Bristol City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Tomas Kalas on £22,000 per week · see the current Bristol City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 68 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 — 10% lower than the £265,840 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tomas Kalas | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 25 | D RC | Czechia | ||
| Famara Diédhiou | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | ST | Senegal | ||
| Kasey Palmer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Nathan Baker | £19,000 | £988,000 | 27 | D C | England | ||
| Andreas Weimann | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | AM RL, ST | Austria | ||
| Jack Hunt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Bailey Wright | £13,000 | £676,000 | 25 | D RC | Australia | ||
| Marley Watkins | £11,000 | £572,000 | 27 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Jens Hegeler | £10,000 | £520,000 | 30 | D C, DM | Germany | ||
| Frank Fielding | £8,300 | £431,600 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Jay Dasilva | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | D L | England | ||
| Korey Smith | £8,000 | £416,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Adam Webster | £7,500 | £390,000 | 23 | D C | England | ||
| Eros Pisano | £7,300 | £379,600 | 31 | D RC | Italy | ||
| Jamie Paterson | £7,100 | £369,200 | 26 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Matty Taylor | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Marlon Pack | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Matty Taylor | £6,900 | £358,800 | 28 | ST | England | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £6,100 | £317,200 | 22 | M RC | England | ||
| Liam Walsh | £6,000 | £312,000 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £5,900 | £306,800 | 33 | GK | Finland | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £5,900 | £306,800 | 33 | GK | Finland | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £5,400 | £280,800 | 23 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Hakeeb Adelakun | £5,200 | £270,400 | 22 | AM R | England | ||
| Mohamed Eisa | £4,900 | £254,800 | 23 | AM RL, ST | Sudan | ||
| Niclas Eliasson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 22 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Lloyd Kelly | £1,000 | £52,000 | 19 | D LC | England | ||
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | ST | Wales | ||
| Joe Morrell | £760 | £39,520 | 21 | M C | Wales | ||
| George Dowling | £640 | £33,280 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Aden Baldwin | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | D RC | England | ||
| Antoine Semenyo | £600 | £31,200 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Max O'Leary | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Wollacott | £410 | £21,320 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Alhaji Sesay | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | GK | Sierra Leone | ||
| George Nurse | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | WB/AM L | England | ||
| Opi Edwards | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | WB/AM R | England | ||
| James Morton | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Jayden Ali | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D L | Wales | ||
| Ricardo Rees | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM R | England | ||
| James Carey | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Chris Turner-Williams | £250 | £13,000 | 17 | D R | England | ||
| Tom Richards | £210 | £10,920 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| James Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Kieran Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM L | England | ||
| Sam Bell | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| James Burford | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Marcus Day | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Aaron Sainsbury | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Will Buse | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Max Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Bradley Webb | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Tommy Conway | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Hall | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Lochlan Robertson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Will Gould | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M R | England | ||
| Josh Owers | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Callum Pearson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Spark | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Zac Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Saikou Janneh | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | Gambia | ||
| James Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Jamie Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Pearson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M R | England | ||
| Barney Soady | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Ryley Towler | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Vincent Harper | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Low | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bristol City wages, 2018/19
What was Bristol City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Bristol City paid £265,840 a week in 2018/19 - £13,823,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Bristol City player in 2018/19?
Tomas Kalas was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £22,000 a week, 2.3x the 22+ squad average of £9,617.
What was the average Bristol City salary in 2018/19?
The average Bristol City player aged 22 or over earned £9,617 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Bristol City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27, 10% lower than the £265,840 of 2018/19. The current squad is 66 players against 68 then.