Derby County 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Andy King on £43,000 per week · see the current Derby County wage bill
We hold a wage for all 65 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 23 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Derby County pay £352,115 a week in 2026/27 — 23% lower than the £457,830 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 13 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy King | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | DM, AM C | Wales | ||
| Ikechi Anya | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | D/WB/AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Bradley Johnson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | DM, AM LC | England | ||
| Bradley Johnson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | DM, AM LC | England | ||
| Tom Lawrence | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Curtis Davies | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | D C | England | ||
| David Nugent | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Andre Wisdom | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Huddlestone | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Craig Bryson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | AM C | Scotland | ||
| Ashley Cole | £18,000 | £936,000 | 37 | D L | England | ||
| Scott Malone | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jack Marriott | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | ST | England | ||
| Scott Carson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | GK | England | ||
| Richard Keogh | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | D C | Ireland | ||
| Harry Wilson | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Marcus Olsson | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | D/WB L | Sweden | ||
| Craig Forsyth | £9,400 | £488,800 | 29 | D LC, M L | Scotland | ||
| Martyn Waghorn | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| George Evans | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Duane Holmes | £5,400 | £280,800 | 23 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Fikayo Tomori | £5,300 | £275,600 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Florian Jozefzoon | £5,300 | £275,600 | 27 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Efe Ambrose | £5,300 | £275,600 | 29 | D RC | Nigeria | ||
| Mason Mount | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Mason Bennett | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Jayden Bogle | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Kelle Roos | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | GK | Holland | ||
| Kellan Gordon | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | D/AM R | England | ||
| Alex Babos | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Aaron Eyoma | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | D/WB/AM R | England | ||
| Calum Macdonald | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | D LC | Scotland | ||
| Josh Shonibare | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Max Bird | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Ethan Wassall | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | D C | England | ||
| Henrich Ravas | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | GK | Slovakia | ||
| Sven Sostaric Karic | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | D LC | Slovenia | ||
| Josh Barnes | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Cameron Cresswell | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Fuseine Rashid | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | D C | Sweden | ||
| Joe Bateman | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Max Hunt | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | D C | England | ||
| Zaid Al-Hussaini | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | AM R | England | ||
| Jordan Brown | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | M C | England | ||
| Jason Knight | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Javaun Splatt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Liam Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM, M RLC | England | ||
| Eiran Cashin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Stretton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Henry Wise | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Morgan Whittaker | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Callum Minkley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Louie Sibley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Sam French | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Dixon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Yohan Greco | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | France | ||
| Bradley Foster | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Tyree Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Jaden Charles | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | DM, M RLC | England | ||
| Lee Buchanan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC, DM | England | ||
| Harry Halwax | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Kornell McDonald | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Festy Ebosele | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Archie Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D L | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 34% of the squad wage bill, across the 65 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Derby County wages, 2018/19
What was Derby County's wage bill in 2018/19?
Derby County paid £457,830 a week in 2018/19 - £23,807,160 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 Derby County player in 2018/19?
Andy King was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £43,000 a week, 2.4x the 22+ squad average of £18,196.
What was the average Derby County salary in 2018/19?
The average Derby County player aged 22 or over earned £18,196 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 65. The top five earners took 34% of the bill between them.
How do Derby County's 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Derby County pay £352,115 a week in 2026/27, 23% lower than the £457,830 of 2018/19. The current squad is 71 players against 65 then.