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Middlesbrough 2017/18 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2017/18 · top earner Adama Traoré on £43,000 per week · see the current Middlesbrough wage bill
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £601k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £31m
SQUAD SIZE68
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £21k
Then and now
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27 — 21% lower than the £600,640 of 2017/18.
Where the money went in 2017/18
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 12 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2017/18 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adama Traoré | £43,000 | £2,236,000 | 21 | Winger | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Britt Assombalonga | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 24 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Patrick Bamford | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rudy Gestede | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 28 | Striker | Benin | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stewart Downing | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 32 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ben Gibson | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 24 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Jack Harrison | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 20 | Winger | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Lewis Baker | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 22 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Muhamed Bešic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 24 | Defensive midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | MAY 2018 | ||
| Fábio | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Full-back | Brazil | JUN 2018 | ||
| Darren Randolph | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 30 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 26 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonny Howson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Friend | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 29 | Left-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Grant Leadbitter | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 31 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Shotton | £13,000 | £676,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Martin Cranie | £9,000 | £468,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | £8,400 | £436,800 | 38 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2018 | ||
| Marvin Johnson | £7,900 | £410,800 | 26 | Left wing-back, winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tomás Mejías | £7,600 | £395,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Tomás Mejías | £7,600 | £395,200 | 28 | Goalkeeper | Spain | JUN 2018 | ||
| Connor Ripley | £4,400 | £228,800 | 24 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Dael Fry | £3,400 | £176,800 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Mikael Soisalo | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Winger, striker | Finland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tom Brewitt | £1,600 | £83,200 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| George Miller | £1,200 | £62,400 | 18 | Striker | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Lewis Wing | £1,000 | £52,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder | England | MAY 2018 | ||
| Amadou Sylla | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2018 | ||
| Enes Mahmutovic | £560 | £29,120 | 20 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Luxembourg | JUN 2018 | ||
| Alex Pattison | £500 | £26,000 | 19 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Luke Armstrong | £490 | £25,480 | 20 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £450 | £23,400 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Robbie Tinkler | £430 | £22,360 | 20 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Anthony Renton | £400 | £20,800 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Bradley James | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Ben Liddle | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Bradley James | £390 | £20,280 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Matthew Elsdon | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Hayden Coulson | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Full-back, winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| James Cook | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Hegarty | £290 | £15,080 | 18 | Right-back | Scotland | JUN 2018 | ||
| Mitchell Curry | £280 | £14,560 | 17 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Patrick Reading | £250 | £13,000 | 18 | Full-back, winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Zach Hemming | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defender | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Guru | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Liam Cooke | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Daniel Dodds | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Connor Malley | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Luke Drummond | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Charlton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Tyrone O'Neill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defender | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Jay Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Winger | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Billal Brahimi | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kieran Storey | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Right-back | England | JUN 2018 | ||
| Nicholas Hood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Robinson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jakub Sinior | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back, attacking midfielder | Poland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gabby McGill | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stephen Wearne | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Layton Watts | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Stephen Walker | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left winger, striker | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kian Spence | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sol Brynn | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
Wage vs age, 2017/18
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2017/18 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
38 Under £1k 1%
3 £1k-£2k 1%
3 £2k-£5k 2%
5 £5k-£10k 7%
5 £10k-£25k 17%
14 £25k-£100k 73%
Top 5 earners took 30% of the squad wage bill, across the 68 players we hold a 2017/18 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2017/18 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Middlesbrough wages, 2017/18
What was Middlesbrough's wage bill in 2017/18?
Middlesbrough paid £600,640 a week in 2017/18 - £31,233,280 across the year - spread over a squad of 68. We hold a wage for all 68 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Middlesbrough player in 2017/18?
Adama Traoré was the highest earner in the 2017/18 squad on £43,000 a week, 2x the 22+ squad average of £21,246.
What was the average Middlesbrough salary in 2017/18?
The average Middlesbrough player aged 22 or over earned £21,246 a week in 2017/18, across the 24 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 68. The top five earners took 30% of the bill between them.
How do Middlesbrough's 2017/18 wages compare with now?
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27, 21% lower than the £600,640 of 2017/18. The current squad is 69 players against 68 then.