Cardiff City 2021/22 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2021/22 · top earner Alex Smithies on £33,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 56 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 17 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27 — 1% higher than the £271,360 of 2021/22.
Where the money went in 2021/22
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2021/22 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smithies | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Jordan Hugill | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | WB R, DM, M RC | Curaçao | ||
| Joe Ralls | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | M LC | England | ||
| Sean Morrison | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | D C | England | ||
| Aden Flint | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| Curtis Nelson | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Will Vaulks | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | DM | England | ||
| Isaac Vassell | £9,100 | £473,200 | 27 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Marlon Pack | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | DM | England | ||
| James Collins | £8,100 | £421,200 | 30 | ST | Ireland | ||
| Tommy Doyle | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | DM | England | ||
| Ryan Wintle | £6,700 | £348,400 | 24 | DM | England | ||
| Mark Harris | £5,900 | £306,800 | 22 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Perry Ng | £5,800 | £301,600 | 25 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Uche Ikpeazu | £5,500 | £286,000 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Dillon Phillips | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | GK | England | ||
| Cody Drameh | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | D/WB RL | England | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Max Watters | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | ST | England | ||
| Alfie Doughty | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | WB L, AM RL | England | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Joel Bagan | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Isaak Davies | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Matthew Turner | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | GK | Wales | ||
| Jack Leahy | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | AM RL | England | ||
| Sam Bowen | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | M C | Wales | ||
| Ibrahim Bakare | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | D RC | Nigeria | ||
| Jai Semenyo | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Oliver Denham | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | D C | Wales | ||
| George Ratcliffe | £440 | £22,880 | 20 | GK | Wales | ||
| Tavio d'Almeida | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | M C | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Eli King | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Ntazana Mayembe | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | AM RL, ST | Zambia | ||
| Tom Davies | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | D/WB/M L | Wales | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Owen Pritchard | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Ryan Kavanagh | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Siyabonga Ligendza | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | ST | Wales | ||
| Taylor Jones | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Joseph Keeping | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Morgan Wigley | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Adam Coomer | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Ben Coley | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Joel Colwill | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Josh Rippon | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Aidan MacNamara | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D R, DM | Wales | ||
| Jac Clay | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | D RC, DM | Wales | ||
| Rhys Schwank | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Lewys Ware | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D RC, DM | Wales | ||
| Kyle Kenniford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | DM | Wales | ||
| Cian Ashford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Callum Jones | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Morgan Lewis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jacob Dennis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| James Crole | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2021/22
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2021/22 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 51% of the squad wage bill, across the 56 players we hold a 2021/22 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2021/22 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2021/22
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2021/22?
Cardiff City paid £271,360 a week in 2021/22 - £14,110,720 across the year - spread over a squad of 56. We hold a wage for all 56 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2021/22?
Alex Smithies was the highest earner in the 2021/22 squad on £33,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £14,024.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2021/22?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £14,024 a week in 2021/22, across the 17 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 56. The top five earners took 51% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2021/22 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 1% higher than the £271,360 of 2021/22. The current squad is 67 players against 56 then.