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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £458k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £24m
SQUAD SIZE65
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £18k
Then and now
Derby County pay £373,015 a week in 2026/27 — 19% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andy King | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | Wales | MAY 2019 | ||
| Ikechi Anya | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 30 | Full-back, winger | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bradley Johnson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bradley Johnson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tom Lawrence | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | JUN 2022 | ||
| David Nugent | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Curtis Davies | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 33 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andre Wisdom | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 25 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tom Huddlestone | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Craig Bryson | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Scott Carson | £18,000 | £936,000 | 32 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Marriott | £18,000 | £936,000 | 23 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Scott Malone | £18,000 | £936,000 | 27 | Left-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ashley Cole | £18,000 | £936,000 | 37 | Left-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Richard Keogh | £14,000 | £728,000 | 31 | Centre-back | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Harry Wilson | £13,000 | £676,000 | 21 | Attacking midfielder | Wales | MAY 2019 | ||
| Marcus Olsson | £11,000 | £572,000 | 30 | Left-back | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Craig Forsyth | £9,400 | £488,800 | 29 | Centre-back, left midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Martyn Waghorn | £7,900 | £410,800 | 28 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Evans | £6,200 | £322,400 | 23 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Duane Holmes | £5,400 | £280,800 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | U.S.A. | JUN 2021 | ||
| Florian Jozefzoon | £5,300 | £275,600 | 27 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fikayo Tomori | £5,300 | £275,600 | 20 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Efe Ambrose | £5,300 | £275,600 | 29 | Centre-back | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Mason Mount | £4,900 | £254,800 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Mason Bennett | £3,900 | £202,800 | 21 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jayden Bogle | £3,100 | £161,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Kelle Roos | £3,000 | £156,000 | 26 | Goalkeeper | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Alex Babos | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Wales | JUN 2019 | ||
| Aaron Eyoma | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kellan Gordon | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Right-back, right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Calum Macdonald | £580 | £30,160 | 20 | Centre-back | Scotland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Shonibare | £510 | £26,520 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Bird | £480 | £24,960 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ethan Wassall | £460 | £23,920 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Henrich Ravas | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Goalkeeper | Slovakia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sven Sostaric Karic | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | Centre-back | Slovenia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Josh Barnes | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cameron Cresswell | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Fuseine Rashid | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Centre-back | Sweden | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Bateman | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jayden Mitchell-Lawson | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Max Hunt | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zaid Al-Hussaini | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Brown | £160 | £8,320 | 18 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Liam Thompson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Lee Buchanan | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Eiran Cashin | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyree Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jack Stretton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Halwax | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jason Knight | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | Ireland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Javaun Splatt | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Henry Wise | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Morgan Whittaker | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Festy Ebosele | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger, striker | Nigeria | JUN 2020 | ||
| Archie Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jaden Charles | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder, midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kornell McDonald | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back, right midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Connor Dixon | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Louie Sibley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Sam French | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Callum Minkley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Yohan Greco | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bradley Foster | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2018/19
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2018/19 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
37 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
4 £2k-£5k 3%
7 £5k-£10k 10%
9 £10k-£25k 34%
8 £25k-£100k 51%
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 £373,015 a week in 2026/27, 19% lower than the £457,830 of 2018/19. The current squad is 74 players against 65 then.