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
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 25 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Burnley pay £828,907 a week in 2026/27 — 12% 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 | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Mee | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 29 | D LC | England | ||
| Chris Wood | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 27 | ST | New Zealand | ||
| James Tarkowski | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Jay Rodriguez | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Ashley Barnes | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 29 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Joe Hart | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 32 | GK | England | ||
| Ben Gibson | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Dwight McNeil | £42,000 | £2,184,000 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Aaron Lennon | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 32 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jack Cork | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | D/WB/M L | England | ||
| Jeff Hendrick | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 27 | AM RC | Ireland | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 23 | M RC | England | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | AM RL | Iceland | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 28 | AM RL | Iceland | ||
| Nick Pope | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | GK | England | ||
| Matej Vydra | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 27 | AM LC, F C | Czechia | ||
| Ashley Westwood | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| Robbie Brady | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | D/WB/AM L | Ireland | ||
| Erik Pieters | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | D LC, M L | Holland | ||
| Matt Lowton | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Phil Bardsley | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 34 | D RL | Scotland | ||
| Matt Lowton | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 30 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Kevin Long | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | D RC | Ireland | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £18,000 | £936,000 | 22 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Adam Legzdins | £5,500 | £286,000 | 32 | GK | England | ||
| Henri Ogunby | £3,200 | £166,400 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Jimmy Dunne | £3,100 | £161,200 | 21 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Joel Mumbongo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 20 | ST | Sweden | ||
| Ali Koiki | £1,500 | £78,000 | 19 | D/WB/AM L | England | ||
| Lukas Jensen | £1,000 | £52,000 | 20 | GK | Denmark | ||
| Rob Harker | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Bobby Thomas | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| George McMahon | £540 | £28,080 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Joel Senior | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | D R | England | ||
| Kai Calderbank-Park | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | GK | Australia | ||
| Mason Goodridge | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Vinnie Steels | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Will Harris | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Matthew O'Neill | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | AM R | England | ||
| Marcel Wusiewicz | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | GK | Poland | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Kade Ratchford | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Tremaine Eastmond | £120 | £6,240 | 15 | AM C | England | ||
| Max Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ben Woods | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | DM | England | ||
| Matty Rain | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D L | England | ||
| Corey Brennan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Edon Pruti | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Joe McGlynn | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Ne-Jai Tucker | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RC | Bermuda | ||
| Sam Unwin | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Dylan Moonan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Lewis Richardson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Chris Conn-Clarke | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | N.Ireland | ||
| Joe Conley | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| Mitchell George | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Udoka Chima | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | Italy | ||
| Jake Rooney | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Kane Patterson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB R | Scotland | ||
| Jaydon Major | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM L | England | ||
| Harry Allen | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Rhys Fenlon | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Matthew Carson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Joel Connolly | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Finlay Armstrong | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D L | 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 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 £828,907 a week in 2026/27, 12% lower than the £945,400 of 2019/20. The current squad is 81 players against 67 then.