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
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £266,005 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Smithies | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jordan Hugill | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 29 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Leandro Bacuna | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 29 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Curaçao | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Ralls | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 27 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sean Morrison | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aden Flint | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Curtis Nelson | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Will Vaulks | £10,000 | £520,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Isaac Vassell | £9,100 | £473,200 | 27 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Marlon Pack | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| James Collins | £8,100 | £421,200 | 30 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Tommy Doyle | £7,000 | £364,000 | 19 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2025 | ||
| Ryan Wintle | £6,700 | £348,400 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mark Harris | £5,900 | £306,800 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Perry Ng | £5,800 | £301,600 | 25 | Right-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Uche Ikpeazu | £5,500 | £286,000 | 26 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Dillon Phillips | £4,400 | £228,800 | 26 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cody Drameh | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Full-back | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £3,900 | £202,800 | 20 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| Max Watters | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | Striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Alfie Doughty | £3,500 | £182,000 | 21 | Left wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £2,700 | £140,400 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Isaak Davies | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Winger, striker | Wales | JUN 2025 | ||
| Joel Bagan | £1,100 | £57,200 | 19 | Left-back | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Matthew Turner | £830 | £43,160 | 19 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Leahy | £660 | £34,320 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Bowen | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ibrahim Bakare | £520 | £27,040 | 19 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jai Semenyo | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Oliver Denham | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Ratcliffe | £440 | £22,880 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tavio d'Almeida | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Central midfielder | Côte d’Ivoire | JUN 2022 | ||
| Eli King | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ntazana Mayembe | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Winger, striker | Zambia | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tom Davies | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Owen Pritchard | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ryan Kavanagh | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Siyabonga Ligendza | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Taylor Jones | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Lewys Ware | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| James Crole | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Morgan Wigley | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Striker | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Adam Coomer | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joel Colwill | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Central midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Kyle Kenniford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joseph Keeping | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Callum Jones | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Right-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Morgan Lewis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jacob Dennis | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cian Ashford | £140 | £7,280 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2024 | ||
| Rhys Schwank | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Winger | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jac Clay | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aidan MacNamara | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Right-back, defensive midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Rippon | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Centre-back | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| Ben Coley | £140 | £7,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
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 £266,005 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £271,360 of 2021/22. The current squad is 63 players against 56 then.