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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £224k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £12m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £9k
Then and now
Birmingham City pay £568,995 a week in 2026/27 — 154% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Gardner | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Craig Gardner | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Jerome Sinclair | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 19 | Striker | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Emilio Nsué | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | Right-back, right winger, striker | Eq. Guinea | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kerim Frei | £15,000 | £780,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Türkiye | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Robert Tesche | £8,700 | £452,400 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Germany | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tomasz Kuszczak | £8,600 | £447,200 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ryan Shotton | £7,700 | £400,400 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Morrison | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Greg Stewart | £6,200 | £322,400 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Clayton Donaldson | £5,400 | £280,800 | 32 | Striker | Jamaica | JUN 2018 | ||
| David Davis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Davis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Che Adams | £5,400 | £280,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jacques Maghoma | £5,100 | £265,200 | 28 | Left winger | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cheick Keita | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | Left-back | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonathan Grounds | £4,100 | £213,200 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Krystian Bielik | £4,000 | £208,000 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Poland | MAY 2017 | ||
| Adam Legzdins | £3,500 | £182,000 | 29 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Paul Robinson | £2,800 | £145,600 | 37 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Stephen Gleeson | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Koby Arthur | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ghana | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dan Scarr | £870 | £45,240 | 21 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Storer | £810 | £42,120 | 18 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Charlee Adams | £780 | £40,560 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Daniel Cleary | £670 | £34,840 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Connal Trueman | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Noe Baba | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dominic Bernard | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| George O'Neill | £340 | £17,680 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Tibbetts | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Kyle McFarlane | £300 | £15,600 | 19 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| David Popa | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Striker | Romania | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Weaver | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Josh Dacres-Cogley | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | Right-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Beryly Lubala | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2017 | ||
| Corey O'Keeffe | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Steve Seddon | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Wes McDonald | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Wes Harding | £180 | £9,360 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Olly McCoy | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kieron Dawes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leo Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ronan Hale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Cameron Ebbutt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Max Beardsmore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tai-Reece Chisholm | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyrell Hamilton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Martin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Adam Siviter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ollie Mulders | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Joe Redmond | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matthew Timms | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Caolan Boyd-Munce | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nosa Iyamu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | Nigeria | JUN 2017 | ||
| Logan Kwiecien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ben McLean | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Anderson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Concannon | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Louis Yuill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Charlie Lakin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Odin Bailey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Geraldo Bajrami | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 4%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
6 £2k-£5k 10%
11 £5k-£10k 32%
4 £10k-£25k 27%
2 £25k-£100k 27%
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 £568,995 a week in 2026/27, 154% higher than the £223,620 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 66 then.