Cardiff City 2022/23 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2022/23 · top earner Joe Ralls on £18,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 20 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27 — 34% higher than the £203,880 of 2022/23.
Where the money went in 2022/23
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 7 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2022/23 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ralls | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | DM | England | ||
| Callum Robinson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Cédric Kipré | £14,000 | £728,000 | 25 | D C | France | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £12,000 | £624,000 | 27 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Romaine Sawyers | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | AM C | St Kitts & Nevis | ||
| Andy Rinomhota | £8,500 | £442,000 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Gavin Whyte | £8,200 | £426,400 | 26 | AM R | N.Ireland | ||
| Jaden Philogene | £8,100 | £421,200 | 20 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jamilu Collins | £8,100 | £421,200 | 27 | D/WB L | Nigeria | ||
| Ryan Allsop | £7,700 | £400,400 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Sheyi Ojo | £7,600 | £395,200 | 25 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Mahlon Romeo | £6,900 | £358,800 | 26 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ryan Wintle | £6,700 | £348,400 | 25 | DM | England | ||
| Kion Etete | £6,000 | £312,000 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Mark Harris | £5,900 | £306,800 | 23 | AM LC, F C | Wales | ||
| Perry Ng | £5,800 | £301,600 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Thomas Sang | £5,600 | £291,200 | 23 | D/WB R, M C | England | ||
| Vontae Daley-Campbell | £5,500 | £286,000 | 21 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Ebou Adams | £5,300 | £275,600 | 26 | DM, AM C | Gambia | ||
| Connor Wickham | £4,400 | £228,800 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Jak Alnwick | £4,100 | £213,200 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Jack Simpson | £4,100 | £213,200 | 25 | D C | England | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Sory Kaba | £2,600 | £135,200 | 27 | ST | Guinea | ||
| Isaak Davies | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Joel Bagan | £1,100 | £57,200 | 20 | D/WB L | Ireland | ||
| Chanka Zimba | £1,030 | £53,560 | 20 | ST | Zambia | ||
| Cameron Antwi | £830 | £43,160 | 20 | DM | England | ||
| Eli King | £810 | £42,120 | 19 | DM | Wales | ||
| Oliver Denham | £800 | £41,600 | 20 | D C | Wales | ||
| Owen Pritchard | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Ryan Kavanagh | £580 | £30,160 | 19 | M C | Wales | ||
| Sebastian Kristensen | £570 | £29,640 | 19 | D C | Denmark | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £530 | £27,560 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Jai Semenyo | £510 | £26,520 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Caleb Hughes | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | DM | Wales | ||
| Cian Ashford | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Xavier Benjamin | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Raheem Conte | £430 | £22,360 | 19 | DM, AM C | Portugal | ||
| Aidan MacNamara | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | D R, DM | Wales | ||
| Jac Clay | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | D RC, DM | Wales | ||
| Cole Fleming | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Joseph Keeping | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D R | Wales | ||
| Joel Colwill | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | M C | Wales | ||
| Cody Twose | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Adam Coomer | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Tana Jones | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Josh Beecher | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Callum Jones | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D R | Wales | ||
| Kyle Kenniford | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Jacob Dennis | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Dan Barton | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | DM | Wales | ||
| Dylan Lawlor | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Morgan Wigley | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Luey Giles | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | WB/M L | Wales | ||
| Isaac Jeffries | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | AM R | Wales | ||
| Lewys Ware | £180 | £9,360 | 17 | D RC, DM | Wales | ||
| Louis Phillips | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Luke Armstrong | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Trey George | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Japhet Mpadi | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Morgan Lewis | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Joe Thomas | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | £180 | £9,360 | 16 | AM RL | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2022/23
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2022/23 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 35% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2022/23 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2022/23 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2022/23
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2022/23?
Cardiff City paid £203,880 a week in 2022/23 - £10,601,760 across the year - spread over a squad of 65. We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2022/23?
Joe Ralls was the highest earner in the 2022/23 squad on £18,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £8,125.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2022/23?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £8,125 a week in 2022/23, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 35% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2022/23 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 34% higher than the £203,880 of 2022/23. The current squad is 67 players against 65 then.