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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £487k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £25m
SQUAD SIZE66
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £20k
Then and now
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27 — 3% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britt Assombalonga | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 25 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Rudy Gestede | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 29 | Striker | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stewart Downing | £33,000 | £1,716,000 | 33 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jordan Hugill | £30,000 | £1,560,000 | 26 | Striker | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Muhamed Bešic | £29,000 | £1,508,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | Bosnia & Herzegovina | MAY 2019 | ||
| Darren Randolph | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 31 | Goalkeeper | Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Daniel Ayala | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 27 | Centre-back | Spain | JUN 2020 | ||
| Jonny Howson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 30 | Defensive midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| John Obi Mikel | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 31 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | Nigeria | JUN 2019 | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Adam Clayton | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 29 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Friend | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Paddy McNair | £19,000 | £988,000 | 23 | Right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Aden Flint | £18,000 | £936,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Saville | £16,000 | £832,000 | 25 | Defensive midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Rajiv van La Parra | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Winger | Holland | JUN 2019 | ||
| Ryan Shotton | £13,000 | £676,000 | 29 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Ashley Fletcher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 22 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dimitris Konstantopoulos | £8,400 | £436,800 | 39 | Goalkeeper | Greece | JUN 2019 | ||
| Dael Fry | £5,400 | £280,800 | 20 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Andy Lonergan | £3,500 | £182,000 | 34 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Marcus Tavernier | £2,900 | £150,800 | 19 | Winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Lewis Wing | £2,000 | £104,000 | 23 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Amadou Sylla | £600 | £31,200 | 20 | Attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2019 | ||
| Enes Mahmutovic | £560 | £29,120 | 21 | Centre-back | Luxembourg | JUN 2020 | ||
| Aynsley Pears | £450 | £23,400 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | MAY 2019 | ||
| Billal Brahimi | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Winger | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Bradley James | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Bradley James | £440 | £22,880 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Connor Malley | £430 | £22,360 | 18 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dan Ward | £420 | £21,840 | 20 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Djed Spence | £420 | £21,840 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Anthony Renton | £400 | £20,800 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Zach Hemming | £350 | £18,200 | 18 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| James Cook | £310 | £16,120 | 19 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | AUG 2018 | ||
| Mitchell Curry | £280 | £14,560 | 18 | Right winger, striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Sol Brynn | £270 | £14,040 | 17 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Tyrone O'Neill | £260 | £13,520 | 18 | Striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Patrick Reading | £250 | £13,000 | 19 | Full-back, left winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Joe Gibson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Andrew Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Alberto Baldé | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harold Essien | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Right-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Isiah Cornet | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Central midfielder | France | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Green | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Harry Flatters | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Kieran Charlton | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Isaac Fletcher | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nicholas Hood | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Guru | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Cain Sykes | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Luke Drummond | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Terry Stephenson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Left-back, left winger | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Dale | £100 | £5,200 | 18 | Defender | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Daniel Dodds | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Andrew Wilson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Hayden Hackney | £100 | £5,200 | 15 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Nathan Wood | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2020 | ||
| Stephen Wearne | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Winger | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Layton Watts | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Kian Spence | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Defensive midfielder | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Jack Robinson | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Gabby McGill | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | Striker | England | JUN 2019 | ||
| Carl Blakemore | £1 | £52 | 28 | Striker | Wales | - | ||
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
42 Under £1k 2%
£1k-£2k
3 £2k-£5k 2%
2 £5k-£10k 3%
9 £10k-£25k 33%
10 £25k-£100k 60%
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 £474,070 a week in 2026/27, 3% lower than the £487,021 of 2018/19. The current squad is 69 players against 66 then.