Cardiff City 2023/24 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2023/24 · top earner Josh Bowler on £30,000 per week · see the current Cardiff City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 63 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 — 13% lower than the £315,850 of 2023/24.
Where the money went in 2023/24
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 4 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2023/24 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Bowler | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 24 | AM RL | England | ||
| Nat Phillips | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Aaron Ramsey | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 32 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Karlan Grant | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 25 | AM L, ST | England | ||
| Callum Robinson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | Ireland | ||
| Joe Ralls | £18,000 | £936,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| David Turnbull | £17,000 | £884,000 | 24 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Manolis Siopis | £15,000 | £780,000 | 29 | DM | Greece | ||
| Famara Diédhiou | £12,000 | £624,000 | 30 | ST | Senegal | ||
| Callum O'Dowda | £12,000 | £624,000 | 28 | AM RL | Ireland | ||
| Mark McGuinness | £11,000 | £572,000 | 22 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Rubin Colwill | £10,000 | £520,000 | 21 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Yakou Meïté | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | AM R, ST | Côte d’Ivoire | ||
| Romaine Sawyers | £9,000 | £468,000 | 31 | DM, AM C | St Kitts & Nevis | ||
| Perry Ng | £9,000 | £468,000 | 27 | D RC | England | ||
| Jamilu Collins | £8,100 | £421,200 | 28 | D/WB L | Nigeria | ||
| Ryan Wintle | £8,000 | £416,000 | 26 | DM | England | ||
| Ethan Horvath | £7,300 | £379,600 | 28 | GK | U.S.A. | ||
| Josh Wilson-Esbrand | £7,100 | £369,200 | 20 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jak Alnwick | £7,100 | £369,200 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Mahlon Romeo | £6,900 | £358,800 | 27 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Dimitris Goutas | £6,400 | £332,800 | 29 | D C | Greece | ||
| Kion Etete | £6,000 | £312,000 | 21 | ST | England | ||
| Ollie Tanner | £5,800 | £301,600 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Joel Colwill | £2,100 | £109,200 | 18 | M C | Wales | ||
| Cian Ashford | £930 | £48,360 | 18 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Cameron Antwi | £830 | £43,160 | 21 | DM | England | ||
| Matthew Turner | £730 | £37,960 | 21 | GK | Wales | ||
| Rohan Luthra | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Dylan Lawlor | £520 | £27,040 | 17 | D C | Wales | ||
| Jai Semenyo | £510 | £26,520 | 19 | D R | England | ||
| Freddie Cook | £500 | £26,000 | 18 | D C | England | ||
| Finlay Johnson | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | ST | England | ||
| Caleb Hughes | £480 | £24,960 | 19 | DM | Wales | ||
| Isaac Jeffries | £470 | £24,440 | 18 | AM R | Wales | ||
| Jacob Dennis | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | GK | Wales | ||
| Kyle Kenniford | £450 | £23,400 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Raheem Conte | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | DM, AM C | Portugal | ||
| Morgan Wigley | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | AM R, ST | Wales | ||
| Josh Beecher | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | D/WB R | Wales | ||
| Cody Twose | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Trey George | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Joe Thomas | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Luke Armstrong | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | GK | Wales | ||
| Japhet Mpadi | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM RC | Wales | ||
| Dan Barton | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | DM | Wales | ||
| Luey Giles | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | WB/M L | Wales | ||
| Louis Phillips | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | ST | Wales | ||
| Cole Fleming | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
| Alyas Debono | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Corey Foggarty | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| James Lester | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D C | Wales | ||
| Lennon Talbot | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Troy Perrett | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Osian Rees | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Cody Williams | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RL, DM | Wales | ||
| Dakarai Mafico | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM C | Wales | ||
| Joseff Edwards | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D RC | Wales | ||
| Jac Thomas | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D L | Wales | ||
| Jake Davies | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Daniel Ola | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Wales | ||
| Ronan Kpakio | £220 | £11,440 | 16 | D R | Wales | ||
| Tanatswa Nyakuhwa | £220 | £11,440 | 17 | AM RL | Wales | ||
Wage vs age, 2023/24
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2023/24 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 37% of the squad wage bill, across the 63 players we hold a 2023/24 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2023/24 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Cardiff City wages, 2023/24
What was Cardiff City's wage bill in 2023/24?
Cardiff City paid £315,850 a week in 2023/24 - £16,424,200 across the year - spread over a squad of 63. We hold a wage for all 63 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Cardiff City player in 2023/24?
Josh Bowler was the highest earner in the 2023/24 squad on £30,000 a week, 2.2x the 22+ squad average of £13,590.
What was the average Cardiff City salary in 2023/24?
The average Cardiff City player aged 22 or over earned £13,590 a week in 2023/24, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 63. The top five earners took 37% of the bill between them.
How do Cardiff City's 2023/24 wages compare with now?
Cardiff City pay £273,815 a week in 2026/27, 13% lower than the £315,850 of 2023/24. The current squad is 67 players against 63 then.