Blackburn Rovers 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Deyovaisio Zeefuik on £18,000 per week · see the current Blackburn Rovers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 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
Blackburn Rovers pay £237,675 a week in 2026/27 — 13% higher than the £209,760 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deyovaisio Zeefuik | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | D/WB R | Holland | ||
| Bradley Dack | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £17,000 | £884,000 | 30 | D C | Spain | ||
| Darragh Lenihan | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Sam Gallagher | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | ST | England | ||
| Thomas Kaminski | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | GK | Belgium | ||
| Ian Poveda | £11,000 | £572,000 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Bradley Johnson | £8,500 | £442,000 | 34 | DM | England | ||
| Jacob Davenport | £8,100 | £421,200 | 22 | DM | England | ||
| Ryan Hedges | £7,700 | £400,400 | 26 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Ben Brereton Díaz | £7,500 | £390,000 | 22 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Harry Pickering | £6,200 | £322,400 | 22 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Joe Rothwell | £5,100 | £265,200 | 26 | AM C | England | ||
| Joe Rankin-Costello | £5,100 | £265,200 | 21 | D/WB R, AM RLC | England | ||
| Lewis Travis | £5,000 | £260,000 | 23 | DM | England | ||
| Ryan Giles | £4,700 | £244,400 | 21 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Ryan Nyambe | £4,700 | £244,400 | 23 | D/WB R | Namibia | ||
| Tyrhys Dolan | £4,600 | £239,200 | 19 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Tayo Edun | £4,600 | £239,200 | 23 | D/WB L, DM, M LC | England | ||
| Jan Paul van Hecke | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | D C | Holland | ||
| John Buckley | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | AM C | England | ||
| Reda Khadra | £3,700 | £192,400 | 20 | AM RLC | Germany | ||
| Scott Wharton | £3,600 | £187,200 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Dilan Markanday | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | AM R | England | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £2,500 | £130,000 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Antonis Stergiakis | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | GK | Greece | ||
| James Brown | £1,100 | £57,200 | 23 | D/WB R | Ireland | ||
| Harry Leonard | £910 | £47,320 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Adam Wharton | £850 | £44,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Daniel Pike | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jake Garrett | £760 | £39,520 | 18 | D L, DM | England | ||
| Jack Vale | £760 | £39,520 | 20 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Luke Brennan | £740 | £38,480 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| Joe Nolan | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Jalil Saadi | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | D C, DM | France | ||
| Jordan Eastham | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Barnes | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Sam Durrant | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | AM RC | England | ||
| Alex Baker | £400 | £20,800 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jared Harlock | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Zak Gilsenan | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | AM RLC | Australia | ||
| Lenni Cirino | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Isaac Whitehall | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D R, M RC | England | ||
| Aidan Dowling | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Jay Haddow | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ben Fyles | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| George Pratt | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Felix Goddard | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Kristi Montgomery | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Charlie Olsen | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Adam Caddick | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Jake Batty | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Evan Cunningham | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Will Blease | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Joseph Ferguson | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ryan Wilson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | WB R | England | ||
| Georgie Gent | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D LC, AM L | England | ||
| Dominik Biniek | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| George Chmiel | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Harley O'Grady-Macken | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Ashley Phillips | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Harrison Wood | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RC | England | ||
| Charlie Weston | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Patrick Gamble | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
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 38% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackburn Rovers wages, 2021/22
What was Blackburn Rovers' wage bill in 2021/22?
Blackburn Rovers paid £209,760 a week in 2021/22 - £10,907,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackburn Rovers player in 2021/22?
Deyovaisio Zeefuik was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £18,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £8,268.
What was the average Blackburn Rovers salary in 2021/22?
The average Blackburn Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £8,268 a week in 2021/22, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Blackburn Rovers' 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Blackburn Rovers pay £237,675 a week in 2026/27, 13% higher than the £209,760 of 2021/22. The current squad is 65 players against 64 then.