Middlesbrough 2018/19 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2018/19 · top earner Britt Assombalonga on £38,000 per week · see the current Middlesbrough wage bill
We hold a wage for all 66 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
Middlesbrough pay £444,070 a week in 2026/27 — 9% lower than the £487,021 of 2018/19.
Where the money went in 2018/19
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 8 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2018/19 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Assombalonga | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | ST | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Stewart Downing | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 33 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Rudy Gestede | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | ST | France | ||
| Jordan Hugill | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | ST | England | ||
| Muhamed Bešic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | DM | Bosnia & Herzegovina | ||
| Darren Randolph | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | GK | Ireland | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D C | Spain | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | D C | Spain | ||
| John Obi Mikel | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | D C, DM | Nigeria | ||
| Jonny Howson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | DM, AM C | England | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | DM | England | ||
| George Friend | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | D LC | England | ||
| Paddy McNair | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | WB R, DM, M RC | N.Ireland | ||
| Aden Flint | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | D C | England | ||
| Rajiv van La Parra | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| George Saville | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Ryan Shotton | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | D RC | England | ||
| Ashley Fletcher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | £8,400 | £436,800 | 39 | GK | Greece | ||
| Dael Fry | £5,400 | £280,800 | 20 | D RC | England | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | GK | England | ||
| Marcus Tavernier | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | AM RL | England | ||
| Lewis Wing | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | AM C | England | ||
| Amadou Sylla | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | AM RC | France | ||
| Enes Mahmutovic | £560 | £29,120 | 21 | D RC | Luxembourg | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Billal Brahimi | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | AM RL | France | ||
| Bradley James | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Bradley James | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Connor Malley | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | AM LC | England | ||
| Djed Spence | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Dan Ward | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Anthony Renton | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | D RC | England | ||
| Zach Hemming | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| James Cook | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Mitchell Curry | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Sol Brynn | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | GK | England | ||
| Tyrone O'Neill | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | ST | England | ||
| Patrick Reading | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | D RL, AM L | England | ||
| Gabby McGill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | ST | England | ||
| Daniel Dodds | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, M C | England | ||
| Nicholas Hood | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D RC | England | ||
| Joe Gibson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R | England | ||
| Kieran Charlton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Luke Drummond | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Andrew Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Cain Sykes | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | M C | England | ||
| Harry Green | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Terry Stephenson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D/AM L | England | ||
| Harold Essien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Harry Flatters | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Guru | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D C, DM | England | ||
| Alberto Baldé | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D RLC | England | ||
| Isaac Fletcher | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | D RLC | England | ||
| Isiah Cornet | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | France | ||
| Hayden Hackney | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | M C | England | ||
| Nathan Wood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Layton Watts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Stephen Wearne | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM RL | England | ||
| Andrew Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Kian Spence | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Jack Robinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D LC | England | ||
| Carl Blakemore | £1 | £52 | 28 | ST | Wales | ||
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 33% of the squad wage bill, across the 66 players we hold a 2018/19 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2018/19 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Middlesbrough wages, 2018/19
What was Middlesbrough's wage bill in 2018/19?
Middlesbrough paid £487,021 a week in 2018/19 - £25,325,092 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 2018/19?
Britt Assombalonga was the highest earner in the 2018/19 squad on £38,000 a week, 1.9x the 22+ squad average of £20,430.
What was the average Middlesbrough salary in 2018/19?
The average Middlesbrough player aged 22 or over earned £20,430 a week in 2018/19, across the 23 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 2018/19 wages compare with now?
Middlesbrough pay £444,070 a week in 2026/27, 9% lower than the £487,021 of 2018/19. The current squad is 68 players against 66 then.