Birmingham City 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Tahith Chong on £45,000 per week · see the current Birmingham City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Birmingham City pay £574,995 a week in 2026/27 — 97% higher than the £292,490 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tahith Chong | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Holland | ||
| Onel Hernández | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | AM RL | Germany | ||
| Scott Hogan | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Neil Etheridge | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | GK | Philippines | ||
| Ivan Šunjić | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | DM | Croatia | ||
| Jérémie Bela | £15,000 | £780,000 | 28 | WB/AM RL | France | ||
| Kristian Pedersen | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D/WB L | Denmark | ||
| Lyle Taylor | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Gary Gardner | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| Taylor Richards | £12,000 | £624,000 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Lukas Jutkiewicz | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | ST | England | ||
| George Friend | £11,000 | £572,000 | 33 | D LC | England | ||
| Juninho Bacuna | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | M RC | Curaçao | ||
| Ryan Woods | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Marc Roberts | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Maxime Colin | £9,000 | £468,000 | 29 | D/WB RL | France | ||
| Troy Deeney | £7,000 | £364,000 | 33 | ST | England | ||
| Jordan Graham | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | AM RL | England | ||
| Teden Mengi | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Keyendrah Simmonds | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Jordan James | £2,100 | £109,200 | 17 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Connal Trueman | £1,400 | £72,800 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Zach Jeacock | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Adan George | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Oriol Soldevila | £520 | £27,040 | 20 | DM | Spain | ||
| Archie Matthews | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Alfie Chang | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Joshua Williams | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Kyle Hurst | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | AM L | England | ||
| Marcel Oakley | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Nico Gordon | £370 | £19,240 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Remi Walker | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Renedi Masampu | £330 | £17,160 | 21 | D LC | England | ||
| Oliver Basey | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Kane Thompson-Sommers | £300 | £15,600 | 20 | AM LC | England | ||
| Tate Campbell | £260 | £13,520 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Yoane Zohore | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Callum Sullivan | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| George Hall | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Ifeoluwa Oni | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C, M C | England | ||
| Brad Mayo | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Josh Home | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Chris Ogor | £140 | £7,280 | 15 | D RC | England | ||
| Luke Carsley | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Niall Rushton | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Kobi Brooks | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Ben Beresford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Kieran Wakefield | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Morgan Dance | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Rico Patterson | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Brandon Khela | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R, ST | England | ||
| Harry Manton | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Engwau Oduka | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Harley Hamilton | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M RLC | England | ||
| Rico Browne | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alfie Brooks | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Pharrell Williams | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Tommy Fogarty | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D RC | Ireland | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 44% of the squad wage bill, across the 58 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Birmingham City wages, 2021/22
What was Birmingham City's wage bill in 2021/22?
Birmingham City paid £292,490 a week in 2021/22 - £15,209,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 58. We hold a wage for all 58 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Birmingham City player in 2021/22?
Tahith Chong was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £45,000 a week, 3.5x the 22+ squad average of £12,735.
What was the average Birmingham City salary in 2021/22?
The average Birmingham City player aged 22 or over earned £12,735 a week in 2021/22, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 58. The top five earners took 44% of the bill between them.
How do Birmingham City's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Birmingham City pay £574,995 a week in 2026/27, 97% higher than the £292,490 of 2021/22. The current squad is 69 players against 58 then.