Blackburn Rovers 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Arnór Sigurðsson on £18,000 per week · see the current Blackburn Rovers wage bill
We hold a wage for all 73 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 — 19% lower than the £294,900 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 25 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnór Sigurðsson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Iceland | ||
| Dominic Hyam | £17,000 | £884,000 | 27 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Sam Szmodics | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Gallagher | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | ST | England | ||
| Callum Brittain | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| John Fleck | £15,000 | £780,000 | 31 | DM | Scotland | ||
| Harry Pickering | £14,000 | £728,000 | 24 | D LC | England | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Rankin-Costello | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | D/WB R, DM, AM C | England | ||
| Andrew Moran | £13,000 | £676,000 | 19 | AM RLC | Ireland | ||
| Sondre Tronstad | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | DM | Norway | ||
| Hayden Carter | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | D RC | England | ||
| Leopold Wahlstedt | £10,000 | £520,000 | 24 | GK | Sweden | ||
| John Buckley | £10,000 | £520,000 | 23 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Ryan Hedges | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | WB L, AM RL | Wales | ||
| Kyle McFadzean | £8,000 | £416,000 | 36 | D C | England | ||
| Scott Wharton | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Semir Telalović | £7,600 | £395,200 | 23 | ST | Germany | ||
| Tyrhys Dolan | £7,600 | £395,200 | 21 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Yasin Ayari | £7,300 | £379,600 | 19 | DM, AM C | Sweden | ||
| Connor O'Riordan | £5,400 | £280,800 | 19 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Dilan Markanday | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | AM R | England | ||
| Harry Leonard | £5,200 | £270,400 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Jake Garrett | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Ben Chrisene | £3,500 | £182,000 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Billy Koumetio | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | D LC | France | ||
| Jake Batty | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Joe Hilton | £3,100 | £161,200 | 23 | GK | England | ||
| Zak Gilsenan | £3,000 | £156,000 | 20 | AM RLC | Ireland | ||
| Sam Barnes | £2,600 | £135,200 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| Kristi Montgomery | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | D/WB R, DM | Scotland | ||
| Felix Goddard | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Patrick Gamble | £800 | £41,600 | 19 | D RLC | England | ||
| Jalil Saadi | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | D C, DM | Morocco | ||
| Alex Baker | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Adam Caddick | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Ben Fyles | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Charlie Olsen | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Charlie Weston | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Dominik Biniek | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | AM RLC | Poland | ||
| George Pratt | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Harrison Wood | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Harley O'Grady-Macken | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Isaac Whitehall | £520 | £27,040 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Jay Haddow | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| James Edmondson | £510 | £26,520 | 17 | DM, AM RC | England | ||
| Leo Duru | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Lenni Cirino | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Nicholas Michalski | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Daniel Shaw | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Jackson Shorrocks | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RC, DM, M RC | England | ||
| Nathan Willis | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Igor Tyjon | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Stephen Edmondson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM, AM RLC | England | ||
| Patrik Farkas | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | DM, AM RLC | Hungary | ||
| Teddy Ramwell | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Nathan Dlamini | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Tom Atcheson | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RC, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Lucas Houghton | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D LC, DM, M LC | England | ||
| Joe Boggan | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Adam Khan | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Bradley Taylor | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Lorenze Mullinkrey-Matthews | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | WB R, AM RLC | England | ||
| Brandon Powell | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Zack Stritch | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Thirkill | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C, DM, AM C | England | ||
| Solomon Honor | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Max Davies | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Rhys Doherty | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Lewis Bell | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Junior Nsangou | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM LC, F C | Poland | ||
| Matthew Litherland | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Paul Murphy-Worrell | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D/WB R, DM, AM RLC | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Blackburn Rovers wages, 2023/24
What was Blackburn Rovers' wage bill in 2023/24?
Blackburn Rovers paid £294,900 a week in 2023/24 - £15,334,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 73. We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Blackburn Rovers player in 2023/24?
Arnór Sigurðsson was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £18,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £11,384.
What was the average Blackburn Rovers salary in 2023/24?
The average Blackburn Rovers player aged 22 or over earned £11,384 a week in 2023/24, across the 19 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Blackburn Rovers' 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Blackburn Rovers pay £237,675 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £294,900 of 2023/24. The current squad is 65 players against 73 then.