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Cardiff City 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Oumar Niasse on £49,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £628k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £33m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £22k
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £266,005 a week in 2026/27 — 58% lower than the £627,680 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oumar Niasse | £49,000 | £2,548,000 | 28 | Striker | Senegal | MAY 2019 | ||
| Harry Arter | £41,000 | £2,132,000 | 28 | Central midfielder | Ireland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Jamaica | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alex Smithies | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bruno Ecuélé Manga | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | Centre-back | Gabon | JUN 2019 | ||
| Junior Hoilett | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 28 | Attacking midfielder | Canada | JUN 2021 | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Right-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Holland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Aron Einar Gunnarsson | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | Iceland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Paterson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Right-back, attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 23 | Left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Ralls | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sean Morrison | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Danny Ward | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 27 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joe Bennett | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Greg Cunningham | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 27 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Neil Etheridge | £19,000 | £988,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Philippines | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lee Peltier | £19,000 | £988,000 | 31 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £18,000 | £936,000 | 26 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Matthew Connolly | £18,000 | £936,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Víctor Camarasa | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kenneth Zohore | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | Striker | Denmark | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ashley Richards | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brian Murphy | £14,000 | £728,000 | 35 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stuart O'Keefe | £13,000 | £676,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kadeem Harris | £12,000 | £624,000 | 25 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sol Bamba | £12,000 | £624,000 | 33 | Centre-back | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2020 | ||
| Loïc Damour | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rhys Healey | £2,700 | £140,400 | 23 | Striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Danny Williams | £870 | £45,240 | 17 | Right winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Cameron Coxe | £780 | £40,560 | 19 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Brayden Shaw | £640 | £33,280 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrone Duffus | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Lloyd Humphries | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Pryce | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jake Evans | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Matt Hall | £480 | £24,960 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Martin | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Martin | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Bolger | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Defensive midfielder | Ireland | MAY 2019 | ||
| Jack Bodenham | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| James Waite | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | MAY 2019 | ||
| Daniel Griffiths | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Warren Burwood | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Keenan Patten | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Henry Smith | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Trystan Jones | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defender | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jac Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Duffey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Reynolds | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defender, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Bowen | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jac Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Full-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieron Evans | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ben Margetson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, right midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaak Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cavan Williams | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Joel Bagan | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| William Warnock | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sam Parsons | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| Laurence Wootton | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Sharif | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Harry Pinchard | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Ratcliffe | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor Davies | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Rudy Andrew-Knott | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ryan Reynolds | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defender, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Siôn Spence | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
39 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
1 £2k-£5k 0%
£5k-£10k
16 £10k-£25k 43%
11 £25k-£100k 55%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2018/19
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2018/19?
Cardiff City paid £627,680 a week in 2018/19 - £32,639,360 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 Cardiff City player in 2018/19?
Oumar Niasse was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £49,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £22,061.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2018/19?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £22,061 a week in 2018/19, across the 28 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £266,005 a week in 2026/27, 58% lower than the £627,680 of 2018/19. The current squad is 63 players against 67 then.