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Burnley 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Ben Mee on £58,000 per week · see the current Burnley wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £849k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £44m
SQUAD SIZE79
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £34k
Then and now
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27 — 1% higher than the £848,535 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 14 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Mee | £58,000 | £3,016,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Chris Wood | £57,000 | £2,964,000 | 28 | Striker | New Zealand | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Tarkowski | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jay Rodriguez | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 30 | Wide midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ashley Barnes | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 30 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dwight McNeil | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 20 | Wide midfielder, winger, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Cork | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 26 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dale Stephens | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 24 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Wide midfielder, winger | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £35,000 | £1,820,000 | 29 | Wide midfielder, winger | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ashley Westwood | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matej Vydra | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Czechia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nick Pope | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Robbie Brady | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 31 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 31 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Erik Pieters | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Centre-back, left wing-back, left midfielder | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kevin Long | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Phil Bardsley | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 35 | Full-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | Goalkeeper | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Benson | £5,100 | £265,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Norris | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jimmy Dunne | £3,100 | £161,200 | 22 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anthony Mancini | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joel Mumbongo | £2,100 | £109,200 | 21 | Striker | Sweden | JUN 2021 | ||
| Richard Nartey | £1,700 | £88,400 | 21 | Centre-back | England | - | ||
| Arman Taranis | £1,500 | £78,000 | 18 | Striker | Denmark | - | ||
| Anthony Glennon | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marc Richter | £900 | £46,800 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Germany | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcel Elva-Fountaine | £730 | £37,960 | 19 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rob Harker | £730 | £37,960 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Connor Barrett | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Calen Gallagher-Allison | £580 | £30,160 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dara Costelloe | £570 | £29,640 | 17 | Left midfielder, left winger | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| George McMahon | £540 | £28,080 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | SEP 2020 | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcel Wusiewicz | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Dodgson | £460 | £23,920 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Vinnie Steels | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Wide midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matthew O'Neill | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | SEP 2020 | ||
| Harry Allen | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jordan Cropper | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Richardson | £340 | £17,680 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matty Rain | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ne-Jai Tucker | £320 | £16,640 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Bermuda | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Rickard | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | Right midfielder, right winger | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ruairi Behan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Unwin | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Waller | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Max Thompson | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tremaine Eastmond | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Will Couch | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dan Sassi | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacson Coppack | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Leckie | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Woods | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mitchell George | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | SEP 2020 | ||
| Will Hugill | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe McGlynn | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dylan Moonan | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Joe Conley | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | SEP 2020 | ||
| Corey Brennan | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sean Etaluku | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Benn Ward | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matthew Carson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Michael Mellon | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joel Connolly | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Kade Ratchford | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Walters | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kane Patterson | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Right-back | Scotland | SEP 2020 | ||
| Jake Rooney | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dane McCullough | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Left-back | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Smyth-Ferguson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Keelan Williams | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Finlay Armstrong | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Edon Pruti | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Centre-back | England | SEP 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
50 Under £1k 2%
2 £1k-£2k 0%
4 £2k-£5k 1%
1 £5k-£10k 1%
2 £10k-£25k 5%
20 £25k-£100k 91%
Top 5 earners took 31% of the squad wage bill, across the 79 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Burnley wages, 2020/21
What was Burnley's wage bill in 2020/21?
Burnley paid £848,535 a week in 2020/21 - £44,123,820 across the year - spread over a squad of 79. We hold a wage for all 79 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Burnley player in 2020/21?
Ben Mee was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £58,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £33,674.
What was the average Burnley salary in 2020/21?
The average Burnley player aged 22 or over earned £33,674 a week in 2020/21, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 79. The top five earners took 31% of the bill between them.
How do Burnley's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27, 1% higher than the £848,535 of 2020/21. The current squad is 83 players against 79 then.