Bristol City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Adam Matthews on £28,000 per week · see the current Bristol City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27 — 3% higher than the £232,160 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Matthews | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 24 | D/WB RL | Wales | ||
| Lee Tomlin | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM LC | England | ||
| Gary O'Neil | £16,000 | £832,000 | 33 | DM, M RC | England | ||
| Fabian Giefer | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | GK | Germany | ||
| Bailey Wright | £13,000 | £676,000 | 23 | D C | Australia | ||
| Jens Hegeler | £10,000 | £520,000 | 28 | D C, DM, AM C | Germany | ||
| Hörður Magnússon | £9,200 | £478,400 | 23 | D LC | Iceland | ||
| Milan Đurić | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Aden Flint | £8,500 | £442,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Frank Fielding | £8,300 | £431,600 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Gustav Engvall | £8,200 | £426,400 | 20 | ST | Sweden | ||
| Korey Smith | £8,000 | £416,000 | 25 | M C | England | ||
| Scott Golbourne | £7,600 | £395,200 | 28 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Jamie Paterson | £7,100 | £369,200 | 24 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Marlon Pack | £6,900 | £358,800 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Matty Taylor | £6,900 | £358,800 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Matty Taylor | £6,900 | £358,800 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Tammy Abraham | £5,600 | £291,200 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £5,400 | £280,800 | 21 | AM RL, ST | Ireland | ||
| David Cotterill | £5,400 | £280,800 | 28 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Joe Bryan | £5,100 | £265,200 | 22 | D L, AM LC | England | ||
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £4,500 | £234,000 | 23 | AM C | England | ||
| Aaron Wilbraham | £4,500 | £234,000 | 36 | ST | England | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £4,100 | £213,200 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Mark Little | £3,900 | £202,800 | 27 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jonny Smith | £610 | £31,720 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Kodi Lyons-Foster | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Jack Challis | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Joe Morrell | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | M C | Wales | ||
| Zak Vyner | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Cameron Pring | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | D/M L | England | ||
| Freddie Hinds | £350 | £18,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Osagi Bascome | £310 | £16,120 | 17 | AM/F C | Bermuda | ||
| Shawn McCoulsky | £270 | £14,040 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Harvey Moss | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Charlie Harris | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M R | England | ||
| Lloyd Kelly | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| George Dowling | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Ashley Harper | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM R | England | ||
| James Difford | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Joe McNulty | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jake Andrews | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Joe Wollacott | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | ST | Wales | ||
| Shabazz Omofe | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Tom Richards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Kel Akpobire | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Harvey Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Owen Barry | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Josh Mortimore | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Opi Edwards | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | WB/AM R | England | ||
| Harrison Reeves | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Theo Llewellyn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Chris Durrant | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Aaron Parsons | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Ricardo Rees | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jayden Ali | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Cameron Allen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Harry Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| James Morton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M LC | England | ||
| George Nurse | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | WB/AM L | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 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 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bristol City wages, 2016/17
What was Bristol City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Bristol City paid £232,160 a week in 2016/17 - £12,072,320 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 Bristol City player in 2016/17?
Adam Matthews was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £28,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £9,562.
What was the average Bristol City salary in 2016/17?
The average Bristol City player aged 22 or over earned £9,562 a week in 2016/17, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 38% of the bill between them.
How do Bristol City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27, 3% higher than the £232,160 of 2016/17. The current squad is 66 players against 62 then.