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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £325k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £17m
SQUAD SIZE73
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £11k
Then and now
Bristol City pay £228,480 a week in 2026/27 — 30% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filip Benkovic | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 21 | Centre-back | Croatia | MAY 2020 | ||
| Benik Afobe | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | MAY 2020 | ||
| Nahki Wells | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Striker | Bermuda | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tomas Kalas | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Czechia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kasey Palmer | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Famara Diédhiou | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 26 | Striker | Senegal | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathan Baker | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Andreas Weimann | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Austria | JUN 2021 | ||
| Markus Henriksen | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Norway | MAY 2020 | ||
| Daniel Bentley | £14,000 | £728,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Hunt | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marley Watkins | £11,000 | £572,000 | 28 | Winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pedro Pereira | £8,800 | £457,600 | 21 | Full-back | Portugal | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £8,400 | £436,800 | 24 | Winger | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jay Dasilva | £8,100 | £421,200 | 21 | Left-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Korey Smith | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jamie Paterson | £7,100 | £369,200 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Han-Noah Massengo | £5,200 | £270,400 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2023 | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £4,900 | £254,800 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Niki Mäenpää | £4,900 | £254,800 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Finland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tommy Rowe | £3,600 | £187,200 | 30 | Left-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ashley Williams | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zak Vyner | £3,000 | £156,000 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Niclas Eliasson | £2,900 | £150,800 | 23 | Winger | Sweden | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Lemonheigh-Evans | £830 | £43,160 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | MAY 2020 | ||
| James Morton | £810 | £42,120 | 20 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Freddie Hinds | £750 | £39,000 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Wollacott | £710 | £36,920 | 22 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rene Gilmartin | £700 | £36,400 | 32 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Aden Baldwin | £700 | £36,400 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Opi Edwards | £660 | £34,320 | 20 | Right wing-back, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Saikou Janneh | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Striker | Gambia | JUN 2023 | ||
| Alhaji Sesay | £500 | £26,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Sierra Leone | JUN 2020 | ||
| Louis Britton | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Striker | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Aaron Sainsbury | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bradley Webb | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harvey Smith | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Burford | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Zac Smith | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lochlan Robertson | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marcus Day | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Harrison | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ricardo Rees | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Right winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Owura Edwards | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Winger | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Vincent Harper | £240 | £12,480 | 18 | Left-back | England | JAN 2020 | ||
| Prince Henry | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Low | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Pearson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger | Wales | MAY 2020 | ||
| Ryley Towler | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Josh Owers | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tommy Conway | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Max Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| James Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Full-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Callum Pearson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Barney Soady | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alex Scott | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cameron Salmon | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Porton | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mark Thuo | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jago Lott | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Buse | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathaniel Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jamie Taylor | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marlee Francois | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jemar South-Thomas | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Khari Allen | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Larkin | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Thierry Swaby | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Will Gould | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Bell | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ayman Benarous | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tommy Backwell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
49 Under £1k 4%
£1k-£2k
6 £2k-£5k 7%
6 £5k-£10k 14%
9 £10k-£25k 47%
3 £25k-£100k 27%
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 £228,480 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £325,220 of 2019/20. The current squad is 66 players against 73 then.