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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
WEEKLY WAGE BILL £370k
YEARLY WAGE BILL £19m
SQUAD SIZE67
AVERAGE WEEKLY, 22+ £17k
Then and now
Middlesbrough pay £474,070 a week in 2026/27 — 28% 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 | EXPIRES | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yannick Bolasie | £71,000 | £3,692,000 | 31 | Left midfielder, winger, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Britt Assombalonga | £38,000 | £1,976,000 | 27 | Striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2021 | ||
| Marcus Bettinelli | £34,000 | £1,768,000 | 28 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Chuba Akpom | £27,000 | £1,404,000 | 24 | Striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jonny Howson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 32 | Centre-back, right wing-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Paddy McNair | £19,000 | £988,000 | 25 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2024 | ||
| George Saville | £16,000 | £832,000 | 27 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | N.Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Neeskens Kebano | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder, striker | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Grant Hall | £14,000 | £728,000 | 28 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Ashley Fletcher | £13,000 | £676,000 | 24 | Winger, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Nathaniel Méndez-Laing | £8,900 | £462,800 | 28 | Right midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Anfernee Dijksteel | £8,500 | £442,000 | 23 | Centre-back, right wing-back, defensive midfielder | Holland | JUN 2025 | ||
| Duncan Watmore | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Darnell Fisher | £8,400 | £436,800 | 26 | Right-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Sam Morsy | £8,000 | £416,000 | 28 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Egypt | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcus Browne | £7,900 | £410,800 | 22 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marvin Johnson | £7,900 | £410,800 | 29 | Left-back, left midfielder, winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Dael Fry | £6,400 | £332,800 | 22 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marcus Tavernier | £4,900 | £254,800 | 21 | Wing-back, central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Marc Bola | £4,900 | £254,800 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder | Congo - Kinshasa | JUN 2022 | ||
| Djed Spence | £4,400 | £228,800 | 19 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Hayden Coulson | £3,200 | £166,400 | 22 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jordan Archer | £3,100 | £161,200 | 27 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Sam Folarin | £1,600 | £83,200 | 19 | Right wing-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Connor Malley | £1,400 | £72,800 | 20 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sol Brynn | £600 | £31,200 | 19 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Cole Kiernan | £580 | £30,160 | 18 | Striker | Ireland | JUN 2022 | ||
| Bradley James | £440 | £22,880 | 21 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Cain Sykes | £430 | £22,360 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Daniel Dodds | £420 | £21,840 | 19 | Right-back, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Tyler Williams | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Hayden Hackney | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Williams Kokolo | £380 | £19,760 | 20 | Left-back, left midfielder | France | JUN 2022 | ||
| Harry Green | £380 | £19,760 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Isaac Fletcher | £370 | £19,240 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Joe Gibson | £360 | £18,720 | 18 | Right-back, right midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Hannah | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Jack Robinson | £360 | £18,720 | 19 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Joe Ridley | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2023 | ||
| Josh Coburn | £360 | £18,720 | 17 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2024 | ||
| Zach Hemming | £350 | £18,200 | 20 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Malik Dijksteel | £330 | £17,160 | 19 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | Holland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Tyrone O'Neill | £260 | £13,520 | 20 | Attacking midfielder, striker | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| George Gitau | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Right-back | Kenya | JUN 2022 | ||
| Isiah Cornet | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | France | JUN 2021 | ||
| Afonso Lindo | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andrew Wilson | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Fenton John | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Josh Marshall | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Alberto Baldé | £145 | £7,540 | 18 | Winger, striker | N.Ireland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alex Hutchinson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Striker | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Andrew Nelson | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defender | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Pharrell Willis | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Central midfielder, right winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Alfie Doherty | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Frankie Whelan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back, right wing-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Sam Collins | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Left-back, left midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Oliver Swan | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Ben Beals | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Centre-back | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Howe | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, left winger | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| George Waites | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Defensive midfielder, central midfielder | England | JUN 2021 | ||
| Henry Popple | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Lucas Reed | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jacob Bulmer | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Goalkeeper | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Nathan Simpson | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder | England | JUN 2022 | ||
| Calum Kavanagh | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Attacking midfielder, striker | Ireland | JUN 2023 | ||
| Max Metcalfe | £145 | £7,540 | 17 | Goalkeeper | Scotland | JUN 2021 | ||
| Jack Stott | £145 | £7,540 | 16 | Central midfielder, attacking midfielder | England | JUN 2024 | ||
Wage vs age, 2020/21
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
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Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2020/21 squad, against the share of the bill they took
PLAYERS WEEKLY WAGE SHARE OF BILL
42 Under £1k 3%
2 £1k-£2k 1%
5 £2k-£5k 6%
8 £5k-£10k 17%
5 £10k-£25k 21%
5 £25k-£100k 53%
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 £474,070 a week in 2026/27, 28% higher than the £369,510 of 2020/21. The current squad is 69 players against 67 then.