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Burnley 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Ben Mee on £58,000 per week · see the current Burnley wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £945k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £49m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £35k
Then and now
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27 — 9% lower than the £945,400 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 5 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Mee | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chris Wood | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 27 | Striker | New Zealand | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Tarkowski | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jay Rodriguez | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ashley Barnes | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 29 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Hart | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Gibson | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dwight McNeil | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 19 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Lennon | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 32 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Cork | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jeff Hendrick | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | Winger | Iceland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | Winger | Iceland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matej Vydra | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Czechia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nick Pope | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ashley Westwood | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Robbie Brady | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | Left-back, left winger | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Erik Pieters | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Phil Bardsley | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 34 | Full-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kevin Long | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Legzdins | £5,500 | £286,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Henri Ogunby | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jimmy Dunne | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joel Mumbongo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ali Koiki | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lukas Jensen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Denmark | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rob Harker | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Striker | England | MAY 2020 | ||
| Bobby Thomas | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George McMahon | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joel Senior | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kai Calderbank-Park | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Australia | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mason Goodridge | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Vinnie Steels | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Harris | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matthew O'Neill | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marcel Wusiewicz | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kade Ratchford | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Richardson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Woods | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mitchell George | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matty Rain | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Corey Brennan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Conley | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Chris Conn-Clarke | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Winger | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Dylan Moonan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe McGlynn | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jaydon Major | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Finlay Armstrong | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kane Patterson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Matthew Carson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joel Connolly | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Udoka Chima | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | Italy | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Rooney | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Allen | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rhys Fenlon | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Edon Pruti | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam Unwin | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Max Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tremaine Eastmond | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ne-Jai Tucker | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Bermuda | JUN 2020 | ||
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
36 Under £1k 1%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
3 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
5 £10k-£25k 12%
20 £25k-£100k 85%
Top 5 earners took 28% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Burnley wages, 2019/20
What was Burnley's wage bill in 2019/20?
Burnley paid £945,400 a week in 2019/20 - £49,160,800 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Burnley player in 2019/20?
Ben Mee was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £58,000 a week, 1.6x the 22+ squad average of £35,380.
What was the average Burnley salary in 2019/20?
The average Burnley player aged 22 or over earned £35,380 a week in 2019/20, across the 25 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 28% of the bill between them.
How do Burnley's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27, 9% lower than the £945,400 of 2019/20. The current squad is 83 players against 67 then.