CHAMPIONSHIP · 2021/22 · ARCHIVE
Burnley 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Wout Weghorst on £76,000 per week · see the current Burnley wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £1.2m
YEARLY WAGE BILL £61m
SQUAD SIZE80
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £44k
Then and now
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27 — 26% lower than the £1,169,440 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wout Weghorst | £76,000 | £3,952,000 | 28 | ST | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ben Mee | £73,000 | £3,796,000 | 31 | D LC | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dwight McNeil | £72,000 | £3,744,000 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| James Tarkowski | £70,000 | £3,640,000 | 28 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jay Rodriguez | £60,000 | £3,120,000 | 31 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nick Pope | £59,000 | £3,068,000 | 29 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ashley Barnes | £53,000 | £2,756,000 | 31 | AM L, ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Cork | £50,000 | £2,600,000 | 32 | DM | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ashley Westwood | £48,000 | £2,496,000 | 31 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dale Stephens | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 32 | DM | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 27 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 30 | AM RL | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 25 | DM, M RC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £45,000 | £2,340,000 | 30 | AM RL | Iceland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 32 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Maxwel Cornet | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 24 | D/WB L, AM RL | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2026 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 32 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matej Vydra | £44,000 | £2,288,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | Czechia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Connor Roberts | £37,000 | £1,924,000 | 25 | D/WB R | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Erik Pieters | £32,000 | £1,664,000 | 32 | D/WB L | Holland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Phil Bardsley | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 36 | D RL | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kevin Long | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | D RC | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aaron Lennon | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 34 | AM R | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wayne Hennessey | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 34 | GK | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Nathan Collins | £14,000 | £728,000 | 20 | D C | Ireland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Will Norris | £4,400 | £228,800 | 27 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Anthony Mancini | £3,500 | £182,000 | 20 | M C | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Mark Helm | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rob Harker | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marcel Elva-Fountaine | £730 | £37,960 | 15 | D/WB (R) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bobby Thomas | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £590 | £30,680 | 19 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Calen Gallagher-Allison | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | D LC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dara Costelloe | £570 | £29,640 | 18 | AM L | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| George McMahon | £540 | £28,080 | 16 | GK | England | - | ||
| Harry Williams | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Woods | £490 | £25,480 | 18 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcel Wusiewicz | £480 | £24,960 | 15 | GK | Poland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mason Goodridge | £480 | £24,960 | 16 | DM, M (C) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Owen Dodgson | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Thompson | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew O'Neill | £380 | £19,760 | 14 | M/AM (R) | England | - | ||
| Ne-Jai Tucker | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | AM RC | Bermuda | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Richardson | £340 | £17,680 | 18 | ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Matty Rain | £330 | £17,160 | 14 | D (L) | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Unwin | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | AM R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Rickard | £180 | £9,360 | 14 | M/AM (R) | Wales | JUN 2021 | ||
| Edon Pruti | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | D (C) | England | - | ||
| Mitchell George | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | - | ||
| Kane Patterson | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | D/WB (R) | Scotland | - | ||
| Joe Conley | £145 | £7,540 | 14 | M (C) | England | - | ||
| Sean Etaluku | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM L | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Will Hugill | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tremaine Eastmond | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dan Sassi | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Waller | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Trevon Bryan | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D/WB/M L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jake Rooney | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Wiktor Gromek | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe McGlynn | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | ST | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacson Coppack | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Will Couch | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Corey Brennan | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | M C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ruairi Behan | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RLC | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joel Connolly | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Benn Ward | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kade Ratchford | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Charlie Casper | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Michael Mellon | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Leckie | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nathan James | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Westley | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finlay Armstrong | £140 | £7,280 | 18 | D L | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Moss | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kian Le Fondre | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM RL | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Smyth-Ferguson | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Walters | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | M L | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Keelan Williams | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D R | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Dane McCullough | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D L | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
53 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
2 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
3 £10k-£25k 5%
22 £25k-£100k 93%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 80 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Burnley wages, 2021/22
What was Burnley's wage bill in 2021/22?
Burnley paid £1,169,440 a week in 2021/22 - £60,810,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 80. We hold a wage for all 80 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Burnley player in 2021/22?
Wout Weghorst was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £76,000 a week, 1.7x the 22+ squad average of £44,392.
What was the average Burnley salary in 2021/22?
The average Burnley player aged 22 or over earned £44,392 a week in 2021/22, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 80. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Burnley's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27, 26% lower than the £1,169,440 of 2021/22. The current squad is 83 players against 80 then.