Burnley 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner James Tarkowski on £45,000 per week · see the current Burnley wage bill
We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 29 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Burnley pay £828,907 a week in 2026/27 — 4% higher than the £797,940 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Tarkowski | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 24 | D C | England | ||
| Aaron Lennon | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 30 | AM RL | England | ||
| Chris Wood | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | ST | New Zealand | ||
| Georges-Kévin Nkoudou | £36,000 | £1,872,000 | 22 | AM L | France | ||
| Jeff Hendrick | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 25 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Jack Cork | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Ashley Westwood | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Steven Defour | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | DM | Belgium | ||
| Robbie Brady | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 25 | D/WB/AM L | Ireland | ||
| Tom Heaton | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Ben Mee | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 27 | D LC | England | ||
| Jonathan Walters | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 33 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Phil Bardsley | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 31 | D RL | Scotland | ||
| Ashley Barnes | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 27 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | AM RL | Iceland | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 26 | AM RL | Iceland | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 23 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Stephen Ward | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Stephen Ward | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 31 | D L | Ireland | ||
| Nahki Wells | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 27 | ST | Bermuda | ||
| Dean Marney | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 33 | M C | England | ||
| Scott Arfield | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | AM RLC | Canada | ||
| Matt Lowton | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Nick Pope | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Matt Lowton | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Kevin Long | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Sam Vokes | £15,000 | £780,000 | 27 | ST | Wales | ||
| Anders Lindegaard | £8,500 | £442,000 | 33 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Adam Legzdins | £5,500 | £286,000 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Aiden O'Neill | £4,500 | £234,000 | 18 | AM C | Australia | ||
| Jamie Thomas | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | ST | Wales | ||
| Arlen Birch | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Aidan Stone | £900 | £46,800 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ntumba Massanka | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Rahis Nabi | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Conor Mitchell | £580 | £30,160 | 21 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Marley Blair | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Marcel Wusiewicz | £480 | £24,960 | 11 | GK | Poland | ||
| Christian N'Guessan | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Craig Ellison | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Matthew O'Neill | £380 | £19,760 | 10 | M/AM (R) | England | ||
| Jordan Barnett | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Jordan Barnett | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | AM L | England | ||
| Matty Rain | £330 | £17,160 | 10 | D (L) | England | ||
| Will Rickard | £180 | £9,360 | 10 | M/AM (R) | Wales | ||
| Mitchell George | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Edon Pruti | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | D (C) | England | ||
| Joe Conley | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | M (C) | England | ||
| Kane Patterson | £145 | £7,540 | 10 | D/WB (R) | Scotland | ||
| Ollie Younger | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Will Harris | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Bobby Thomas | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Michael Fowler | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Tristan Jumeau | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Ethan Kershaw | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RC | England | ||
| Scott Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Kian Yari | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM/F C | England | ||
| James Clarke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Kwazinkosi Mpofu | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Samuel Layton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Australia | ||
| Tunde Bayode | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D/WB R, DM, M R | England | ||
| Tinashe Chakwana | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Adam Bruce | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Jordan Cropper | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Leighton Egan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Richard Taylor | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D L | England | ||
| Dwight McNeil | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Dan Moss | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RC | England | ||
| Ali Koiki | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Mark Howarth | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Oscar Woods | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | M LC | Australia | ||
| Kai Calderbank-Park | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Australia | ||
| Akim Samms | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Terry Mupariwa | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Dylon Meredith | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
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 24% of the squad wage bill, across the 75 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Burnley wages, 2017/18
What was Burnley's wage bill in 2017/18?
Burnley paid £797,940 a week in 2017/18 - £41,492,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 75. We hold a wage for all 75 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Burnley player in 2017/18?
James Tarkowski was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £45,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £26,966.
What was the average Burnley salary in 2017/18?
The average Burnley player aged 22 or over earned £26,966 a week in 2017/18, across the 29 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 75. The top five earners took 24% of the bill between them.
How do Burnley's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Burnley pay £828,907 a week in 2026/27, 4% higher than the £797,940 of 2017/18. The current squad is 81 players against 75 then.