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Middlesbrough 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Álvaro Negredo on £109,000 per week · see the current Middlesbrough wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £881k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £46m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £32k
Then and now
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27 — 46% lower than the £880,550 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 9 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Álvaro Negredo | £109,000 | £5,668,000 | 30 | Striker | Spain | JUN 2017 | ||
| Calum Chambers | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 21 | Centre-back | England | MAY 2017 | ||
| Víctor Valdés | £47,000 | £2,444,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Antonio Barragán | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 29 | Right-back | Spain | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adama Traoré | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 20 | Right winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Marten de Roon | £39,000 | £2,028,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bernardo | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Colombia | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cristhian Stuani | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 29 | Right winger, striker | Uruguay | JUN 2019 | ||
| Patrick Bamford | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 22 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rudy Gestede | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 27 | Striker | Benin | JUN 2020 | ||
| Brad Guzan | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | U.S.A. | JUN 2018 | ||
| Gastón Ramírez | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 25 | Attacking midfielder | Uruguay | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stewart Downing | £31,000 | £1,612,000 | 31 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Viktor Fischer | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Denmark | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Gibson | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 23 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Fábio | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Full-back | Brazil | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 25 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Friend | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 28 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Adlène Guédioura | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Algeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Forshaw | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Grant Leadbitter | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Husband | £14,000 | £728,000 | 22 | Left-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | £12,000 | £624,000 | 37 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2017 | ||
| Dael Fry | £3,400 | £176,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mikael Soisalo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 18 | Winger, striker | Finland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan McGhee | £860 | £44,720 | 19 | Defender | Scotland | MAY 2017 | ||
| Pedro Silva Torrejón | £750 | £39,000 | 19 | Left-back, left midfielder | Argentina | JUN 2017 | ||
| Lewis Maloney | £660 | £34,320 | 21 | Midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Bradley Fewster | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| João Morelli | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Callum Johnson | £460 | £23,920 | 19 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £450 | £23,400 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Pattison | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Junior Mondal | £390 | £20,280 | 19 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Hayden Coulson | £330 | £17,160 | 18 | Left-back, left midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan McGinley | £320 | £16,640 | 19 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Robbie Tinkler | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Full-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Joe Wheatley | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Matthew Elsdon | £280 | £14,560 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Niall McGoldrick | £270 | £14,040 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Thomas McAloon | £210 | £10,920 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Guru | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Cook | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nathan Convery | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Liam Cooke | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matthew Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Anthony Renton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Jay Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Tyrone O'Neill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bradley James | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Brandon Holdsworth | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Liam Hegarty | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2017 | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Kieran Storey | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Patrick Reading | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Left-back | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Zach Hemming | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jack Lambert | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Connor Malley | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bradley James | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Mitchell Curry | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Marcus Tavernier | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Full-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
| Ben Liddle | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2017 | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 1%
£1k-£2k
2 £2k-£5k 1%
£5k-£10k
7 £10k-£25k 16%
18 £25k-£100k 70%
1 £100k+
12%
Top 5 earners took 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Middlesbrough wages, 2016/17
What was Middlesbrough's wage bill in 2016/17?
Middlesbrough paid £880,550 a week in 2016/17 - £45,788,600 across the year - spread over a squad of 66. We hold a wage for all 66 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Middlesbrough player in 2016/17?
Álvaro Negredo was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £109,000 a week, 3.4x the 22+ squad average of £32,292.
What was the average Middlesbrough salary in 2016/17?
The average Middlesbrough player aged 22 or over earned £32,292 a week in 2016/17, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 66. The top five earners took 33% of the bill between them.
How do Middlesbrough's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27, 46% lower than the £880,550 of 2016/17. The current squad is 69 players against 66 then.