Cardiff City 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Bruno Ecuélé Manga on £27,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 28 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27 — 19% lower than the £336,590 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Ecuélé Manga | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 28 | D C | Gabon | ||
| Aron Einar Gunnarsson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | DM | Iceland | ||
| Junior Hoilett | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM RLC | Canada | ||
| Frédéric Gounongbe | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | ST | Benin | ||
| Danny Ward | £17,000 | £884,000 | 26 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Anthony Pilkington | £17,000 | £884,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Marko Grujić | £17,000 | £884,000 | 21 | DM, AM C | Serbia | ||
| Yanic Wildschut | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Matthew Connolly | £16,000 | £832,000 | 29 | D RC | England | ||
| Craig Bryson | £14,000 | £728,000 | 30 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Ashley Richards | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | D/WB RL | Wales | ||
| Gary Madine | £13,000 | £676,000 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Kenneth Zohore | £11,000 | £572,000 | 23 | ST | Denmark | ||
| Joe Bennett | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Loïc Damour | £9,000 | £468,000 | 26 | DM | France | ||
| Armand Traoré | £8,500 | £442,000 | 27 | D/WB/M L | Senegal | ||
| Callum Paterson | £8,400 | £436,800 | 22 | D/WB/AM R | Scotland | ||
| Greg Halford | £8,200 | £426,400 | 32 | D RC, DM, ST | England | ||
| Jamie Ward | £8,100 | £421,200 | 31 | AM RL, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Joe Ralls | £8,100 | £421,200 | 23 | M LC | England | ||
| Sean Morrison | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Lee Peltier | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Liam Feeney | £8,000 | £416,000 | 30 | AM R | England | ||
| Sol Bamba | £7,600 | £395,200 | 32 | D C, DM | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Kadeem Harris | £7,000 | £364,000 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Neil Etheridge | £5,900 | £306,800 | 27 | GK | Philippines | ||
| Brian Murphy | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £2,900 | £150,800 | 25 | AM RL | England | ||
| Rhys Healey | £2,700 | £140,400 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Mark Harris | £1,900 | £98,800 | 18 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Ciaron Brown | £680 | £35,360 | 20 | D LC | England | ||
| Ibrahim Meité | £620 | £32,240 | 20 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Ogo Obi | £560 | £29,120 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Jack McKay | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Tyrone Duffus | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | AM C | England | ||
| Jamie Veale | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | ST | Wales | ||
| Paul McKay | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | D C | Scotland | ||
| Connor Young | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D C | Wales | ||
| Rhys Abbruzzese | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D L | Wales | ||
| Cameron Coxe | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | D R | Wales | ||
| Lloyd Humphries | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | AM C | Wales | ||
| James Waite | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Jack Bodenham | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Sam Bowen | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M RC | Wales | ||
| Adam Sharif | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Kieron Proctor | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Laurence Wootton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | England | ||
| George Ratcliffe | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Siôn Spence | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Ryan Reynolds | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | Wales | ||
| Ben Margetson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/M R | Wales | ||
| Cai Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | M C | Wales | ||
| Henry Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Ryan Reynolds | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | Wales | ||
| Trystan Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RLC | Wales | ||
| Ibraim So Sani | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Alfie Madden | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RLC | England | ||
| Jordan Duffey | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Warren Burwood | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Jac Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Jac Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Keenan Patten | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 62 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2017/18
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2017/18?
Cardiff City paid £336,590 a week in 2017/18 - £17,502,680 across the year - spread over a squad of 62. We hold a wage for all 62 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2017/18?
Bruno Ecuélé Manga was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £27,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £11,104.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2017/18?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £11,104 a week in 2017/18, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 62. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £336,590 of 2017/18. The current squad is 67 players against 62 then.