390AU$1m AU$1,224,720AU$1.2m AU$2,332,260AU$2.3m
Operating result -AU$17,499,510AU$17.5m -AU$12,228,300AU$12.2m -AU$12,014,730AU$12m -AU$47,142,270AU$47.1m ---AU$66,940,020AU$66.9m -AU$39,172,140AU$39.2m -AU$18,255,510AU$18.3m -AU$7,401,240AU$7.4m
Pre-tax result -AU$18,922,680AU$18.9m -AU$13,687,380AU$13.7m -AU$13,887,720AU$13.9m -AU$48,724,200AU$48.7m -AU$45,518,760AU$45.5m AU$36,068,760AU$36.1m -AU$67,068,540AU$67.1m -AU$39,245,850AU$39.2m -AU$18,436,950AU$18.4m -AU$8,472,870AU$8.5m
Wages to revenue 82.8%81.6%76%208.6%160.8%159.8%168.1%125.5%87.7%89.8%

What the wage bill covers

Staff costs are the whole payroll and not just the first team: players, coaching staff, the academy and everyone working at the ground. Sheffield Wednesday paid AU$41.2m against AU$49.8m of revenue, so 83p of every pound went back out as pay.

League One revenue

The 14 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.

Leicester City $199m Sheffield Wednesday $50m Plymouth Argyle $48m Blackpool $23m Peterborough United $19m Reading $19m Wigan Athletic $17m AFC Wimbledon $16m Bradford City $16m Cambridge United $16m Leyton Orient $15m Burton Albion $12m Milton Keynes Dons $11m Bromley $8m

Frequently asked questions

How much revenue do Sheffield Wednesday make?

Sheffield Wednesday turned over AU$49.8m in 2023/24.

What is the Sheffield Wednesday wage bill?

Sheffield Wednesday paid AU$41.2m in staff costs in 2023/24, which is 82.8% of revenue.

Do Sheffield Wednesday make a profit?

Sheffield Wednesday made a pre-tax loss of AU$18.9m in 2023/24.

The accounts behind these figures

Company number 02509978. Every set of accounts read for this page.

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