Norwich City 2016/17 - player wages
Wages as they stood in 2016/17 · top earner Alexander Tettey on £28,000 per week · see the current Norwich City wage bill
We hold a wage for all 64 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
Norwich City pay £366,910 a week in 2026/27 — 30% lower than the £520,460 of 2016/17.
Where the money went in 2016/17
Share of the weekly wage bill by position group · 6 players cover two groups and are counted half in each
2016/17 squad salaries
| Watch | PLAYER | WEEKLY ▼ | YEARLY | AGE | POSITION | NATION | COMPARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Tettey | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 30 | DM | Norway | ||
| John Ruddy | £28,000 | £1,456,000 | 29 | GK | England | ||
| Steven Naismith | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | AM LC, F C | Scotland | ||
| Sébastien Bassong | £26,000 | £1,352,000 | 29 | D C | Cameroon | ||
| Jonny Howson | £25,000 | £1,300,000 | 28 | AM C | England | ||
| Timm Klose | £24,000 | £1,248,000 | 28 | D C | Switzerland | ||
| Alex Pritchard | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 23 | AM RLC | England | ||
| Wes Hoolahan | £23,000 | £1,196,000 | 34 | AM C | Ireland | ||
| Cameron Jerome | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 29 | ST | England | ||
| Matt Jarvis | £22,000 | £1,144,000 | 30 | AM RL | England | ||
| Russell Martin | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 30 | D RC | Scotland | ||
| Nélson Oliveira | £21,000 | £1,092,000 | 24 | ST | Portugal | ||
| Kyle Lafferty | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 28 | AM L, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Graham Dorrans | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Youssouf Mulumbu | £20,000 | £1,040,000 | 29 | DM | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Yanic Wildschut | £16,000 | £832,000 | 24 | AM RL | Holland | ||
| Ryan Bennett | £16,000 | £832,000 | 26 | D C | England | ||
| Michael McGovern | £16,000 | £832,000 | 31 | GK | N.Ireland | ||
| Josh Murphy | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | AM LC | England | ||
| Louis Thompson | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | D C, DM | Wales | ||
| Ivo Pinto | £15,000 | £780,000 | 26 | D R | Portugal | ||
| Steven Whittaker | £15,000 | £780,000 | 32 | D/WB RL | Scotland | ||
| Jacob Murphy | £15,000 | £780,000 | 21 | AM RL | England | ||
| Michael Turner | £14,000 | £728,000 | 32 | D C | England | ||
| James Maddison | £10,000 | £520,000 | 19 | AM/F C | England | ||
| Mitchell Dijks | £8,900 | £462,800 | 23 | D/WB L | Holland | ||
| Conor McGrandles | £4,400 | £228,800 | 20 | DM, AM RC | Scotland | ||
| Paul Jones | £2,800 | £145,600 | 30 | GK | England | ||
| Michee Efete | £900 | £46,800 | 19 | D RLC | Congo - Kinshasa | ||
| Ben Godfrey | £790 | £41,080 | 18 | D RC, DM | England | ||
| Ray Grant | £700 | £36,400 | 19 | D/WB L, M LC | Scotland | ||
| Jamie Eaton-Collins | £610 | £31,720 | 19 | AM C | England | ||
| Ben Killip | £590 | £30,680 | 20 | GK | England | ||
| Joe Crowe | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | D C, DM | N.Ireland | ||
| Todd Cantwell | £410 | £21,320 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Louis Ramsay | £390 | £20,280 | 18 | D R | England | ||
| Jake Hallett | £310 | £16,120 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Ebou Adams | £250 | £13,000 | 20 | M C | England | ||
| Jamal Lewis | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM L, ST | N.Ireland | ||
| Callum Ellesley | £200 | £10,400 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Aston Oxborough | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | GK | England | ||
| Diallang Jaiyesimi | £200 | £10,400 | 18 | AM C | England | ||
| Max Aarons | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D R | England | ||
| Brandon Oddy | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | Wales | ||
| Ágúst Eðvald Hlynsson | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | Iceland | ||
| Glenn Middleton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM LC | Scotland | ||
| Benny Ashley-Seal | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Jon McCracken | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Scotland | ||
| Zachary Birse | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Henry Pollock | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | DM | England | ||
| Fergal Hale-Brown | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | GK | Wales | ||
| Kieran Higgs | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Anthony Spyrou | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM R, ST | England | ||
| Alan Fleming | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | ST | England | ||
| Bilal Kamal | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | AM C | England | ||
| Rui Da Costa | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Bradley Catton | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D LC | England | ||
| Emerson Sambu | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R, DM | England | ||
| Louis McIntosh | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Timi Odusina | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | D C | England | ||
| Devonte Aransibia | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | AM C | England | ||
| Owen Wallis | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D C | England | ||
| Alfie Payne | £100 | £5,200 | 16 | M C | England | ||
| Toby Syme | £100 | £5,200 | 17 | D R | England | ||
Wage vs age, 2016/17
Each dot is a player - top-left is expensive and young
Squad wage pyramid
Players per wage band in the 2016/17 squad, against the share of the bill they took
Top 5 earners took 26% of the squad wage bill, across the 64 players we hold a 2016/17 wage for.
Contract expiries
When the 2016/17 deals were due to run out
Frequently asked questions
Norwich City wages, 2016/17
What was Norwich City's wage bill in 2016/17?
Norwich City paid £520,460 a week in 2016/17 - £27,063,920 across the year - spread over a squad of 64. We hold a wage for all 64 players in that squad.
Who was the highest paid Norwich City player in 2016/17?
Alexander Tettey was the highest earner in the 2016/17 squad on £28,000 a week, 1.4x the 22+ squad average of £19,683.
What was the average Norwich City salary in 2016/17?
The average Norwich City player aged 22 or over earned £19,683 a week in 2016/17, across the 23 we hold a wage for, against a squad of 64. The top five earners took 26% of the bill between them.
How do Norwich City's 2016/17 wages compare with now?
Norwich City pay £366,910 a week in 2026/27, 30% lower than the £520,460 of 2016/17. The current squad is 81 players against 64 then.