Birmingham City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Craig Gardner on £30,000 per week · see the current Birmingham City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 19 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Birmingham City pay £574,995 a week in 2026/27 — 157% higher than the £223,620 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Gardner | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | D R, AM C | England | ||
| Craig Gardner | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | D R, AM C | England | ||
| Jerome Sinclair | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Emilio Nsué | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | D/WB R, AM R, ST | Eq. Guinea | ||
| Kerim Frei | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | AM RLC | Türkiye | ||
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | ST | England | ||
| Robert Tesche | £8,700 | £452,400 | 29 | DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Tomasz Kuszczak | £8,600 | £447,200 | 34 | GK | Poland | ||
| Ryan Shotton | £7,700 | £400,400 | 27 | D RC | England | ||
| Michael Morrison | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Greg Stewart | £6,200 | £322,400 | 26 | AM RLC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | DM | Holland | ||
| Che Adams | £5,400 | £280,800 | 19 | AM RC, F C | England | ||
| David Davis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Clayton Donaldson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 32 | ST | Jamaica | ||
| David Davis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Jacques Maghoma | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | AM L | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Cheick Keita | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | D L | France | ||
| Jonathan Grounds | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | D LC | England | ||
| Krystian Bielik | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | D C, DM | Poland | ||
| Adam Legzdins | £3,500 | £182,000 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Paul Robinson | £2,800 | £145,600 | 37 | D LC | England | ||
| Stephen Gleeson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Koby Arthur | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | AM RC, F C | Ghana | ||
| Dan Scarr | £870 | £45,240 | 21 | D LC | England | ||
| Jack Storer | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Charlee Adams | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Daniel Cleary | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Connal Trueman | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Dominic Bernard | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Noe Baba | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| George O'Neill | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Josh Tibbetts | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Kyle McFarlane | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Jake Weaver | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Dacres-Cogley | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Steve Seddon | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| David Popa | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | Romania | ||
| Beryly Lubala | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM RC | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Corey O'Keeffe | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M C | Ireland | ||
| Wes McDonald | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Wes Harding | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Olly McCoy | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Logan Kwiecien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Ben McLean | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Geraldo Bajrami | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Tyrell Hamilton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Adam Siviter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Concannon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Louis Yuill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Tai-Reece Chisholm | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/M R | England | ||
| Max Beardsmore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Matthew Timms | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Leo Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Ollie Mulders | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Joe Redmond | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Caolan Boyd-Munce | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM L | N.Ireland | ||
| Tom Anderson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Nosa Iyamu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | Nigeria | ||
| Odin Bailey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Charlie Lakin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Ronan Hale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Cameron Ebbutt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Kieron Dawes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jordan Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Josh Martin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 50% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Birmingham City wages, 2016/17
What was Birmingham City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Birmingham City paid £223,620 a week in 2016/17 - £11,628,240 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Birmingham City player in 2016/17?
Craig Gardner was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £30,000 a week, 3.2x the 22+ squad average of £9,437.
What was the average Birmingham City salary in 2016/17?
The average Birmingham City player aged 22 or over earned £9,437 a week in 2016/17, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 50% of the bill between them.
How do Birmingham City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Birmingham City pay £574,995 a week in 2026/27, 157% higher than the £223,620 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 66 then.