Bristol City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Loïs Diony on £21,000 per week · see the current Bristol City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £243,990 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loïs Diony | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | AM R, ST | France | ||
| Famara Diédhiou | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 24 | ST | Senegal | ||
| Nathan Baker | £19,000 | £988,000 | 26 | D LC | England | ||
| Gary O'Neil | £16,000 | £832,000 | 34 | DM, M RC | England | ||
| Bailey Wright | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | D C | Australia | ||
| Jens Hegeler | £10,000 | £520,000 | 29 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Hörður Magnússon | £9,200 | £478,400 | 24 | D LC | Iceland | ||
| Milan Đurić | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | ST | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Aden Flint | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Frank Fielding | £8,300 | £431,600 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Gustav Engvall | £8,200 | £426,400 | 21 | ST | Sweden | ||
| Korey Smith | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | M C | England | ||
| Scott Golbourne | £7,600 | £395,200 | 29 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Eros Pisano | £7,300 | £379,600 | 30 | D RC | Italy | ||
| Jamie Paterson | £7,100 | £369,200 | 25 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Matty Taylor | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | ST | England | ||
| Marlon Pack | £6,900 | £358,800 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Matty Taylor | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | ST | England | ||
| Liam Walsh | £6,000 | £312,000 | 19 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Ryan Kent | £5,700 | £296,400 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £5,400 | £280,800 | 22 | AM RL, ST | Ireland | ||
| Joe Bryan | £5,100 | £265,200 | 23 | D L, AM LC | England | ||
| Luke Steele | £5,000 | £260,000 | 32 | GK | England | ||
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £4,500 | £234,000 | 24 | AM/F C | Jamaica | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £4,100 | £213,200 | 21 | M RC | England | ||
| Cauley Woodrow | £3,400 | £176,800 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Niclas Eliasson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 21 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Arnold Garita | £1,500 | £78,000 | 22 | ST | Cameroon | ||
| Freddie Hinds | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Lloyd Kelly | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Joe Wollacott | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Aden Baldwin | £400 | £20,800 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Max O'Leary | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Cameron Pring | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | D/M L | England | ||
| Rory Holden | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | AM C | N.Ireland | ||
| Tyreeq Bakinson | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Harvey Smith | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Tom Richards | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Charlie Harris | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | M R | England | ||
| Aaron Parsons | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Kel Akpobire | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| James Morton | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | M LC | England | ||
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | ST | Wales | ||
| Opi Edwards | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | WB/AM R | England | ||
| Antoine Semenyo | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| George Nurse | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Zac Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| James Burford | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Vincent Harper | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Jack Turner | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Kieran Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| James Carey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ricardo Rees | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Spark | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jayden Ali | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Cameron Allen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Harry Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Marcus Day | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Aaron Sainsbury | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | GK | England | ||
| Chris Turner-Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Bradley Webb | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Josh Mortimore | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Joe Hall | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Lochlan Robertson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Denis Begovic | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
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 36% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bristol City wages, 2017/18
What was Bristol City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Bristol City paid £243,990 a week in 2017/18 - £12,687,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bristol City player in 2017/18?
Loïs Diony was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £21,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £9,113.
What was the average Bristol City salary in 2017/18?
The average Bristol City player aged 22 or over earned £9,113 a week in 2017/18, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 36% of the bill between them.
How do Bristol City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £243,990 of 2017/18. The current squad is 66 players against 65 then.