Derby County 2019/20 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2019/20 · top earner Wayne Rooney on £46,000 per week · see the current Derby County wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 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
Derby County pay £352,115 a week in 2026/27 — 2% lower than the £358,490 of 2019/20.
Where the money went in 2019/20
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 16 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2019/20 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Rooney | £46,000 | £2,392,000 | 33 | DM, AM/F C | England | ||
| Ikechi Anya | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 31 | D/WB/AM RL | Scotland | ||
| Tom Lawrence | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | AM RLC | Wales | ||
| Curtis Davies | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 34 | D C | England | ||
| Andre Wisdom | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 26 | D RC | England | ||
| Tom Huddlestone | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 32 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Matt Clarke | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 22 | D LC | England | ||
| Krystian Bielik | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 21 | D C, DM | Poland | ||
| Chris Martin | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 30 | ST | Scotland | ||
| Jack Marriott | £18,000 | £936,000 | 24 | ST | England | ||
| Scott Malone | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Craig Forsyth | £9,400 | £488,800 | 30 | D LC, M L | Scotland | ||
| Ben Hamer | £8,500 | £442,000 | 31 | GK | England | ||
| Martyn Waghorn | £7,900 | £410,800 | 29 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Graeme Shinnie | £6,200 | £322,400 | 27 | D/WB L, DM | Scotland | ||
| George Evans | £6,200 | £322,400 | 24 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Duane Holmes | £5,400 | £280,800 | 24 | AM RC | U.S.A. | ||
| Florian Jozefzoon | £5,300 | £275,600 | 28 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Kelle Roos | £5,000 | £260,000 | 27 | GK | Holland | ||
| Jason Knight | £4,100 | £213,200 | 18 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Max Lowe | £3,900 | £202,800 | 22 | D/WB L | England | ||
| Jayden Bogle | £3,100 | £161,200 | 18 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Max Bird | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Morgan Whittaker | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | £2,700 | £140,400 | 20 | ST | England | ||
| Jahmal Hector-Ingram | £860 | £44,720 | 20 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Ben Warner | £840 | £43,680 | 25 | GK | England | ||
| Alex Babos | £600 | £31,200 | 21 | AM/F C | Wales | ||
| Henrich Ravas | £530 | £27,560 | 21 | GK | Slovakia | ||
| Josh Shonibare | £510 | £26,520 | 21 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Louie Sibley | £490 | £25,480 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Callum Minkley | £480 | £24,960 | 18 | D RC | England | ||
| Ethan Sephton | £460 | £23,920 | 18 | D L | England | ||
| Ethan Wassall | £460 | £23,920 | 21 | D C | England | ||
| Joe Bateman | £410 | £21,320 | 20 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Jordan Brown | £410 | £21,320 | 19 | D RLC, DM, M R | England | ||
| Lee Buchanan | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D LC | England | ||
| Matt Yates | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Dixon | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Cameron Cresswell | £380 | £19,760 | 19 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Sam French | £320 | £16,640 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Tyree Wilson | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | WB L, AM RL | England | ||
| Yohan Greco | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | ST | France | ||
| Harry Halwax | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Will Grewal-Pollard | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Jack Rogers | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Javaun Splatt | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | AM RL, ST | England | ||
| Max Bardell | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB R | England | ||
| Jaden Charles | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB L, DM | England | ||
| Jack Stretton | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | AM RL, ST | Scotland | ||
| Bradley Foster | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Seb Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RLC, F C | England | ||
| Kornell McDonald | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB/M R | England | ||
| Harrison Solomon | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Bartosz Cybulski | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | ST | Poland | ||
| Eno Nto | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL | England | ||
| Osazee Aghatise | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM RL, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Alex Matthews | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Andres Perez De Gracia | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Hugo Jinkinson | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Liam Thompson | £120 | £6,240 | 18 | DM | England | ||
| Festy Ebosele | £120 | £6,240 | 16 | D/WB R, M R, ST | Nigeria | ||
| Eiran Cashin | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Archie Brown | £120 | £6,240 | 17 | D/WB L, AM L, ST | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2019/20
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2019/20 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 43% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2019/20 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2019/20 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Derby County wages, 2019/20
What was Derby County's wage bill in 2019/20?
Derby County paid £358,490 a week in 2019/20 - £18,641,480 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Derby County player in 2019/20?
Wayne Rooney was the highest earner in the 2019/20 squad on £46,000 a week, 2.9x the 22+ squad average of £15,632.
What was the average Derby County salary in 2019/20?
The average Derby County player aged 22 or over earned £15,632 a week in 2019/20, across the 20 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 43% of the bill between them.
How do Derby County's 2019/20 wages compare with now?
Derby County pay £352,115 a week in 2026/27, 2% lower than the £358,490 of 2019/20. The current squad is 71 players against 64 then.