Cardiff City 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Alex Smithies on £33,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 26 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27 — 41% lower than the £466,940 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smithies | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D/WB R, DM, M RC | Curaçao | ||
| Junior Hoilett | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | AM RLC | Canada | ||
| Joe Ralls | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 25 | M LC | England | ||
| Callum Paterson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | D/WB R, AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Josh Murphy | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Sean Morrison | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Danny Ward | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 28 | AM LC, F C | England | ||
| Brad Smith | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 25 | D/WB L | Australia | ||
| Joe Bennett | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Neil Etheridge | £19,000 | £988,000 | 29 | GK | Philippines | ||
| Lee Tomlin | £19,000 | £988,000 | 30 | AM C | England | ||
| Aden Flint | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | D C | England | ||
| Albert Adomah | £18,000 | £936,000 | 31 | AM RL | England | ||
| Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM RL | England | ||
| Matthew Connolly | £17,000 | £884,000 | 31 | D RC | England | ||
| Greg Cunningham | £16,000 | £832,000 | 28 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Ashley Richards | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | D/WB RL | Wales | ||
| Sol Bamba | £12,000 | £624,000 | 34 | D C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Will Vaulks | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Robert Glatzel | £10,000 | £520,000 | 25 | ST | Germany | ||
| Isaac Vassell | £9,100 | £473,200 | 25 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Marlon Pack | £9,000 | £468,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Gavin Whyte | £8,200 | £426,400 | 23 | AM R | N.Ireland | ||
| Curtis Nelson | £6,400 | £332,800 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Aaron Bolger | £2,500 | £130,000 | 19 | DM | Ireland | ||
| Mark Harris | £1,900 | £98,800 | 20 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Danny Williams | £870 | £45,240 | 17 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Dion Sanderson | £820 | £42,640 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Cameron Coxe | £780 | £40,560 | 20 | D R | Wales | ||
| Caoimhin Fowler | £770 | £40,040 | 20 | AM LC | Ireland | ||
| Lloyd Humphries | £590 | £30,680 | 21 | DM, AM C | Wales | ||
| Ben Margetson | £590 | £30,680 | 18 | D/WB/M R | Wales | ||
| Ryan Pryce | £530 | £27,560 | 22 | D LC | England | ||
| Jac Davies | £530 | £27,560 | 18 | D RL | Wales | ||
| Isaak Davies | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Jake Evans | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Laurence Wootton | £490 | £25,480 | 19 | M C | England | ||
| Matt Hall | £480 | £24,960 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Daniel Martin | £470 | £24,440 | 19 | D L | England | ||
| Ryan Reynolds | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | D RLC, DM | Wales | ||
| Sam Bowen | £420 | £21,840 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Jack Bodenham | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D C | Wales | ||
| Tavio d'Almeida | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Thomas Sang | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | D RC, M C | England | ||
| Warren Burwood | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Davies | £380 | £19,760 | 17 | D/WB/M R | Wales | ||
| James Waite | £360 | £18,720 | 20 | AM RLC, F C | Wales | ||
| Trystan Jones | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D RLC | Wales | ||
| Keenan Patten | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Siôn Spence | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Shamar Moore | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| William Warnock | £230 | £11,960 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Jack Masrani | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Siyabonga Ligendza | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Bradley Stewart | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Kieron Evans | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Frazer Thomas | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Eli King | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Nativ Yanko | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Ryan Kavanagh | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Harry Pinchard | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Joel Bagan | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Taylor Jones | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Cavan Williams | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM L | Wales | ||
| Sam Parsons | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D L | Wales | ||
| Jaimie Cogman | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | GK | Australia | ||
| Ntazana Mayembe | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Ethan Vaughan | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Tom Chiabi | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 29% of the squad wage bill, across the 71 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2019/20
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2019/20?
Cardiff City paid £466,940 a week in 2019/20 - £24,280,880 across the year - spread over a squad of 71. We hold a wage for all 71 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2019/20?
Alex Smithies was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £33,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £17,240.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2019/20?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £17,240 a week in 2019/20, across the 26 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 71. The top five earners took 29% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 41% lower than the £466,940 of 2019/20. The current squad is 67 players against 71 then.