Bristol City 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Filip Benkovic on £32,000 per week · see the current Bristol City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 73 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 24 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27 — 26% lower than the £325,220 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 3 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Benkovic | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | D C | Croatia | ||
| Benik Afobe | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Nahki Wells | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | ST | Bermuda | ||
| Tomas Kalas | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | D RC | Czechia | ||
| Kasey Palmer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Famara Diédhiou | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | ST | Senegal | ||
| Nathan Baker | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Andreas Weimann | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Austria | ||
| Markus Henriksen | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | DM, AM C | Norway | ||
| Daniel Bentley | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Hunt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Marley Watkins | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Pedro Pereira | £8,800 | £457,600 | 21 | D/WB RL | Portugal | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Jay Dasilva | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Korey Smith | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Jamie Paterson | £7,100 | £369,200 | 27 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Han-Noah Massengo | £5,200 | £270,400 | 17 | DM | France | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £4,900 | £254,800 | 34 | GK | Finland | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £4,900 | £254,800 | 34 | GK | Finland | ||
| Tommy Rowe | £3,600 | £187,200 | 30 | D/WB L, M LC | England | ||
| Ashley Williams | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | D C | Wales | ||
| Zak Vyner | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| Niclas Eliasson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | AM RL | Sweden | ||
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | £830 | £43,160 | 22 | AM C | Wales | ||
| James Morton | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Freddie Hinds | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Joe Wollacott | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | GK | England | ||
| Rene Gilmartin | £700 | £36,400 | 32 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Aden Baldwin | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | D RC | England | ||
| Opi Edwards | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | WB/AM R | England | ||
| Saikou Janneh | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | ST | Gambia | ||
| Alhaji Sesay | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | GK | Sierra Leone | ||
| Louis Britton | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Aaron Sainsbury | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Bradley Webb | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Harvey Smith | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| James Burford | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Zac Smith | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | M RC | England | ||
| Lochlan Robertson | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Marcus Day | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Tom Harrison | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Ricardo Rees | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Owura Edwards | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Vincent Harper | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Joe Low | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Prince Henry | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Alex Scott | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Barney Soady | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D L | Wales | ||
| Ayman Benarous | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Ryley Towler | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Tommy Backwell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| James Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RL | England | ||
| Sam Pearson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Jamie Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Jemar South-Thomas | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Tommy Conway | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Max Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Sam Larkin | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Mark Thuo | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Cameron Salmon | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam Bell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Jago Lott | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Thierry Swaby | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Nathaniel Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Callum Pearson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Josh Owers | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Marlee Francois | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | Australia | ||
| Will Gould | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M R | England | ||
| James Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D RL | England | ||
| Joe Porton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Khari Allen | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Will Buse | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 40% of the squad wage bill, across the 73 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Bristol City wages, 2019/20
What was Bristol City's wage bill in 2019/20?
Bristol City paid £325,220 a week in 2019/20 - £16,911,440 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 Bristol City player in 2019/20?
Filip Benkovic was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £32,000 a week, 3x the 22+ squad average of £10,843.
What was the average Bristol City salary in 2019/20?
The average Bristol City player aged 22 or over earned £10,843 a week in 2019/20, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 73. The top five earners took 40% of the bill between them.
How do Bristol City's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Bristol City pay £239,980 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £325,220 of 2019/20. The current squad is 66 players against 73 then.