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Birmingham City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Carl Jenkinson on £47,000 per week · see the current Birmingham City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £337k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £18m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £13k
Then and now
Birmingham City pay £568,995 a week in 2026/27 — 69% higher than the £337,470 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Jenkinson | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 25 | Right-back | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Sam Gallagher | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 21 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jota | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | Attacking midfielder | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Craig Gardner | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Craig Gardner | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| David Stockdale | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Che Adams | £17,000 | £884,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jérémie Boga | £15,000 | £780,000 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Côte d’Ivoire | MAY 2018 | ||
| Cheikh Ndoye | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | Senegal | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marc Roberts | £11,000 | £572,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jason Lowe | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Harlee Dean | £9,200 | £478,400 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maikel Kieftenbeld | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Maxime Colin | £9,000 | £468,000 | 25 | Right-back | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Isaac Vassell | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tomasz Kuszczak | £7,000 | £364,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Michael Morrison | £6,900 | £358,800 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jonathan Grounds | £6,100 | £317,200 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jacques Maghoma | £6,100 | £317,200 | 29 | Left winger | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Davis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| David Davis | £5,400 | £280,800 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paul Robinson | £2,800 | £145,600 | 38 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Cohen Bramall | £1,400 | £72,800 | 21 | Left-back, left winger | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Josh Dacres-Cogley | £1,100 | £57,200 | 21 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Storer | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luke Maxwell | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connal Trueman | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Corey O'Keeffe | £530 | £27,560 | 19 | Central midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kyle McFarlane | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Beryly Lubala | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2018 | ||
| Charlie Lakin | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dominic Bernard | £370 | £19,240 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matthew Timms | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Olly McCoy | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Josh Martin | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Steve Seddon | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Odin Bailey | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jake Weaver | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Remeao Hutton | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ronan Hale | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Wes McDonald | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Wes Harding | £180 | £9,360 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Geraldo Bajrami | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Concannon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Baker | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Caolan Boyd-Munce | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kane Thompson-Sommers | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Forrest | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mitchell Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Moore | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Right-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rhys Hilton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nick Okoro | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Stirk | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Landers | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Christ Mayuba | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Burke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrell Hamilton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Siviter | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tai-Reece Chisholm | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Leo Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tom Anderson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben McLean | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Joe Redmond | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kieron Dawes | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jordan Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mitchell Roberts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zach Jeacock | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
43 Under £1k 3%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
1 £2k-£5k 1%
10 £5k-£10k 21%
9 £10k-£25k 42%
3 £25k-£100k 33%
Top 5 earners took 46% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Birmingham City wages, 2017/18
What was Birmingham City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Birmingham City paid £337,470 a week in 2017/18 - £17,548,440 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Birmingham City player in 2017/18?
Carl Jenkinson was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £47,000 a week, 3.7x the 22+ squad average of £12,800.
What was the average Birmingham City salary in 2017/18?
The average Birmingham City player aged 22 or over earned £12,800 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 46% of the bill between them.
How do Birmingham City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Birmingham City pay £568,995 a week in 2026/27, 69% higher than the £337,470 of 2017/18. The current squad is 69 players against 68 then.