Middlesbrough 2020/21 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2020/21 · top earner Yannick Bolasie on £71,000 per week · see the current Middlesbrough wage bill
We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad. The average is taken over the 21 players aged 22 or over that we hold a wage for.
Then and now
Middlesbrough pay £444,070 a week in 2026/27 — 20% higher than the £369,510 of 2020/21.
Where the money went in 2020/21
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 30 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2020/21 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick Bolasie | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 31 | M (L), AM (RL), ST (C) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Britt Assombalonga | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 27 | ST (C) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Marcus Bettinelli | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | GK | England | ||
| Chuba Akpom | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Jonny Howson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | D (RC), WB (R), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Paddy McNair | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | D (C), DM, M (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| George Saville | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | DM, M (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| Neeskens Kebano | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | M (C), AM (RLC), ST (C) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Grant Hall | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | D (C) | England | ||
| Ashley Fletcher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | AM (RL), ST (C) | England | ||
| Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £8,900 | £462,800 | 28 | M (R), AM (RL) | England | ||
| Anfernee Dijksteel | £8,500 | £442,000 | 23 | D (RC), WB (R), DM | Holland | ||
| Duncan Watmore | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | AM (RC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Darnell Fisher | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | D/WB (R) | England | ||
| Sam Morsy | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | DM, M (C) | Egypt | ||
| Marvin Johnson | £7,900 | £410,800 | 29 | D/WB/M (L), AM (RL) | England | ||
| Marcus Browne | £7,900 | £410,800 | 22 | M (C), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Dael Fry | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | D (C) | England | ||
| Marcus Tavernier | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | WB (RL), M (C), AM (RLC) | England | ||
| Marc Bola | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | D/WB/M (L) | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Djed Spence | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | England | ||
| Hayden Coulson | £3,200 | £166,400 | 22 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Jordan Archer | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Sam Folarin | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | WB/M/AM (R) | England | ||
| Connor Malley | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Sol Brynn | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | GK | England | ||
| Cole Kiernan | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | ST (C) | Ireland | ||
| Bradley James | £440 | £22,880 | 21 | GK | England | ||
| Cain Sykes | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Daniel Dodds | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | D (R), M (C) | England | ||
| Tyler Williams | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D (RC) | England | ||
| Harry Green | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | M/AM (LC) | England | ||
| Hayden Hackney | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Williams Kokolo | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | D/WB/M (L) | France | ||
| Isaac Fletcher | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Joe Gibson | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | D/WB/M/AM (R) | England | ||
| Joe Ridley | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jack Robinson | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Josh Coburn | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | AM (C), ST (C) | England | ||
| Jack Hannah | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | D (C) | England | ||
| Zach Hemming | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Malik Dijksteel | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | M/AM (RC) | Holland | ||
| Tyrone O'Neill | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | AM (LC), ST (C) | England | ||
| Lucas Reed | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (C), DM, M (C) | Scotland | ||
| George Gitau | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D/WB (R) | Kenya | ||
| Pharrell Willis | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | M (RC), AM (R) | England | ||
| Alfie Doherty | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Frankie Whelan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (RC), WB (R) | England | ||
| Afonso Lindo | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C), DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Fenton John | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Josh Marshall | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (LC) | England | ||
| Alex Hutchinson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | ST (C) | England | ||
| Ben Beals | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | D (C) | England | ||
| Lucas Howe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (LC), AM (L) | England | ||
| Henry Popple | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Andrew Wilson | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | D (C) | England | ||
| Jacob Bulmer | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Nathan Simpson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M (C) | England | ||
| Oliver Swan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | GK | England | ||
| Sam Collins | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D/WB/M/AM (L) | England | ||
| Andrew Nelson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | D (RLC) | England | ||
| Alberto Baldé | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | AM (RL), ST (C) | N.Ireland | ||
| Isiah Cornet | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | M/AM (C) | France | ||
| George Waites | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | DM, M (C) | England | ||
| Max Metcalfe | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Jack Stott | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | M/AM (C) | England | ||
| Calum Kavanagh | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | AM (LC), ST (C) | Ireland | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 53% of the squad wage bill, across the 67 players we hold a 2020/21 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2020/21 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Middlesbrough wages, 2020/21
What was Middlesbrough's wage bill in 2020/21?
Middlesbrough paid £369,510 a week in 2020/21 - £19,214,520 across the year - spread over a squad of 67. We hold a wage for all 67 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Middlesbrough player in 2020/21?
Yannick Bolasie was the highest earner in the 2020/21 squad on £71,000 a week, 4.3x the 22+ squad average of £16,505.
What was the average Middlesbrough salary in 2020/21?
The average Middlesbrough player aged 22 or over earned £16,505 a week in 2020/21, across the 21 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 67. The top five earners took 53% of the bill between them.
How do Middlesbrough's 2020/21 wages compare with now?
Middlesbrough pay £444,070 a week in 2026/27, 20% higher than the £369,510 of 2020/21. The current squad is 68 players against 67 then.