Blackburn Rovers 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Charlie Mulgrew on £16,000 per week · see the current Blackburn Rovers wage bill
Then and now
Blackburn Rovers pay £205,975 a week in 2026/27 — 7% higher than the £193,190 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 1 player covers two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Mulgrew | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Charlie Mulgrew | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Graham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Corry Evans | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Graham | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Elliott Bennett | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Craig Conway | £12,000 | £624,000 | 32 | Winger | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Payne | £12,000 | £624,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Darragh Lenihan | £7,400 | £384,800 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bradley Dack | £6,500 | £338,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marcus Antonsson | £5,900 | £306,800 | 26 | Left winger, striker | Sweden | MAY 2018 | ||
| Peter Whittingham | £5,800 | £301,600 | 32 | Defensive midfielder, midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Armstrong | £5,500 | £286,000 | 20 | Striker | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Derrick Williams | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Richie Smallwood | £4,700 | £244,400 | 26 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Gladwin | £4,500 | £234,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| David Raya | £4,400 | £228,800 | 21 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2021 | ||
| Paul Downing | £3,800 | £197,600 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Amari'i Bell | £3,500 | £182,000 | 23 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dominic Samuel | £3,400 | £176,800 | 23 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jayson Leutwiler | £3,100 | £161,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Canada | JUN 2019 | ||
| Paul Caddis | £2,800 | £145,600 | 29 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Nyambe | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | Centre-back | Namibia | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Nuttall | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Travis | £2,000 | £104,000 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Chapman | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Willem Tomlinson | £680 | £35,360 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Dillon | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Charlie Albinson | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hayden Carter | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| John Buckley | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| John Buckley | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Okera Simmonds | £410 | £21,320 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Oliver Byrne | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Mansell | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Doyle | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Rankin-Costello | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Hardcastle | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Platt | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Charley Doyle | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Stefan Mols | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Andrew Fisher | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Grayson | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tyler Magloire | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Danny Butterworth | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Barnes | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Paton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | Canada | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Vale | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Dolan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andy Jackson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Frank Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| George Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brad Lynch | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matthew Chan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kyle Connell | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Donnelly-Blackburn | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Louis Khoury | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Australia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matthew Campbell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Winterbottom | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lewis Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | Northern Ireland | JUN 2018 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackburn Rovers wages, 2017/18
What was Blackburn Rovers' wage bill in 2017/18?
Blackburn Rovers paid £193,190 a week in 2017/18 - £10,045,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackburn Rovers player in 2017/18?
Charlie Mulgrew was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £16,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £8,340.
What was the average Blackburn Rovers salary in 2017/18?
The average Blackburn Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £8,340 a week in 2017/18, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Blackburn Rovers' 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Blackburn Rovers pay £205,975 a week in 2026/27, 7% higher than the £193,190 of 2017/18. The current squad is 61 players against 62 then.