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Burnley 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Jay Rodriguez on £33,000 per week · see the current Burnley wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £489k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £25m
SQUAD SIZE80
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £19k
Then and now
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27 — 76% higher than the £489,230 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Rodriguez | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | AM RLC, F C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ashley Barnes | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 32 | AM L, ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Arijanet Muric | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 23 | GK | Kosovo | JUN 2026 | ||
| Charlie Taylor | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | D LC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Louis Beyer | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 22 | D RC | Germany | JUN 2026 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | AM RL | Iceland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jack Cork | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 33 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jóhann Berg Guðmundsson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | AM RL | Iceland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Josh Brownhill | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 26 | DM, AM RC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Matt Lowton | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 33 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Connor Roberts | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 26 | D/WB R | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Nathan Tella | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | AM R, ST | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Bailey Peacock-Farrell | £17,000 | £884,000 | 25 | GK | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Halil Dervisoglu | £16,000 | £832,000 | 22 | AM RLC, F C | Türkiye | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ameen Al-Dakhil | £16,000 | £832,000 | 20 | D C | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Anass Zaroury | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | AM RL | Morocco | JUN 2026 | ||
| Manuel Benson Hedilazio | £15,000 | £780,000 | 25 | AM RL, ST | Belgium | JUN 2026 | ||
| Josh Cullen | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | DM | Ireland | JUN 2026 | ||
| Darko Churlinov | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM RL | North Macedonia | JUN 2026 | ||
| Ian Maatsen | £11,000 | £572,000 | 20 | D/WB L, M C | Holland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Samuel Bastien | £11,000 | £572,000 | 25 | DM | Belgium | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lyle Foster | £9,000 | £468,000 | 21 | AM L, ST | South Africa | JUN 2027 | ||
| Michael Obafemi | £9,000 | £468,000 | 22 | ST | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | £7,000 | £364,000 | 20 | D RC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Vitinho | £7,000 | £364,000 | 22 | D/WB/AM RL | Brazil | JUN 2026 | ||
| Scott Twine | £4,600 | £239,200 | 22 | AM LC | England | JUN 2026 | ||
| Hjalmar Ekdal | £1,200 | £62,400 | 23 | D C | Sweden | JUN 2027 | ||
| Denis Franchi | £850 | £44,200 | 19 | GK | Italy | JUN 2025 | ||
| Lewis Richardson | £790 | £41,080 | 19 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcel Lewis | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Marcel Elva-Fountaine | £730 | £37,960 | 16 | D/WB (R) | England | - | ||
| Alex Healy-Byrne | £620 | £32,240 | 18 | D R | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe McGlynn | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | ST | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Thomas | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Deji Sotona | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | AM L | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Frankie Deane | £550 | £28,600 | 17 | DM | Scotland | JUN 2023 | ||
| George McMahon | £540 | £28,080 | 17 | GK | England | - | ||
| Mason Goodridge | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | - | ||
| Marcel Wusiewicz | £480 | £24,960 | 16 | GK | Poland | - | ||
| Ne-Jai Tucker | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | AM RC | Bermuda | JUN 2023 | ||
| Benn Ward | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | DM | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dane McCullough | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D L | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Dan Sassi | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Seb Thompson | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | AM RLC | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew O'Neill | £380 | £19,760 | 15 | M/AM (R) | England | - | ||
| Jacob Hamilton | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Finlay Armstrong | £350 | £18,200 | 19 | D L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kade Ratchford | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Keelan Williams | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | D R | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matty Rain | £330 | £17,160 | 15 | D (L) | England | - | ||
| Renaldo Torraj | £330 | £17,160 | 17 | AM LC | Albania | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Waller | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Hugill | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | DM, AM C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Rogers | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jacson Coppack | £180 | £9,360 | 18 | DM | N.Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Oliver Sweeney | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Westley | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kian Le Fondre | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM RL | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Bates | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB L | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dylan Sime | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Sonny Pickup | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Jon Ander Vilar Robinson | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Ashton | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB R | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Callum West | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Ryan Tioffo | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Nathan James | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D C | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewis Forshaw | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Tom Tweedy | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM RC | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Charlie Casper | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Rohan Vaughan | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Lucas Wane | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Joe Bauress | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C, DM | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Harry Moss | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | GK | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Rickard | £180 | £9,360 | 15 | M/AM (R) | Wales | - | ||
| Wiktor Gromek | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM C | Poland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Trevon Bryan | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D/WB/M L | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Edon Pruti | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | D (C) | England | - | ||
| Kane Patterson | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | D/WB (R) | Scotland | - | ||
| Joe Conley | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | M (C) | England | - | ||
| Mitchell George | £145 | £7,540 | 15 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | - | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
53 Under £1k 4%
1 £1k-£2k 0%
1 £2k-£5k 1%
4 £5k-£10k 7%
12 £10k-£25k 39%
9 £25k-£100k 50%
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 80 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Burnley wages, 2022/23
What was Burnley's wage bill in 2022/23?
Burnley paid £489,230 a week in 2022/23 - £25,439,960 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 2022/23?
Jay Rodriguez was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £33,000 a week, 1.8x the 22+ squad average of £18,809.
What was the average Burnley salary in 2022/23?
The average Burnley player aged 22 or over earned £18,809 a week in 2022/23, across the 22 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 80. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Burnley's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Burnley pay £860,107 a week in 2026/27, 76% higher than the £489,230 of 2022/23. The current squad is 83 players against 80 then.