Aberdeen finances and accounts
Aberdeen turned over AU$29.8m in 2022/23 and paid AU$22.6m in staff costs, which is 75.7% of everything the club earned.
Revenue by season
What Aberdeen 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 Aberdeen does not report on its own.
Staff costs and player amortisation sit inside total operating costs rather than on top of them.
| MEASURE | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 | 2018/19 | 2017/18 | 2016/17 | 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | AU$29,807,190AU$29.8m | AU$26,189,730AU$26.2m | AU$20,922,300AU$20.9m | AU$27,093,150AU$27.1m | AU$30,103,920AU$30.1m | AU$29,134,350AU$29.1m | AU$28,881,090AU$28.9m | AU$25,352,460AU$25.4m |
| Staff costs | AU$22,551,480AU$22.6m | AU$19,342,260AU$19.3m | AU$17,682,840AU$17.7m | AU$18,465,300AU$18.5m | AU$17,459,820AU$17.5m | AU$16,185,960AU$16.2m | AU$14,668,290AU$14.7m | AU$12,884,130AU$12.9m |
| Wages and salaries | AU$19,852,560AU$19.9m | AU$17,085,600AU$17.1m | AU$15,617,070AU$15.6m | AU$16,356,060AU$16.4m | AU$15,499,890AU$15.5m | AU$14,273,280AU$14.3m | AU$13,090,140AU$13.1m | AU$11,568,690AU$11.6m |
| Social security costs | AU$2,481,570AU$2.5m | AU$2,063,880AU$2.1m | AU$1,886,220AU$1.9m | AU$1,910,790AU$1.9m | AU$1,804,950AU$1.8m | AU$1,663,200AU$1.7m | AU$1,502,550AU$1.5m | AU$1,245,510AU$1.2m |
| Pension costs | AU$217,350AU$217k | AU$192,780AU$193k | AU$179,550AU$180k | AU$198,450AU$198k | - | AU$249,480AU$249k | AU$75,600AU$76k | AU$69,930AU$70k |
| Player amortisation | AU$2,152,710AU$2.2m | AU$1,608,390AU$1.6m | AU$1,455,300AU$1.5m | AU$837,270AU$837k | AU$852,390AU$852k | AU$1,589,490AU$1.6m | AU$321,300AU$321k | AU$285,390AU$285k |
| Total operating costs | AU$41,661,270AU$41.7m | AU$36,193,500AU$36.2m | AU$30,737,070AU$30.7m | AU$32,604,390AU$32.6m | AU$32,048,730AU$32m | AU$30,563,190AU$30.6m | AU$27,873,720AU$27.9m | AU$24,505,740AU$24.5m |
| Profit on player sales | AU$14,084,280AU$14.1m | AU$1,816,290AU$1.8m | AU$5,626,530AU$5.6m | -AU$410,130AU$410k | AU$582,120AU$582k | AU$602,910AU$603k | AU$1,260,630AU$1.3m | - |
| Operating result | -AU$11,854,080AU$11.9m | -AU$10,003,770AU$10m | -AU$9,814,770AU$9.8m | -AU$5,511,240AU$5.5m | -AU$1,944,810AU$1.9m | -AU$1,428,840AU$1.4m | AU$1,007,370AU$1m | AU$846,720AU$847k |
| Pre-tax result | AU$2,122,470AU$2.1m | -AU$4,139,100AU$4.1m | -AU$4,331,880AU$4.3m | -AU$6,063,120AU$6.1m | -AU$9,478,350AU$9.5m | -AU$827,820AU$828k | -AU$2,929,500AU$2.9m | -AU$3,129,840AU$3.1m |
| Wages to revenue | 75.7% | 73.9% | 84.5% | 68.2% | 58% | 55.6% | 50.8% | 50.8% |
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. Aberdeen paid AU$22.6m against AU$29.8m of revenue, so 76p of every pound went back out as pay.
Scottish Premiership revenue
The 9 clubs in the division whose accounts cover the same twelve months. Follow a club for its own finances.
Frequently asked questions
How much revenue do Aberdeen make?
Aberdeen turned over AU$29.8m in 2022/23.
What is the Aberdeen wage bill?
Aberdeen paid AU$22.6m in staff costs in 2022/23, which is 75.7% of revenue.
Do Aberdeen make a profit?
Aberdeen made a pre-tax profit of AU$2.1m in 2022/23.
The accounts behind these figures
Company number SC005364. Every set of accounts read for this page.
- 2024/25 accounts
- 2023/24 accounts
- 2022/23 accounts
- 2021/22 accounts
- 2020/21 accounts
- 2019/20 accounts
- 2018/19 accounts
- 2017/18 accounts
- 2016/17 accounts
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